15 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 0150English Writing Essentials3
Placement Level Writing College Level with Support Placement This is a basic writing course that introduces students to the primary principles of college composition and professional writing skills. The courses’ primary skill areas include organizational development, refined grammar and punctuation execution,proper paragraph development, short essay construction, proofreading skills, audience recognition, and rules for formatting. Learning Outcomes Utilize various rhetorical modes: five paragraph essay, narration, cause/effect, compare/contrast, and MLA in-text documentation, and Works Cited page. Understand and use steps in the writing process: generating ideas, planning and focusing, drafting and revising, and polishing and proofreading Comprehend the following sentence concepts: subjects and verbs, fragments, run-ons, comma splices, parallelism, simple/compound/complex structure, and sentence variety Demonstrate correct use of subject/verb agreement, pronoun agreement, adjective/adverb forms, verb forms and tenses, coordinating/subordinating conjunctions, punctuation and capitalization.
Placement Level Writing College Level Placement This course emphasizes the process of writing expository and persuasive essays using effective writing skills and a variety of research techniques. Also included in the course content are critical reading and logical reasoning. Learning Outcomes Conduct effective, unbiased research. Analyze the writings of others. Write well organized, logical essays. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 01 - Communication
Placement Level Technical Writing Placement This course is designed to enhance students’ abilities to write technical documents. The content covered will include proposals, research reports, technical manuals, feasibility studies, and process reports. Learning Outcomes Use effective document design. Create a variety of written documents for the technical work place. Analyze the work place audience. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 01 - Communication
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of creative writing. the focus is on fiction and poetry; nonfiction and screenwriting may be covered as well. Major Content Areas Create believable fictional plots. Create believable fictional dialogue. Describe settings vividly in fiction. Work with symbolism and metaphors in figurative language. Work with figurative language allusion. Work with poetry rhyme. Work with poetry rhythm. Learning Outcomes Demonstrate descriptive writing skills. Use effective sentence structure. Organize their writing effectively. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 06 - Humanities/Fine Arts 01 - Communication
This course emphasizes knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to behavior, ideas, and values as demonstrated in short novels. Course topics include, but are not necessarily restricted to, the study of setting, structure, characterization, point of view, and prose style as demonstrated in short novels. The course also covers themes, concerns, and attitudes expressed in fiction across a range of periods. Learning Outcomes Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the short novel Articulate an informed personal reaction to short novels Respond critically to works in the short novel Analyze these works as expressions of individual and human values within a historical and social context Analyze basic literary elements of works studied Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 06 - Humanities/Fine Arts
This course examines a diverse collection of short stories from various cultures and periods in history. The course explores the short story as an art form designed to provoke thought and develop critical thinking skills. Weekly classroom discussionsinspire new outlooks and elevates knowledge of the human condition. Learning Outcomes Write an informed analysis of the stories, present orally and in writing, and defend your findings. Interpret and discuss critically a variety of short stories that range both in culture and chronology. Analyze the development of the short story within its larger cultural context. Demonstrate an awareness of the development and diversity of the short story genre. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 06 - Humanities/Fine Arts
This course introduces you to a variety of literary works. You will explore what is meant by literature and why we bother reading it. Learning Outcomes Write focused and well supported analysis of literature. Analyze works of fiction, poetry, drama and non fiction. Synthesize works of literature. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 06 - Humanities/Fine Arts
Variable Credits Y This course focuses on the understanding and analysis of humanity’s relationship to its environment, as revealed through particular genres, such as the short story, essay, diary, and poetry. Students will review the major texts in the literature ofnature and look at the ethical and philosophical relationship between humans and nature over the centuries, focusing primarily on North America. Learning Outcomes Make connections between authors and their writings Demonstrate critical thinking. Analyze written works for quality of writing and ethical stance. View texts through different critical and ethical perspectives. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 06 - Humanities/Fine Arts 09 - Ethical/Civic Resp
This course emphasizes the review and analysis of films. This will include how movies reflect and shape the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of the society that produces them. These films will be from various genres and span the entire time frame that movies have been a popular phenomenon. Also included in this course is logical reasoning as well as the investigation of certain aspects of film that set it apart from other literary forms such as technical advances, special effects, camera anglescostuming, cinematography, and lighting. Learning Outcomes Demonstrate critical thinking. Understand the link between society and film. Gather evidence and make judgments for analysis. Compare and contrast film themes and recognize theme significance. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 05 - Hist/Soc/Behav Sci 06 - Humanities/Fine Arts
This course emphasizes the review and analysis of focused genres of films. This will include how a genre reflects the society that produces them and how each genre transcends the limits of its formula. Also included in this course is logical reasoning. Major Content Areas Film and societya. Understand the link between society and film with in one genreb. Understand how culture and film intersect. Cinematic formsa. Make connections between films and their genresb. Understand how the film medium works differently from the printed medium Figurative languagea. Understand comparisons and imagesb. Identify metaphorical examplesc. Understand symbolism Learning Outcomes Compare and contrast film themes and determine theme significance. Understand the relationships between all aspects of film. Gather evidence and make judgments for evaluation. Demonstrate critical thinking Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 06 - Humanities/Fine Arts
This course emphasizes the review and analysis of various Greek myths. This will include how these myths have reflected and shaped art and history. Also included in the course are critical reading and logical reasoning. Major Content Areas Origins of the myths. Functions of the myths in ancient and modem times. Major Greek mythological traditions. Influences of the myths on modern arts and cultures. Learning Outcomes Understand the Greek myths as a literary phenomenon. Recognize the influence of Greek mythology on modem arts and culture. Recognize the influence of Greek mythological traditions on culture historically. Recognize the significance of the Greek myths. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 06 - Humanities/Fine Arts
Students will study and evaluate literature (picture books, fables, fairy tales, fantasy fiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, and more) written for children from first years to preteen years. Topics covered in this course include (but arenot limited to) how to study, analyze, and discuss literature; how to engage children in reading and to encourage thoughtful and creative responses to literature; how to evaluate the literary and educational merits of a text; how to introduce childreto a variety of cultural and historical perspectives through literature; how to promote the overall joy of reading; and personal reflections on various modern-day concerns with literature. Learning Outcomes Formulate concise, critical commentaries/analyses as well as creative responses on the children’s literature studied throughout the course. Identify and describe genres of literature. Analyze and interpret children’s literature for educational and literary elements. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 06 - Humanities/Fine Arts
This course emphasizes the review and analysis of selected works of literature. Students will become familiar with the conventions, terminology and expectations of a particular genre of literature. In addition, students will research the authors and the historical times in which they lived. There will be an emphasis on reading literature actively, analyzing literature logically and writing about literature critically. Learning Outcomes make connections between authors and stories determine the significance of theme in each story view related media summarize readings take notes on reading discuss reactions to these readings using critical thinking skills observe comparisons and images study the history of each author read and analyze works of fiction demonstrate an ability to evaluate works in written form analyze author vocabulary and sentence structure Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 06 - Humanities/Fine Arts
Prerequisites ENGL 1150 This course will offer challenging insights into the act of writing. Students will continue to strengthen their writing skills while engaging in analysis of literary texts and secondary sources. In writing critical essays based on that analysis, students will apply rhetorical strategies related to purpose, audience, genre and context. Learning Outcomes Analyze the rhetorical features of a larger work of writing. Analyze a variety of writing genre. Synthesize secondary sources. Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals 01 - Communication
