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Chapter 1
  Introduction to the Program

Chapter 2
  Teaching in the Program

Chapter 3
  Teaching 1301

Chapter 4
  Teaching 1302

Chapter 5
  Evaluating
    Writing

Addendum I
   ESL Issues

Addendum II
   Computers and
   Writing

Addendum III
   Academic
   Integrity

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Chapter 1 section b

Course Sequence

The integrated program in critical reading, thinking, and writing is composed of two core courses and one developmental course. English 1301 and English 1302 are required and serve as a two-part sequence that emphasizes critical reading and writing skills. English 0300 is a developmental course for students who need assistance in passing the THEA test and to prepare them for the 1301-1302 sequence.

FYC Sequence Objectives

• To foster the idea that writing is one of the primary means of learning, and that people write in order to discover, explore, and express what they think about a subject.


• To demonstrate that reading and writing are complex, recursive, interactive processes that are developed through repeated practice with a variety of texts and oral and written exercises.


• To introduce concepts and practice strategies that strengthen students’ ability to read, analyze, and critique a variety of texts.


• To instruct students in the rhetorical, logical, and grammatical skills that will enable them to communicate effectively to specific audiences.


• To provide a supportive classroom community that promotes respect for the cultural and linguistic experiences of both students and instructors

   

ENGL 0300 / 0301

This course is designed to offer assistance to students who require remediation for either the reading or writing section of THEA (Texas Higher Education Assessment). Although the THEA test treats reading and writing as separate issues, instruction has been combined, because reading and writing are reciprocal processes in which skills in one area inform and develop skills in the other. Although the immediate objective of the course is to help students pass the THEA test, the long term objective is to help students acquire proficiency in reading and writing that will enable them to become successful college students, and ultimately, to achieve their career goals. Instruction areas will include time management and study skills, practice in comprehending college level reading material, reading and comprehending college textbooks from various disciplines, and reading to get ideas for writing and discussion. Reading instruction will also emphasize prereading and postreading techniques, which will aid in comprehension and retention of material.

Writing instruction will include writing summaries of readings, writing responses to readings, and writing organized, unified, well-developed, coherent, and reasonably error-free academic essays. In both reading and writing essays, students will work on recognizing purpose and audience, focus and development, unity, and effective organizational patterns. Attention will be paid to recognizing and producing effective sentences, and Standard Edited American English. Specifically THEA-oriented instruction will include practice taking multiple choice tests and writing timed in-class essays. In order to pass, students must: 1) attend class regularly; 2) complete all homework and in-class assignments at the required skill level; 3) participate in in-class workshops designed to foster the ability to read and write critically; 4) read and write extensively.

Students who have scored within one standard deviation on the THEA (201-229 for Reading and 205-219 for Writing) and pass the course may undertake FYC (1301/1302). Students who have not scored within one standard deviation may undertake FYC, but must also retake the THEA. Students who have already passed the THEA will be admitted when seats are available.

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