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Prerequisite None
ENG 101 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
3 (3-0)
This course focuses on the writing and revising of expository
essays, concentrating on the writing process, identifying, and
responding to different audiences and rhetorical situations, and
understanding the conventions of format and structure. Critical
reading and thinking skills are emphasized.
ENG 102 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II
3 (3-0)
This course focuses on the writing, researching and revising of
expository essays and writing projects. The second of a two-course
sequence, it concentrates on the writing process, identifying and
responding to different audiences and rhetorical contexts, and
understanding the conventions of format and structure. Skills in
essay development and in critical writing, reading, and thinking are
emphasized. Students write analytical and argumentative essays,
including an academic research paper.
Prerequisite Grade C or higher in 101 or 111
ENG 105 TECHNICAL ENGLISH
3 (3-0)
The focus of this course is on expository writing for utilitarian
purposes in the business and technical fields. Emphasis is on
developing a clear and concise style of presentation based on
one's audience and purpose. Course assignments include, among
others, a set of instructions, various kinds of abstracts based on
readings, a comparison-contrast leading to a recommendation,
basic business letters and a resume.
Prerequisite None
ENG 201
ENGLISH LITERATURE (Beginnings to 18th
3 (3-0)
Century)
An intensive study of selected works from the major periods of
English literature. Emphasis is placed on literary analysis to show
how the dominating philosophy, attitude or mood of each period
is reflected in the works themselves. Its main objective is to furnish
the student with a literary background of the development of
Western culture. Includes lecture, commentary, discussion, and
analytical writing. This course fulfills a humanities requirement.
Prerequisite Placement in ENG 101 or permission of
instructor
ENGLISH LITERATURE (18th, 19th, 20th
3 (3-0)
century)
A continuation of English 201. Includes the reading of
supplementary works. This course fulfills a humanities
requirement.
AMERICAN LITERATURE (1600-1860)
AMERICAN LITERATURE (1860 to the
3 (3-0)
Present)
The course enables the student to conduct an in-depth study of the
works of five or six of the great Master of Early contemporary
poetry and prose (1840-1950) and acquaints the student with late
contemporary poetry and prose (1950 to date). The study is based
on a series of paperback collections and novels and contemporary
periodicals. This course fulfills a humanities requirement.
Prerequisite Placement in ENG 101 or permission of
instructor
FO
ENG 221 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
3 (3-0)
An introduction to poetry, drama, fiction, and non-fiction. Analyses
of classic and contemporary works help the student to have a
better appreciation and understanding of literature. This course
fulfills a humanities requirement.
Prerequisite Placement in ENG 101 or permission of
instructor
ENG 222 SPECIAL TOPICS IN LITERATURE
3 (3-0)
The study of literature that has been grouped by era, nation,
and/or content. Selections vary from semester to semester, and
the course may be repeated to a maximum of six credits provided
there is no repetition of subject matter. This course fulfills a
humanities requirement.
Prerequisite Placement in ENG 101 or permission of
instructor
ENG 223 MODERN LITERATURE
3 (3-0)
This course focuses on the poetry and prose of modern writers
(1950- present). The study is based on collections of works of
established modern writers and literary journals that showcase the
works of emerging modern writers. This course fulfills a humanities
requirement.
Prerequisite Placement in ENG 101 or permission of
instructor
ENG 202
ENG 211
Prerequisite Placement in ENG 101 or permission of
instructor
ENG 212
Prerequisite Appropriate placement by assessment scores
or ACT/SAT
Prerequisite Placement in ENG 101 or permission of
instructor
The course enables the student to conduct an in-depth study of the
works of five or six of the great Master of Early American literature.
The study is based on a
series of paperback collections and novels. This course fulfills a
humanities requirement.
FE
3 (3-0)
ENG 224 WOMEN IN LITERATURE
3 (3-0)
This class will explore the changing perspectives of women through
the close reading of writings by and about women in a variety of
genres. Topics considered are women’s relationship to literary,
philosophical, and social movements; the experience of women in
various social, political, and cultural landscapes; and the impacts of
race, class, and gender in the construction of women's identities
and voices. This course fulfills a humanities requirement.
Prerequisite Placement in ENG 101 or permission of
instructor
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