ENGL 102 Intermediate Composition and Critical Thinking

Instruction in writing compositions reflecting critical thinking and employing rhetorical skills beyond those taught in Freshman Composition (ENGL 101), including summary, analysis, evaluation, rebuttal, and argument. Includes instruction in the analysis of argumentative prose, various rhetorical techniques, the principles of inductive and deductive reasoning, and the informal fallacies. Requires substantial analytical reading and writing. (C-ID ENGL 105)

Units: 4.00

Offered: (Fa,Sp,Sm)

UC, CSU, Associate Degree Applicable

Prerequisites: ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H

Corequisites: None

Also Offered As: ENGL 102H

Lecture: Minimum 64 hours per semester