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This is a sec­ond-level writ­ing course in our three-level se­quence. It con­nects read­ing and writ­ing by ask­ing you to read texts, dis­cuss them, and write pa­pers about them.

This is a second-level writing course in our three-level sequence. It connects reading and writing by asking you to read texts, discuss them, and write papers about them.

Stu­dents com­mu­ni­cate tech­ni­cal and sci­en­tific in­for­ma­tion to a va­ri­ety of au­di­ences through writ­ten and oral pre­sen­ta­tions, using elec­tronic media such as the In­ter­net, Power Point and graph­ics pro­grams. Stu­dents also an­a­lyze read­ings in sci­ence and tech­nol­ogy, study tech­ni­cal writ­ing mod­els and prac­tice col­lab­o­ra­tive re­search and pre­sen­ta­tion. Pre­req­ui­site: ENG 1121 (Equiv­a­lent to old course ENG 3773)

Students communicate technical and scientific information to a variety of audiences through written and oral presentations, using electronic media such as the Internet, Power Point and graphics programs. Students also analyze readings in science and technology, study technical writing models and practice collaborative research and presentation. Prerequisite: ENG 1121 (Equivalent to old course ENG 3773)

Eng­lish Com­po­si­tion II is an ad­vanced, dis­ci­pline-spe­cific com­po­si­tion course in which you will build on the prac­tices, processes, re­search, and gen­res you ex­plored in ENG 1101. With an em­pha­sis on an­a­lyt­i­cal ap­proaches to ar­gu­men­ta­tion and a re­search pro­ject, you will re­fine aca­d­e­mic, crit­i­cal, and in­for­ma­tional lit­er­acy skills. This class will focus on themes of so­cial in­equal­ity and iden­tity in 21st cen­tury Amer­ica and em­pha­size the de­vel­op­ment of crit­i­cal lit­er­acy and con­scious­ness through read­ing, an­a­lyz­ing, dis­cussing, and writ­ing about con­tem­po­rary lit­er­ary works that ex­plore the in­ter­sec­tions or race, class, gen­der and sex­u­al­ity. Writ­ing as­sign­ments will build on these themes while ex­plor­ing a va­ri­ety of gen­res as you will be en­cour­aged to de­velop your own unique voice while de­vel­op­ing rhetor­i­cal aware­ness, crit­i­cal think­ing and read­ing, writ­ing and re­search skills.

English Composition II is an advanced, discipline-specific composition course in which you will build on the practices, processes, research, and genres you explored in ENG 1101. With an emphasis on analytical approaches to argumentation and a research project, you will refine academic, critical, and informational literacy skills. This class will focus on themes of social inequality and identity in 21st century America and emphasize the development of critical literacy and consciousness through reading, analyzing, discussing, and writing about contemporary literary works that explore the intersections or race, class, gender and sexuality. Writing assignments will build on these themes while exploring a variety of genres as you will be encouraged to develop your own unique voice while developing rhetorical awareness, critical thinking and reading, writing and research skills.