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Eng­lish 1121 con­tin­ues the work we began in Eng­lish 1101. We will work on de­vel­op­ing crit­i­cal read­ing and writ­ing skills as we write about works of lit­er­a­ture. We will dis­cuss three lit­er­ary gen­res: non-fic­tion es­says, fic­tion, and po­etry. As­sign­ments will re­quire stu­dents to write in dif­fer­ent styles such as sum­mary, ci­ta­tion, ex­po­si­tion, com­par­i­son, analy­sis, and re­search. In ad­di­tion, we will uti­lize a new dig­i­tal plat­form called Open­Lab, which will help us to en­gage with each other’s writ­ing and world out­side of the class­room.

English 1121 continues the work we began in English 1101. We will work on developing critical reading and writing skills as we write about works of literature. We will discuss three literary genres: non-fiction essays, fiction, and poetry. Assignments will require students to write in different styles such as summary, citation, exposition, comparison, analysis, and research. In addition, we will utilize a new digital platform called OpenLab, which will help us to engage with each other’s writing and world outside of the classroom.

How would you de­scribe New York? How does your own ex­pe­ri­ence of New York City life com­pare to what is de­picted in the media? Is New York re­ally a place of op­por­tu­nity? What does New York owe its cit­i­zens and non-cit­i­zens? What ev­i­dence can you pre­sent to sup­port your claims? In this course, you will an­a­lyze tex­tual, vi­sual, mu­si­cal, and dig­i­tal rep­re­sen­ta­tions of New York City cul­ture and human ex­pe­ri­ence. As a class, we will dis­cuss and prac­tice the in­ter­pre­ta­tion of texts and other media, the for­ma­tion of ar­gu­ments, the uti­liza­tion of aca­d­e­mic re­search, and the proper ci­ta­tion and in­cor­po­ra­tion of ev­i­dence.

How would you describe New York? How does your own experience of New York City life compare to what is depicted in the media? Is New York really a place of opportunity? What does New York owe its citizens and non-citizens? What evidence can you present to support your claims? In this course, you will analyze textual, visual, musical, and digital representations of New York City culture and human experience. As a class, we will discuss and practice the interpretation of texts and other media, the formation of arguments, the utilization of academic research, and the proper citation and incorporation of evidence.

Lan­guage, Cul­ture and So­ci­ety course ex­am­ines the re­la­tion­ship be­tween lan­guage use and so­cial and cul­tural struc­tures. It en­gages is­sues of lan­guage pol­icy, lan­guage vari­a­tion, di­alects, and lan­guage change, among many other top­ics.

Language, Culture and Society course examines the relationship between language use and social and cultural structures. It engages issues of language policy, language variation, dialects, and language change, among many other topics.