Final Essay for English 1301 PDF

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This is the last essay for Dr.Eddleman's English 1301 class. The essay is over why students have to English 1301 and what did we learn in that class. ...

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Emily Dang December 5, 2017 English 1301

English 1301 is a course specifically designed for students to help them improve their writing skills that is necessary for their future. It is built in a way that stretches the students’ mental abilities and processes when it comes to academic writing. By the time a student completes the course, he/she is armed with the required skills to do critical thinking and analysis of various aspects of the course. The course assignments offered in this course are geared towards to the student’s intellectual mind because they tend to be framed in such a manner that leads to a discovery process. This way the students’ understanding of the course materials and the world around them is greatly enhanced. The importance of critical thinking cannot be overstated in writing because all ideas which are later expressed in communication are derived from it. This course, therefore, through critical thinking and expression turns students into intellectuals. Therefore, English 1301 is a course carefully designed to meet and exceed the students’ expectations in developing writing processes, critical thinking capabilities, and communication skills. Materials used in this course are articles which are professionally written instead of specific textbooks. These materials cover all possible aspects of the practice of writing and are best suited for instructional purposes where students get to analyze their depth and range of the author's purpose, audience, and their techniques in writing. For example, in this course my English professor assigned a writing assignment which is a critical analysis on an article called, "What Reality TV teaches Us About Russia's Influence Campaign." In the process of writing a critical analysis, the professor gave us plenty of instructions and assignments to help expand our

critical thinking skills and see the bigger picture prior to writing our rough drafts. During class, our professor helps us to find the thesis statement which was "The Russians are running a reality show through Facebook and Twitter, and their contestants are all of us" (Manjoo para 6). Then the students have to find the author's claim and evidence outside of class. Students who pass through this course generally do well in academic writing processes from the creation of new ideas to conducting research in this area. By working individually, students are able to draft, edit and revise their own essays. Here the students are trained on how to choose an appropriate style of communication that fits their own purposes. There are many modes of expression including descriptive, expositive, narrative, and self-expression are developed and practiced to give the learner an advantage when it comes to a clear development of issues and ideas. This is done for written and oral modes of communication. The course places special emphasis on critical and reflective thinking. Active listening has much importance such as offering responses to issues raised. To achieve this the instructor approaches the students as "thinkers in training" (Eddleman para 3). This enables the students to bring out their ideas because they are under pressure. Aside from that, in class students hold a discussion on how various authors use the 3 modes of persuasion (ethos, pathos, logos) and figurative language as means of persuading their readers. Through analysis and critically thinking about author’s purpose and audience, the learners are able to get the important connection between the purpose and the audience which is critical for effective communication. To this end, the students are able to appreciate that academic essay writing is a key for learning, communication, and thorough analysis. Lastly, this course is aimed to develop the student’s research capabilities. They learn how to use research work and documentation to support their ideas in writing. Skills like how to

put in-text citations, annotation, and works cited are instructed. At the end, students are able to offer a well-developed feedback and reviews of other peoples’ ideas and pieces of writing. In conclusion, it is obvious from the evaluation above that English 1301 is a welldesigned course that aims to develop students’ writing and critical thinking capabilities, and communication skills.

Works Citied Eddleman, Karen. English 1301 Course Syllabus Fall 2017, Fall 2017. English Department, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX. Microsoft Word File. Manjoo, Farhad. "What Reality TV Teaches Us About Russia’s Influence Campaign." New York Times, 8 Nov. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/11/08/technology/russia-election-realitytv.html. Accessed 27 November 2017....