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ENGL 1001: Integrated Language Support 1
Effective date
May 2025
Department
UT Humanities
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
This course, integrated with ENGL 1101, addresses the needs of non-native speakers of English who require specific help in order to meet course expectations. Students are given various proofreading and editing exercises, as well as paraphrasing and summarizing exercises. They will be introduced to effective techniques of quotation. Through multiple-draft writing assignments, they will learn the principles of effective revision.
Credits
3.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
English Studies 12 with a 'C+' , or equivalent, or active registration with the BCCNM.
Corequisites
ENGL 1101.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Paraphrase and summarize texts accurately
- Vary writing style through manipulation of sentence structures
- Write a summary of a critical essay
- Use academic and literary terminology appropriately
- Compose an analytical essay supporting a well-defined thesis
- Demonstrate control over the stylistics and mechanics demanded in academic writing
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 60
Total Hours: 60
Total Hours: 60
Instructional Strategies
Lecture, student-led seminars, group-work and individual assignments
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
30 |
Proofreading and Editing (20), Summary and Paraphrasing (10) |
|
Midterm Exam |
20 |
|
|
Assignments |
20 |
Analytical essay (10) and assigned homework (10) |
|
Other |
10 |
Seminar presentation |
|
Final Exam |
20 |
|
Course topics
- Faulty parallelism
- Misplaced and dangling modifiers
- Unnecessary passive verbs
- Sexist language
- Inaccurate idiomatic prepositions and phrasal verbs
- Faulty coordination and subordination
- Wordiness
- Vague or inaccurate vocabulary
- Faulty logic
- Inaccurate word choice in a paraphrase or summary
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.