English107

What is English 107?

English 107 is the first-semester first-year composition course for nonnative English speakers at the University of Arizona. It is designed to introduce ESL speakers to the strategies and conventions of American academic discourse, both formal and informal.

What are the goals of English 107?

	You will learn the conventions of American academic discourse.
	You will analyze texts to discover their purposes for their intended audiences.
	You will engage in scholarly research.
	You will learn to revise your work based on feedback from your readers.
	You will improve your ability to write persuasive arguments backed up with documented evidence.

The main writing assignments for this course consist of the following:

	A Rhetorical Analysis Paper (see the content section for more information on Rhetorical Analysis)
	A Persuasive Paper
	A Midterm in-class Examination
	A Final in-class Examination

Topics for essays evolve from your personal knowledge and interests in certain issues. The issues discussed during the course will also be explored through the use of journals.

Because the course emphasizes writing as a process of discovery, you will take your essays through several revisions based on responses from your instructor and your classmates. You will use journal writing to invent ideas and to record your responses to assigned readings. Stylistic, syntactic, and grammatical problems will be part of class discussion.

University of Arizona
Last update of this page: 10/31/99
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