Course Goals

By the end of the course, students of ESL 202 (Fall 2008) should be able to:

• Explain the importance of the writing process
• Write a comparison/contrast essay, definition, and division/classification essay using all steps of the writing process
• Write one five-page essay on one of the three essay types listed above
• Locate and correct poorly written sentences, especially in the areas of punctuation, capitalization, sentence fragments, run-on sentences, and agreement of subjects and verbs
• Apply their newly acquired writing and grammar skills in and outside the classroom environment
• Demonstrate a higher confidence level when writing essays in English compared to their confidence upon entering the course