Online Orientation - English 1500

ENGL 1500-43: Composition and Reading

This course focuses on critical thinking and composition through reading of essays, poetry, drama, and fiction. It introduces critical evaluation, develops techniques of analytical, critical and argumentative writing, explores inference, evidence, inductive and deductive reasoning, identification of assumptions, underlying conclusions and other terms of logical thinking, and continues expository writing.

Prerequiste: Qualification by assessment process or English 1000 with a grade of "C" or better.

Course Details

Instructor: Caroline Schoneweis

E-Mail: cschoneweis@taftcollege.edu
Telephone: 661.763.2300
Contact Hours: Tuesday 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. & thursday 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. The most effective means of communication for distance learning students is email.

Units: 3

Class Meets: October 5 - December 18, 2009

Textbook & Estimated Costs:

Textbook: Brandon, Lee. Paragraphs and Essays. 10th Ed. New York: Houghton Mifflin and Co., 2008.
Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2001.

Estimated Time Per Week: Students can expect to spend between 8 to 10 hours per week reading, writing, and taking quizzes and tests.

Special Requirements: The entire course will be conducted online through the Etudes program. Students are required to have Internet access, the ability to use word processing, conduct Internet searches, attach files, send emails, and work independently.

Assignments & Tests: Due dates and test dates provided on syllabus.

Proctored Exams: No.

Additional Comments:　Because this is a distance-learning course, attendance is not an issue. Turning assignments in on time is. If you do not meet the first assignment deadline, I will assume you do not wish to stay in the class and drop you unless you contact me. It is your responsibility to drop the course. Drops will not be backdated. Contact the counseling center or the distance learning help desk to drop the course. Plagiarized work will receive zero points.

New to ETUDES: Be sure to check System Requirements before getting started with ETUDES. You need to do this on each computer you use while taking a class through ETUDES.

ETUDES Course: You will log into the Etudes classroom with log-in information provided below:

New Users use the following login instructions:

Login ID

Password

First 2 letters of first name +
First 2 letters of last name +
Last 5 digits of your Student ID

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Jose A. Garcia
ID: A000123456

Username = joga23456

MonthDay of birth in school records

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Birthday is April 11th, 1982 (04/11/82)

Password = 0411

Previous Users use the following login instructions:

Login ID

Password

First 2 letters of first name +
First 2 letters of last name +
Last 5 digits of Student ID

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Jose A. Garcia
ID: A000123456

Username = joga23456

Enter the password YOU set in a previous term

If you cannot remember your password, go to the ETUDES login screen and reset the password. Be sure to use the email address you used in on your application.

Disclaimer: The book prices are an approximation only and are subject to change.