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SYLLABUS: ENGLISH 82B Written Communication II (3)
Fall 2010 -- Thursdays 9:00 -11:45
Prerequisite/Co-requisite Courses: None

Instructor: Dr. Sylvia Y. Schoemaker Rippel
Phone: 510.628.8036
Email: sysr@lincolnuca.edu
Office Hours: T-Th 11:45-12:30 and by arrangement

COURSE DESCRIPTION

ENG 82B - WRITTEN COMMUNICATION II

The course includes critical reading and evaluation of selected texts and writings; composition of well-organized expository papers; a careful consideration of methods of research, organization in a clear, logical manner and other elements involved in writing research papers. (3 units)

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students will develop their writing skills for academic, professional, and socio-cultural purposes, in context-centered essay writing. Students will learn editing, documentation skills, and use of online and other resources.

University learner goals 1 -6, and specifically in English:: To develop basic academic and professional skills(1); To develop the ability to communicate effective in English, orally and in writing, and to read with understanding (1.1) and institutional goals , especially 1,(1.1-1.4), 2.4

Through assigned essays and exercises, students will demonstrate with progressive skill in mechanics and style according to established rubrics

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND REFERENCES

REQUIRED TEXT

VanderMey et al. The College Writer. Second Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007.

TOPICAL OUTLINE

English 82B covers the aspects of composing well-organized written communications in functional contexts. The core of the course will emphasize practice in organizing ideas in a clear, logical manner and other elements involved in writing papers in various applied contexts.

Topics include: writing development based on critical reading and evaluation of both student and professional writing. Review of the foundation for writing in academic and professional contexts.

SCHEDULE

Wk1	2-Sep	Unit 1 Introduction
Wk2	9-Sep	Introductory Essay: Consider each of the following contexts: Personal (family), Social (culture, home country), Professional (economic now/future), Universal (philosophical, goals, definition of success) Where do you stand? (feet, stomach, heart, ears, eyes, hands, brain)
Wk3	16-Sep	Peer Evaluation Unit 1 Essay Due
Wk4	23-Sep	Unit 2: Language, Literature, Art, Music, Humanities Focus Media: Story of English; Do You Speak American?
Wk5	30-Sep	The College Writer (TCW), C24, Writing about Literature and the Arts MLA Format
Wk6	7-Oct	Literary Analysis (TCW, 357), oral presentations (TCW, 319), web writing (TCW, 399) http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/ReadingPoetry.html
Wk7	14-Oct	TCW, C25, Academic Essays  Review; Presentations Unit 2 Paper Due
Wk8	21-Oct	Midterm
Wk9	28-Oct	Presentations
Wk10	4-Nov	Unit 3 Social Sciences Focus TCW, C26, Writing for the Workplace
Wk11	11-Nov	C27 Writing and Designing in the Web Business, Economics America at Work APA Format, C34 Abstracts/summaries(538,540,550) Research C29-32,
Wk12	18-Nov	Experiment report (TCW, 341), observation report (TCW, 319), research paper(TCW, 423) Unit 3 Paper Due
Wk13	25-Nov	Unit 4 Cosmos Physical Sciences
Wk14	2-Dec	Nature/ Ecology Microcosmos Field Report (TCW, 341), research paper (TCW, 423) Review; Presentations Conclusion Unit 4 Paper Due
Wk15	9-Dec	Final

ASSESSMENT AND METHOD OF EVALUATION

Class Participation	15%
Quizzes	10%
Projects	15%
Unit Papers	30%
Presentation	10%
Final Exam	20%
Total	100%

100-95	A
94-90	A-
89-87	B+
86-84	B
83-80	B-
79-77	C+
76-74	C
73-70	C-
69-67	D+
66-64	D
63-60	D-
59 or <	F