INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Welcome to EN102 OL, Fundamentals of English Composition II. On separate links located on the main course webpage, you will find links to the course syllabus that contains links to weekly specific instructions and assignments, as well as related web-links.

Each topic will culminate in essays varying in length, which will be graded. Leading up to these essays will be varied writing exercises—most of which will be evaluated and graded. These exercises will facilitate the development of your essays. In addition, you will have a series of readings that you will respond to in guided ways that will help you to write each essay.

I, the instructor, will give you feedback on all of your writing submitted for this course. Sometimes this feedback will be comprised of informal responses to your ideas and insights; other times, I will be suggesting ways for you to improve your writing. In some cases, I will ask you to do exercises in the writing handbook in order to resolve grammatical problems.

You can then respond to me through e-mails with attachments—and we can have an ongoing dialogue with questions, responses, etc., exploring the content of the course together.

Writing—both formal and informal—can be an excellent tool for self-exploration and discovery of insights. In this course, I have designed writing activities for you to do this. Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions that you might have about the readings, writing assignments, or instructions.

So then—you will be doing many kinds of formal and informal writing for this course. Just do all the reading and writing assignments on time, and you will succeed.