what English 101 is (for U.K./commonwealth/brit-system)
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In a message dated 1/9/2005 11:29:41 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:
Kirby will be taking English 101
Math 99 (not college credit)
and CSE 100 (not for credit, and an interesting thing)
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I had intended to say, for the benefit of those who live where the English
school system is, that English 101 is the writing class most first-year
university students have to take. It's not universal, but it's largely on semester
of English 101 for writing (essays, exposition, reports) and then a semester
of English 102, which is commentary on readings. Analytical writing based
on short literature, articles--that varies.
With test scores such as ACT or SAT, sometimes new college students can
"test out" of those and go on to particular topics. Few care to do so. English
majors sometimes like to pad their hours with easier things, and those who
don't intend to take lots of English classes often take those two (IF they're
required) and no more, ever.
A young friend of mine once said, in the midst of re-taking English 102
after having failed it, that he was going to join the army as a paratrooper
because he hated that class so much. He said "I would rather jump out of an
airplane with a rifle than take English 102."
Because writing was easy for me, I enjoyed it.
Sandra
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SandraDodd@... writes:
Kirby will be taking English 101
Math 99 (not college credit)
and CSE 100 (not for credit, and an interesting thing)
--------------
I had intended to say, for the benefit of those who live where the English
school system is, that English 101 is the writing class most first-year
university students have to take. It's not universal, but it's largely on semester
of English 101 for writing (essays, exposition, reports) and then a semester
of English 102, which is commentary on readings. Analytical writing based
on short literature, articles--that varies.
With test scores such as ACT or SAT, sometimes new college students can
"test out" of those and go on to particular topics. Few care to do so. English
majors sometimes like to pad their hours with easier things, and those who
don't intend to take lots of English classes often take those two (IF they're
required) and no more, ever.
A young friend of mine once said, in the midst of re-taking English 102
after having failed it, that he was going to join the army as a paratrooper
because he hated that class so much. He said "I would rather jump out of an
airplane with a rifle than take English 102."
Because writing was easy for me, I enjoyed it.
Sandra
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