ENGL 100 Foundations of Composition

Prepares students for Composition I. Focuses on written language proficiency required to learn effectively in academic programs and includes a variety of formal-language skills--such as vocabulary, grammar, syntax, discipline-specific terminology, or rhetorical conventions. Includes a variety of essays, summaries, research, and citation. Prerequisite: ENGL 098 and READ 091 or placement test. (NE)

Credits

5

Outcomes

1. Use academic voice to write papers using Standard English.
2. Read a range of types of material, with an emphasis on informational and historical texts and understand that close and critical reading/analysis allows writers to understand how and why texts create meaning.
3. Student articulates a thesis, uses transitions, and states a conclusion and organizes ideas in academic style.
4. When confronted with a recognizable problem or issue from a certain discipline, student can articulate what a reasonable solution might be and describe a process for reaching that solution.
5. Student organizes and identifies premises and conclusions in their own thinking, conducts inquiry/formulates questions, and makes claims based on external evidence (something beyond the student's own memories).