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Eng­lish Com­po­si­tion 1

English Composition 1

ENG 1121 aims at fur­ther de­vel­op­ing your read­ing, writ­ing, and an­a­lyt­i­cal skills while fos­ter­ing aware­ness of your own lit­er­acy prac­tices. Our focus will be to learn how to suc­cess­fully asses and adapt to dif­fer­ent writ­ing con­texts, also known as rhetor­i­cal sit­u­a­tions. To this end, ENG 1121 pro­vides you with ample op­por­tu­ni­ties to an­a­lyze the rhetor­i­cal choices of au­thors, and then prac­tice au­thor­ing your own com­po­si­tions in the writ­ing styles and medi­ums that you deem are most ef­fec­tive, given the unique writ­ing sit­u­a­tion and the au­di­ence being ad­dressed. Along the way, you will en­gage in metacog­ni­tive think­ing, or per­sonal re­flec­tion, about who you are as a writer, what your be­liefs about writ­ing have been and are be­com­ing, what your per­sonal process is, and how you might be able to trans­fer that process to other courses and even into the work world.

ENG 1121 aims at further developing your reading, writing, and analytical skills while fostering awareness of your own literacy practices. Our focus will be to learn how to successfully asses and adapt to different writing contexts, also known as rhetorical situations. To this end, ENG 1121 provides you with ample opportunities to analyze the rhetorical choices of authors, and then practice authoring your own compositions in the writing styles and mediums that you deem are most effective, given the unique writing situation and the audience being addressed. Along the way, you will engage in metacognitive thinking, or personal reflection, about who you are as a writer, what your beliefs about writing have been and are becoming, what your personal process is, and how you might be able to transfer that process to other courses and even into the work world.