AZ Online Foundations Writing
100-level courses
Below you can read about 100-level writing courses that satisfy the Foundations Writing requirement. For most students, in order to meet the university's Writing Requirement, a first-semester course (ENGL 101, 101A, or 107) is a pre-requisite for a second-semester course (ENGL 102 or 108).
ENGL 101: First-Year Writing
English 101 teaches 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. 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 Sample Assignment Sheet + Activity
Courses with additional support: ENGL 101A or ENGL 107
English 101A is a four-credit course that follows the same goals, activities, and assignments as English 101, but it includes an additional workshop component that provides individual support. As a student in 101A, you will receive extra mentoring and support through individual synchronous time with the instructor, and you will have more time to ask questions, get one-on-one feedback on writing and projects, and discuss and apply course concepts. The workshop time may also include additional reflective and collaborative activities to support your learning; you can see an example of such activity below.
ENGL 101A Sample Workshop Activity
ENGL 107 is designed for international students and English language learners, but it has same curriculum and student learning outcomes as ENGL 101 and 101A. 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.
ENGL 107 includes a one-credit, Pass/Fail course (ENGL 197B). The goal of the additional course is to provide you with more focused live conversation time with instructors as well as targeted writing instruction for those who speak English as an additional language.
ENGL 107 Sample Assignment
ENGL 102 or ENGL 108: First-Year Writing II
Pre-requisites: ENGL 101, 101A, or 107 OR equivalent credit for these courses.
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: