English 103 Syllabus

Course Syllabus: 

English 103 Syllabus

Meet Your Instructor:

My name is Matthew A. Beyersdorf, and I have been teaching here at Santa Ana College for over twelve years. English 103 is one of my favorite classes to teach, and I look forward to working with you in this class to help you become an even better critical reader, thinker, and writer. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call or e-mail me or stop by my office so that we can chat.

Course Description:

This course focuses on developing critical thinking, reading, and writing skills by studying established argumentative methods and models and applying them to contemporary issues. Emphasis will be on logical reasoning and analytical and argumentative skills necessary for critical writing.

Textbook Information:

Critical Thinking (2nd ed.) by Jason McFaul, A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Students will read and discuss critically in order to identify premises, syllogisms, deduction and induction; to evaluate evidence, examples, and arguments for soundness; to assess authoritative testimony; to draw inferences from statistics; and to recognize rhetorical devices.

Students will synthesize information to produce academic argumentative and persuasive essays and a documented research paper by using resources ethically and MLA format, reflecting collegiate level writing standards and using proper MLA format.