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Apr 20, 2026
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ENGL 152 - English Composition II
Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: ENGL 151 with a grade of C or higher
MTA English Comp/Communications Satisfier Y
MTA Humanities/Fine Arts Satisifer Y
Session Cycle: FWSU
Students will use research strategies to explore topics and write research papers that demonstrate their findings.
Notes: Humanities/Social Sciences Division
Theory Hours: 45
Learning Outcomes:
- Select and narrow a topic suitable for research.
- Develop a tentative thesis based within a research topic.
- Locate credible, scholarly sources about the research topic from a variety of print and non-print sources.
- Evaluate the reliability of sources by analyzing the information and ideas from a variety of print and non-print sources.
- Create a working bibliography via a collection of sources related to a chosen research topic.
- Incorporate information and ideas from a variety of print and non-print sources using effective summary and paraphrase strategies to avoid plagiarism.
- Document source language and ideas by summarizing, paraphrasing, or directly quoting using MLA citation style for in-text citations with awareness of other documentation styles (APA, CBE, ASA, and Chicago).
- Document sources using proper methods of MLA citation style including a Works Cited page with awareness of other documentation styles (APA, CBE, ASA, and Chicago).
- Develop and organize a research paper using various skills such as style, formatting, and paragraph development.
- Demonstrate knowledge of Standard American English and the ability to edit for correct grammar, punctuation, style, sentence structure, and vocabulary.
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