Course Details
Course Code: ENGL115 Course ID: 5224 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate
Presidents winning elections, countries declaring war, spouses saving a marriage, students earning scholarships—all of these have something in common: argumentation. Mountains have been moved by masters of this craft. Just think of what such people as Martin Luther King, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln achieved with the power of their words. There is, as Horace says, harmony in discord. We will explore that harmony and why Fredrick Douglass said there can be no progress without struggle. In this class, we will examine argument strategies and structures, interrogate assumptions, explore moral arguments with complex empirical questions, and analyze a variety of texts—popular culture, websites, advertisements, etc. Be prepared to work with a variety of evidence and opinions, cultures, counterclaims, evidentiary quality, and more, as we study and practice the art of argumentation. (Pre-requisite: ENGL101 or ENGL110)
Course Schedule
Registration Dates | Course Dates | Start Month | Session | Weeks |
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Registration05/27/2024 - 11/01/2024 | Course Dates11/04/2024 - 12/29/2024 | Start Month November | SessionFall 2024 Session I | Weeks8 Week session |
Registration06/24/2024 - 11/29/2024 | Course Dates12/02/2024 - 01/26/2025 | Start Month December | SessionFall 2024 Session D | Weeks8 Week session |
Registration07/29/2024 - 01/03/2025 | Course Dates01/06/2025 - 03/02/2025 | Start Month January | SessionWinter 2025 Session B | Weeks8 Week session |
Registration08/26/2024 - 01/31/2025 | Course Dates02/03/2025 - 03/30/2025 | Start Month February | SessionWinter 2025 Session I | Weeks8 Week session |
Registration09/30/2024 - 02/28/2025 | Course Dates03/03/2025 - 04/27/2025 | Start Month March | SessionWinter 2025 Session D | Weeks8 Week session |
Registration10/28/2024 - 04/04/2025 | Course Dates04/07/2025 - 06/01/2025 | Start Month April | SessionSpring 2025 Session B | Weeks8 Week session |