45 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 091BASIC WRITING SKILLS Four hours credit
A course intended to diagnose deficiencies and strengthen skills related to grammar, usage, sentence structure and writing. It introduces students to the writing process, promotes writing based on readings, and encourages writing with confidence. English 091 is the entry level course for students scoring below 14 on the English section of the ACT (American College Testing] or below 260 on the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test]. Students earning a grade of C or above are eligible for College Writing Workshop; students who earn less than a C grade will receive a grade of “No Credit.” English 091 involves three classroom hours and two hours of supervised Writing Center activities. This course does not apply to the English composition core requirement.
ENG 099ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Three hours credit
An individualized course in English comprehension, conversation, and composition for non-native speakers. English 099 is required of all non-native speakers scoring below 450 on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Credit earned in this course will not count toward the six-hour composition requirement, and grading will be pass/fail. This course is offered for institutional credit only.
A writing course which seeks to teach students to develop clean, well-organized prose. It emphasizes the writing process with an introduction to rhetorical strategies such as narra- tion, description, definition and argument-persuasion and culminates with an introduction to the library, research and documentation. The course involves 3 classroom hours and 2 hours per week in the writing center. A grade of C or better in this course allows the student to enroll in Rhetoric and Research, ENG 110. Prerequisite: ACT English score of 14-19; SAT recentered verbal score of 340-390; or completion of ENG 091 Basic Writing Skills with a grade of C or better.
A writing course which seeks to teach students to develop clean, well-organized prose. It emphasizes the writing process with an introduction to rhetorical strategies such as narra- tion, description, definition and argument-persuasion and culminates with an introduction to the library, research and documentation. A grade of C or better in this course allows the stu- dent to enroll in Rhetoric and Research, ENG 110. Prerequisite: ACT English score of 20-28 or an SAT recentered verbal score of 400-600.
This course focuses on four major writing projects, enables students to review the cre- ative process as it applies to composition, learn the research methodologies and procedures of their chosen discipline [including computer-generated research), internalize approaches to critical thinking, apply basic principles of public speaking, and perform literary analysis. or completion of ENG 105 or 106 with a grade of C or better.
ACT English score of 29 or better or an SAT recentered verbal score above 600
ENG 120ENGLISH GRAMMAR Three hours credit
Thorough review of formal grammar and grammatical usage which employs traditional terminology and which is designed for all students-major or non-major-whose pre-college backgrounds in English grammar are insufficient to enable them to master the skills of writ- ten expression or otherwise pursue satisfactorily their personal and professional develop- ment. No credit toward the English major. Offered Spring Semester. Majors who score below 70 on the departmental grammar exam must take this course.
Aspects of literature, in the various genres, in both English and foreign languages (in translation) based, according to the individual class, on specific themes, on distinctive peri- ods, on individual or types of authors, or on significant literary movements in the ancient lit- erary forms (epic, saga, mythology, biblical masterpieces), the medieval, the modem, and/or the contemporary literary forms. Prerequisite: English 110.
ENG 211MASTERPIECES OF THE WESTERN WORLD I Two hours credit
Selected literary masterpieces from ancient, medieval, and Renaissance world literature studied in relation to their cultural context. Prerequisite: the freshman composition require- ment. Offered every semester.
ENG 212MASTERPIECES OF THE WESTERN WORLD II Two hours credit
Selected literary masterpieces of the Enlightenment and the nineteenth century studied in relation to their cultural context. Prerequisite: the freshman composition requirement. Offered every semester.
A continuation of English 301 with a survey of English Literature from the Romantic Movement to the present. Prerequisite: English 110. Offered Spring Semester every year.
Basics of news gathering and writing under deadline. Observation, interviewing and reporting for mass media. Requires enrollment in Publications Lab. Prerequisites: ENG 110, 25 wpm on typing test or equivalent grade in Beginning Typewriting.
Study and practice of the major forms of exposition at the level of the full-length essay, with emphasis on principles of rhetoric and, particularly, style. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 310LITERATURE FOR ADOLESCENTS Three hours credit
A survey of books and stories for the adolescent with emphasis on the use of literature in the junior and senior high school classrooms. Required for teacher licensure in English. This course does not fulfill the core literature requirement. Offered Spring Semester every year.
A continuation of English 311 with a survey of American literature from the Civil War to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered Spring Semester every year.
A survey of World literature with emphasis on Greek and Roman Classicism, Middle Ages, and the European Renaissance. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered Fall Semester..
A continuation of English 321 with emphasis on the Enlightenment, varieties of Romanticism, nineteenth-century Realism and Naturalism, and varieties of twentieth-centu- ry Modernism. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered Spring Semester every year.
An introduction to the literary forms of the Bible, such as short stories, epics, drama, poetry, proverbs, the Gospels, parables, epistles, satire, and visionary literature. Prerequisite: the freshman composition requirement. Offered Fall Semester every year.
Subtotal Specialty 36 GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 47 This program requires 6 hours of foreign language at the intermediate level. RELIGION REQUIREMENTS 15 Three hours of the religion requirement are fulfilled through COM 499 ELECTIVES 32 TOTAL HOURS IN PROGRAM 130 BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION CTCA (Telecommunications Emphasis) SPECIALTY AREA REQUIREMENTS Credit Hours
Subtotal Specialty 36 GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 47 This program requires 6 hours of foreign language at the intermediate level. RELIGION REQUIREMENTS 15 Three hours of the religion requirement are fulfilled through COM 499 ELECTIVES 32 TOTAL HOURS IN PROGRAM 130
ENG 361LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT Three hours credit
An investigation of the cognitive processes of first and second language acquisition and development with special attention to the acquisition of literacy, language diversity, and bilingualism. Offered every semester.
ENG 399HONORS INDEPENDENT STUDY One-Four hours credit
An independent study supervised by three faculty members that provides the student who qualifies under the honors guidelines the opportunity to pursue a special topic of his/her choice.
English Electives 9 Subtotal Specialty 36 GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 47 This program requires 6 hours of foreign language at the intermediate level. RELIGION REQUIREMENTS 15 Three hours of the 18-hour religion requirement are fulfilled through ENG 495. ELECTIVES 32 TOTAL HOURS IN PROGRAM 130
The reading and in-class analysis of representative British novels with some attention to literary history and with a written analysis of some aspect of one of the novels. Offered Fall Semester, odd years.
A study of the Romantic Movement with emphasis on the poetry of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats, and on the essays of Lamb, Hazlitt, De Quincey, and Landor. Some attention will be given to the critical writing and letters of the period. Offered Fall Semester, even years.
A study of the literature of Victorian Britain including representative authors of poetry, prose and fiction. The poetry of Tennyson, Browning and Arnold will be emphasized. Offered Spring Semester, odd years.
ENG 460LINGUISTICS FOR TEACHING ENGLISH Three hours credit
TO SPEARERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES A presentation of the linguistic, psycholinguistic, and sociocultural dimensions of second language teaching and learning. Prerequisites: ENG 360 and ENG 361. Offered Spring Semes- ter, odd years.
ENG 471INTRODUCTION TO SOUTHERN LITERATURE Three hours credit
A chronological survey of Southern writers from John Smith to Lee Smith, this course examines Southern American fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama in its cultural context from colonial times to the present. Prerequisite: English 110. Offered Spring Semester, odd years.
This is a special advanced study course for seniors who meet the qualifications to gradu- ate with honors. Courses approved for this listing may be graduate courses or they may be specially designed by the department faculty. Prerequisite: Senior status and cumulative GPA 3.4 or higher.
Reading of The Canterbury Tales in Middle English, with brief consideration of other works in the Chaucer canon and attention to medieval English language and custom.
ENG 490SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENGLISH Three hours credit
A course presenting various topics and research concerns. The topic will change to meet student demand and interest. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Mastery of the techniques and procedures of research in language and literature and their application in a major research project. For upper-division English majors and minors only.
