Basic Composition

Overview

Subject area

ESL

Catalog Number

91

Course Title

Basic Composition

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

Course Schedule