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ENGLISH
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ENG
150AW - Fundamental Usage Skills
Four Quarter Hours
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PREREQUISITES:
Nonnative speakers only.
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COURSE
OVERVIEW: This course will prepare you for future college writing classes. In this course you will improve your writing "fluency" (being able to write faster and more easily), and increase your confidence by introducing you to the expectations of college writing assignments.
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METHODS
OF COURSE INSTRUCTION:
All material for this course is web-based. Instructor and
students communicate and exchange materials through e-mail.
All assignments are submitted through the course website.
Examinations cannot be taken by e-mail.
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TEXTBOOKS
AND SUPPLIES:
ISBN-13 9780312465049 A Basic Writing Guide with Readings, 4th ed., by Kate Mangelsdorf and Evelyn Posey
...available
from EdMap's distance-learning online
bookstore.
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ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL
REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE
WITHOUT NOTICE. |
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TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: The following operating systems and browsers are fully tested and supported by Blackboard:
∙ Windows 2000 running Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 1.0.x
∙ Windows XP running Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 1.0.x
∙ Macintosh OS 10.3 running Internet Explorer 5.2 or Safari 1.2
Other combinations of operating systems and browsers may be compatible with Blackboard 6.3. However, they have not been fully tested so you may experience problems.
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| NUMBER OF LESSONS: There are 10 lessons and one supervised final examination. |
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OF WRITING ASSIGNMENTS:
There are ten regular lesson assignments, three papers, an informal writing assignment, and a couple of individual instruction assignments. |
EXAMINATIONS:
There
will be a two-hour, supervised final examination (online). A dictionary is the only resource permitted during the exam.
If you reside near an Ohio University campus, you must take your examination at the nearest campus. Others can arrange to have their examinations proctored at another accredited college or university or, if it is more convenient, at an accredited local high school. Ohio University reserves the right to reject a proposed examination supervisor. Detailed information about examination procedures will be included with your enrollment material. Examinations may not be taken online nor by e-mail. |
GRADING CRITERIA:
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Paper #1
Paper #2
Paper #3
Informal Writing (total)
Individualized Instruction #1
Individualized Instruction #2
Lesson Activities (total)
Participation/Engagement
Final Essay Exam |
= 15%
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A
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B+
B
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= 95-100%
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C
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F%
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= 59% and below |
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| ENROLLMENT INFORMATION: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Five months to finish.
Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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