My name is Kahdeidra Mon\u00e9t Martin, and I am teaching this course for the Spring 2018 -Session I semester at LaGuardia Community College. The official title and course number is ENG 102.0830 \u2013 Composition II (Writing Through Literature)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Our class meets on Mondays & Wednesdays, from 9:15 \u2013 10:15am (M) and 9:15-11:30am (W).<\/strong> You can best reach me via email at kamartin@lagcc.cuny.edu. We will use this website in addition to Blackboard for course information.<\/p>\n How does language influence and reflect our ideas about culture? How does our language reflect our identities? Our class theme is \u201cMultilingual Voices.\u201d The core identity of a culture is embodied in and perpetuated by its language\u2014the idioms, proverbs and gestures at once espouse the sanctity of tradition and salience of innovation. We will examine texts that explore diverse languaging practices and interrogate the boundaries among languages and cultures. As culturally and linguistically diverse landscapes, most of our readings will highlight multilingual voices of the United States, the Caribbean, South America, and Africa. In what ways do the course texts serve as \u201cwindows,\u201d \u201cmirrors,\u201d or \u201csingle stories\u201d to our own experiences?<\/p>\n This course is designed to assist you in developing the critical reading and process writing skills necessary for success in college level courses. You will practice close reading, comprehension, and textual analysis skills. In addition, you will produce written and oral analyses that integrate textual evidence using appropriate MLA formatting.<\/p>\n By the end of this course, you will be able to:<\/p>\n Welcome to the course website for Multilingual Voices! My name is Kahdeidra Mon\u00e9t Martin, and I am teaching this course for the Spring 2018 -Session I semester at LaGuardia Community College. The official title and course number is ENG 102.0830 \u2013 Composition II (Writing Through Literature). Our class meets on Mondays & Wednesdays, from 9:15 \u2013 10:15am (M) and 9:15-11:30am<\/p>\nCourse Description:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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