May 12, 2024  
2023-2024 WWCC College Catalog 
    
2023-2024 WWCC College Catalog

ENGL& 102 - English Composition II


Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 5
Focuses on the unique process of writing an academic research paper that addresses the concerns of a research community. Formerly: ENG 102.
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or higher in ENGL& 101 .
Course Outcomes:
  • Identify, access, and review needed information using appropriate media and technology tools.
  • Evaluate different evidence-based perspectives in the formulation and analysis of a problem or question.
  • Formulate insightful, logical thesis statements on a topic in response to collected information.
  • Support a position with appropriate and compelling evidence.
  • Construct coherent, organized, written compositions appropriate to a written audience.
  • Apply the basic mechanics of language (syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling) effectively.
  • Employ techniques to improve writing style in voice, wording, sentence construction, and figures of speech.
  • Compose substantive research projects that both analyze the chosen topic and demonstrate more than elementary knowledge of that topic.
  • Apply documentation format, such as page formatting, in-text citations, and bibliography, appropriate to the content and genre of various writing projects.
Course Attribute(s): Communication, PT Written Communication