SCLA 102 is based on the fundamental premise that great texts -- whether famous speeches, essays, or poetry as well as film and digital media -- inform and inspire students, encouraging their creative and imaginative capacities, helping students see the world from different perspectives and broadening their worldview.  In this class, we will examine a series of texts (including digital media); seeking to understand the contexts in which these texts were produced as well as what these texts mean to us today.

 

SCLA 102 is part of Level I of the Cornerstone certificate program.  It fulfills the Oral Communication requirement in the University Core Curriculum.  It is dedicated to developing and enhancing the ability of students to convey information through oral presentations, advancing their understanding of the importance of rhetorical situations and choices; analyzing and constructing presentations for different audiences; gathering and evaluating sources for presentations and using visual aids effectively.

By the end of the semester, students will:

Engage critically with transformative texts, drawing on multiple perspectives, including the individual, the historical, and the contemporary.

Cornerstone provides Purdue students with the skills that will serve them throughout their lives: to write and speak with clarity and precision, to think critically and creatively, to assimilate and analyze information, to adapt to change and connect in multi-cultural environments, to make sound ethical judgments, and to understand the implications of decisions in both a historical and societal context.