First-Year Composition
Preparing students for reading and writing projects in their University courses.
While first-year composition may be a service course in which the goal is to meet the needs of the academic community, we believe the best way to meet those needs is by teaching critical literacy, that is, teaching students to think, read (listen, view, watch, perceive), and write critically. Within this overarching goal are the following subordinate goals:
- Preparing students for their reading and writing projects in their university courses.
- Preparing students for critical citizenship beyond the classroom and the university.
We believe the goals of the larger academic community will be best served by our pursuit of these goals together. Our pursuit of said goals will be based on the rhetorical approach to composition and the development of skills of critical thinking, reading, and writing, that is, the development of critical literacy, in both academic environments and the media. In practice, writing projects will be based on real-world genres rather than genres manufactured specifically for the writing classroom. Writing, whether academic or public, comes from research. Both academic writing and the best public writing honor this principle, though in different genres. Therefore, it is essential to teach sound research techniques that will be supported by our focus on critical reading.
Both ENC 1101 and ENC 1102 are designated as General Education courses. The General Education curriculum at the University of West Florida is designed to provide a cohesive program of study that promotes the development of a broadly educated person and provides the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in university studies. ENC 1101 and ENC 1102 have been approved as meeting the requirement in Communication.
- The major General Education learning outcome for ENC 1101 is to compose and revise a researched academic paper that adheres to discipline-specific conventions. Students will learn and practice this outcome through a researched academic paper, which will be used to assess the General Education curriculum. Students who successfully complete this course should be able to do the following: compose and revise a researched academic paper that adheres to discipline-specific conventions.
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The major General Education learning outcome for ENC 1102 is to produce (through revision) effective written communications that support author intent and address a specific audience. Students will learn and practice this outcome through a rhetorical analysis submission, which will be used to assess the General Education curriculum. Students who successfully complete this course should be able to do the following: produce (through revision) effective written communications that support author intent and address a specific audience.
ENC 1101 and ENC 1102 Student Learning Outcomes:
- Writing Process
- Develop a writing project through multiple drafts
- Clearly and effectively communicate your ideas
- Rhetorical Knowledge
- Use key rhetorical concepts through analyzing and composing a variety of texts
- Evaluate audience and select an appropriate genre and medium based on purpose and context
- Critical Thinking, Analysis, and Reading
- Synthesize and analyze to determine effective integration of sources into writing projects
- Reflect on your writing process through analysis of revision and drafting
- Knowledge of Conventions
- Demonstrate that coherent structure, effective style, and grammatical and mechanical correctness contribute to a writer’s credibility and authority
- Incorporate appropriate and accurate conventions in terms of research and source citation
- Technology
- Select digital environments, media, and genre for production of texts, research, and collaboration
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Program Contact
Contact Dr. Bre Garrett
Director of Composition
Department of English, Building 50/207
850.474.2923
rgarrett@uwf.edu
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