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    First Year Composition (FYC) English 1102

    English 1102 (English Composition II) is the second step in a required two-step composition sequence under section A1 in UNG's core curriculum. According to the course catalog, "This course develops skills in written analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of texts and emphasizes critical thinking skills, increased stylistic sophistication, and the application of advanced research methods."

    English 1102 expands and reinforces the objectives of English 1101 by developing students' ability to engage in advanced research methods and align and share their findings with others. Moreover, ENGL 1102 helps students develop information literacy skills through researching, evaluating, and integrating primary and secondary sources.

    Texts

    English 1102 instructors may require their students to purchase a rhetoric/reader, a grammar/style handbook, and supplemental texts.

    • AP or CLEP Credit

      AP or CLEP Credit

      If a student receives a three (3) on the AP English Language, the student receives credit for ENGL 1101. If a student receives a 50 on the CLEP subject examination "College Composition," the student receives credit for ENGL 1101.

      Grade Requirement

      In accordance with UNG regulations, a student must make a grade of C or better to earn credit for ENGL 1102.

    • Course Objectives

      The objectives below meet national and institutional-level objectives, specifically the Writing Program Administrators' Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition and UNG's core curriculum objectives. Upon completing ENGL 1102, through their writing students will be able to demonstrate

      • Writing competence through
        • Conducting advanced primary and secondary research to understand the rhetorical situations that are the focus of inquiry and to situate that inquiry in scholarly conversations;
        • Displaying knowledge of linguistic structures, including grammar, punctuation, and spelling, through practice in composing and revising;
        • Marshalling rhetorically effective assertions, evidence, and evaluation through critical thinking;
        • Evaluating, analyzing, and responding to arguments that constitute various exigencies;
        • Structuring their writing through rhetorically appropriate documentation practices;
        • Controlling their writing process and adjust their process for the purpose based on peer and teacher feedback and multiple revisions;
        • Independently choosing rhetorical strategies best suited to purpose and audience;
        • Applying concepts from Composition and Rhetoric, such as exigence, audience, purpose, and ethos, to identify and analyze complex rhetorical situations.
      • Reading competence through
        • Engaging multiple perspectives through critical and information literacy skills;
        • Establishing criteria to gauge the efficacy of texts;
        • Offering rhetorically effective integration of texts.

      Sample assignments which help students reach these objectives include an analysis of the genres written and read within a specific community, a synthesis and evaluation of an issue covered by multiple perspectives and in multiple genres, or a writing experiences survey informed by current survey data provided by groups such as the Pew Research Center, the National Commission on Writing, the National Council of Teachers of English, or the National Survey of Student Engagement.

      During the course of the semester, students produce roughly 5,000 words of assessed writing.

    • Departmental Assessment

      For internal assessment purposes, the Director of First-Year Composition will assess four English 1102 course outcomes. This assessment is in addition to general education assessment required by SACS accreditation. We believe these course outcomes are transferable to writing situations beyond FYC. Through their writing,

      • Students will engage in a research process that is meaningful for a specific community and will demonstrate in at least one assignment the basic skills required for scholarly research.
      • Students will demonstrate an awareness of the intertextual nature of writing and research through reading, analyzing, synthesizing, and responding to complex texts.
      • Students will produce purposeful arguments in rhetorically appropriate genres that matter to specific communities, including at least one written scholarly argument integrating multiple peer-reviewed sources.
      • Students will develop flexible strategies for their writing process based on the needs of specific communities

    Inman Quill Awards

    If you are taking English 1101 or English 1102, you may consider submitting an essay for the award as well as cash money prize. Find out about the Inman Quill award and submission rules.
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