AZ Online Foundations Writing
Below you can read about 100-level writing courses that satisfy the Foundations Writing requirement. ENGL 101/107 are required before taking ENGL 102/108. If you are taking your first writing course at the University of Arizona, you will also be enrolled in ENGL197B.
ENGL197B is a one-credit co-curricular Pass/Fail Writing Workshop intended to provide extra mentoring and support as you complete your first writing course with University of Arizona. You will not be charged for this credit-hour.
The course content is embedded in your Foundations Writing D2L course and focuses on a series of meetings with the instructor and activity choices intended to help you achieve your writing goals. Feel free to view the sample syllabus for the 197B that is attached to 101/102. The Writing Program will enroll you in this course and your instructor will reach out at the start of class.
What students have to say about the course:
"[The] value in for 197B, would definitely be the access to the instructor; additional meetings that we had with the professor"
" I just felt more comfortable asking him questions in the future because we built a bit of a rapport"
ENGL 101/107: First-Year Writing
English 101 and 107 teach the social and situated nature of writing—that is, the ways in which writing is tied to purpose, audience, community, and content. Both courses emphasize community, genre, and awareness of the rhetorical situation.
While ENGL 107 has same curriculum and student learning outcomes as ENGL 101, the student population and teacher feedback are often different. ENGL 107 is designed for international students and English language learners, but any students may choose this course. ENGL 107 instructors typically have a background in teaching English as a Second Language, which allows for an understanding of grammar and writing that emphasizes language awareness.
In ENGL 101 and 107, you will write in several genres and analyze how purpose, audience, and context help shape research, organization, and language choices. In addition, the course introduces primary research methods, including interviews and observations. You'll reflect on your writing and writing process throughout the course, and you will submit a final portfolio reflecting on all of your work from the semester.
ENGL 101 Assignment Sheet + Activity
ENGL 107 Assignment Sheet + Activity
ENGL 102/108: First-Year Writing II
ENGL 102 and 108 build on the close-reading and research strategies introduced in English 101/107/101A but focus more on researching, analyzing, and developing arguments.
While ENGL 108 has same curriculum and student learning outcomes as ENGL 102, the student population and teacher feedback are often different. ENGL 108 is designed for international students and English language learners, but all students may choose this course. ENGL 108 instructors typically have a background in teaching English as a Second Language, which allows for an understanding of grammar and writing that emphasizes language awareness.
In ENGL 102 and 108, you will research an issue that interests you, analyzing the positions and rhetorical strategies of those who take a stand on that issue. You will develop effective research strategies that help locate, evaluate, and integrate sources into your analyses and arguments. In crafting your own arguments, you will learn to draft and revise with a specific purpose, audience, and context in mind and to write within and across different academic, professional, and personal communities.
View sample assignment sheets and activities from ENGL 102 and 108 below: