Instructor:  Abhijit Rao                                                    

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Objectives of English 250
The course has been designed based on ISU Comm's WOVE principles; hence, the course has the following four objectives.

Written

• explore critical concepts and understand implications of critical citizenry
• brainstorm and compose alternative viewpoints to mainstream perceptions of a cultural concepts
• analyze professional writing to assess its purpose, audience, and rhetorical strategies
• construct arguments that integrate logical, ethical, and emotional appeals
• write source papers analyzing a rhetorical situation and identifying and accurately documenting appropriate source material
• avoid distracting or confusing sentence-level errors
• reflect systematically upon all of your communication processes, strengths, goals, and growth

Oral

• give an oral presentation, either individually or as part of a team, using effective invention, organization, language, and delivery strategies
• be an effective team member in small groups as a contributor, listener, and presenter

Visual

• rhetorically analyze visual communication, such as an advertisement, film, etc.
• create a visual argument (i.e. advertisement, slide presentations)

Electronic

• rhetorically analyze and produce electronic communication, such as emails and websites and post on blogs