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ENGL-083   Academic Intermediate Reading for ESL Students

4 Credits

In this course students will improve their reading skills. Reading is approached as an integral part of an ESL student’s overall English language learning, not as an isolated skill. As a result, while the major areas of study include vocabulary, idioms, and comprehension skills, speaking and writing about assigned readings are also important activities. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on English placement tests. (4 hours weekly in class and lab)

ENGL-084  Academic Intermediate Writing and Grammar for ESL Students

4 Credits

This course will allow students to acquire the English language skills needed to produce paragraphs at an intermediate proficiency level. Contemporary reading selections and discussion activities will serve to prepare students to compose narrative, descriptive and expository paragraphs and essays. 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 an American college. Class work will consist of pronunciation practice, listening activities, small group and class discussions of selected readings and lectures, oral presentations and simulations of aspects of academic life. If students place into two 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

8 Credits

ENGL-086/087 Combined is a fully integrated approach to teaching reading, composition, and grammar. Working with one instructor, students will strengthen their reading skills with emphasis on academic material. Reading is also approached as an integral component of the larger communicative system that is the English language. In addition to reading comprehension and vocabulary skill building, students will improve their ability to communicate the information and concepts contained in the assigned materials orally and in writing. In composition, students will acquire the English language skills needed to write multi-paragraph essays at a level of correctness and fluency appropriate for an advanced learner of English who will soon enroll in a freshman composition class. Relevant grammatical skills will be developed through instruction, group editing, and computer-assisted instruction. The class meets for eight hours per week including four hours of individualized lab work. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on English placement tests. Co-requisite: ENGL-106. (8 hours weekly)

ENGL-086  Academic Advanced Reading for ESL Students

4 Credits

ESL students will continue to strengthen their reading skills in ENGL-086 with emphasis on academic material. In this class, reading is also approached as an integral component of the larger communicative system that is the English language. In addition to reading comprehension and vocabulary skill building, students will improve their ability to communicate the information and concepts contained in assigned materials orally and in writing. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on English placement tests or successful completion of ENGL-083; Co-requisite:  ENGL-106 or FYEX-100 (4 hours weekly in class and lab)

ENGL-087  Academic Advanced Writing and Grammar for ESL Students

4 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 freshman composition class. Readings and discussions will prepare students to write narrative, descriptive, expository and argumentative compositions. 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. Credits awarded for the completion of ENGL-093 do not fulfill degree requirements in any degree or certificate program. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on reading placement tests. (5 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. Credits awarded for the completion of ENGL-094 do not fulfill degree requirements in any degree or certificate program. 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: ENGL-106. (8 hours weekly)

ENGL-096  Fundamentals of Academic Reading

3 Credits

In ENGL-096, students will develop profi ciency in comprehending and interpreting a variety of college level reading materials. The course empha sis is academic reading as a holistic, dynamic, inter active process. Students will develop an under standing 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. This course meets in a networked, computerized environment. 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 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)

English Composition Course Changes

As of the 2003-2004 college catalog, HCC has offered two new composition core courses, ENGL-121 and ENGL-122, to replace ENGL-101 and ENGL-102. These changes reflect an enhanced curriculum and will allow for greater ease in transfer.

• If you have taken ENGL-101 already, and your program now requires only ENGL-121, you do not need to take ENGL-121 nor ENGL-122. You have fulfilled your English composition requirement.

• If you have taken ENGL-101 already, and your degree program requires two composition courses (last year, these were ENGL-101 and ENGL-102), then you need to take ENGL-121.

• If you have not yet taken ENGL-101, you should take ENGL-121.

• You can enroll in courses that now require ENGL-121 as a prerequisite if you have already taken ENGL-101.

• You can enroll in courses that now require you to be eligible for ENGL-121 if you have previously placed into ENGL-101.

• If you have previously placed into ENGL-102, you should take ENGL-121.

If you are at all uncertain about which course to take, consult your academic advisor.

ENGL-121 College Composition I: Expository Writing

3 Credits (English Composition
Core)

ENGL-121 is the first of a two-semester sequence of college-level composition courses. (ENGL-122 is the second course in the sequence for most HCC degree programs. ENGL-121 meets the state composition core requirement.) 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 culture as they participate in public discourse about writing; 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-122 College Composition II: Writing Through Literature

3 Credits (English Composition
Core)

ENGL-122 is the second of a two-semester sequence of college-level expository writing courses. (ENGL-121 is the first course in the sequence.) ENGL-122 builds on argumentative, persuasive, close reading, and research skills using a variety of literary forms as the subjects for discussion and writing. Students advance their understanding of themselves as readers and writers, including the understanding that they participate with others in responsible public discourse and have moral and ethical responsibilities in that discourse. Approaching writing as a recursive process, this course emphasizes scholarly inquiry, literary analysis, and research. Students completing this course should be able to write persuasive, researched, and documented essays (of at least 2,000 words) demonstrating effective communication, knowledge of literary conventions and the conventions of standard written English and manuscript presentation. Prerequisite: Eligibility to enroll in ENGL-122 is based on successful completion of ENGL-121. (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. NOTE: Also listed as MASS-126. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)

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 or ENGL-101. (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 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 or ENGL-101. (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 or ENGL-101. (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 read poetry, letters and drama, including works by Shakespeare, Swift and other important writers. 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 or ENGL-101. (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 through the Victorian era and into the 1900s. Students read poems, plays and novels encompassing issues like civil rights, colonialism, sexuality and political power; they study writing that celebrates new freedoms and new ways of assessing humanity, self and the world with classic authors like Blake, Wordsworth, Tennyson, Hardy, Yeats, Wolfe, Joyce, and Eliot. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-205  The Short Story

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities
Core)

The Short Story offers a basic introduction to that genre of literature. Students focus on the critical evaluation of representative short stories by diverse authors from around the world, with an emphasis on American and European writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries such as Anton Chekhov, D. H. Lawrence and more contemporary writers, such as Margaret Atwood and Milan Kundera. Students are presented with literary terminology and concepts necessary to the discussion and evaluation of these works. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-206  African American Literature

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities
Core)

African American Literature studies oral and written stories of African American writers from the 18th century through the Harlem Renaissance to present times, including authors such as Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, and Martin Luther King, Jr.. Students analyze major themes like alienation, identity, double-consciousness, racism, classism, rebellion, revolt and escape. They both evaluate these works for their literary merit and make connections between the literature and their own experience. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-207  Ethics in Literature

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities
Core)

Ethics in Literature studies poems, short stories, drama and novels with the intention of probing both their literary merit and the ethical questions embedded within them. Students apply literary terminology and basic principles of ethics in order to understand and appreciate these works. The course emphasizes close and perceptive reading, thoughtful discussion and reflection. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-208  Contemporary American Poetry

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities
Core)

Contemporary American Poetry focuses on the richness and diversity of America’s finest poets. The course begins with a brief selection of earlier significant poets who provide a historical perspective. Students then concentrate on the literary elements and merit of material written from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. Course work emphasizes close readings and class discussion of a body of works varied in style and content. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-209  Modern Drama

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities/
Fine Arts Core)

Modern Drama studies work written for European and American theater in the last and present century. Students discuss and appraise plays; identify basic elements which distinguish modern drama from earlier periods; evaluate performances of contemporary plays; and study what playwrights have said about the nature of drama. Students also discuss the impact of major philosophical and scientific achievements on dramatic material. This course is writing intensive. NOTE: Also listed as THET-209. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-210  Introduction to Fiction, Poetry and Drama

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities
Core)

Introduction to Fiction, Poetry and Drama studies conventions and characteristics of these three genres of literature and is particularly recommended for students new to the study of literature. Students study terminology and literary concepts in order to interpret, analyze and critically evaluate selections from stories, poems and plays. In addition, they are introduced to critical reading strategies, literary criticism, and an expanding literary canon which includes the work of culturally diverse writers—including a classic piece from Greek or Shakespearian theatre. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-211  Science through Science Fiction

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities/
Interdisciplinary and Emerging
Issues Core)

Science through Science Fiction focuses on themes of controversial scientific discovery and innovation, exploring both the wonder and the danger. Students view films and read short stories and novels—then illustrate comprehension of scientific background and literary concepts through class discussion, essay exams and literary projects. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-212  By and About Women

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities
Core)

By and About Women studies literature written by female authors and/or about female characters. Students critically evaluate a variety of texts for form and technique. In addition, students analyze the validity of the female experience as portrayed in literature and are expected to gain insight into the challenges and power of women in literature and in life. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly) NOTE: Also listed as WMST-212.

ENGL-213 Latin American Literature

3 Credits

Latin American Literature, in English translation, from the pre-Colonial era to the present, introduces students to major literary topics and themes within a variety of Latin American nations and cultures, including indigenous and Afro-Latin voices. Genres studied include the novel, the short story, poetry, the testimonial narrative, and historical nonfiction. Readings, films, and discussion help provide the social and historical context necessary for understanding and appreciating Latin American literature from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly).

ENGL-214 Middle Eastern Literature

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities Core)

Middle Eastern Literature in English translation will examine major works by Arab and Arab-American writers from the advent of World War II to the present. The course will introduce students to major Middle East literary topics and themes, most notably from those countries that felt the greatest impact of Western infl uence, signaling a change in literary technique and theme: Egypt, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran and Iraq. Genres studied will include the novel/, the short story, poetry and historical nonfi ction necessary for understanding the broad social, cultural and political changes wrought by Western presence, including the changing roles of women in Arab/Islamic culture. The course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)

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-217 The English Bible as Literature

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities/Fine 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 infl uence 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 ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)

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. NOTE: Also listed as MASS-221. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-225 Introduction to World Literature

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities
Core)

Introduction to World Literature examines a variety of texts from antiquity to modern times offering students an opportunity to study major literary works in the context of their cultural values and historical periods. Students apply basic terminology and devices for interpreting and analyzing literature while focusing on a variety of genres. They also work with critical reading strategies and literary criticism. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (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, persuasive 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-101 or 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 defi nitions, 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 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)

ENGL-250  Shakespeare from Page to Stage

3 Credits (Literature/Humanities/
Fine 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. NOTE: Also listed as THET-250. Prerequisite: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101. (3 hours weekly)