Profile

ENGLISH 100 is a non-credit, freshman-level, integrated, academic English course, within the English Language Institute (ELI) of the American University in Cairo. Students are placed into English 100 either directly, based on their entrance scores on the AUC English Language Proficiency Entrance Test (ELPET) or the TOEFL, or through the Intensive English Program of the ELI, based on their exit test scores. Students exit English 100 into one of the three levels of the Writing Program (WP), ECLT 101, ECLT 102 or ECLT 103, based on their exit scores.

Purpose

The goal of ENG 100 is to teach reading, writing and summarizing skills within content areas related to different disciplines. Students are expected to be able to transfer these skills to their study of academic courses.

In accordance with AUC's commitment to liberal education, ENG 100 exposes students to critical thinking and expression skills, such educational values as academic honesty, research skills using a variety of information resources, and a broad background knowledge using introductory reading selections from the following disciplines:

• Education
• Philosophy
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Political Science
• History
• Gender
• Computer Science
• Literature
• Psychology
• Business
• Biology
• Mass Communication
• Development
• Globalization

The readings and the accompanying exercises comprise units which constitute the bases for the academic writing activities of summary and composition.

Our Mission

English 100 is an integrated language skills course which prepares students of various backgrounds with competencies that promote self-confidence and subsequent success in their Rhetoric and Composition courses, other academic courses, and the American University in Cairo at large. It provides students with integrated academic reading and writing practice through exposure to a variety of disciplines and associated issues.

Accordingly, English 100 students gain knowledge of liberal education principles and academic fields while developing their reading and writing strategies. They learn to take responsibility for their own academic progress, working both independently and collaboratively, and to appreciate individual and cultural differences in a student-centered course environment.