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English 099 @ Prairie State College

English 099 @ Prairie State College. Experiments with Structure and Curriculum . English 099 4 credit hours. Reading 099 4 credit hours. Before 2005…. English 099 4 credit hours. Reading 099 4 credit hours. English 099 6 credit hours (writing + critical inquiry). The new English 099.

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English 099 @ Prairie State College

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  1. English 099 @ Prairie State College Experiments with Structure and Curriculum

  2. English 099 4 credit hours Reading 099 4 credit hours Before 2005…

  3. English 099 4 credit hours Reading 099 4 credit hours English 099 6 credit hours (writing + critical inquiry) The new English 099

  4. English 099 – 6 credit hour course • Combines instruction in writing with instruction in critical inquiry/reading • Often team-taught by two instructors • Placement based on writing sample The new English 099

  5. PROS • Higher levels of intellectual engagement and excitement among students and faculty • High-interest texts for discussion • Reading in the context of writing, writing in the context of reading The results

  6. CONS • 6 credit hours is a long time and eats up financial aid • Students who don’t “need” Reading instruction have to take full course The results

  7. Gen Ed (Psych, Bio, Sociology, Business) 3-4 credit hours English 099 6 credit hours (writing + critical inquiry) 099 learning communities

  8. PROS • Specific intellectual context • Motivation of credit-bearing course • CONS • Difficulty enrolling enough students • “high school feel” The results

  9. 1 English 099 6 credit hours (writing + critical inquiry) Gen Ed (Psych, Bio, Sociology, Business) 3-4 credit hours English 099 3 credit hours (writing only) 2 English 099 3 credit hours (writing only) English 101 (transfer course) 3 The “new” new English 099

  10. English 099 6 credit hours (writing + critical inquiry) Same as before—team-taught, same curriculum BUT only students who need instruction in both writing and Reading The “new” new English 099

  11. Learning communities model… English 099 3 credit hours (writing only) Gen Ed (Psych, Bio, Sociology, Business) 3-4 credit hours The “new” new English 099

  12. “Accelerated” model English 101 (transfer course) 8 students + 16 students English 099 3 credit hours (writing only) 8 students The “new” new English 099

  13. For more information and conversation… jevans@prairiestate.edu

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