English

UConn ECE English Handbook

Sample Course Syllabi—at the Freshman English website

ENGL 1004: Basic WritingFour credits. Development of the reading and writing skills essential to university work. Students placed in ENGL 1004 must pass the course before electing ENGL 1010 or 1011.

ENGL 1004 is designed to prepare students not yet qualified to take the required academic writing seminar (ENGL 1010 or 1011) but who would benefit from a preparatory course that carries college credit. Reserved for high school seniors only. Please contact Faculty Coordinator for English Thomas Recchio directly if your high school is interested in offering this course.

ENGL 1010: Seminar in Academic WritingFour credits. Instruction in academic writing through interdisciplinary reading. Assignments emphasize interpretation, argumentation, and reflection. Revision of formal assignments and instruction on grammar, mechanics and style.

 

ENGL 1011: Seminar in Writing Through Literature Four credits. Instruction in academic writing through literary reading. Assignments emphasize interpretation, argumentation, and reflection. Revision of formal assignments and instruction on grammar, mechanics and style.