ENGL 110 College Composition

Teaching and Learning Approach

English110 introduces students to the world of scholarly writing -- reading it, thinking about it, and producing it as academic researchers. Students will explore how professional and/or academic writers across disciplines communicate to a variety of audiences. Students will practice active reading, writing and critical thinking skills by conducting scholarly research on a topic. This course aims to equip students with the skills and knowledge they need to write effectively within academic contexts. Class time will be used for some short lectures and demonstrations, class discussions, and in-class reading and writing activities designed to promote deep learning about the importance of understanding rhetoric, being able to detect and to use patterns in writing, and to write for specific audiences, particularly academic ones. Theory (lectures, textbook, and discussions), demonstrations (in lectures), and practice (writing exercises and assignments) combine to help students hone their close reading skills to become more aware and in control of their own writing choices.

Learning Resources

Required: Starkey, David. Academic Writing Now: A Brief Guide for Busy Students with Readings. Broadview Press. Additional required weekly readings will be provided as PDFs on the Moodle course page. Students are responsible for downloading and printing the readings as necessary.