Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology · Courses
EN
12 courses with the subject EN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
EN 091READING AND WRITING FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS3
This Academic Development course integrates the growth of critical reading strategies in addition to academic writing and language skills. Students are introduced to the writing process and a deeper understanding and application of academic writing conventions. In order to enhance their participation in an academic environment, students will develop critical reading, thinking, note taking and writing skills by working through high-interest readings. Co-requisite: EN099.
This course is intended to provide students with a basic understanding of the communication process and to enable them to develop their communication competence in various contexts. We will study the styles of speech used in these contexts, and will explore issues of audience, purpose, and tone. The course aim is to develop an awareness of the many ways in which we communicate with one another, and to promote confidence and overall speaking skills. The course will provide numerous and varied opportunities for students to practice communication techniques. At the conclusion of the course, all students should be knowledgeable of the elements of effective communication and capable of recognizing and participating in varied contexts.
EN 112INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS3
This course provides a basic understanding of the professional communication process and builds competence as workplace communicators through a review of foundational communication modes and technologies. Projects are centered around gathering, organizing, and presenting written, oral, and visual information and team-building skills are developed through collaborative learning. Group dynamics, cross-cultural communication, and conflict resolution are emphasized throughout the course.
A continuation of College Composition I, this class considers many written genres while focusing on such issues as work, social class, culture, and identity. By examining these issues through the genres of journal articles, oral history, narrative, short story, poetry, drama, and film, students will build on their abilities to work reflectively, develop their responses, and incorporate the voices of others into their own texts through the use of quotations. Students will have the opportunity to write texts similar to the ones they are reading, as well as academic essays. Through the practice of close reading and expository writing, students will develop the ability to comment on not only specific genres, but also on the world around them. They will also have the opportunity to participate in the kinds of group and presentational work that might be practiced in a professional setting. Prerequisite: EN129 OR EN130.
How do we use writing to navigate the world? Whether communicating in daily life, advocating for a topic we care about, or expressing creativity, writing is a powerful tool for shaping ideas and relationships. This course invites students to explore writing as a means of self-expression, persuasion, and practical communication.
EN 387CREATIVE WRITING & THE ART OF PUBLIC STORYTELLING3
This course will break the art of storytelling down into practical techniques and strategies. Students will learn how to put creative ideas into a form, how to find the most effective voice and/or viewpoint, how to craft suspenseful scenes so that they move a story forward, how to create story people with real emotions so that readers will care about them, how to structure a story, and finally how to connect with readers.
