Writing with Texts

(Albright College)

English 102 provides continued attention to grammar, syntax, usage, and formal research methods that is coupled with the study of thesis-directed writing that incorporates the work of other writers for the development of the students' own writing.

English Composition

(Albright College)

A study of the fundamentals of effective written expression, with emphasis on grammar, syntax, and usage, and on the development of thesis-directed essays that make use of evidence and argumentation to validate their theses.  Coupled with attention to the fundamentals of research, including quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing effectively and accurately and citing sources correctly, using any of a number of forms for citations and works cited.  Required of all first-year students with the exception of students who evince superior facility in written expression.

English Composition

(Ventura College)

English V01A is a writing course that emphasizes critical reading, expository and argumentative writing, and mastery of library research techniques. It includes instruction and practice in critical thinking, in analytical reading and evaluation of written work, including at least one book-length work of significant literature, and in the methods of clearly communicating and supporting ideas in organized, coherent essays. Students are required to write a minimum of 6500 formal words, including a research project that is based on essays, literature read in class, personal experience, and college-level research.

English Composition & Literature

(Ventura College)

This course introduces representative works from major literary genres and offers instruction in analytical, critical, and argumentative writing, critical thinking, research strategies, information literacy, and proper documentation through the study of literary works. This course develops students’ close reading and analytical writing skills and promotes appreciation and critical understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of literature.

Fundamentals of English Composition

(Ventura College)

English V02 students will learn to write coherent, well-developed expository essays using a variety of rhetorical modes; to summarize and analyze essays as models for writing; and to conduct research and write a research essay. English V02 serves as the first course in a two-course stretch sequence. 

Strategies of Successful College Writers

(CSUCI)

English 102 focuses on helping students develop habits of mind and strategies for success in writing at the college level. Students will learn to leverage campus resources and academic technologies throughout the recursive thinking and writing process (invention, prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and peer review). 

Interdisciplinary Writing

(CSUCI)

English 330 provides opportunities for individual and collaborative writing that integrates research from a variety of disciplines. Students work on projects that incorporate various forms of research, including electronic, and which result in both multimedia presentations and academic papers.