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 0890Preparing for College Writing4
Catalog Description Entry into this course is based on the student’s score on the college’s placement test. Its purpose is to introduce all the skills and habits necessary for success in ENGL 0990 and ENGL 1120 , which are taken together after the student passes this course. This course provides opportunities to develop confidence, competence, and fluency through practice in writing processes. Students will read college level texts and write college level essays while also reviewing sentence and punctuation strategies and paragraph structure for each major assignment.
Catalog Description This composition course is for students who need a more intensive review of paragraph development and standard American-written English (grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure) than ENGL 1120 alone provides. This course also introduces the processes and strategies of essay writing from first thoughts through revision to the final, edited college level essay. Success in this course relies heavily on attendance and participation, which will make up a large percentage of the final grade. Students are required to register for and complete both this course and ENGL 1120 to complete their college level writing requirement
Catalog Description This course teaches students to confidently employ commonly used words with which the English-speaking world conducts its affairs. It expands the students’ functional vocabulary range to meet college-level standards for effective reading comprehension and written composition. The course content is organized around various methods of learning vocabulary.
Catalog Description Provides instruction in the rhetorical principles and strategies of technical writing. The course will emphasize reports and manuals, which may include progress and process reports, feasibility studies, instructions, procedures, and/or mechanism descriptions.
Catalog Description This course is intended for students who would like an in-depth study of textbook reading strategies in order to improve their textbook reading comprehension in current coursework. The emphasis in this course is on understanding textbook structure and developing effective strategies for efficiently and critically reading college textbooks.
ENGL 1120Cross-Current College Writing and Critical Reading4
Catalog Description Taken concurrently with ENGL 0990 , this course provides extended practice in critical reading, writing, and thinking. The content includes the writing process, essential composition skills, and critical reasoning in various rhetorical situations. Students will learn to compose effectively reasoned essays supported by evidence from credible sources. Students are required to register for and complete both this course and ENGL 0990 to complete their college-level writing requirement.
Catalog Description This course provides extended practice in critical reading, writing, and thinking. The content includes the writing process, essential composition skills, and critical reasoning in various rhetorical situations. Students will learn to compose effectively reasoned essays supported by evidence from credible sources.
Catalog Description In this course, students will learn to correctly format and implement APA-style documentation for college-level assignments. Students will gain confidence as they learn reasons for documentation and focus on various types of documentation that apply to different writing situations.
Catalog Description Students will study at least one example of each of the major forms/genres of literature: fiction, poetry, plays, and creative non-fiction. In addition to critical reading and discussion, the elements of literature, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation will be covered. The course will introduce students to major approaches to literary criticism and to the use and documentation of literature research resources. The course will also deal with the issues of diversity and may be organized around a particular topic.
Catalog Description In this course, students will study a diverse selection of novels to gain an awareness of their scope and variety. Characters, setting, plot, theme, and other elements will be discussed in order to analyze, interpret, and evaluate their significance. The course will also highlight diversity and may be organized around a particular topic or theme.
Catalog Description In this course, students will read selected short stories to explore the scope and variety of this form of literature. Point of view, characterization, language, and other elements will be emphasized; students will analyze, interpret, and evaluate the stories. The course will also highlight diversity and may be organized around a particular topic or theme.
Catalog Description Students will read a variety of plays to examine a form of literature that can be read or experienced in a theater. Character, dialogue, setting, theme, and other elements will be examined in order to analyze, interpret, and evaluate the dramas. Students may be asked to attend one or more live performances. The course may be organized around a particular topic or theme. Additional fees may apply for attending off-campus plays (fee varies by theater and performance).
Catalog Description This course introduces students to poetry as a form of literature. Figurative language, imagery, allusion, musical devices, pattern, sound, and other poetic elements will be discussed in order to examine and more fully understand the content and meaning of a wide range of poems. The course will also highlight diversity and may be organized around a particular topic or theme.
Catalog Description This course introduces students to the range of literature for children, to critical and affective responses to it, and to criteria for selecting such literature. The course addresses interests of college students, educators, and parents.
Catalog Description This course introduces students to literature from around the world, with the exception of the United States and Britain. It may particularly focus on, but not be limited to, literature from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Students will critically read and discuss, analyze, interpret, and evaluate the elements of literature. Students will gain an understanding of literature in various genres from different cultural contexts, particularly developing nations, colonial and postcolonial experiences, and works in translation. Topics for discussion may also include the cross-cultural comparison of forms and the effects of globalization. The course may have a theme.
Catalog Description Introduces major British authors from the early 8th century through the 18th century. Readings and discussions will focus on the cultural and historical significance of the literature. Students will analyze, interpret, and evaluate the literary works.
Catalog Description Introduces major British authors from the 19th century to today. Readings and discussions will focus on the cultural and historical significance of the literature. Students will analyze, interpret, and evaluate the literary works.
Catalog Description Focus on American literature from its beginnings (c.a. 1600) to approximately 1865. Readings may include autobiographies, journals, sermons, and essays, as well as poetry and fiction. Students will gain a sense of the historical and cultural significance of the literature and will analyze, interpret, and evaluate the literary works.
Catalog Description Focus on American literature from approximately 1865 to the present. Readings will include short fiction and poetry, but may also include novels, plays, essays, and other creative non-fiction. Students will gain a sense of the historical and cultural significance of the literature and will analyze, interpret, and evaluate the literary works.
Catalog Description This course provides students an opportunity to practice the craft of writing literary fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Guided by instruction in contemporary aesthetics, students will develop a disciplined writing and revising process. Students will also engage in the creative and analytical process of reading as writers, responding to both published and student texts in writing and in class discussion.
Catalog Description This course provides students an opportunity to write literary scripts for the stage and screen. Guided by instruction in contemporary aesthetics, students will develop disciplined writing and revising practices. Students will also engage in the creative and analytical process of reading as writers, responding to both published and student texts in writing and in class discussion.
Catalog Description In this course, students will study the art of creative literary nonfiction writing, focusing on various subgenres, such as literary memoir, personal essay, lyric essay, literary reportage, nonfiction short, and blended forms. Students will engage in the creative and analytical process of reading as writers, responding to both student and published texts in writing and in class discussion. Guided by instruction in contemporary aesthetics, students will develop disciplined writing and revising practices.
Catalog Description In this course, students will study and write contemporary literary poetry and basic forms. Students will engage in the creative and analytical process of reading as writers, responding to both student and published texts in writing and in class discussion. Guided by instruction in contemporary aesthetics, students will develop disciplined writing and revising practices.
Catalog Description In this course, students will study and write contemporary literary fiction. Students will engage in the creative and analytical process of reading as writers, responding to both student and published texts in writing and in-class discussion. Guided by instruction in contemporary aesthetics, students will develop disciplined writing and revising practices.
ENGL 2271Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults3
Catalog Description In this course, students will practice the craft of writing in all three of the sub-genres: picture books, middle grade, and young adult. Guided by instruction in contemporary aesthetics, students will develop disciplined writing and revising practices.
Catalog Description This course provides an opportunity for student writers to learn about the basic practices of submitting writing for publication in magazines and journals as well as full-length manuscript submission to agents and publishers. Students will learn about creative writing marketing and promotion to understand the function of résumés, book reviews, interviews, websites, book proposals, job opportunities, literary grants, and complete a polished revised short manuscript ready for publication.
Catalog Description This course offers students the opportunity to revise previous creative writing coursework into a polished literary manuscript in poetry, fiction, play/screenwriting, or creative nonfiction ready for publication or a professional or academic portfolio.
