Class Details

EWRT 1A
Composition and Reading

Course Description

This course introduces students to university-level reading and writing, with an emphasis on analysis. Students will closely examine a variety of texts (personal, popular, literary, professional, academic) from culturally diverse traditions. Students will practice common rhetorical strategies used in academic writing and compose clear, well-organized, and well-developed essays, with varying purposes and differing audiences, from personal to academic.

Class Details

Class Dates: This class runs from 2025-06-30 to 2025-08-08.
Footnote:
EWRT 1A.01A: Open to all students who meet normal course prerequisites, have been accepted by formal application to the Study Abroad Philippines program and have paid a program fee of ~$2,200 (which may include Financial Aid) plus airfare. All classes require permission of the instructor, Dr. Francesca Caparas caparasfrancesca@fhda.edu. Majority of course work takes place in the Philippine Islands.

Class Materials

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Course Details

Units

5 Units

Hours

• Weekly Lecture Hours: 5
• Weekly Lab Hours: 0

Program Status

Program Applicable

Credit

Credit - Degree Applicable

Grading Method

Letter Grading

General Course Statement

General Statement

See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.

Requisite and Advisory

Prerequisite

Eligibility for college-level composition (EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH) as determined by college assessment or other appropriate methods.

Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills

Limitations on Enrollment

Not open to students with credit in the Honors Program related course.

Entrance Skills

Eligibility for college-level composition as determined by college assessment or other appropriate methods.