Course Information: 3 credit hours Section 02 M-F 9-10:15 Avery 8

ENGL 105.02 COMPOSITION FOR ESL STUDENTS: PUBLIC FACES

Instructor Information: Ms. Courtney King courtney.king@wsu.edu Avery 378 Office Hours: M-Th 10:20-11

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed to introduce you to the practices of academic writing in American universities in general and WSU in particular. In this course we will discuss the common practices of American academic writing including summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, making claims, providing support, choosing research topics, conducting library research, and following American conventions for citing source material. In addition, you will learn a variety of techniques for improving your papers through prewriting, peer reviewing, revising, and editing. This course is designed to introduce you specifically to North American academic and research writing. Through the writing sequence, readings, and in-class activities, my goal as your instructor is to assist you in developing your abilities to write critical, well-researched, and rhetorically savvy papers. Course Prerequisite: Appropriate Writing Placement Exam score, or ENGLISH 104 with a C or better. Designed to develop academic writing, critical thinking, reading, library skills, and rhetorical strategies for non-native speakers of English. Credit not granted for more than one of ENGLISH 101 and 105. The theme of this particular ENGL 105 course will be Public Faces. We will discuss the elements of composition as they apply to our existence in various public arenas and as members of the online public. In keeping with this theme, all of your written work for this semester will be publically available online via your Wordpress blog and on Box.com. If you have an issue with this, please speak to me early in the semester so we can discuss the implications of this strategy and make accommodations as necessary. COURSE OUTCOMES By the end of this course students should be able to: Explain the basic practices of American academic writing Write for different audiences and purposes Write essays that make claims and support those claims with specific evidence Conduct library research Identify and self-correct patterns of error in their writing Use sources in a way that complies with American conventions of academic honesty Incorporate source material into their own writing through accurately and effectively summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting Offer constructive feedback to other writers Improve their own writing through seeking feedback as well as revising, and editing their essays

REQUIRED MATERIALS Room to Fly: A Transcultural Memoir by Padma Hejmadi A Wordpress account A Box.com account Supplementary texts (provided electronically) Your own dynamic experiences and perspectives SUGGESTED MATERIALS

A laptop or tablet A flash drive or external hard drive Access to Microsoft Word COMPOSITION OF FINAL GRADE Paper 1 (10%) Paper 2 (20%) Paper 3 (20%) Paper 4 (10%) Participation (20%) Draft Submissions (10%) Attendance (10%)

READING JOURNALS Any time we have an assigned reading, a very brief reading journal will be due by Friday on your Wordpress blog. This practice will encourage deeper consideration of the text and can help focus our energies on the topic at hand. I will provide a prompt for the journaling and give ample time to post an entry. Many Friday discussions will be based on the entries you post and will be shared with the class. I will check to see if you participated in the journal writing immediately following class time and will assign participation points accordingly. DRAFT SUBMISSIONS In the weeks leading up to the due date for a paper, you will engage in peer revisions. With every major writing assignment you will submit a draft which meets all requirements by the due date. After I return your papers with my comments, you may revise and resubmit your paper up to one week after you receive your graded paper. I will let you know when the latest date for resubmitted papers will be. LATE WORK Due to the fast-paced nature of the summer term, if you fail to turn in an assignment, you will not be able to make up that missed work. Late work will not be accepted. Contact me beforehand if you have a legitimate reason for asking for an extension. All draft submissions will be digital. All drafts will be due on Box.com by 5 PM on the due date.

PARTICIPATION Your participation will consist of the following factors: Being prepared for class (with your text, paper, laptop, etc.) Participating verbally in class Posting on your blog The blog you keep will help supplement class discussion for those of you who are too shy to speak up often in class. Hopefully this will be a safe space for communication and you will respond to each others posts with frequency. CONFERENCES I will be meeting with you individually outside of class to discuss your progress and any concerns you might have about the course. Naturally, you are invited to visit my office hours or email me whenever you have concerns or questions. If my office hours do not work well with your schedule, contact me and we will see if we can work out another time that works for both of us, or alternatively, you may book a time to meet with me on our course blog. COURSE GRADING SCALE The grading for this course follows WSU grading standards: A: Outstanding achievement-awarded only for the highest accomplishment A = 94-100; A- = 90-93 B: Praiseworthy performance-above average in most respect B+ = 87-89 ; B = 84-86 ; B- = 80-83 C: Satisfactory performance-work meets the standards for competency C+ = 77-79 ; C = 74-76; C- = 70-73 D: Minimally passing-effort and achievement less than satisfactory D+ = 67-69 ; D = 64-66 ; F = 0-63 ATTENDANCE POLICY Due to this being a writing course with a focus on peer editing and participation in the process, your daily attendance is paramount. If for whatever reason you cannot attend a class period, please contact me beforehand. It will be your responsibility to acquire notes or future assignments from your classmates. If you miss more than three class periods you will receive a failing grade in the course. Also keep in mind that it is required for you to be present for the entire class period to be counted present for that day. Leaving early and arriving late will not be tolerated. ELECTRONIC DEVICES Because our course relies heavily on the use of laptops and tablets, I will ask that you only have these devices out during Screens Up time. When we are ready to disengage from our technologies and be humans again, I will announce Screens Down and will expect you to close your laptop or turn your tablet face down. Cell phones, mp3 players, and other devices will be expected to be silent during the class. If I see your cellphone during class you will lose your daily participation points. Please respect me and your fellow classmates by waiting until after class to attend to nonurgent communication. If an actual emergency arises, feel free to excuse yourself from the classroom quietly to take necessary calls.

DROP/WITHDRAWAL POLICY It is your responsibility to know the last drop and withdrawal dates for a given semester. Please keep track of this. If you are concerned with your grade in the course and are worried that you may not be able to pass, please see me as early as possible. Drop/withdrawal information is available at http://www.summer.wsu.edu/How_Do_I/enroll_change.asp DISABILITY STATEMENT Students with Disabilities: Reasonable accommodations are available for students with a documented disability. If you have a disability and may need accommodations to fully participate in this class, please visit or call the Access Center (Washington Building 217; 509-335-3417) to schedule an appointment with an Access Advisor. All accommodations MUST be approved through the Access Center. SAFETY STATEMENT Washington State University is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its faculty, staff, and students. Safety is the responsibility of every member of the campus community and individuals should know the appropriate actions to take when an emergency arises. In support of our commitment to the safety of the campus community the University has developed a Campus Safety Plan, http://safetyplan.wsu.edu. It is highly recommended that you visit this web site as well as the University emergency management web site at http://oem.wsu.edu/ to become familiar with the information provided. TOLERANCE STATEMENT It is one of my highest goals to have a classroom in which all students feel safe, accepted, and heard. You should feel comfortable sharing your views freely and productive debate is encouraged. If for any reason, however, a student attacks, degrades, or silences another student on the basis of race, ethnicity, sexual preference, gender, religious affiliation, or another matter of identity through hate speech, derogatory terms, or isolation, I reserve the right to expel that student from the classroom. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY The Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA) states that In an instructional setting, plagiarism occurs when a writer deliberately uses someone elses language, ideas, or other original (not common-knowledge) material without acknowledging its source. The WSU Academic Honesty Policy (based on State of Washington Code) expands the CWPA definition of plagiarism as well as explaining other categories of academic misconduct. As a WSU student, you are bound by these policies and are responsible for being aware of and abiding by them. Students who commit intentional acts of plagiarism will be reported to the Assistant Director of Composition and the Office of the Dean of Students and will fail the class. As an institution of higher education, Washington State University is committed to principles of truth and academic honesty. All members of the University community share the responsibility for maintaining and supporting these principles. When a student enrolls in Washington State University, the student assumes an obligation to pursue academic endeavors in a manner consistent with the standards of academic integrity adopted by the University. To maintain the academic integrity of the community, the University cannot tolerate acts of academic dishonesty including any forms of cheating, plagiarism, or fabrication. Washington State University reserves

the right and the power to discipline or to exclude students who engage in academic dishonesty. In particular, they are expected to demonstrate adherence to rules on plagiarism, multiple submissions, and falsification of records. In violations of the rules regarding academic dishonesty, you will be failed in the class and the work in question will be turned over to the Office of Student Conduct for handling. This is NOT a grammar class, so please don't mistake "grammar" for "writing." Grammar is part of writing, but do not conflate the two. Because it is part of writing, you need to attend to grammar. Do not plan on attending to it by having a native speaker check it for you. If I see native-level grammar editing in papers, I will automatically assume you have asked someone to fix it for you --and I will invoke the penalties for academic dishonesty noted above. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Feel like you need a little extra boost to get through all this writing? Need an extra set of eyes to look at the monsterous paper you just wrote for your mean teacher? Here are some helpful places to turn when your paper needs a little love. The Writing Center (CUE 403) - An expert reader to help you polish a draft? For free? Use this resource! The OWL at Purdue - A fantastic source for MLA guidelines, model papers, and general questions. WSU's MLA Guide - Our very own MLA guide! It's color-coded! Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Use and cite this with vocabulary exercises. Your course blog Check our blog regularly! ENGL 107 This course is a 1 credit tutorial for our class. Use this resource! Your instructor - I respond to email regularly and would love to clear up any misunderstandings if I can.