27 courses with the subject ENGL, 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.
ENGL 091Preparing for College Reading I3
This course provides students with an opportunity to improve their reading comprehension, to increase their vocabulary, and to expand their general knowledge. An additional one-hour laboratory in the Academic Resource Center may be a required part of the course. Credit earned in this course cannot be applied toward graduation. placement testing results; or departmental approval.
This course affords students an opportunity to increase the accuracy of their comprehension and to further develop their general knowledge, vocabulary, study skills, and critical reading skills. An additional one-hour laboratory in the Academic Resource Center may be a required part of the course. Credit earned in this course cannot be applied toward graduation. by placement testing results; or departmental approval.
This course strengthens students’ reading, writing, and critical thinking skills in preparation for college-level courses. Students develop strong critical reading skills, as well as background knowledge, vocabulary, and study skills. The course involves intensive practice reading complex texts and writing essays that indicate readiness to succeed in ENGL 101 English Composition I and other college-level courses. It also includes the study of usage mechanics, and sentence development. Credit earned in this course cannot be applied toward graduation. (This course serves as the equivalent of two courses: ENGL 092 Preparing for College Reading II and ENGL 099 Introductory Writing.)
This course focuses on developing students’ reading, writing, and critical thinking skills in preparation for college-level courses. Students use the writing process, integration of multiple texts, and accurate documentation to organize well-developed essays. Students review grammar and learn about audience, voice, and purpose. This course supports students in English Composition I and their other introductory college courses.
This course strengthens basic student writing. Includes the study of usage, mechanics, and sentence development. Involves intensive practice in writing clear, unified paragraphs and includes practice in writing essays that indicate readiness to succeed in ENGL 101 English Composition I. Credit earned in this course cannot be applied toward graduation. testing results; or departmental approval.
Attributes: HU, LA 238 | Massasoit Community College 2024-2025 College Catalog This course helps students develop and organize extended pieces of writing. Students focus on the correct and appropriate use of language and the organization and development of paragraphs and essays. Research techniques, documentation of sources, and a short research paper are included. Constant reading and frequent writing is required.
Attributes: HU, LA This course strengthens students’ skills as writers and focuses on analysis and argument. Assignments include critical examination of literature and an essay using research and documentation utilizing the MLA style sheet. Emphasis is on writing as part of the processes of thinking and learning.
Attributes: FA, HU, LA This course focused on the writing and study of contemporary fiction. Students compose and revise original stories and participate in workshops as a writer and critical reader. Coursework includes close reading and practicing and applying the elements of craft to one’s work. placement testing results; or permission of instructor.
Attributes: HU, LA , Students write in a minimum of three genres, as determined by the instructor. Genre choices include fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction. The course includes reading and analyzing literature for the elements of craft in each genre. Students participate in class workshops, revise their work, and develop regular writing habits. placement testing results; or permission of instructor.
Attributes: HU, LA This course examines the reading interests of children from pre- school years through the elementary grades with emphasis on the contribution that reading can make toward the process of growth. Topics include the history of literature for children, illustrators, folk tales, myths, modern fanciful tales, fiction, poetry, and books in special fields. This course requires extensive reading and writing.
Attributes: HU, LA This course examines the way that literary works embody themes and motifs found also in myth and folklore: the cycle of human life from conception and birth through initiation, journey, and quest to death; and the appearance of recurrent figures like the hero, the wise fool, and the outcast. This course requires extensive reading and writing.
Attributes: HU, LA This course involves a thematic approach to literature, dealing primarily with various aspects of the feminine psyche. Women as writers as well as women as the subjects of literature are studied, and the changing role of women is examined in poetry, story, and
Attributes: HU, LA This course examines the short story and the novel; the emphasis falls on contemporary works, but always in reference to the traditions of prose fiction and the forms and styles that have served as models for contemporary writers. Requires extensive reading and writing.
Attributes: GL, HU, LA This course explores the British literary tradition through selected readings in major writers from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 18th century. Since the course is based on time periods and major authors, British Literature I does not have to be taken before British Literature II.
Attributes: GL, HU, LA This course explores the British literary tradition through selected readings in major writers from the beginnings of Romanticism to the present. Since the course is based on time periods and major authors, British Literature II does not have to be taken after British Literature I.
Attributes: HU, LA This course examines plays from Shakespeare’s early, middle, and late periods, using representative comedies, tragedies, and histories. It focuses on dramatic development and principal themes. The sonnets are examined briefly. The course is usually offered in alternate years.
Attributes: HU, LA This course examines major literary works that portray the individual lives and collective history of gay, lesbian, bisexual, an transgender people beginning with the era of William Shakespeare and continuing through to the present day. The unique role that literature has played in preserving the history of GLBT people will be examined. Ongoing themes in the literature studied include the effects of social oppression, gender non-conformity, and the inspiration of being in love. The diversity within the GLBT community will be emphasized through studying authors who reflect racial, ethnic, and economic diversity. Constant writing will be required throughout the course in conjunction with the literature being studied, and students will write a capstone research paper.
Attributes: GL, HU, LA This course begins with a study of selected masterpieces from Hebrew, Greek, and Roman writers. Continues with a study of selected continental and British writers up to and including the Middle Ages. Emphasis is on comprehension and appreciation of human values in literature. Since the course is based on time periods and major authors, World Literature I does not have to be taken before World Literature II.
Attributes: HU, LA This course examines the major contributors to the development of American literature, culture, and ideals from the colonial period to the era of American Romanticism. Since the course is based on time periods and major authors, American Literature I does not have to be taken before American Literature II.
Attributes: HU, LA This course examines the major contributors to American literature, culture, and ideals from the Civil War to the present. Since the course is based on time periods and major authors, American Literature II does not have to be taken after American Literature I.
Attributes: HU, LA This course examines the works of African-American writers and performers from the periods of colonization and slavery through the Harlem Renaissance. Emphasis is placed on political, historical, and cultural contexts of the readings, with particular focus on contributions and challenges to Euro-American culture and to simultaneous developments internationally among peoples of African descent. Since the course is based on time periods and major authors, African-American Literature I does not have to be taken before African-American Literature II.
Attributes: HU, LA d This course examines the works of African-American writers and performers after the Harlem Renaissance to the present including the periods of Realism, Naturalism, and the development of the Black Arts movements of the 1960s. Emphasis is placed on political, historical, and cultural contexts of the readings, with a particular focus on contributions and challenges to Anglo-American culture and to simultaneous developments internationally among peoples of African descent. Since the course is based on time periods and major authors, African-American Literature II does not have to be taken after African-American Literature I.
Attributes: HU, LA This course begins with an overview of theatrical literature and an understanding of the play as a form. Following this, selected plays from the Greek, Roman, Medieval, and Renaissance periods will be read and explicated. Since the course is based on time periods and major authors, Dramatic Literature I does not have to be taken before Dramatic Literature II.
Attributes: HU, LA Also offered as PHIL 251. This course develops the skills of critical thinking in ethical issues of contemporary life. Using a multi-disciplinary base, students learn to think clearly, logically, critically, and effectively. Instructional methods includ cross-disciplinary lectures, class discussion, readings, written assignments, and problem-solving activities, such as reaching reasoned judgment through seminar-style learning. permission of Honors Program Coordinator.
Attributes: HU, LA This course involves independent work on a selected topic under the direction of members of the English Department. Limited to two courses per student. Dean. English as a Second Language
