What is the difference between English 1 and LAS, or between English 1 and Masterpieces of Literature?
Both English 1 and the Liberal Arts Seminar are required elements of the first year experience. In English 1 students learn the skills of argumentation (including the process of revision) and critical analysis of written argument. This course also includes a discussion of how language works in argumentation and it introduces students to some of the principles of semantics. The Liberal Arts Seminar is a topic-based introduction to the skills of critical thinking, research, and oral and written presentation that students will use throughout their college and professional careers. Masterpieces of Literature, unlike English 1, is a course based on literary analysis. Students in Masterpieces of Literature will write (and revise) several papers. In Masterpieces students will expand the writing skills they learned in English 1, and will practice making arguments based on textual evidence. The literary works read will come from a wide range of regional and historical literary traditions and wi
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