ENC 1101 Writing and Rhetoric Description and Outcomes
In ENC 1101, the first in FIU’s two-course writing sequence, you will learn about the subjects of writing and rhetoric as you complete a minimum of three extended writing projects. Course content focuses largely on subjects related to writing, rhetoric, linguistic diversity, and cognitive processes. You will read assigned texts to understand writers’ perspectives and contexts, to synthesize different views, and to formulate your own perspectives within the conversation. The course focuses on writing in the 21st century with attention to print and digital contexts and to recognizing and leveraging strengths of multilingualism. You will work to develop a personal definition of writing and to think specifically about how what you learn in the course can be applied in other contexts.
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Discuss foundational concepts of writing, rhetoric, linguistic diversity, and expectations of 21st century literacy
- Define and explain foundational concepts such as rhetoric, purpose, genre, audience, metacognition, and discourse community
- Synthesize different perspectives articulated in course readings
- Identify strategic rhetorical and stylistic techniques within multilingual and diverse linguistic contexts
- Describe personal writing practices, processes, and strategies; and identify strengths and areas for growth
- Develop effective strategies for completing a writing task
- Exhibit reflective and metacognitive thinking strategies
- Develop effective invention, composing, and revision processes
- Identify personal areas for growth in writing, thinking, and learning
- Produce writing that responds and adapts effectively to specific rhetorical situations
- Choose appropriate genre and audience
- Demonstrate awareness and use of strategic rhetorical and stylistic techniques
- Produce a written product with content that fulfills its purpose
ENC 1102 Writing in Action Learning Outcomes: Writing in (as) Action
The second in FIU’s two-course writing sequence, ENC 1102 asks you to explore how writing can make change. You will learn about and practice responsible research methods in order to better understand how to use research and written communication to impact your communities, whether local or global. By exploring critical questions that have meaning to you and your communities, you will begin to understand research as a recursive, inquiry-based process. Through this process, you should gain understanding of how information is produced, consumed, and circulated in public environments by discussing topics such as source evaluation and citation, audience awareness, and the relationship between language, knowledge, and power.
Writing projects include public-facing multimedia assignments as you learn to consider the most appropriate media to communicate your messages and to write effectively for different audiences and in different media. You will continue to practice reflective and critical thinking about language and stylistic choices to facilitate your development as a writer.
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course you will be able to
- Produce research-based writing that responds and adapts effectively to specific rhetorical situations
- Choose appropriate media/genre/audience to communicate research findings
- Compose rhetorically effective media for different audiences
- Demonstrate awareness and use of strategic rhetorical and stylistic techniques within multilingual and diverse linguistic contexts
- Create critical questions to drive meaningful inquiry
- Illustrate understanding of rhetorical research and methodologies
- Develop critical knowledge of primary and secondary research methods
- Understand how to use intellectual property responsibly (evaluating source reliability and validity for rhetorical context, citation)
- Understand core concepts (give examples) about rhetorical research-writing
- Understand research as a recursive, inquiry-based process
- Apply foundational concepts of writing and rhetoric to the research process
- Evaluate how information is produced and consumed in specific contexts
- Exhibit reflective and metacognitive thinking strategies
- Develop and use effective invention, composing, and revision processes