Course Descriptions
English
ENG 101
English Composition I
3 credits
This course is designed to help students become more proficient and effective writers. Students will study the principles and skills involved in effective writing and reading and will be required to apply these skills to selected writing assignments throughout the course. They will also study elements that constitute various rhetorical patterns of writing and develop skills in writing essays in these patterns. The rhetorical patterns studied in this course are description, narration, compare/contrast, definition, and classification/division. Students will also be introduced to the elements of APA documentation. This course will emphasize the use of correct grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics. Students will be required to apply these skills to all writing assignments. Successful completion of an independent library orientation project is also a requirement.
Prerequisite(s): Successfully passing the English evaluation test
ENG 102
English Composition II
3 credits
This course is designed to improve writing effectiveness. Students will be required to expand their reading and writing skills learned in English 101 and apply these skills to selected writing assignments. They will continue to study various rhetorical patterns and use their writing skills to develop essays in these patterns. The rhetorical patterns studied in this course are process analysis, cause and effect, and argument/persuasion. Students will also learn the process and skills needed to write a clear, precise, and accurate term paper. Detailed instruction in the use of APA documentation will be provided and required in the term paper. This course will help students learn how to think more clearly, organize thoughts in logical sequence, and improve writing skills through prewriting, writing, and rewriting processes. Grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics instruction will be important elements in this course.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101, DIS 095.
ENG 110
English Essentials
3 credits
This course will emphasize the fundamentals of correct writing. Students will receive instruction and practice in grammar, usage, spelling, punctuation, and mechanics. They will learn the process of writing, including generating ideas; drafting; revising; editing, and proofreading. They will also learn reading and study skills. This course will be taught in a competency/mastery format. Students will be required to master specific English competencies to pass the course. Those who experience difficulties in mastering these competencies will be required to receive assistance from the Tutoring Center. Credit from this course applies as an elective credit towards graduation. (Please note: minimum passing grade needed is a “C”).
ENG 111
Advanced Communication Skills
3 credits
This course is designed to help students develop and improve effective oral communicative skills. Students will learn the basic skills and principles necessary to prepare written presentations and to orally deliver these presentations with confidence. They will receive practical assistance in the areas of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and critiquing.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
ENG 200
English Grammar
3 credits
This course will survey the structure of contemporary English grammar. It will also explore the usage problems associated with contemporary grammar in both speech and writing. Topics will include: the structure of English (words, phrases, clauses, and sentences), sentence structure problems, agreement errors, commonly confused and misused words, and spelling.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
ENG 205
History of the English Language
3 credits
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the development of the English language. They will recognize changes in language as the product of political, social, religious, technological, and economic factors. This course will focus on the study of the origins, changes, and reasons for changes in the grammar, sounds, and vocabulary of English from its beginnings to modern time.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
ENG 320
Advanced Composition
3 credits
This course is intended to prepare classroom teachers to communicate well to a variety of audiences in a variety of modes. This class is also intended to prepare teachers for professional development beyond the classroom. For use in the classroom, teachers will be prepared to communicate with students, parents, other teachers, administrators, and the community as a whole. Teachers will be comfortable using varying levels of formality, but always employing formal standard English. Teachers will also be prepared to perform independent action research in order to continue their own professional development.
ENG 360
Creative Writing
3 credits
This course allows students to express their creative abilities through the writing of stories, plays, poems, and essays. Critical appraisals of students’ work by members of the class are an important element in this course.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 102
ENG 365
Academic Writing
3 credits
This course seeks to develop skills in advanced composition, critical reading, and research: evaluation of sources and incorporating others’ research into student writing. It is designed to improve students’ abilities to create a persuasive argument, and to use outside sources through quoting, paraphrase, summary, and synthesis. Students will use the outside sources to reinforce their own persuasive arguments correctly and effectively. Students will also concentrate on APA style and how it can be used to ensure correct use of sources and academic integrity.
ENG 95
English Review
0 credits
This course will provide a review of English grammar skills for students who need to strengthen their backgrounds in English before taking college-level courses requiring college reading and writing. It establishes a foundation for success in subsequent college-level courses. The course will include lecture, discussion, recitation, team learning, and teacher-student tutoring to maximize students’ success. English Review would benefit students returning to the classroom after a long absence who wish to gain English skills for classroom confidence before enrolling in credit courses. In addition, the course would also help students speaking English as a second language gain needed written and oral fluency. Topics covered in the course will include: simple sentences, subject-verb agreement, simple verb tenses, paragraph writing, main linking and main helping verbs, punctuation rules, possessives/plurals/homonyms, and topic sentences.
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