ENC 1102 - English Composition II
Spring 2007
Instructor: Basak [pronounced Bashak]
Tarkan-Blanco
Writing Lab: Room 2207
Department: English
Phone# 237-0677
E-mail: basak.blanco@mdc.edu
Hours: M-Th: 8:00 a.m-9:00 p.m.
Phone#: 237-2019
F-S: 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Office: 8208
Office hours: Monday-Wednesday: 11:00 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Tuesday-Thursday: 2:05 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
****If you have any questions about any aspect of the course or want help with an assignment, please see me
during my office hours. I will be happy to help you.
Required Texts
Clark, Virginia, Paul A. Escholz, and Alfred F. Rosa. Language: Readings in Language and Culture. 6th ed.
Troyka and Hesse. Simon and Schuster Handbook for Writers. 7th ed.
College Dictionary (American Heritage, Webster’s,…)
Course Description
ENC 1102 is the second required general education core course in college level writing. Observing the
conventions of Standard American English, students will compose informative and persuasive essays, write
responses to a variety of genres and/or non-fiction, and produce a documented paper based on research.
Course Goals
The student will compose essays that explain an idea, belief or attitude.
The student will present writing that seeks to persuade an audience to accept a belief, attitude, value or
course of action.
The student will write responses to a variety of literary genres and/or non-fiction.
The student will write a documented research paper.
Assignment Due Dates
All assignments (formal papers, in-class reading responses, quizzes/ exercises/ activities and the research project
assignments) must be submitted on the due date. At the earliest, papers will be returned one week after the due
date. If you must miss a class when a paper is due, please send it with a classmate or drop it off in my mailbox.
Expectations
Successful students in a writing course not only attend class regularly and on time, but they also complete
assignments by their due dates. They budget their time wisely and give priority to their studies. I urge you to do
the same. Once you fall behind in a writing class, it is difficult to catch up. Therefore, to be successful you need to
come to class prepared. You are expected to have read the assigned material prior to class, bring the textbook each
day, and to contribute or at least listen attentively to discussions.
Plagiarism
Whether intentional or unintentional, plagiarism is unacceptable. Copying, inaccurately documenting, or
misrepresenting any source as your own will constitute a failing grade for the course. If you plagiarize a paper,
you will automatically fail the course.
Attendance and Tardiness
Attendance is mandatory, and I will take roll each class meeting. You are allowed 3 absences. On your 4th
absence, your grade for the course will be lowered one letter grade. Should you miss 5, your final grade will be
lowered two letter grades (for example, a “B” becomes a “D”). If you have more than five absences, you will
automatically fail the course.
Attendance affects your performance, and you are expected to actively participate in all in-class activities. No
Please remember that your success in this course will depend upon your regular attendance in class, punctuality,
hard work, attention to details, and coming to class prepared. Being on time is also mandatory, and three tardies
(of five minutes or more) will equal one absence.
For this class, when you come into the classroom, please turn off pagers (beepers), cellular phones, and all other
electronic devices that beep or make audible sounds. Please keep them on the vibrate mode or turn them off
completely.
Grading Policy
To receive a passing grade in this course, you must write essays at an acceptable college level (grade C or higher).
All assignments will be graded based on the following scale:
90-100%
80-89%
70-79%
60-69%
Below 60%
A
B
C
D
F
Your final grade for the course is broken down into these components:
Description
Formal Papers (2)
In-class Reading Responses (15)
Quizzes (15)
In-class Assignments (10)
Research Paper
Percent of Grade
20%
20%
20%
10%
30%
Your mark in this course will be computed with the above percentages. However, several variables that determine
your overall performance in the course will lower that base grade. They are as follows:
1) Failure to attend class
2) Tardiness
3) Coming to class without your homework or assignment as scheduled
4) Failure to complete writing assignments satisfactorily
5) Failure to participate in classroom activities
6) Coming to class without your course books
It is your responsibility to keep a record of your grades, as well as your absences. Using the above percentages,
you should be able to figure out what your grade is at any given time in the course.
****This syllabus is subject to change. Attendance in class is the best option for staying informed of any changes.
Course Outline
Jan. 4, Thursday—Course introduction, syllabus distribution
Jan. 11, Thursday—Nancy Lord, Native Tongues 19-26, Quiz 1, Response 1
Jan. 18, Thursday—Harvey A. Daniels, Nine Ideas about Language 43-59, Quiz 2, Response 2
Jan. 25, Thursday—W. Nelson Francis, Word Making: Some Sources of New Words 154-165,
Quiz 3, Response 3
Jan. 30, Tuesday—Research paper topic selection and summary
Feb. 1, Thursday—Jean Atchison, Bad Birds and Better Birds: Prototype Theories 225-239,
Quiz 4, Response 4
Formal Paper # 1 due
Feb. 8, Thursday—Albert H. Markwardt and J. L. Dillard, Social and Regional Variation 277-290,
Quiz 5, Response 5
Feb. 15, Thursday—Roger W. Shuy, Dialects: How They Differ 292-311, Quiz 6, Response 6
Feb. 20, Tuesday—Research proposal
Feb. 22, Thursday—Louise Erdrich, The Names of Women 392-396, Quiz 7, Response 7
Feb. 27, Tuesday—The Ohio State University Language Files, The Family Tree and Wave Models 416-419,
Quiz 8, Response 8, Library Database Article and Annotation
Mar. 1, Thursday—Formal Paper # 2 due, Library Database Article Evaluation
Mar. 6, Tuesday—Library Book Assignment
Mar. 8, Thursday—Paul Roberts, A Brief History of English 420-430, Quiz 9, Response 9
Incorporating Quotes Exercise
Mar. 13, Tuesday—Internet Assignment
Mar. 15, Thursday—Katherine Whitmore, Saving California Languages 492-501,
Quiz 10, Response 10, Paraphrasing Exercise
Mar. 20, Tuesday—Thesis Statement Exercise
Mar. 22, Thursday—Stephen J. Caldas and Suzanne Caron-Caldas, Rearing Bilingual Children
in a Monolingual Culture: A Louisiana Experience 514-521, Quiz 11, Response 11,
Plagiarism Exercise
Mar. 27, Tuesday—Working Thesis Statement
Mar. 29, Thursday—George A. Miller and Patricia M. Gildea, How Children Learn Words 580-587,
Quiz 12, Response 12
Apr. 5, Thursday—David Crystal, Language and Thought 629-632, Quiz 13, Response 13
MLA Works Cited Exercise
Apr. 10, Tuesday—Works Cited
Apr. 12, Thursday—John P. Hughes, Language and Writing 705-722, Quiz 14, Response 14
Research Paper due
Apr. 19, Thursday—Barbara Hill Hudson, Sociolinguistic Analysis of Dialogues 740-748,
Quiz 15, Response 15