Courses Detail Information
ENGL2000J – Academic Writing II
Instructors:
Ms. Jiang;Ryan Mallory Thorpe;Joelle Tybon;Peter Weise;Ms. Weng;Andrew Yang;Ms. Wang;Ms. Wang;Michele Campbell;Kyung Min Kim;Angela Gehling;Amalia Corina Jiva;Becky HSU;David Paul Barnet;Lilith Acadia;Matthew Risling;Nicholas Scott Welch-Bolen
Credits: 4 credits
Pre-requisites: ENGL1000J Obtained Credit
Description:
The Vy100 and Vy200 academic writing courses aim to teach students the principles, conventions, and styles of writing for an academic audience. Writing assignments offer students opportunities to demonstrate critical thinking skills, engage in a multi-draft writing process, observe disciplinary conventions, and develop research skills in response to primary texts of varied genres and in conversation with scholarly literature. The writing courses are organized around central topics chosen by faculty to represent their diverse research/writing backgrounds and to be accessible and of interest to students
Course Topics:
Writing Topics:
New in Vy200:
- Multiple-Source, long, scaffolded research paper
- Annotated Bibliography
- Research-based Oral Presentation
Review Vy100 topics 1-9 including
- Elements of Persuasive Writing
- Argumentation: Assumption, Claim, Evidence, Implication, Conclusion
- Essay structure
- Writing in an academic register
- MLA Style
- Library Sources, Source Integration and Source Documentation
Selected Grammar and Style Topics
- Wordiness/conciseness
- Conditional sentences*
- Modal verbs*
- Tone and Register
Review Vy100 topics as needed
*Denotes areas of concern for non-native speakers.
NOTE: These are suggested topics. Topics can be altered or deleted depending on class needs, which can be assessed through a written diagnostic
Public Speaking Topics
Major Oral Presentation
- Presentation Structure
- Accessibility and attention to audience
- Use of presentation tools including slides, board, videoclip, handouts, etc.
- Physical presence including voice volume, pitch, posture, gesture
- Presenting in a group