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# College Foundations for English Composition

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## Course Description

This course is an English preparatory course focusing on the skills required for effective writing in a variety of contexts, with emphasis on exposition, analysis, and argumentation. It also covers reading comprehension. This course was designed to prepare students to be successful in College Composition I courses.

## Learning Outcomes

- Communicate effectively through writing, utilizing appropriate grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure.
- Establish and maintain an effective use of rhetorical strategies to a specific audience and communicate a clearly identifiable central thesis and/or message.
- Identify and implement active reading and note-taking strategies.
- Demonstrate effective essay structure through logically-organized written presentations.

## Instructor

- Associate Professor of English
    
    Dr. Lydia Postell, Ph.D.
    
    
    
    
    - Dalton State College
    
    Teaching:
    
    Summer
    
    Fall

September

1

Fall 2026

Start Date

January

4

Fall 2027

End Date

Upcoming refers to the next academic term after the current one.

January

5

Spring 2027

Start Date

May

3

Spring 2027

End Date

Duration

### 16 weeks

Instruction Method

### Self-paced

[View Syllabus](https://ecampus-usg.simplesyllabus.com/en-US/doc/663gz1c3n)

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