10 courses with the subject ENGC, 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.
ENGC 0800Fundamentals of Writing4
This course focuses on the skills needed to produce paragraphs and short essays. During the semester, students 1) read and critically evaluate a variety of texts; 2) understand the planning and writing process for paragraphs and short essay writing; 3) communicate clear ideas, developing paragraphs with main points, supporting details, and logically sequenced sentences; 4) develop conventional grammatical sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling; 5) practice strategies to develop vocabulary nd and word usage skills; 6) create documents using word processing software. Grading options are A-F or Pass/No Credit. A grade of Pass/C or better is required to register for ENGC 0900. READ 0860 or a Pass/C or higher in EAP 0760 and eligible for READ 0860. Offered: Fall, Spring.
Normandale’s Integrated Reading and Writing program values students’ diverse needs and experiences to empower them to develop agency and literacy in college and in life. In this specific course, which focuses on developing literacies, students will practice reading and writing in a variety of situations. Students will explore a variety of texts and their contexts by asking questions and pursuing answers through their own lived experience as well as others’ ideas. Students will begin to develop reading and writing processes that build on and overlap with each other, which will help facilitate academic success. Through this process of integrated reading and writing, students will experience the transformative nature of literacy and its
This course focuses on writing skills needed to write essays. During the semester, students 1) understand the planning and writing process for thesis-focused, multi- paragraph essays; 2) develop ideas in paragraphs containing a topic sentence, clear order, adequate detail, transitions, and a conclusion; 3) become familiar with the basic process of research and citation; 4) demonstrate conventional grammatical sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling; 5) move towards college-level vocabulary and usage. Sources for writing model analysis and study include published articles and essays and assigned student work. Grading options are A-F or Pass/No Credit. A grade of Pass/C (or higher) is required to register for ENGC 1101. for READ 0960 or eligible for ENGC 0900 and READ 0960. Offered: Fall, Spring.
Normandale’s Integrated Reading and Writing program values students’ diverse needs and experiences to empower them to develop agency and literacy in college and in life. In this specific course, which focuses on literacy proficiency, students will practice reading and writing in a variety of situations with specific attention to various academic disciplines. Students will explore a variety of texts and their contexts by asking questions and pursuing answers through their own lived experience as well as introductory research practices. Students will develop proficiency in reading and writing processes that build on and overlap with each other, which will help facilitate academic success. Through this process of integrated reading and writing, students will experience the transformative nature of literacy and its power to promote equity and justice. Grading method is A/F, with the option of Pass/No Credit. OR placement into non-EAP coursework via HS GPA 2.0 or higher, ACCUPLACER Next Gen: Read 235-249, ACCUPLACER Classic: Read 60-77; OR ACCUPLACER Courses| 181 Classic: ESL Reading Skills 110-120. Offered: Fall, Spring.
The course pairs with ENGC 1101: College Writing as a way to offer students more support and new ways of approaching writing. This course will provide students enrolled in College Writing with more one-on-one time with faculty to get deeper feedback and more in-class time to develop writing skills. Each class will have a specific focus, which will be described in the notes for the class. This focus for the course will be used to explore non- traditional ways of approaching college writing to help students gain confidence in their writing and develop a writing process grounded in the knowledge they bring to the class. This course will also examine the context for the language and forms of writing used in academic discourse to help students understand the broader picture of the English language. (C/P or higher) and READ 0960 (C/P or higher) or placement into ENGC 1101. Corequisite: ENGC 1101. Offered: Fall, Spring.
This course presents an overview of basic to advanced grammar concepts, their functions, and their varied and appropriate usage in written English at different levels. It also incorporates various explanations of how grammar is learned. Additional topics may include language acquisition and its cultural contexts. Offered: Spring.
Students will explore the forms of business and technical writing common in the professions through documents such as memos, emails, reports, proposals, instructions, sales messages, and technical descriptions. Students will produce documents while focusing on document design, ethical principles in communication, and developing of a keen sense of audience, purpose, and author through informed research.
