ENGL& 102 English Composition II5 credits
Students learn to write fully documented research papers using critical thinking and reading skills. The class will emphasize logical argumentation from evidence and research skills necessary to collect relevant information. Students will write a minimum of 5000 words of finished composition during the quarter.
This course meets the Written Communication general education distribution requirement. This course can also satisfy the Humanities general education distribution requirement (though it cannot be counted towards both within the same credential).
Prerequisites: ENGL& 101
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Consistently demonstrate strong critical thinking skills in both reading and writing
- Write college level compositions to suit audience and purpose
- Apply the strategies of effective argument
- Employ a range of research and library skills to locate and evaluate information
- Write effective research documents that synthesize and cite sources using accepted documentation styles
College-Wide Learning Outcomes
This course teaches to the college-wide learning outcome of Information Literacy, the ability to recognize when information is needed, to choose the appropriate tools to locate the required information, and to effectively gather and evaluate the information.
This course teaches to the college-wide learning outcome of Communication, the ability to engage effectively in verbal, non-verbal, written, and/or symbolic expression.
Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50
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