Course Code:
ENC1102

Credit Hours:
3

Effective beginning:
2023-24

Sections:
001-006, 008, 009, 100, 101, 700-703, 800

Course Description:
This course in English composition is the second half of the sequence begun with ENC 1101. This second semester is concerned primarily with themes about literature, based on reading of short stories, plays, and poetry. Brief oral presentations are required. ENC 1102 fulfills 6,000 words of the Gordon Rule writing requirement.

Instructors:

Rachael Beers

Richard Hinson

Dr. Mackenzie Johnson

Kristi Jordan

Kurt McInnis

Amie Myers

David Williams

Assignment/course outline:

See first-day handout.

Discipline-level learning outcomes:

ENC 1102 is a General Education core course in Area 4—Communication

The purpose of the communications area in the core curriculum is to enable the student to read critically and communicate effectively in clear and correct English.

C-1  Communicate effectively in various rhetorical modes

C-2  Evaluate ideas using critical thinking

C-3  Demonstrate appropriate documentation techniques through various assignments

C-4  Analyze human experiences through reading and writing

C-5  Demonstrate the effective use of the conventions of Standard American English

Course-level learning outcomes:

Means of accomplishing learning outcomes:

Student learning outcomes for ENC 1102 will be accomplished through a variety of means. The instructor will lecture on a variety of topics, which may include history, authors, themes, concepts, literary terms, literary criticism, literary movements, research, and documentation. Students will read all assigned literary works, listen attentively, take notes, and ask clarifying questions. In addition, the instructor will lead students in close textual analysis of a survey of literary works. Robust class discussion of the works is expected. Evaluative measures may include exams, essays, an oral presentation, discussions, reader response, quizzes, attendance, and participation.