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Instructors Qualifications:
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Relevant Master's Degree.
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Office Hours:
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1.5 Per Week
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Contact Hours:
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45
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Student Evaluation
Procedure:
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Assignments 50 - 70%, Final 30 - 50%, Total 100 %.
Grading procedures follow NVIT policy.
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Learning Outcomes:
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Upon successful completion of this course, the student should demonstrate knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes in the following:
Refining Writing Skills
use the processes of writing including drafting, revising and editing;
write paragraphs and essays suitable for a specific audience or purpose;
support a logical position in writing;
respond in writing (using analysis and syntheses) to meanings and values encountered in readings;
write argument and/or persuasion that supports a position; and
write a formal research paper that incorporates various resources and adheres to appropriate MLA standards of format and documentation.
Refining Reading Skills
read a variety of works ranging from student to published works;
recognize the author’s purpose and follow the author’s line of argument;
formulate generalizations about key concepts in reading, such as underlying themes, motivation and intent;
recognize patterns in readings, such as comparison/contrast and cause and effect;
differentiate between primary and secondary resource material;and
answer questions verbally and in writing to indicate comprehension of selected works.
Refining Research Skills
use the various services of NVIT’s library and Internet resources;
find and use a variety of sources to support the student’s purpose in both expository and persuasive writing; and
paraphrase, synthesize and summarize source information.
Building Critical Thinking Skills
recognize and use inductive and deductive reasoning;
draw defensible conclusions from information found in various sources;
comprehend, develop and use concepts and generalizations; and
distinguish between fact, inference and opinion.
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Text and Materials:
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To be determined by Instructor based upon the Learning Outcomes and Assignment Parameters listed above.
Texts might include:
Penny Petrone’s First People: First Voices.
Derek Soles’ Lessons in Essay Writing.
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Other Resources:
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Transfer Credits:
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For more information visit: www.bctransferguide.ca
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Other Information:
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Current Course Offerings:| | | ENGL-110-01 | | Days | Time | Start Date | End Date | | M,W | 10:45AM - 12:15PM | 08 Jan 2024 | 19 Apr 2024 | | | | ENGL-110-V1 | | Days | Time | Start Date | End Date | | M,T,W,TH,F | 8:00AM - 5:00PM | 20 Oct 2024 | 09 Nov 2024 |
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