35 courses with the subject ENG, 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.
ENG 121College Writing3
The content of a writing course is writing. For students to become proficient writers in all disciplines, they need to learn how to read and analyze a variety of texts and then practice reading and analyzing texts from various disciplines. Through research and writing, students learn what others are saying and how to integrate those ideas into their own writing. Constant practice will guide students into developing their own voice and style. They will make conscious choices related to audience and academic conventions. For Oregon students, this course meets the writing-intensive requirement for the State of Oregon.
Introduction to Literature seeks to excite students about literature; to feed students passion about literature; and to enhance their pleasure from literature. Through a variety of texts, students will encounter other members of the human community and, while in their company, learn about themselves. The course will introduce basic literary terminology.
This course provides an introduction to the rules that govern the English language and the history that led to its development. Through reading, discussion, and practice, students will examine and apply grammatical rules and basic linguistic terminology. Also covered in the course will be the development of the English language over time and the relationship between language and society, including literature, dialect and registers of various English speakers and writers.
Journalism II provides an opportunity for "hands-on" experience in all aspects of producing a newspaper. writing, editing, layout, photography, business management, etc. This course is strongly suggested for those who wish to contribute to The Sword (the Concordia student newspaper) on a regular basis. It is required for the Editor-in-Chief, Technical Editor(s), and Page Editors. Beginning writers and photographers are encouraged to sign up. This workshop style class meets one hour a week, usually in the evenings.
This course is an introduction to periodical journalism. It focuses on the contemporary practices, issues, and ethics of the profession. Students will practice extensive in-the field reporting and journalistic writing. (Prerequisite: ENG 121)
This course will introduce students to the role of columns as vehicles that affect both public opinion and the identities of periodicals, along with the various roles of the review in our culture. Study of a range of contemporary artifacts will provide a basis for understanding the balance of opinion and reporting in column writing and of presentation, critique and edification in review writing. Students will both analyze and write columns and reviews. (Prerequisite: ENG 121)
This course will examine the basic elements of short fiction and poetry and will require students to experiment with both genres. The class is run as a workshop: the main focus will be on the discussion of each other's work. It is also, to a certain extent, a literature course, since what one reads strongly influences what one writes. Assigned readings are intended to give students a fuller understanding of technique as well as a range of artistic possibilities.
In this inspiring, real-world course, students will develop the tools and skills of professional writing for career readiness in a wide range of industries and other opportunities. Taught by an award-winning professional writer and marketing consultant, this course is designed to demystify the professional writing and distribution field and help connect the dots between college and life after graduation. Students will learn the principles of content planning, creation, curation, as well as a personal branding, and working in collaboration with others. Through this course, students will develop the confidence to approach, manage, and succeed at virtually any type of professional writing assignment at every stage of their career.(Prerequisite: ENG 121)
This course, the topic of which may vary from year to year, is designed to provide intermediate writers with the opportunity to experiment with different creative writing styles and genres. Topics include poetry, flash fiction, memoir, travel writing, and literary journalism.
Often, the best way to learn something is to teach it to someone else. Students in this course will do just that: improve their own writing, editing, and tutoring skills while helping others express their ideas in writing, develop their own writing voice, and edit their own work. Students will apply what they learn from readings, discussions, and writing assignments by tutoring in the Writing Center each week. (Prerequisite: ENG 121)
This course, the topic of which may vary from year to year, is designed to provide intermediate writers with the opportunity to experiment with different professional writing styles and genres. Topics include technical writing and grant writing. (Prerequisite: ENG 121)
By introducing the student to a wide variety of both traditional and recent literature for young adults, this course helps the student become aware of quality adolescent literature. It includes instruction in oral interpretation of the literature, methods of presenting it in the classroom and planning individualized reading programs for young people of high school age. (Prerequisite: ENG 121)
This survey course covers literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through postcolonial Britain and the present day. Selected readings lead to discussions about the development of the English language, the growth of nationalism and its reflection in literary works, the characteristics of literary movements and their major authors, religious tensions and the monarchy, canon formation, the rise of the novel, the fight for women?s rights, and the effects of colonialism. (Prerequisites: ENG 121)
This course offers a study of Shakespeare's work and its relationship to Elizabethan concepts of poetry and rhetoric as well as to gender and imperialism and government. It explores the rich terrain of Shakespeare imaginative world. (Prerequisite: ENG 121)
This course surveys American literature from the colonial period to the present. It takes a historical approach that emphasizes the literature in relationship to a socio-historical framework, with a particular emphasis on Puritan foundation, Enlightenment thought, Romanticism, Realism, Modernism and Postmodernism. (Prerequisites: ENG 121)
Through selected readings, this course introduces students to some of the foundational texts of Western literature. Students will begin with ancient Greek mythology, Homeric epics, and Greek tragedies. They will move on to Roman mythology as depicted in Virgil and Ovid. The course will end with The Inferno by Dante, the great Italian Medieval poet. (Prerequisites: ENG 121)
Students in this course analyze essays by established writers of expository prose, read articles in current magazines and journals and meet with local writers invited into the classroom. Students also write their own creative non-fiction and keep journals. Both in workshops and in individual conferences, the course asks students to consider their own writing as a process that requires their attention to revising and editing. (Prerequisite: ENG 121)
This is an advanced course that requires students to probe more deeply into the elements of short fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction. In addition to producing original creative work, students will read a variety of literary texts and selected works on the craft of creative writing. This class will be run as a workshop. (Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in ENG 225)
In this course students become familiar with various critical theories about literature including structuralism, deconstruction, cultural criticism (especially as related to third world literature), feminist theory and psychoanalytical theory. It prepares them to read critically and helps them to develop their own critical stances. (Prerequisites: ENG 121)
Independent study offers the opportunity to pursue advanced study in language, literature, or communication. Independent study is open only to students with substantial preparatory course work in the discipline involved.
Using examples of literature in translation from Asia, South America, Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe, this seminar will explore themes common around the world in forms distinctive to diverse cultures. The particular geographical area and/or theme will vary from semester to semester. As part of the seminar, students will write a major research paper. (Prerequisites: ENG 121)
This course guides students in creating a polished professional portfolio that showcases their writing, communication, and analytical skills for the job market. Students will select and refine work from prior coursework, internships, or personal projects to demonstrate versatility across genres and audiences. Emphasis is placed on professional presentation, revision for real-world contexts, and reflective writing that highlights transferable skills. By the end of the course, students will have a cohesive digital portfolio that effectively represents their strengths as communicators to prospective employers or graduate programs.
Students participate in a variety of internship programs in editing, publishing, broadcasting, television and public information under the supervision of the faculty and the director of internships for the company or organization granting the internship. (Prerequisite: ENG 121)
Students will learn to approach writing as a craft, studying the elements of creative writing, such as point of view, character, setting, tone, imagery, etc.
In this course students will investigate some of the themes, forms and techniques of contemporary published novelists with the goal of identifying trends in the genre. Specific authors and sub-topics may vary from semester to semester.
ENG 525Studies in the Scope and Ethics of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction3
This course will investigate various examples of published creative nonfiction, such as the memoir, travel writing, personal essays and narrative journalism. Specific authors and genres may vary from semester to semester. Students will also explore the ethical issues inherent in writing creative nonfiction.
This course examines the landscape of contemporary poetry, with a focus on the variety of themes, techniques and generic conventions explored by poets writing in English. The specific writers studied may vary from semester to semester.
