College Composition I is a comprehensive course designed to enhance and develop students' skills to think, organize and express their ideas clearly and effectively in writing. In this class, students will learn many proven strategies for creating greater academic professional and personal success. The primary purpose of this subject is to offer a global introduction to the postulates of structured writing with an emphasis on having a clear introductory focus, solid support, an excellently stated thesis, a clear purpose, audience and coherent organization. It spotlights on the various forms of expository writing such as Comparison, Cause and Effect, and Argumentation. Students will learn to express themselves more efficiently in writing.
Language and Speech Communication is an introductory course in speech composition. Its purpose is to improve your skills of writing and presenting effective public speeches, with special emphasis on informative (expository) and persuasive (argumentative) discourse. It fulfills Level A of the University’s communication/composition requirement as well as other requirements. The principles you learn in this class should benefit you not only in subsequent courses in the University, but also in your career and in your life as a citizen in a democratic society.
This course is a required general education course, and the students will focus on reading, discussing and interpreting a variety of literary works, including short stories, drama, and poetry.
They will develop the language and skills necessary to appreciate the complexity of individual works of literature.
They will study elements of plot, theme, narrative point-of-view, tone, characterization, irony, symbolism, ambiguity, allusion, metaphor, word order, suggestion, imagery, form, conflict, etc.