ENGL C1001 - Critical Thinking and Writing

Credits: 3

Prerequisite: ENGL C1000
Description: In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 - Academic Reading and Writing

Transferable
Transferable to both UC and CSU

General Education:

CalGETC: Transfer General Education Requirements ( 1- English Communication- 1B: Critical Thinking and Composition )

Student Learning Outcomes:

Define, recognize, and utilize forms of critical reasoning, including deductive and inductive reasoning, in a variety of rhetorical contexts.
Reflect critically on one’s own thought processes to identify and avoid cognitive biases and common fallacies of language and thought.
Employ critical reading and research strategies to locate and evaluate complex texts representative of diverse experiences, perspectives, and forms of authority.
Evaluate and document evidence to construct arguments in a variety of rhetorical situations, distinguishing knowledge from belief and fact from judgment.
Draft written arguments to respond appropriately to texts, with attention to intended audience, purpose, and social context, and revise for clarity, cogency, persuasiveness, and soundness.

Total Course In-Class (Contact) Hours: 54
Course Duration (Weeks): 18
Weekly Student Hours (In-Class) Lecture Hours: 3