Lecture 1: Introduction to the Course

Welcome all PROW 100 students! I hope your new academic year is off to a great start and I wish you all the best for the coming term.


Today we will go over a few introductory issues. I'll tell you a bit about:

• Attendance and E-mails
• Introduction
• Activity
• Diagnostic (don't worry, this is for instructional purposes only)
  
• Syllabus
• Blog Expectations and How-To’s
• Explanation of Blog Term Project
• Parts of Speech Group Work
• Homework

REQUIRED COURSE TEXTS:

Eugenia Butler et al., Correct Writing, 6th edition (Lexington: DC Heath, 1997).








Gary Goshgarian, Exploring Language, 12th edition 
(New York: Longman, 2007).






I also recommend that you purchase a good-quality dictionary, such as the Canadian Oxford Dictionary or Gage Canadian Dictionary.

**** FOR NEXT CLASS ****

For Next Class: Read “Chapter 1, The Parts of Speech” in Correct Writing

Prepare for Parts of Speech Quiz



NOTE: We will be in the computer lab: Mac Lab 406