english requirement - eng102, 104, or 199??

sandbar

Hi all,

I've got 2 questions regarding the english requirement for business admin.

1. I'm wondering among the three english courses, which one would be the easiest?
I've already done 101, and tried taking phil101 but didn't really like it.


2. other than 101, which is the easiest among the courses below?
easy as in the english knowledge straight out of high school will be enough for the course.

ENGL 101W-3, ENGL 102W-3, ENGL 103W-3, ENGL 104W-3, ENGL 105W-3, ENGL 199W-3, PHIL XX1-3, PHIL 100W-3, PHIL 120W-3

Thanks!

IVT

phil 120 FTW. half the stuff I learned in english 12 got tossed out the window in the first 2 weeks. If you take it with Sam Black, I can sell you the book

nicole

I took Eng 105 last semester and it was really, really easy. We read Harry Potter, The Da Vinci Code, etc. It changes every semester, but even so...it was laughable.

I'm taking Eng 199 this semester (Distance Ed). It's more work in terms of writing, but very basic concepts.

affinity

i took eng 102 and 103. i'd personally say 103 was easier because 102 was boring as hell.

at such a low level, take what interests you...they're probalby all easy

meesh

I took eng 104 and it was pretty easy. we read books that included Anne Frank's Diary and A Million Little Pieces. the course studied texts from different eras that had controversy surrounding its authors.

from my understanding the course content changes depending on the prof...so it's best to look at the course outlines for the upcoming semester to see what it's going to be about and what books you'll have to read. like affinity said, they're intro courses and they're probably at the same level of easiness so better to be reading books that interest you.

i just want to add that i'd stay away from phil courses. so so boring.

vonnie

PHILXX1 is the best! I loved that class. It was so easy =)
(I also have the textbook if you want, it's only $30! Good deal for a course, and re-usable / re-sellable)

I took ENGL105, it was easy. Then again, it was really retarded because we had a sessional prof and he was from the States. An American teaching Canadian literature...?
(Custom courseware, I advise not to take CCW classes cuz u can sell that shit)

I'm taking ENGL102 w/ T. Alkan and She's a good prof. Very informative. Pretty interesting... for poetry. So far it's quite easy.
(I didn't bother buying the poetry book because poems are internet searchable anyways so it's fine)

ENGL199 is a pain, I heard. Essays every week, so that's like what, 12 essays? Sucks to be them =P

So I took 3 ENGL, using 2 for my B-Hum credits, 1 for W credit, and my next W credit will be the Business English I hafta take in 3rd year.

collegestudent

i found english 102 easier than 101.
also phil xx1 was easy breezy too. very basic concepts and minimal work.

sandbar

thanks for all the replies.
For phil xx1, I heard that the average was always very low, is that true?
which prof. did you guys take the course with?
Is J.Macintosh easy?
how's the course like in terms of work load? (# of papers? midterms?)

For Eng199, how's the course like? It caught my attention since it has no finals and midterms, I'm not really sure.

Some more descriptions about the courses will be great.

Thanks again.

nicole

sandbar;25653 said:

thanks for all the replies.
For phil xx1, I heard that the average was always very low, is that true?
which prof. did you guys take the course with?
Is J.Macintosh easy?
how's the course like in terms of work load? (# of papers? midterms?)

For Eng199, how's the course like? It caught my attention since it has no finals and midterms, I'm not really sure.

Some more descriptions about the courses will be great.

Thanks again.

I'm taking in Distance Ed, and it's really not that bad.

Vonnie, I probably wouldn't be taking it if there were essays every week! We have 5 papers (but all only 800-1200 words), and about one online exercise every week (which is usually only a discussion about the topic of the week).

There is a midterm, but no final.

vonnie

sandbar;25653 said:

thanks for all the replies.
For phil xx1, I heard that the average was always very low, is that true?
which prof. did you guys take the course with?
Is J.Macintosh easy?
how's the course like in terms of work load? (# of papers? midterms?)

For Eng199, how's the course like? It caught my attention since it has no finals and midterms, I'm not really sure.

Some more descriptions about the courses will be great.

Thanks again.

PhilXX!:
no papers. 1 midterm 1 final.
More logical then Writing kinda stuff.
The average was the usual High C Low B... about 65%?
That's a pretty average average lol.

collegestudent

sandbar;25653 said:

thanks for all the replies.
For phil xx1, I heard that the average was always very low, is that true?
which prof. did you guys take the course with?
Is J.Macintosh easy?
how's the course like in terms of work load? (# of papers? midterms?)

I had phil xx1 with jill macintosh. she was easy. she asks a couple tricky questions on her midterm but if you go to class she tells you exactly the kind of tricky questions she plans on asking.

there were no papers, there was one very minor assignment (completion marks only), and 2 midterms and a final (all mc). tutorials weren't mandatory (but were very helpful), but i heard now they've eliminated tutorials (i'm not sure though).