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City Tech’s ENG 1101 course pre­pares you for the kinds of com­mu­ni­ca­tion, re­search, and lit­er­acy that you will use through­out your aca­d­e­mic and pro­fes­sional ca­reers. Fur­ther­more, it de­vel­ops stu­dents’ un­der­stand­ing, ap­pli­ca­tion, and crit­i­cal aware­ness of two big ideas: 1) Com­mu­ni­ca­tion is rhetor­i­cal, and 2) Com­mu­ni­ca­tion is mul­ti­modal, or WOVEN (writ­ten, oral, vi­sual, elec­tronic, and non­ver­bal). Through a se­ries of process-dri­ven pro­jects, some of which are in­di­vid­u­ally based and oth­ers col­lab­o­ra­tive, you will gain a deeper un­der­stand­ing of ef­fec­tive and per­sua­sive com­mu­ni­ca­tion tech­niques while de­vel­op­ing your crit­i­cal think­ing skills and mul­ti­ple lit­era­cies. Each ENG 1101 class is unique, be­cause while each one has the same basic out­comes, each is taught by an in­struc­tor with his or her own re­search and ped­a­gog­i­cal ap­proach. In our class, we will use the in­ter­dis­ci­pli­nary field of the neu­ro­sciences as a way to focus our con­ver­sa­tions and pro­jects. Of course, com­mu­ni­ca­tion is about the trans­fer­ence of in­for­ma­tion via the senses and processed by each au­di­ence mem­ber’s brain. In ad­di­tion, the brain and its em­bod­ied per­cep­tion sys­tems de­fine how we are most re­cep­tive to re­ceiv­ing com­mu­ni­ca­tions, think­ing about com­mu­ni­ca­tions, and being per­suaded by com­mu­ni­ca­tions. If we un­der­stand how the brain/body works, we can apply this knowl­edge to being more ef­fec­tive com­mu­ni­ca­tors and suc­cess­ful pro­fes­sion­als.

City Tech’s ENG 1101 course prepares you for the kinds of communication, research, and literacy that you will use throughout your academic and professional careers. Furthermore, it develops students’ understanding, application, and critical awareness of two big ideas: 1) Communication is rhetorical, and 2) Communication is multimodal, or WOVEN (written, oral, visual, electronic, and nonverbal). Through a series of process-driven projects, some of which are individually based and others collaborative, you will gain a deeper understanding of effective and persuasive communication techniques while developing your critical thinking skills and multiple literacies. Each ENG 1101 class is unique, because while each one has the same basic outcomes, each is taught by an instructor with his or her own research and pedagogical approach. In our class, we will use the interdisciplinary field of the neurosciences as a way to focus our conversations and projects. Of course, communication is about the transference of information via the senses and processed by each audience member’s brain. In addition, the brain and its embodied perception systems define how we are most receptive to receiving communications, thinking about communications, and being persuaded by communications. If we understand how the brain/body works, we can apply this knowledge to being more effective communicators and successful professionals.