Required:
Holeton, Richard. Encountering Cultures, 2nd ed. Prentice-Hall.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: 1995
2 -- 3.5 discs formated for use on the Mac
Recommended:
The Savy Student's Guide to Library Research (Available at all campus
bookstores)
Class Policy
1. Come to class every time.
2. Keep up with reading assignments.
3. Turn work in on time. 4. Keep a copy of all work handed in.
5. Take an active and civil
part 6. Do not plagiarize.
in class discussion
7. If you don't understand
something--ASK.
Course Description
102c is the second course in the composition sequence. 102 is intended to help you develop and exercise your critical thinking, reading, research, and writing skills; 102c offers you the added advantage of access to computer technologies, such as word processing, email, and the internet. 102c is not, however, a computer technology class; it is first and foremost a writing class, and most of our time in this class will be spent on reading and discussing the writing of others, and creating and producing our own. This particular section of 102c is based on examining and responding to cultural issues. You must be prepared to spend a great deal of time and energy on this class, but remember as well that you can play a major role in choosing the materials you will read, the issues you will discuss, and the topics about which you will write--and, equally important, you will have fun!
Welcome to the class.
Attendance
Regular attendance is required
as individual and group work and class discussion will form a significant
part of fulfilling the course objectives. Additionally, at least
10% of your final grade will be based upon participation--and if you don't
attend, you can't participate. More than 3 absenceswill be
considered excessive, and will adversely affect your final grade.
If you do miss a class, you are still responsible for the material covered
that day and for getting any assignments due during that class to
me as soon as possible. After I have learned your names, I will pass
around a daily sign up sheet. Please be sure you have signed it each
day as this is the record of your attendance.
Participation
Please remember that this
is not a lecture but a workshop/discussion based course. I will expect
you to participate in all class activities, especially in small group and
whole class discussion. Your thoughts, insights, and observations
have value and will effectively add value to the learning experience for
yourself and your classmates. Please remember you are no longer in
high school; do not spend class time discussing outside activities, doing
work for other classes, reading the Exponent, surfing the Net, etc.
I notice such behaviors even when I don't appear to, and you can believe
me when I say you won't like my response, so let's not.
Assignment Preparation and Timeliness
You are expected to produce high-quality professional papers. Neatness, visual appeal, and mechanical and grammatical correctness do matter, though they do not by themselves guarantee that a paper is well written. Major papers must be word-processed and printed on a letter quality printer (such as those available in the computer labs) and should have appropriate margins, spacing, pagination, etc.
Papers and corresponding assignments
are due at the beginning of the designated class period unless otherwise
announced. Please turn in all your work on time as I find it extremely
distasteful to have to reduce a grade simply because the assignment was
late. On rare occasions I do grant a short extension if circumstances
warrant it. If you need one, ASK.
E-mail (listserv) Journal
Beginning the second week
of class you will be required keep a journal having to do with the topics
and issues raised in the class. You must write and post to the listserv
at least one journal entry each week. Journal entries may be about
what we've discussed in class; readings from the book or outside materials
which have a bearing on the issues raised; your own thoughts, opinions,
and ideas which perhaps were not raised in class discussion; and so on.
The Writing Lab
You are encouraged to take advantage of the Writing Lab (Heav 226) for help with your writing. Instructors are available there to help you at any point in the writing process (obviously, the earlier in the process the better). The Writing Lab informs instructors when their students have visited the lab for help, and I will give extra credit for such visits.
Finally: I hope you are looking forward to this semester as much as I am. We're going to be doing a lot of reading, a lot of writing, a lot of talking, a lot of learning-- and we're going to have a good time while we're at it! Again, welcome to my class!
Rebecca
English 102c Schedule
Spring 1998
The following is subject
to modifications {additions, deletions, substitutions, etc.} as needed
throughout the semester. You will be given adequate advance notice
of any major changes.
Introduction to the course
I Reading Assignments
Gender Stereotypes
Read: Brief Encounters,
Chapter I
Encountering
Stereotypes
Read: Brief Encounters,
Chapter 2
Encountering
Diversity
Read: Brief Encounters,
Chapter 5
Ethnicity and Identity
Read: Brief Encounters,
Chapter 6
II
Writing Assignments
Paper 1 - due: 2-19-98
Paper 2 - due: 3-5-98
Annotated bibliography - due: 4-02-98
Research Paper - due: 4-30-98
III The Research Paper
This is the major assignment
of the course. You will be expected to select, develop, research
and argue an issue you find interesting. The only criteria for the
selection of a topic is that it be based on culture. There are many
culture based topics in all disciplines. For example, you might choose
to do something with advertisements; cultural community events, interviews
in which cultures are compared; gender differences in various cultures;
how culture affects company practices; how foreign cultures are affected
(or have been affected) by American culture; what films and/or television
tell us about cultural stereotypes; etc.
Grades will broken down as follows :
Attendance
10 %
Participation
10 %
Miscellaneous papers and exercises
10 %
Journal
10 %
Paper 1 -- (3-5 pages)
10 %
Paper 2 -- (3-5 pages)
10 %
Annotated Bib. project -- (9 entries)
10 %
Research Paper -- (7 - 10 pages)
30 %
100 %
At this point, I plan no midterm or final -- I may, however, modify that plan as the semester goes on based upon what I judge to be your progress and your needs. If major exams become necessary, I will of course change the grading percentages accordingly.