13 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.
This course is designed to improve the student’s overall understanding and effectiveness in the communication process as both speaker and listener. Experiences include formal speech presentations and oral interpretations with critique analyses and group discussion.
This course will focus on composition and rhetoric for academic and professional purposes. Students will practice writing as a multistage process from invention to drafting to revision. The course will also provide instruction on the location and ethical use of information from a variety of sources.
A study of selected works of modern and classic fiction, poetry and drama. In addition to developing a familiarity with some of the works that have achieved a prominent place in the canons of world literature, students will study the various techniques employed by writers in different literary genres that give their works artistry, value and meaning, so that students may become more proficient readers of literature. Reading, writing and class discussion will be the basis of this study. 247
A survey of American literature from 1650 to the present, with a focus on the historical context as well as the literary techniques of various works. Fictional and nonfictional works from the familiar, such as the Declaration of Independence and the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, to the less familiar, such as the stories of Louise Erdrich, will be explored. Reading, writing and class discussion will be the basis of this literary survey.
A study of selected short stories ranging from the 1800s to the present, and from American writers to writers from other cultures. In addition to developing a familiarity with some of the works that have achieved a prominent place in short story writing, students will study the various techniques employed by writers that give their stories artistry, value and meaning, so that students may become more proficient readers of short stories. The stories will also allow readers to explore human nature and behavior through the various characters in the stories. Reading, writing and class discussion will be the basis of this study.
An introduction to the fascinating world found in Shakespeare’s works. We will enter this world by exploring some of Shakespeare’s sonnets followed by some of his plays focusing on a tragedy, history and comedy, emphasizing for each Shakespeare’s use of language and dramatic techniques as well as his timeless explorations of human behavior. Our readings will be supplemented with filmed productions of the plays that bring the words and characters to life.
This course will focus on research-based argumentation for academic and professional purposes. Students will practice writing as a multistage process from invention to drafting to revision. The course will also place emphasis on the location, critical evaluation, and ethical use of information from a variety of sources.
This course offers an opportunity for students at an advanced level of study in an associate degree program and in good academic standing to undertake an independent project under the supervision of a faculty member. A maximum of 3 credits of independent study can be earned for an associate degree. A detailed proposal and advisor approval are required prior to registration for an independent study.
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This course examines contemporary American post-war fiction through a range of diverse literary voices, exploring ideas of belonging, identity, equity and self- discovery, and the ways these themes and the works themselves engage with the cultural and historical contexts in which they were situated and produced, with a focus on the Civil Rights and Gay Pride Movements and the Vietnam War. Authors will include James Baldwin, Raymond Carver, Andre Dubus, Sandra Cisneros, Louise Erdrich, Leslie Marmon Silko, Susan Sontag, Amy Tan, John Updike and Alice Walker. Select critical approaches will be introduced and applied to readings to broaden the perspectives through which the works may be contemplated and understood.
The focus of this course is an intensive practice in the kinds of writing particularly useful to students and professionals in the natural and social sciences with emphasis on clear, accurate, informative writing about complex subjects. This course will be a writing and research-intensive course that puts knowledge into action by engaging rhetorical strategies while focusing on purpose, audience, thesis and organization. Class time will be spent exploring a line of inquiry devoted to the ways in which “academic” writing and “professional” or “practical” writing differ in terms of audience, purpose, and rhetorical strategy and process. Students will produce a variety of writing assignments, discuss assigned readings, investigate ethical research practices, evaluate sources, revise and edit, engage in collaborative writing, make group presentations and participate in extensive in-class critique. This course is intended primarily for juniors and seniors.
This course will engage with literature centered on healthcare and medicine. Students will practice “reading like writers” and will gain an understanding of writing as a craft through the critical analysis of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. The work studied will revolve around patients and their healthcare providers—whether those be nurses, doctors, mental health counselors and therapists, occupational therapists, or other caregivers. Students will have the 249
This course is designed to provide students with a solid basis for communicating as professionals to a variety of discourse communities. Contemporary professionals must be skilled in a broad range of communication mediums to be successful individually and as a team member in the workplace; therefore, this course will focus on developing competencies in written, oral and technology based communication ,with a focus on not only the technical skills but on professional and cooperative communication.
Source: Maria College of Albany's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
