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ENGL-083 Academic Intermediate Reading for ESL Students

3 credits

In this course, reading is approached as an integral part of an ESL student’s overall English language learning, not as an isolated skill. In addition to reading comprehension and vocabulary skill building, students will respond to information and concepts from a diversity of assigned materials, both orally and in writing. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on English placement tests. (4 hours weekly in class and lab)

ENGL-084 Academic Intermediate Writing and Grammar for ESL Students

3 credits

In ENGL 084, students will acquire the English language skills needed to produce paragraphs at an intermediate proficiency level. A variety of reading selections and discussion activities will serve to prepare students to compose narrative, descriptive and expository paragraphs that reflect critical analysis. Writing themes will help students to develop a global awareness. Paragraph development will progress to the production of an organized essay by the end of the semester. Grammatical skills will be developed through formal instruction, group editing and computer-assisted instruction. This course will meet for four hours per week. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on English placement tests. (4 hours weekly in class and lab)

ENGL-085 Academic Advanced Oral Communication for ESL Students

3 credits

In ENGL-085, students will develop the listening and speaking skills needed to succeed at a US college or university. Class work will consist of pronunciation practice, listening activities, small group and class discussion of selected readings and lectures, oral presentations, and simulations of aspects of academic life. If students place into 2 or more ESL courses, they are required to take ENGL-085. Students can be exempted from this requirement by passing an oral exam. Students placed into ENGL-083 AND ENGL-084 must complete both ENGL-083 and ENGL-084 before taking ENGL-085. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-086/087 Academic Advanced ESL Reading, Writing and Grammar Combined

6 Credits

ENGL-086/087 Combined is a fully integrated approach to teaching reading, composition, and grammar. Emphasis is placed on reading comprehension, vocabulary development, critical analysis, reading rate, and the composition of clear, organized, grammatically correct assignments. By responding to information and concepts from a diversity of assigned materials, students will develop a global awareness. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on English placement tests or successful completion of ENGL 083 and/or 084. Co-requisite: FYEX-100. (8 hours weekly)

ENGL-086 Academic Advanced Reading for ESL Students

3 credits

Students will continue to develop their reading skills in ENGL-086 with an emphasis on academic material. Reading is approached as an integral part of an ESL student’s overall English language learning, not as an isolated skill. In addition to reading comprehension and vocabulary skill building, students will respond to information and concepts from a diversity of assigned materials, both orally and in writing. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on English placement tests or successful completion of ENGL-083; Co-requisite: FYEX-100. (4 hours weekly in class and lab)

ENGL-087 Academic Advanced Writing and Grammar for ESL Students

3 credits

In ENGL-087, students will acquire the English language skills needed to write multi-paragraph compositions at a level of correctness and fluency appropriate for an advanced learner of English who will soon enroll in a college composition class. Readings and discussions will prepare students to write narrative, descriptive, expository and argumentative compositions that reflect critical analysis. Writing themes will help students to develop a global awareness. Relevant grammatical skills will be developed through formal instruction, group editing and computer-assisted instruction. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on English placement tests or successful completion of ENGL-084. (4 hours weekly in class and lab)

ENGL-093 Directed Studies in Reading

3 Credits

Directed Studies in Reading is a developmental course designed to strengthen students’ reading skills. In this course, the student in need of intensive reading instruction will complete prescribed activities to develop vocabulary and improve reading comprehension. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on reading placement tests. (4 hours weekly)

ENGL-094 Directed Studies in Writing

3 Credits

Directed Studies in Writing is a developmental course designed to strengthen students’ writing skills. Beginning with sentences and progressing to paragraphs, students learn to construct clearly written, logically organized, grammatically correct papers. ENGL-094 meets in a networked, computerized environment. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on the writing placement test. (4 hours weekly)

ENGL-096/097 Fundamentals of Academic Reading and Writing Combined

6 Credits

ENGL-096/097 COMBINED integrates the reading and composition curricula of ENGL-096 and ENGL-097 into a single course. Working with one instructor, students read about important academic topics and respond to them through written assignments. Writing multi-paragraph essays, students learn to write clearly and convincingly using logical organization and appropriate grammar and usage. In reading, students develop proficiency in comprehending and interpreting a variety of college level reading materials. The emphasis is academic reading as a holistic, dynamic, interactive process. Students develop an understanding of this process by practicing and mastering various reading strategies. ENGL-096/097 COMBINED includes four hours of classroom instruction and four hours of individualized lab work. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on Engish placement tests or successful completion of ENGL-093/094. Co-requisite: FYEX-100. (8 hours weekly)

ENGL-096 Fundamentals of Academic Reading

3 Credits

In ENGL-096, students will develop proficiency in comprehending and interpreting a variety of college level reading materials. The course emphasis is academic reading as a holistic, dynamic, interactive process. Students will develop an understanding of this process by practicing and mastering various reading strategies. The course includes two hours of classroom instruction and two hours of reading lab. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on English placement tests or successful completion of ENGL-093. Co-requisite: FYEX-100. (4 hours weekly)

ENGL-097  Fundamentals of Writing

3 Credits

In ENGL-097, students will acquire the skills needed to write and revise a series of multi-paragraph essays. Students will also learn to write clearly and convincingly using logical organization and appropriate styles of standard written English. The varied writing assignments will be supplemented by topical readings, oral and electronic discussions, peer review and grammar instruction as needed. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on English placement tests or successful completion of ENGL-094. (4 hours weekly)

ENGL-115 Creative Writing

3 Credits

Creative Writing introduces students to the process of using their own experiences and backgrounds to express themselves in poetry and short fiction. In addition, students are introduced to the literary elements appropriate to these genres. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-121 College Composition

3 credits (English Composition
Core)

ENGL-121 guides students through the expository writing process through close reading of contemporary critical discourse and teaches the rhetorical arts of argument and persuasion through critical thinking, reading and research. Students will develop an understanding of themselves as readers and writers of world cultures who participate with others in responsible public discourse and have moral and ethical responsibilities in that discourse; students will also examine the relationship among writer, audience, and purpose, and practice writing prose through a recursive process. Students completing this course should be able to write persuasive, researched and documented essays (of at least 1,000 words) demonstrating the conventions of standard written English and manuscript presentation. Prerequisite: Eligibility to enroll in ENGL-121 is based on English placement test scores or the successful completion of required developmental English course work. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-126 Introduction to Journalism

3 Credits (Humanities Core)

This course will provide a framework for the practical applications required to operate as a journalist in the twenty-first century. Students will discuss the role and responsibility of press in a free society and will benefit from the opportunity to evaluate popular journalistic mediums and their respective contents while applying their conclusions to their own decisions and styles as future journalists. They will take on the role of journalist as they adhere to the professional standards of news, feature, and opinion pieces for a magazine or newspaper. Finally, students will implement the writing process, from research, interviewing, and note taking through editing, proofreading, and potential publication. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as TVRD-126.

ENGL-200 Children’s Literature

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities
Core)

Children’s Literature examines the historical background and development of works written for young people. Students are presented with criteria for assessing both text and illustrations of classic and contemporary works written for diverse audiences of children and young adults with a strong focus on terminology and a variety of genres. This is a writing intensive course. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-201 American Literature I

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities
Core)

American Literature I surveys a range of work produced in the United States of America from the time of the European immigrations of the 1600s through the post-Civil War era. Representative literary works by men and women from diverse ethnic, racial, and social groups are studied in their historical, social, political, and economic context for what they both reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience—including fiction, nonfiction and writings from the American Revolution. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121.  (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-202 American Literature II

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities
Core)

American Literature II studies literature written in the United States of America from the mid-nineteenth century to recent times. Works are chosen to represent diverse ethnic, racial and social groups in historical, political and economic contexts for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character. Representative works include Realist and Naturalist literature, immigrant and Native American experience, classic work from WWI and WWII eras, and feminist expression, among others. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-203 English Literature I

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities
Core)

English Literature I examines language, ideas and political/cultural values in English literature from Anglo-Saxon times through the Renaissance and into the 1700s. Students explore a variety of genres, such as poetry, letters, and drama, and study major authors such as Shakespeare as well as texts representing diverse perspectives of men and women in English literature.  Key motifs from the texts include history, ideology, and the evolving ideas about humanity and the rise of individualism. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-204 English Literature II

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities
Core)

English Literature II examines language, ideas, and political/cultural values in English literature from the Romantic period of the late 1700s 

ENGL-215 Advanced Creative Writing

3 credits

Advanced Creative Writing is designed for those students who have mastered fundamental elements of creative writing. Assignment include writing poetry and short fiction. Students are encouraged to draw on their backgrounds and experience to shape their writing. This course differs from ENGL-115 in terms of proficiency expected: students of advanced creative writing are expected to achieve a higher level of proficiency and/or be further along in their work. Prerequisite: ENGL-115. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-216 Contemporary Drama: Topics in Diversity

3 Credits (Literature/Arts/
Humanities Core)

Contemporary Drama studies works written for European and American theater from 1950 until current practice. Students discuss and appraise plays; identify basic elements which distinguish contemporary drama from earlier periods; evaluate performances of contemporary plays; and study what playwrights have said about the nature of drama. Students are introduced to the formalist conventions and characteristics, terms and concepts, and critical theory of drama in order to master skills in interpretation, analysis, and critical evaluation Students also discuss the impact of gender, race, culture, and sexual orientation studies on dramatic material. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as THET-216.

ENGL-217 The English Bible as Literature

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities/Arts Core)

The English Bible as Literature studies the King James version of the English Bible as literature, providing necessary background to understand the books of the Bible in historical and cultural context, including the questions of authorship, canonization, and translation. The course also emphasizes the types of literature to be found in the Bible, including narrative, poetry, biography, history, epistolary writing, wisdom literature, prophetic literature, and apocalyptic literature. In addition, the course explores the influence the Bible has had on other literature and on different disciplines, such as art, music, film, and contemporary popular culture. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-218 Introduction to Film and Literature

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities/
Arts Core)

Introduction to Film and Literature is a comparative study of films and the literary sources upon which they are based, with special attention given to basic differences between genres. Students are introduced to the formalist conventions and characteristics, terms and concepts, and critical theory of film and literature in order to master skills in interpretation, analysis, and critical evaluation. The course explores a variety of styles, periods, and forms, but individual sections of the course may focus on a genre, topic, or theme. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as FILM-218.

ENGL-221 Writing for Television and Radio

3 Credits

This course focuses on a basic approach to the different kinds of writing done for all types of television and radio programs. Students enrolled in this class will learn to write using standard and accepted broadcast script formats. Treatments, drafts and full scripts for a variety of program types will be explored in this class. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-223 Writing for Screen Narrative

3 Credits

This course will teach the strategies and means to develop and execute narrative scripts with the primary focus on the short form narrative film. Emphasis is placed on the student’s increasing ability to employ the tools of the craft, including but not limited to, story structure, mythic structure, plot, characterization, dialogue, format, story editing and revision. Conventional scriptwriting techniques will be covered as well as critical approaches to understanding these techniques. Elements of the feature film form will be studied, extrapolated and applied to shorter forms as well. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as TVRD-223 and FILM-223.

ENGL-224 Writing for Radio and Multimedia

3 Credits

This course is an overview and introduction to writing for ear and writing for multimedia productions as they relate specifically to radio. Students will write and voice original scripts using studio recording equipment, editing software, and multimedia software tools. Emphasis is on analysis of peer scripts as well as the scripts of professional productions, and on revision. Students create several projects with focus on audience demographics, research, script writing format, storyboarding and completing a multimedia production. Topics include news writing, interviewing, promos, PSAs, commercials, pitches, personal essays, blogging and audio slideshows. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as TVRD-224.

ENGL-226 World Literature I

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities
Core)

Students read, analyze, and research diverse and significant literary texts from antiquity to the Renaissance in the context of their cultural values and historical periods and apply basic literary terms, concepts, and critical strategies while learning to appreciate the conventions of a variety of genres. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-227 World Literature II

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities
Core)

Students read, analyze, and research diverse and significant literary texts from the Renaissance to the present in the context of their cultural values and historical periods and apply basic literary terms, concepts, and critical strategies while learning to appreciate the conventions of a variety of genres. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-228 Introduction to Memoir and Autobiography

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities Core)

Introduction to Memoir and Autobiography studies the literary genres and conventions of memoir and autobiography and is particularly recommended for students interested in writing about their life experiences. Students research and study literary elements of narrative forms and storytelling traditions of different cultures, as well as listen to a variety of authors and original voices in order to critically analyze stories that define the human experience. Students draw on their backgrounds and experiences to create memoirs. They also explore practical applications of narrative writing in journals and contemporary media. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-230 Technical Writing

3 credits

This intensive writing class provides an introduction to technical and professional communication. In an interactive workshop format, students learn to think critically about the informative, per

suasive and ethical dimensions of their writing. They study rhetorical principles and apply them to an array of assignments, from brief memos to formal proposals. In addition, students learn how to adapt their writing process to rapidly changing communication technologies, how to effectively write in a collaborative setting, and how to connect with a specific audience. (While this class is appropriate for all majors, it is especially helpful for those students enrolled in the Computer Science/Information Technologies major.) Prerequisite: Eligibility to enroll in ENGL-230 is based on successful completion of ENGL-121 or on English placement test scores. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-240 Applied English Grammar

3 Credits

Students of Applied English Grammar will analyze the grammar, syntax, history, and conventional usage of the English language, including its definitions, functions and relationships among its words; the types, styles, and logic of its sentences; and effective use of punctuation. Students will apply these principles through editing, reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking activities and assignments. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-250 Shakespeare from Page to Stage

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities/
Arts Core)

Shakespeare from Page to Stage focuses on reading, analyzing and interpreting Shakespeare’s plays as literary texts; understanding them as products of specific historical, cultural and artistic currents, and as performance text meant for production. Emphasis is given to the process that transforms literary text through production, informed by literary and theatrical elements. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as THET-250.

ENGL-251 Shakespeare from Page to Screen

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities/
Arts Core)

This course focuses on reading, analyzing and interpreting Shakespeare’s plays as they have been adapted to film; understanding them as products of specific historical, cultural and artistic currents, as performance text meant for production within the constraints of the medium of film. Prerequisite: ENGL-121. (3 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as FILM-251 and THET-251.