ENC137 English Composition II
In this course, students will develop skills toward expository writing based upon the close reading and study of selected texts. The course emphasizes oral and written analytical interpretations which include recognition of the techniques, forms, and rhetorical devices used by writers of literature. The course also serves as an introduction to literature.
Credits: 3
Student learning outcomes
- Integrate skills learned in Fundamentals of Written Communication by organizing materials to create cohesive units of discourse suitable to the purpose and the audience.
- Further develop individual styles of thinking, speaking, and writing to demonstrate critical analysis and effectively communicate original ideas in written format.
- Enhance ability to write in various modes: personal narrative, expository, analytical, descriptive, argument.
- Analyze various literary forms in order to further examine human experiences and relate these and other literary themes to relevant issues.
- Locate and evaluate primary and secondary sources and incorporate the relevant information into a research paper documented internally and bibliographically.
- Interpret and evaluate societal and ethical issues, problems, and values, through the literature of diverse authors and subjects.