Springfield Technical Community College

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Course Number:	ENGL 200	Department:	English	
Course Title:	English Composition 2	Semester:	Spring	Year:	1997	

Objectives/Competencies

Course Objective	Competencies	
1.	To introduce students to literature and to develop an appreciation of varied literary forms.

2.	To improve students’ reading comprehension and to sharpen their interpretive and critical abilities.

3.	To open students’ minds to differing ideas and values.

4.	To promote greater understanding of human nature and behavior.

5.	To improve students’ writing styles.

	1.	Recognize the characteristics of literary genres.
2.	Learn common literary devices and techniques.
3.	Identify elements of style.

1.	Develop and employ interpretive skills in discussing and writing about literature.
2.	Develop and employ critical skills in discussing and writing about literature.

1.	Develop an understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity.
2.	Develop awareness of alternatives in considering situations.
3.	Appreciate alternative views of issues and experience.

1.	Recognize the relevance of human experience and behavior in literature to the same in daily life.
2.	Enrich understanding of oneself and of others.
1.	Reinforce the principles of good composition as learned in English Composition 1.
2.	Apply the principles of composition to literary analysis.