8 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 100Crafting Effective Sentences3
This course will develop competency in the use of standard written English, and the recognition of appropriate levels of usage, with emphasis on writing clear, correct, concise, and compelling prose. Areas of study will include basic English syntax patterns, types of sentences according to structure and purpose, the grammar of phrases and clauses, principles of coordination and subordination, and standard usage and mechanics.
Building upon the elements of English 100, this course will examine the paragraph as the standard unit of thought and composition and will focus on the creation of well-developed, effective paragraphs for a wide variety of purposes and occasions. Areas of study will include topic sentence and thesis statement development, patterns of organization, development of ideas, and specific strategies for various types of paragraphs (introduction, body, conclusion) across the rhetorical modes.
An exercise in critical reading and thinking and effective strategies of persuasion. A study of paragraph and composition structure, focusing on expository and persuasive writing as well as the "rhetorical modes" with their use individually and cooperatively.
A review of the basics of composition forms used in written language and the proper use of grammar in both written and oral forms. ENG 211 Introduction to Literature I (3) [Prerequisite: English Composition and Reading I (ENG 102) or English Composition and Reading II (ENG 103)] A study of selected readings in world fiction, including the short story and the novel as well as critical analyses of representative works. ENG 212 Introduction to Literature II (3) [Prerequisite: Introduction to Literature I (ENG 211)] A study of selected readings of poems and plays with attention given to major themes and the development of general theater as well as critical analyses of representative works.
American Literature acquaints the student with a process of reading, responding to, analyzing, interpreting and writing about three standard genres of American literature: short stories, poetry and plays. No prior literary study is assumed.
A colloquium of Christian books that have significantly impacted the world. Students will read and discuss both required writings and selected books of their choice.
The course will explore the life and literature produced by C. S. Lewis in order to gain perception into his theology, the various genres in which he wrote, and the principles that make his writings meaningful nearly 50 years after his death.
