Distance Education at West Los Angeles College

 

ENGLISH 103 – COMPOSITION AND CRITICAL THINKING

(UC: CSU) 3 UNITS
Instructor: K. Boutry
Email: boutryk@wlac.edu

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General Information:

8 week class – starts 6/18/2007, ends 8/12/2007.

This course takes place entirely online. No on-campus visits are required. 

The course begins on June 18.  You must access the course by June 23 or you will be dropped.

Newly enrolled students must email the instructor to confirm enrollment.  Please do this now by clicking here: boutryk@wlac.edu.

 


Course Description:

Prerequisite: English 101 with a grade of "C" or better.
This course, which meets the transfer critical thinking requirement, is designed to develop critical thinking, reading, and writing skills beyond the level achieved in English 101. Based on non-fiction writings, the course will focus on the development of logical reasoning and analytical and argumentative writing skills.


Required Materials:

Robert K. Miller, ed. The Informed Argument, 7h Ed. Boston: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. (Must be 7th edition.)

A recent handbook such as A Writer’s Reference, 4th or 5th edition, Diana Hacker.

An updated edition of a desk dictionary, 70,000+ words.


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