ENG 1140 - Intensive Academic Writing and Reading

Credit Hour(s): 4

Course Description: Introduces students needing additional instruction in writing to principles of effective multi-literacy practices required of college-level thinkers, writers, readers, and communicators. Students are introduced to writing for different contexts with an emphasis on the differences between informal writing and formal, revised, research-based academic writing. Students are taught how to apply the writing process to plan a longer writing project, conduct college-level research, organize drafts, incorporate sources into their writing, give feedback to peer writers, receive feedback from peer writers, and refine their writing style for different audiences and purposes. Students may use any of the following courses to satisfy the requirements of the Core, but only one may count: ENG 1100 or ENG 1140.

Course Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course Attributes: Wright State Core
Grade Mode: Standard