Students develop skills in close critical reading comprehension, written composition, and argumentation through the exploration and evaluation of a variety of creative narrative texts. Students learn critically and creatively to articulate complexities of various perspectives, techniques and rhetorical strategies, and assumptions employed by writers to convey a given subject matter or social issue. They also practice critical reflection and clear, persuasive, and grammatically-correct communication by building on scholarly writing and documentation skills. Students develop critical reading and writing skills, which are keys to success in any academic discipline and transfer directly to the workplace. Recommended prerequisites: English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 with a minimum of 73% (within the last 5 years) or equivalent. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of ENGL 1110 and ENGL 1111.
Students develop skills in close critical reading comprehension, written composition, and argumentation through the exploration and evaluation of a variety of creative narrative texts. Students learn critically and creatively to articulate complexities of various perspectives, techniques and rhetorical strategies, and assumptions employed by writers to convey a given subject matter or social issue. They also practice critical reflection and clear, persuasive, and grammatically-correct communication by building on scholarly writing and documentation skills. Students develop critical reading and writing skills, which are keys to success in any academic discipline and transfer directly to the workplace. Recommended prerequisites: English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 with a minimum of 73% (within the last 5 years) or equivalent. Note: Students will only receive credit for one of ENGL 1110 and ENGL 1111.