English 112 and 122 make up the first-year curriculum of NDSU's writing
program for non-native students of English. These courses are equivalent
in content and scope to 110 and 120, but they are specifically designed to
address written expression issues often encountered by non-native students
of English. Students receive additional support related to higher level
language acquisition and usage for non-native speakers. Students who have
been enrolled in the IELP (Intensive English Language Program) should take
these courses for their first-year English curriculum. Other non-native
speakers are also highly encouraged to take these courses. Departmental
permission is required.

These courses emphasize helping students make the transition to college
level writing assignments and expectations, which includes a thorough
research component. They teach consideration of rhetorical principles
like audience, purpose, genre, style, and social context that will be
re-enforced in the upper division writing courses. The instructor/s will
use materials and approaches they are familiar and successful with in
order to help students improve their standard English skills and meet the
common departmental course goals for first-year writers:

1. To communicate effectively in a variety of genres for various
audiences and situations (General Education Outcome #1).
2. To integrate knowledge and ideas in a coherent and meaningful manner
(General Education Outcome #6).
3. To understand literacy as a dynamic concept, much broader than basic
reading and writing skills (English 112) and to understand leadership as a
dynamic role, rather than a static position, that can be played out
through writing and collaboration (English 122).

English 112 and 122 courses will continue to change and evolve based on
the department's annual assessment of outcomes, the ongoing professional
development of our teaching staff, and the rapid changes and uses of
communication tools and mediums.