Analytical Reading & Writing (GW)

Required Course:
1 course, 4 credits
Replacing:
College Composition (CO) in University Core
Note:
All students are required to take the English placement test before registering for GW courses. See the "New Student Orientation" section for more information about the placement exam. This course should be taken in the first semester, if not, in the first year.

Analytical Reading & Writing is intended to teach students how to:

  • Organize ideas in a coherent and logical manner;
  • Connect multiple texts through an issue or an idea;
  • Identify authors' key arguments;
  • Create and defend arguments of one's own; and
  • Demonstrate correct grammar, syntax and acknowledgment of sources.

Courses Offered at TUJ from Fall 2009

Following courses in the Analytical Reading & Writing area will be offered from Fall 2009 at TUJ. It is recommended that students take those courses in their first semester (or in their first year at the latest).


Analytical Reading & Writing
English 0802

Students explore a single theme from the point of multiple disciplines. Early in the semester, they work on research and the evaluation of sources, moving through a sequence of papers that develop argumentation and the synthesis of materials. Library research is required, and sessions with librarians are part of the course. Individual instructor-to-student and small group conferences will be held several times during the semester. Students will be evaluated based on a final portfolio of at least four assignments that are developed through multiple revisions.



English as a Second language (ESL) Analytical Reading & Writing
English 0812

Designed to accommodate the needs of the ESL learner, this course follows the guidelines for ARW, developing the skills of argumentation and synthesis, while embracing the cross-cultural implications both of what it means to do academic work and also what it means to share historical and cultural knowledge. Students will be encouraged to speak in class, to develop fluency and enhance their comfort with American academic settings. As with ARW, individual instructor-to-student and small group conferences will be held several times during the semester. In session with students work on research and the evaluation of sources.