EN 120 - Improving Editing and Proofreading

Description
This course is designed to help students improve their grammar, mechanics, word usage, and basic sentence skills through critical reflection of their own writing. Course activities include participation in lecture, editing practice, and sentence analysis. Significant time is spent on skill building exercises primarily in a workshop setting. A grade of C- or higher is necessary to receive credit.

Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 1.5
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): EN 101
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will develop an effective strategy for addressing grammatical, mechanical, and stylistic issues and create options for correcting grammatical and mechanical errors.

2. Students will learn to read their own writing more critically.

3. Students will be able to identify effective writing, including structure, language usage, and mechanics.
Course Outline:
1. Sentence structure and graphing simple compound complex compound complex

2. Punctuation commas semicolon periods exclamation points and question marks ellipsis hyphen

3.Sentance constructionparallel construction pronoun agreement subject and verb agreement modifier placement

4. Faulty word choice homonyms commonly misused words

5. Style Avoiding 2nd person Construction variation Avoiding repetition Using active voice Structure variation and graphing

6. Writing with finesse

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Workshop: 30-40%

Lecture: 10-30%

Individual instruction: 30-40%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
EElective- Offering designed to expand learning opportunities for degree seeking students. May or may not be required for students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture/Lab - Must meet Lecture & Lab Ratios
People Soft Course ID Number: 104461
Course CIP Code: 23.01
Maximum Course Enrollment: 18
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: English
Discipline: EN
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement),
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
MA in English, MA in Reading or a related field.

Last Revision Date Effective: 2017-04-12 11:07:40
Course Review & Revision Year: 2022-2023