Writing Resource Center - Courses
English 148 - Introduction to Composition
English 148 is an introductory course designed to help students who might have difficulty in meeting the level of "C" competence in ENGL 150, either because their verbal test scores and high school records so suggest, or because English is not their native language, or because their writing and reading simply lack the sophistication and substance we look for. ENGL 148 challenges the student. Writing and reading are emphasized, including reading with greater insight and acquiring greater ease in writing, organizing, focusing, and developing ideas. Classes are small and a great deal of individual tutorial work is provided along with formal instruction. Upon successful completion of the course, the student receives a grade and three credits. He or she is then eligible to take ENGL 150. Limited enrollment of 12 in each section. Please contact Dr. Jewell at the Writing Resource Center for more information or to enroll.
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English 180 - Writing Tutorial
PURPOSE: ENGL 180 is a one-credit tutorial in writing. Its purpose is to make a full spectrum of writing instruction and support available to enrolled undergraduates.
REASONS FOR TAKING ENGL 180:
Extra Help in Writing: The majority of students who enroll in ENGL 180 do so because they feel that they need supplemental help with basic writing skills. Students who enroll are given immediate diagnostic writing work and, when their problems have been assessed, they are given a program of homework and tutorial assistance designed to meet their particular needs.
Competence: Students who receive a "D" in ENGL 150 must take ENGL 180. A major function of ENGL 180 is to allow these students (along with transfer students who have taken freshman English elsewhere but failed to exempt themselves via the Transfer Placement Exam) to satisfy the University's requirement. If such students pass ENGL 180 with a "C" or better, they thus satisfy the requirement. N.B.: since exemption from a University requirement is at stake, competency students are clearly identified to their tutors; minimum writing requirements (see below) are adhered to carefully; and, in order to pass the course with a "C" students must consistently meet in their writing the standard for competence that is obtained in ENGL 150. "C competence" is defined in the bulletin and other University publications.
GENERAL COURSE CONTENT AND PROCEDURE:
Individual programs will differ according to a variety of factors. The following general description, however, covers most cases. When a student enrolls, he or she is assigned a regular tutor and receives either an hour or a half-hour of tutorial instruction per week. The amount of tutorial contact may vary according to the extent and severity of the student's problems and the amount of tutoring time available. Since the course is for credit, all students will be expected to do some writing at home. The minimum number of words a student will be required to write in ENGL 180 is 3,000 (approximately 12 pages). This is slightly over one-third the amount of writing required for ENGL 150 (3 credits). For obvious reasons, these writing requirements are not absolute. Since the tutors are in closest touch with individual students, whose needs often vary greatly, the tutors have broad discretionary powers where assignments are concerned and the nature of the amount of writing and other assigned work may vary from student to student. Files are kept on all students enrolled in ENGL 180, and they contain records of attendance, progress, and the tutor's comments and observations.
HOW TO ENROLL:
There is no pre-enrollment for ENGL 180. Students must enroll by appearing in person at the Writing Center, Bellflower Hall 104, during registration or drop-add week, or (for competence) at any time during the first third of the semester. For questions or appointments, students may call the Writing Center at x3798.
