| ENG 089 |
Group Tutorial: Writing |
| This class is designed for students who have completed Basic Composition, but are in need of more instruction to help them successfully complete English I or II. The class will focus on helping students master such elements of composition as developing and organizing ideas, writing clear sentences, and making convincing arguments. Reading and writing assignments will be required. 1 credit |
| ENG 090 |
Basic Composition |
| This course is for student who needs improvement in writing skills as determined by placement tests. Special attention is directed toward the structure of sentences, diction, and the mechanics of writing. Extensive practice in writing paragraphs will be provided. Lab fee. 3 credits
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| ENG 091 |
English Vocabulary |
| This course presents a systematic approach to building English vocabulary by teaching students techniques for long term vocabulary learning, providing instruction in understanding the origin and meaning of words, and presenting English vocabulary within its broader cultural and social context. This course will help both native speakers who need a stronger foundation in academic language and ESL students who need to expand their vocabulary in English. Course material will provide practice opportunities in standardized tests such as TOEFL and SAT. Students who complete this course successfully should expect to be more comfortable and competent in dealing with the both general and subject specific academic vocabulary used in college texts and lectures. 3 credits
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| ENG 092 |
Critical Thinking |
| This course is designed for students in need of further preparations for college level work. This class will provide intensive preparation in reading, writing and vocabulary development while challenging students to confront questions about self, college, and contemporary issues. Additional assignments provide students with practice in their specific area of academic interest. Prerequisites: successful completion of Developmental Reading and Study skills, or appropriate scores on the placement test. 3 credits
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| ENG 093 |
Grammar |
| This 3 credit course provides students the opportunity to develop college-level skills in the syntax of the English language. 3 credits
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| ENG 094 |
Developmental Reading & Study Skills |
| This course is specifically designed to assess and improve a student's reading efficiency, vocabulary proficiency, and overall study skills. Students monitor their progress in key reading and study skills. Skills stressed are pre-reading, finding the main idea, recognizing patterns of organization, using outlines and study maps, and studying for tests. Class time is divided between lectures and discussions and the practical application of these skills in a laboratory setting. 3 credits
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| ENG 101 |
English Composition I |
|
A required course for all students who have
demonstrated acceptable writing proficiency as
measured by a standard test or satisfactory
completion of ENG 090. This course will emphasize
developing the student's ability to articulate his/her
thoughts in writing a coherent, unified, and well structured
composition. The student will write a series
of papers. The student will also learn the techniques
needed to produce a library research paper. The
required research paper is a major component of the
course. Placement at ENG 101 level strongly advised. 3 credits |
| ENG 102 |
English Composition II |
|
A required course, which introduces the student
to themes and techniques in the basic genres
of
literature: the short story, drama, and poetry.
Expository papers may be written in response to ideas
embodied in literature. Prerequisite: ENG 101 or
permission of instructor. 3 credits |
| ENG 103 |
Non-Fiction Writing |
|
This course offers practice in articulating
logical thought and in writing for college courses.
The focus is
to help students shape and extend their thoughts into
coherent expository essays. Prerequisite: ENG 101 or
permission of instructor. 3 credits |
| ENG 111 |
Speech Communication |
|
Special attention is given to developing self
confidence and skill in oral communication by
affording each student an opportunity to participate
in a maximum number of speech situations. Practice
situations include extemporaneous speeches, panel
discussions, and evaluative listening. 3 credits |
| ENG 151 |
Shakespeare |
|
Introduction to the works of William Shakespeare,
emphasizing the presentation of the major plays
through books, stage, and film. Students will read
representative comedies, tragedies, and histories and
analyze these plays in either live performance or
through classic film adaptations. The sonnets and
lyrical romances will also be briefly addressed as part
of the greater body of Shakespeare's works.
Placement at ENG 101 level strongly advised. 3 credits |
| ENG 201 |
English Literature I |
| This survey course explores the successive controlling
concepts behind English literature from the Anglo-
Saxon to the Neo-Classical periods. This course seeks
to acquaint the student with the techniques and
transformation of the literary genres as well as with the
major authors and schools of writing. Required are the
reading, analysis, and appreciation of representative
literary masters who have influenced subsequent literature and thought. Prerequisite:
ENG 102 or permission of instructor. 3 credits |
| ENG 202 |
English Literature II |
|
This survey course explores the predominant
cultural concepts underlying the literature of
England from
the Pre-Romantic period to the Post-Atomic. It will
examine the techniques and transformations of the
literary genres in each succeeding period as well as
sample the writings of representative authors.
Involves the reading, analysis, and appreciation of
works which have shaped modern literature and
thought. Prerequisite: ENG 102 or permission of
instructor. 3 credits |
| ENG 211 |
American Literature I |
|
This course is a general survey of early American
Literature covering the major writers from Captain
Smith through the Fireside Poets. The purpose of this
course is to introduce the student to representative
authors with emphasis on the major writers. Critical
papers may be assigned periodically. Prerequisites:
ENG 102 or permission of instructor. 3 credits |
| ENG 212 |
American Literature II |
|
This course is a general survey on the significant prose,
fiction, and poetry of American writers, beginning with
Whitman, and continuing with Twain, James Eliot,
Hemingway, and Faulkner. Critical papers may be
assigned periodically. Prerequisites: ENG 102 or
permission of instructor. |
| ENG 221 |
World Literature I |
|
This course samples great literature of the West from
the Hebrew Bible and Homeric epics to Greek drama
and Roman prose. The focus of this course is on how these
masterpieces have molded the Western mind and
influenced all subsequent literary efforts. Works
will be
read in the best modern translations. Prerequisites:
ENG 102 or Permission of instructor. 3 credits |
| ENG 222 |
World Literature II |
| This course reviews European
literature by tracing the
succession of artistic concepts from the
Sacramental-ism of the Middle Ages to the
Romanticism of the Revolutionary Age to the
Existentialism of the Modern Period. The readings,
in
translation, represent a medley of nations, genres,
and
geniuses. Prerequisites: ENG 102 or permission of
instructor. 3 credits |
| ENG 224 |
Writing for Professionals |
| Students develop writing
techniques and conventions peculiar to magazine writing, advertising,
business,
technical writing, and editorializing. Ads, technical
articles, reports, abstracts, manuals, and
documentation will be practiced. 3 credits |
| ENG 225 |
Creative Writing I |
| This course will focus
on the experience of writing as a
creative activity with emphasis on the methods of
writing imaginative prose and poetry. Fictional
techniques, such as the methods of narration and
descriptive style, will be discussed. Prerequisite
ENG
101 or permission of instructor. 3 credits |
| ENG 226 |
Creative Writing II |
|
A continuation of the writing of serious, artful fiction,
poetry, or drama. Classroom consideration of craft.
Individual discussion of the student's work.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, ENG 225. 3 credits |
|
ENG 227 |
Playwriting |
|
This course allows students to develop creative
writing skills within the genre of playwriting.
Imagining a scene, developing complex characters,
and solving the problems of exposition are
explored. 3 credits |
| ENG 230 |
Journalism |
|
Course explores the role of journalism in a free
democratic society to help students develop their
skills in journalistic writing. Students learn to structure
and
edit various types of stories, explore types of reporting,
the differences between reportage and editorializing,
the ethical issues journalists face daily, and the
legal
implications of a free press. Prerequisite: ENG 101
or
permission of the instructor. 3 credits |
| ENG 231 |
Modern Novel |
| This course examines
the development of the modern novel in the twentieth
century, and traces the social
and personal values reflected in them. Additionally,
the course will examine such themes as the rights
of passage, the role of the individual within
society, the
role of nature, and the perception of women and
minorities. A number of novels will be read for
enjoyment and analysis. Placement at ENG 101 level
strongly advised. 3 credits |
| ENG 233 |
Crime and Detective Fiction |
| This course examines
various types of suspense literature from the 19th century to
the present,
including mystery, detective novel, crime, and the
mystery adventure novel. Topics to be examined
during the semester: basic narrative formulas and
structures; significance of the forms; detectives
as focus for social values; significance and typical
themes of detective and crime fiction; and the
changing nature of the genre. 3 credits |
| ENG 235 |
Survey of Women Writers |
| This course will attempt
to stimulate reading and discussion of the female experience
as reflected in
such authors as Woolf, Parker, McCullers, McCarthy,
Oates, Plath, Lessing, and others. This women's studies
course will stress content rather than style. The
novels and stories read by the class will deal with such topics
as growing up and old as a female, relationships
with
men, freedom, madness, motherhood, romantic love,
creativity, passivity, and marriage. Placement at
ENG 101 level strongly advised. 3 credits |
| ENG 251 |
Introduction to Drama |
| This course provides
an introduction to the craft and art of drama, including a close
study of technique
and
subject, and selected plays. Prerequisite: ENG 102. 3 credits |
| ENG 297 |
Independent Study |
| Pre-requisite: 12 credits in writing
above
English Composition with an average of at least 3.1
or
better. Student must also meet college wide prerequisites
for internship. 3 credits |
