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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
English
100/101
These first
English composition courses at George Mason teach writing in ways to
help you communicate more fluently, express your ideas more convincingly
and think more critically. They encourage you to experiment with language
and ideas, and help to prepare you, as a writer, for the demands of
college-level courses in across the disciplines.
In addition, during each fall term, a number of sections are linked with other introductory general education courses as part of the Linked Courses Program.
Student
Learning Goals for ENGL 100/101
NOTE: ENGL 100 Composition for Nonnative Speakers of English (4 credit
hours) and ENGL 101 Composition (3 credit hours) are equivalent courses
and fulfill the initial composition requirement at George Mason. Students
whose first language is other than English have the option of enrolling
in either English 100 or English 101.
By the end of ENGL 100/101, students should have demonstrated the ability to:
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Use strategies that focus on writing as a communicative process, to include invention, drafting, revision, editing
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Recognize and write within different rhetorical situations, to include purpose and audience
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Use writing as means of self discovery
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Read nonfiction critically, especially in terms of quality of evidence and logic
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Write essays that employ various organizational techniques, to include thesis, supporting evidence, logic, and documentation
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Give and receive useful criticism of their writing from their teacher and their peers in order to promote effective revision
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Identify and appreciate different varieties of English within our multicultural society
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Produce writing that demonstrates basic proficiency in Standard Edited American English
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Use newly emerging technologies for communication, to include email and word processing, and research, to include online library searching
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Use campus support resources (the University Writing Center, the Disability Resource Center, and the Counseling Center) as needed to enhance their success in ENGL 100/101 and to connect them with the university at large