Welcome to English 100! This course is designed
to introduce you to a variety of cultural perspectives and to teach you how to
critically analyze all the texts you read. Our course material will include
literature, popular culture, and ethnographic texts, all chosen to help you
think about issues of power, ideology, and difference within and between
cultures. Although this is an English class, the texts and issues we will be
dealing with are interdisciplinary, and you will be able to use the analytical
skills gained in this class in other courses, as well as in your life in
general. In addition to learning how to
analyze a variety of texts, you will also produce several types of writing
(including a journal, informal writing pieces, and formal essays) to show you
how each genre can be utilized to your benefit, both in and outside of
academia. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to recognize and
understand ideologies and biases inherent in texts, have the skills to analyze
the details of texts to understand their messages, produce several forms of
writing relevant to various situations, and understand the multiple roles
writing can play in academic and regular life.