21 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 100Essentials of Effective Writing3
Students will learn the fundamentals of reading, evaluating, and writing essays to prepare them to read and write successfully at the college level. Key skills developed throughout the course include writing clear and correct sentences, arranging sentences in a variety of paragraph types that develop a central thesis, and writing short essays on a variety of topics. Critical reading and thinking skills (evaluating sources, as well as recognizing an author’s purpose, tone, and bias) are emphasized. Learning and study techniques for textbook reading, note- taking, test preparation and test-taking are also covered. (Prerequisite: placement examination)
Helps students make a clear, effective speech and evaluate speeches presented by others. Students will be acquainted with the minimum theory necessary for speech- making and will be offered practice in delivering a number of speeches, each of which will accomplish a specific goal.
An exploration of creative writing in three genres: poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. This course emphasizes the writing process; the characteristics of good writing; and the discipline, practice, and self-awareness required to produce 112 BAC contemporary literature. (Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 101 or a grade of C- or higher in ENG 100)
Introductory study of modern, post-modern, and contemporary literature with an international and multicultural focus. Critical skills are also developed through in-class discussion and response essays. (Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 101 or a grade of C- or higher in ENG 100)
Develops a critical awareness of short fiction, specifically the short story and the novella. Students will study writing techniques in fiction, including plot, theme, characterization, setting, and style. (Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 101 or a grade of C- or higher in ENG 100)
An introduction to poetry within a variety of traditional and contemporary forms reflecting the history of the genre as well as its many styles, interpretations, and functions as an art form. The craft of poetry, including key devices and elements, will also be discussed. (Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 101 or a grade of C- or higher in ENG 100)
Explores the interrelationship of three popular literary and cinematic genres: fantasy, horror, and science fiction (Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 101 or a grade of C- or higher in ENG 100)
Includes both the reading and writing of quality short stories, emphasizing the use of life experiences to create fiction in the short story form. Analysis of student works and published stories will center on elements such as theme, character, plot, setting, point of view, tone, and style. (Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 101 or a grade of C- or higher in ENG 100)
Examines literature in various genres from the early colonial period (1600s) through the Civil War (1865) in the Americas. Authors discussed may include Franklin, Paine, Irving, Poe, Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, Melville, Whitman, Dickinson, Douglass, and Truth, among others. Writers historically left out of the traditional canon shall also be included. (Prerequisite: ENG 101)
Examines literature from the Civil War through the contemporary period in the Americas. Authors discussed may include, but are not limited to Twain, London, Eliot, Wharton, Hemingway, Vonnegut, Morrison, Wright, Baldwin, Faulkner, Frost, Fitzgerald, Silko, Kingston, Bellow, Rich, Kerouac, and Alexie, among others. Writers historically left out of the traditional canon shall also be included, as well as recent authors. (Prerequisite: ENG 101)
An introduction to the creative process of writing poetry, in which students will study a variety of work from published poets, as well as the movements associated with them. They will study the basic elements and forms of poetry and develop their own skill in writing a collection of poems. (Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 101 or a grade of C- or higher in ENG 100)
A survey course that traces the origin and development of English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the eighteenth century. Students will read, discuss, and analyze a wide variety of literature, including poetry, prose, essays, and drama, both from the traditional canon and from other authors of each period. (Prerequisite: ENG 101)
A survey course that traces representative and important works of British literature, from the Romantic period through the twenty-first century. Students will read, discuss, and analyze a wide variety of literature, including poetry, prose, essays, and drama, both from the traditional canon and from other authors of each period. (Prerequisite: ENG 101)
A survey of literature for children, including critical analysis and study of the history of this genre. (Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 101 or a grade of C- or higher in ENG 100)
Young Adult Literature explores literature of all genres geared to a reading audience between the ages of middle years through high school. Instruction will include historical study, discussion, critical analysis, and evaluation of specific titles and authors as well as focusing on stylistic concerns, subject matter, theme, and theoretical aspects of writing specifically young adults. (Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 101)
Examines dramatic literature in its cultural and historical context with attention to the original modes of production that may have been used, as well as to the social and artistic trends of the era in which it was written. (Prerequisite: ENG 101)
A study of the writing of technical materials with emphasis on concrete description, narration, and process analysis to produce abstracts, proposals, and formal and informal reports required in various fields of work, including criminal justice, human services, journalism, sciences and others. Writing will be the main focus of the course, but oral communication and presentation of technical material will also be a component. (Pre-requisite: ENG 101)
Introductory study of creative nature writing. Students will write their own nature pieces, using classic and contemporary nature texts, as well as writings particular to the Adirondacks, as models of artistic technique. (Prerequisite: ENG 101)
