Basic Composition
Overview
Subject area
ESL
Catalog Number
91
Course Title
Basic Composition
Department(s)
Description
This course focuses on writing as an effective means of communication, with particular emphasis on expository writing, along with critical reading and analysis of selected works. Students will be required to read, understand, and respond in writing to passages from different sources and academic disciplines and write well-organized and developed essays in response. The course will also emphasize grammatical structures and language usage. Students will develop increased competence in sentence construction, sentence variety, word choice, correct usage, grammar, and mechanics. Successful students will demonstrate competence in writing.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
6
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
6
Requisites
011377