WRITING & CRITICISM (EN2020)

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A series of topic-centered courses refining the skills of academic essay writing, studying a wide range of ideas as expressed in diverse literary genres and periods. Introduces the analysis of literary texts and gives training in the writing of critical essays and research papers. Recent topics include: Utopia and Anti-Utopia, City as Metaphor, Portraits of Women, Culture Conflict, and Labyrinths.

Code: 
EN2020
Name: 
WRITING & CRITICISM
Discipline: 
EN (English)
Type: 
CCE
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
EN1010
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. As part of the general-education program, to evaluate major texts of world literature
  2. To analyze stylistic and generic differences
  3. To craft an independent, well-informed critical argument
  4. To learn to read even better, through consolidation and development of critical reading skills
  5. To recognize historical and cultural contexts
  6. To write essays, both under time pressure and with research content, as well as to present arguments orally
  7. Use a variety of resources to conduct research and present the findings through writing while respecting the principle of academic integrity (CCE LO3)
  8. Formulate coherent, independent, well-informed critical arguments and present and defend them orally and in writing, both under time pressure and with research content (CCE LO1)
  9. Improve the reading through the consolidation and development of critical reading skills while analyzing stylistic and generic differences (CCE LO2)

Offering(s)

Term Code Name
Fall 2024 EN2020L WRITING & CRITICISM
Fall 2024 EN2020M WRITING & CRITICISM
Spring 2025 EN2020A WRITING & CRITICISM
Spring 2025 EN2020B WRITING & CRITICISM
Spring 2025 EN2020C WRITING & CRITICISM
Spring 2025 EN2020D WRITING & CRITICISM
Spring 2025 EN2020H WRITING & CRITICISM
Spring 2025 EN2020J WRITING & CRITICISM
Spring 2025 EN2020K WRITING & CRITICISM
Spring 2025 EN2020L WRITING & CRITICISM

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