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Course Description

EN111 focuses on the development of inquiry and research methods, writing as a process, and the conventions of academic prose. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in EN110. EN111 is a prerequisite for all other English courses.  

Course Objectives

Students will focus on gaining experience and developing skills in the following areas:

  • Continue practicing and applying the lessons from EN110 within the conventions of academic research and writing. 
  • Articulate a purpose for research and their positions relative to the positions of others. 
  • Find and evaluate research sources. 
  • Summarize, contextualize, and synthesize information. 
  • Document sources honestly and within appropriate conventions. 
  • Create complex sentences that are stylistically and tonally varied.