ENGL 93 Beginning English

5 credits

This course meets the Written Communication  general education distribution requirement for certificates only.

Prerequisites: ELL 50  or ABED 46  (or placement into ENGL 93)

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Write structured, cohesive paragraphs and essays that make use of supporting examples and basic analysis as appropriate to the writer’s purpose
• Use various reading strategies to develop reading comprehension skills and critical reading skills by navigating a variety of texts and responding to them
• Develop and use a writing process to draft, revise, and edit compositions
• Demonstrate the ability to write  sentences with minimal errors in issues such as grammar, spelling, and punctuation
• Identify and correct common mechanical errors

• Write clear, coherent, and well-organized prose 
• Employ critical thinking in evaluating and expressing ideas
• Demonstrate effective use of sources following accepted academic conventions