Department of English
First Year Composition
ENC 1101
helps prepare students for academic work by emphasizing expository writing, the
basics of library research, and the conventions of academic discourse. Students
employ a variety of voices (first, second, and/or third) appropriate for diverse
rhetorical situations.
ENC 1102
emphasizes argument, research, and style. Through its emphasis on thinking
rhetorically, providing evidence for assertions, creative thinking, and writing
as a process, 1102 will prepare students for argument and research-based writing
in academic settings. Both ENC 1101 and ENC 1102 explore the foundations of
knowledge and learning as outlined by USF's General Education Plan. Both courses
teach students learn to think rhetorically, to understand and employ a variety of
writing strategies, to conduct research, and to interpret, critique, summarize,
and paraphrase texts.
For more information on the first-year composition program, including a current
staff list, “wiki” links, program publications, and other helpful resources
for students, visit the program’s official website: