ENG - English

This is the first course in a two-term sequence of composition courses. English Composition is designed to develop students’ abilities to think, organize and express their ideas clearly and effectively in writing. This course incorporates reading, writing, discussion, collaboration, and critical thinking. Emphasis is placed on the various forms of expository writing such as description, narration, and argumentation. The class time is split between the classroom and online work, some in an adaptive learning environment. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): ENG 101L is required for Pathways students only. 5 quarter hours

This lab supports Beginning English Composition (ENG 101) through just-in-time review of foundational skills and additional practice aligned to milestone assignments of English 101. Emphasis is placed on reading practice and strategies, as well as utilizing a process-based approach. The course includes intensive instruction and practice in writing organized, coherent, and effective paragraphs and essays, as well as instruction in grammar, mechanics, and usage. As an accelerated corequisite lab, this course enables students to complete ENG 101 and 101L in the same term, rather than requiring a remedial or developmental course before English 101. This approach enables students to develop writing skills quickly and complete college writing requirements faster than a typical sequential model with prerequisite developmental courses. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): ENG101. 0 quarter hours

This is the second course in a two-term sequence of composition courses. It provides a narrower focus on critical thinking, argumentation, and academic research while reinforcing the basic rhetorical standards introduced in Beginning English Composition. Both classic and modern argumentative strategies are presented, along with the foundations of information literacy required for electronic research. This course is grounded in practices of critical text analysis and academic writing that are relevant to the student’s future studies and career. Pre-requisite(s): ENG 101 or equivalent. Co-requisite(s): ENG 201L is required for Pathways students. 5 quarter hours

This is the second course in a two-term sequence of composition courses. Intermediate English Composition is designed to develop students’ abilities to think critically, to read analytically, and to organize and express their ideas clearly and effectively in writing. Students will continue to practice expository writing, persuasive writing, and research work. The class time is split between the classroom and online work, some in an adaptive learning environment. In this honors version of the course, students take a leadership role in guiding discussion in the classroom and implement a real-world social media campaign in their community. Pre-requisite(s): ENG 101 or equivalent. Co-requisite(s): None 5 quarter hours

This lab supports Intermediate English Composition (ENG 201) through just-in-time review of foundational and additional practice aligned to milestone assignments of English 201. Emphasis is placed on reading practice and strategies, as well as utilizing a process-based approach. The course includes intensive instruction and practice in writing organized, coherent, and effective paragraphs and essays, as well as instruction in grammar, mechanics, and usage. Students complete ENG 201 and 201L in the same term. This approach enables students to develop writing skills quickly and complete college writing requirements faster than a typical sequential model with prerequisite developmental courses. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): ENG 201. 0 quarter hours

Through formal and informal speaking activities, students develop skills in framing and articulating ideas through speech. Strategies are presented for impromptu speaking, preparing and delivering presentations, formulating persuasive arguments, refining clarity of thought, and enhancing confidence in oral self-expression. Particular emphasis is given to effective topic selection, clarification of goals, organization, preparation and presentation of a variety of speeches. The class time is split between the classroom and online work. Laboratory course is required for Pathways students. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): ENG 203L for Pathways students only. 5 quarter hours

This lab is designed to develop student communication, research, and presentation skills and competencies covered in ENG 203. Students will summarize and paraphrase written material as well as identify, properly cite, and integrate acceptable sources. Literacy for the Workplace uses career development as its content matter through which to practice the skills of effective speaking. This course completes the first "personal exploration" section of the career arc by focusing on personal strengths and interest assessment, career path exploration, career vision mapping, and workplace communication (written and verbal) and active listening. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): ENG 203. 0 quarter hours

A study of important literacy works by representatives of minority groups. Specific focus is determined by the individual instructor and can be limited to a particular group, time period, and/or literary type. Students examine how literature functions as protest and in the search for identity. Pre-requisite: LAE 102 or equivalent. Co-requisite: None. 5 quarter hours

An introduction to the study of language, with emphasis on historical study and on the English language. Covers characteristics, origins and development of language; origins and historical development of the English language in Great Britain and America; descriptive and prescriptive grammar; varieties of American English. Pre-requisite(s):

Students will study American authors from 1900-1950, focusing on selected major figures in either poetry or the novel. Novelists such as Wharton, Lewis, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Steinbeck and Wright, and poets such as T.S. Eliot, are among those considered, although the list of writers studied may vary from term to term. Pre-requisite(s): ENG 101 and ENG 201 or equivalent. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

How do writers transform their life experience into fiction, plays, poetry, memoir, and other works of literature – what is left out, what is added, how are elements altered, considering the special skills of a given writer? Students keep a journal and transform their own personal journal and transform their own personal. Students consider their own historical context and specific consider their own historical context and specific on American writers of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including Kate Chopin, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Sylvia Plath, Lillian Hellman, Lorraine Hansberry, and others. Pre-requisite(s): ENG 101 and ENG 201 or permission of Program Chair or designate. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours