ENGL 200 - Advanced Composition

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): Passing grade in ENGL 100 or score of 47 or higher on the ASSET Writing and Reading placement tests

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course provides advanced instruction in writing that enables students to refine the techniques acquired and the skills developed in ENGL 100. The focus is on the characteristics and uses of expository prose with an emphasis on critical thinking, analytical writing, and fundamental rhetoric. Students are challenged to produce writing that reflects a command of language and linguistic resources, as well as a depth and complexity of thinking, appropriate to an advanced level of communication skills.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: SUNY GE 10 BASIC COMMUNICATION
Students will:

produce coherent texts within common college-level written forms;
demonstrate the ability to revise and improve such texts;
research a topic, develop an argument, and organize supporting details;
develop proficiency in oral discourse;
and evaluate an oral presentation according to established criteria.