Comp�Oral II builds on the English-language skills developed in Comp�Oral I. This two-part course focuses primarily on writing multi-paragraph essays and using spoken English for academic purposes, such as group discussions and delivering oral presentations. The course will continue to stress accuracy in speaking and writing and will emphasize skills and strategies to improve your ability to communicate in English. You will also learn how to analyze and strengthen your own and your classmates� written and spoken English. The general goal of the course is to increase your academic English language proficiency to the high�intermediate level in speaking and writing.

By the end of the semester, you will be able to (1) do self-reviews of your own essays and peer-reviews of classmates’ essays; (2) use different writing strategies (definition, classification, comparison / contrast) to develop expository essays; (3) write argumentative essays with sensible reasons and evidence; (4) employ multiple strategies/organizational patterns to write essay exams; and (5) design your own résumé.

Wyrick, Jean. Steps to Writing Well. 12th Edition. Boston: Wadsworth, 2013.