EN 111: First Year Composition I (Online)

SPRING 2021

3 Credit Hours | No Prerequisite

This course is designed to develop critical reading skills, information literacy, and an awareness of rhetorical strategies and patterns for freshman writers.

The learning outcomes in English 111 correspond to the abilities that employers say they want college graduates to have. According to a 2009 survey conducted for the Association of American Colleges and Universities, a vast majority of employers think higher education should place more emphasis on oral and written communication skills (89%), critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills (81%), and locating, organizing, and evaluating information from multiple sources (68%). In English 111, you will get plenty of practice reading and analyzing texts—print, digital, and visual. You will also complete a variety of informal and formal writing tasks.