Department of English, York College/CUNY

Course: ENG 125 (Section M45E)

Semester: FALL 2021

Room: 2B02

Meeting Times: Mon. 2:00 pm-3:50 pm

Instructor: Raquel Coy

Office: Zoom- Email to make an appointment

Office Hours: Wednesdays by appointment from 1:00 pm -3:00 pm

Email: [email protected]

SYLLABUS | ENGLISH 125

COMPOSITION I: INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE WRITING

Course Description:

ENG125 (Liberal Arts) Composition I: Introduction to College Writing 1 conference hr. + 3 hrs. 3 crs. This course introduces students to academic reading and writing practices and strategies through close reading, textual analysis, writing, and revision. Focusing primarily on expository, analytical, and academic texts, students develop their critical thinking skills and are introduced to the fundamentals of college-level research. Students will spend one hour per week in conferences, collaborative learning activities, or peer review. Preq: By placement examination. [Required Core: English Composition]

Course Narrative: The Power of Rhetorical Flexibility

Welcome to English 125: Introduction to College Writing. In the 21st century, we are immersed in written communication constantly. From our leisure activities (texting, social media, or forum diving) to our more serious endeavors (writing papers or emailing resumes for potential jobs,) writing is the linchpin in various aspects of our lives. This course not only invites you into the realm of college writing conventions, but it also examines the power of rhetorical flexibility and how you may use writing to optimize your academic and professional career. Rhetorical flexibility refers to knowing different writing tools and strategies and being able to choose the best tools and strategies to create and communicate your meaning within any given context. We will be exploring this concept further throughout the semester, but it is my hope that by the end of this course your “rhetorical toolbox” will increase in size and that you will have more awareness of how and when to use these tools.

In addition to learning how to communicate persuasively across different contexts and mediums, this course also encourages you to discuss a wide range of topical issues, practice critical analysis skills, analyze our increasingly multimodal lives, and build the foundational communication and research skills needed to navigate our world today.

Learning Objectives

• Read and listen critically and analytically, including identifying an argument’s major assumptions and assertions and evaluating its supporting evidence.
• Write clearly and coherently in varied, academic formats (such as formal essays, research papers, and reports) using standard English and appropriate technology to critique and improve one’s own and others’ texts.
• Demonstrate research skills using appropriate technology, including gathering, evaluating, and synthesizing primary and secondary sources.
• Support a thesis with well-reasoned arguments, and communicate persuasively across a variety of contexts, purposes, audiences, and media.
• Formulate original ideas and relate them to the ideas of others by employing the conventions of ethical attribution and citation.

Textbook:

There is no required textbook for this course. The syllabus, course description, requirements, essay readings, assignments, and links to resources are available on our course Blackboard site.

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