ENGL 0250 – Compensatory College Skills - 3 Credits In-House

This course is designed for students who need a basic grammar background: parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization and forming sentences. By writing paragraphs, students will demonstrate their ability to plan, organize and express their ideas in grammatically correct sentences. (Prerequisite: English Placement Exam or permission of instructor.) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 0312 – English as a Second Language: Reading I - 3 Credits In-House

This course is designed to improve the vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension of students speaking English as a second language. The content will include such basic skills as developing word knowledge, identifying main ideas, locating important details and applying basic study strategies. (Prerequisite: It is recommended that students take ENGL-1090--Paragraph Writing in English as a Second Language in conjunction with this course, or permission of instructor.)

ENGL 1000 – Seminar on Student Success - 1 Credit

Students will learn information and skills critical to improving their success in college. Course format encourages active, cooperative learning. Students will be provided an overview of study skills, institutional resources, communication skills, wellness issues, career planning and decision-making. Students will process and apply information to their academic and personal lives. Lecture: 1 hour

ENGL 1002 – Reading and Study Skills Program - 3 Credits

This program provides instructional assistance to those students seeking to improve their reading and study skills. The content of this program will include concept and vocabulary development, literal comprehension and analytical-interpretive reading, and academic study skills. Diagnostic testing, group, individualized, and computer- assisted instruction, and supervised practice will be used to promote academic success. Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1010 – Composition I - 3 Credits

Composition I is recommended for all freshmen, but required for many depending upon curriculum. (Check the catalogue requirements for a specific program.) The course is designed to increase students’ competence in expressing themselves, especially in expository writing. The primary purpose of the course is to enable students to write fluently, accurately and effectively. (Prerequisite: All students must be pre-tested and approved for placement in Composition I or have passed English 1050 - Fundamentals of Writing.) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1020 – 19th Century American Literature  - 3 Credits

This course considers major American writers of the 19th century. (Meets Literature requirement) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1030 – British Literature I  - 3 Credits

This is a survey course in British Literature from early Anglo-Saxon times to the 18th century. It is the first part of a two-semester sequence. (Meets Literature requirement) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1040 – World Literature to 16th Century  (formerly World Literature I) - 3 Credits

This course introduces literature of major authors of the world. The selections range from works of the pre-Christian authors to works or writers of the Renaissance. (Meets Literature requirement.)  Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1050 – Fundamentals of Writing - 3 Credits

This course is offered to a limited number of students selected because of special need. The course will focus upon the writing process, including planning, organizing, drafting and proofreading. Course activities begin with paragraph-length assignments and progress to multiple-paragraph assignments. Students in some programs (check college catalog requirements for your specific program) will need to take English 1010 - Composition I after passing this course. (Prerequisite: Successful completion of English 0250 - Compensatory College Skills, the English Placement Exam, or referral from a Composition I instructor). Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1070 (formerly ENGL 0300) – English as a Second Language I - 6 Credits

This course is designed for students planning to pursue academic studies at the college level. No previous knowledge of English is necessary. Sequential emphasis is placed on listening, speaking, reading and writing. (Prerequisite: Previous education in the native language includes high school or equivalency.) Lecture: 6 hours

ENGL 1080 (formerly ENGL 0310) – English as a Second Language II - 6 Credits

This course is a continuation of ESL I and is designed for students planning to pursue academic studies at the college level. Although listening and speaking continue to be areas of second language practice, more emphasis begins to be placed on reading and writing. (Prerequisite: English as a Second Language I or its equivalent or a score above the 5th percentile on the Language Assessment Battery.) Lecture: 6 hours

ENGL 1090 (formerly 0311) – Paragraph Writing in English as a Second Language -  6 Credits

This course is designed to increase the writing performance of students of English as a Second Language. The course will emphasize generating acceptable English sentences in writing, and combining sentences to form paragraphs. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1070 and ENGL 1080 or a score above the 10th percentile on the Language Assessment Battery.) Lecture: 6 hours

ENGL 1200 – Introduction to Literature - 3 Credits

This course will examine a variety of literary genres (prose, fiction, poetry and drama) as an expression of man’s desire to communicate his philosophy, experience and attitudes to others. The best examples of literature found in former and modern times will be the basis for studying methods of reading, analyzing and evaluating forms of verbal expression. (Meets Literature requirement.) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1210 – The Film as Literature I  - 3 Credits

This introduction to the film will study a variety of classic motion pictures from the past fifty years to acquaint the student with their value as literary and cinematic art. Viewings, readings from scenarios and scripts and critical essays will provide material for discussion and written work. (Meets Literature requirement) (Prerequisite: None is required, though a general introductory literature course, such as Introduction to Literature [ENGL 1040 and ENGL 2040] is recommended.) Lecture: 2 hours, Viewing: 2 hours

ENGL 1220 – Introduction to Poetry  - 3 Credits

The purpose of this course is to deepen the student’s engagement with the metaphorical nature of language through understanding and enjoyment of poetry. (Meets Literature requirement) (Prerequisite: None is required, though a general introductory literature course such as Introduction to Literature [ENGL 1200] or World Literature [ENGL 1040 and 2040] is recommended.) Class: 3 hours

ENGL 1230 – Modern Literature - 3 Credits

This one-semester survey course reviews significant literature, both fiction and non-fiction, from the 20th century to the present. Emphasis will be on broadness of understanding and ability to interpret and evaluate. (Meets Literature requirement) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1240 – Readings in the Novel - 3 Credits

Several novels, significant in the time of their appearance as well as in retrospect, will be read to develop a student's understanding of their place in the genre as mirrors of their times and as social and political forces. (Meets Literature requirement) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1250 – Readings in the Short Story - 3 Credits

The development of the short story as a literary form, together with significant samples, will be presented and discussed. (Meets Literature requirement) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1260 – Reading in Shakespeare - 3 Credits

Several plays by Shakespeare will be analyzed in order to develop student’s understanding of various critical viewpoints, historical background and dramatic content. The plays will be selected from the comedies, tragedies, histories and romances. (Meets Literature requirement) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1270 – Contemporary Drama - 3 Credits

This course will include plays from Ibsen to the present. Emphasis will be on the changing approaches to theater as well as the social, cultural and philosophical implications in the representative plays. (Meets Literature requirement) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1280 – Dramatic Literature - 3 Credits

A course in which historic and dramatic trends are viewed, including literary forms, the most important playwrights and socio-political effects on the dramatic literature of differing periods. (Meets Literature requirement) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1290 – Black American Literature I - 3 Credits

The representative poetry, fiction, and essays of major Black American writers are studied for their literary, sociological and historical impact. (Meets Literature requirement) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1300 – Composition I for Speakers of English as a Second Language - 3 Credits

This course has the same purpose as ENGL 1010 and will be accepted as its equivalent for speakers of English as a second language. Students completing ENGL 1300 may take ENGL 1010 as a follow-up course for elective credit. (Prerequisite: Paragraph Writing in English as a Second Language or a score at or above the 20th percentile on the Language Assessment Battery.) Lecture: 1 hour, Lab: 2 hours

ENGL 1310 – Writing for Performance - (formerly ENGL 8030) - 3 Credits

An introductory survey of the writing techniques and skills for theatre, film and television. Students study format, characterization, scene construction, dialogue, narrative and basic structure of those media. The course includes analysis of plays, screenplays, documentaries, industrials and commercials. Students scripts are read and analyzed. Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1360 – Science Fiction - 3 Credits

The course will involve reading and analyzing various science-fiction novels and short stories produced in the twentieth century. Emphasis in the course will be on understanding the influence science has had on modern life and how that influence has been shown in literature. (Meets Literature requirement) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1370 – Literature of Imagination and Fantasy - 3 Credits

The course will examine fantasy as a literary form which broadens the readers understanding of what literature is and what it does. The course will show how fantasy exploits the fundamentals of literature to suggest unusual and innovative ways of looking at the world. (Meets Literature requirement) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1400 – Business Writing for Secretaries - 3 Credits

This one-semester course is especially planned for, and limited to, secretarial students. It includes a concentrated review of grammar and punctuation; correspondence (letters and memos); philosophy, psychology and standards in business communication; and brief exposure to informal and formal reports. (Prerequisite: None. But course is limited to secretarial students.) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1410 – Business Writing - 3 Credits

This one-semester course will include philosophy, psychology and standards in business communication; written correspondence (letters and memos); and informal and formal report writing. (Prerequisite: None, although Fundamentals of Writing [ENGL 1050] or Composition I [ENGL 1010] is strongly recommended.) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 1430 – Creative Writing - 3 Credits

This course is an introduction to the craft of writing in its various forms including the personal essay, fiction, poetry and drama. Students will produce work in these genres and develop critical objectivity through analysis of their creations as well as those of their classmates and published writers. (Prerequisite: Composition I [ENGL 1010]. However, Composition II [ENGL 2010], or Composition II for Liberal Arts [ENGL 2015], is also recommended.) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 2010 – Composition II - 3 Credits

This course is an extension of Composition I (ENGL 1010). While in Composition I the emphasis is upon short expositional pieces, the student of Composition II will concentrate on the development of the central idea in writing essays, and wherever appropriate, in descriptive and narrative prose. Part of the work of the course will be writing at least one paper based on reading and research. Literature of appropriate type will be read and analyzed in terms of rhetorical statement, structure and device. (Prerequisite: Composition I [ENGL 1010] or a comparable basic level college courses in rhetoric.) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 2015 – Composition II for Liberal Arts - 3 Credits

Continuing Composition I (ENGL 1010) for students of liberal arts, this course is concerned with writing about ideas generated by books and articles. Whereas in Composition I the students write short pieces and concentrate on the paragraph, the sentence and persistent grammatical problems, the aim of Composition II for Liberal Arts is to produce fully developed essays based on reading and research such as would be assigned in liberal arts courses in any college. A research paper, or a series of short source papers, some on the same subject, is the major requirement of the course. (Prerequisite: Composition I [ENGL 1010] or a comparable basic level college course in rhetoric.) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 2020 – 20th Century American Literature (formerly American Literature II) - 3 Credits

This course considers in depth major American writers of the 20th century. (Meets Literature requirement) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 2030 – British Literature II - 3 Credits

The second half of a two-semester sequence, this course will deal with British Literature from the time of Sheridan to the present. (Meets Literature requirement) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 2040 – World Literature from 16th Century - 3 Credits

This course continues with the presentation of works of major authors of the world. The selections studied range from works of authors from the time of the Renaissance to those of present times. (The course entitled World Literature to the 16th Century, ENGL 1040, is not necessarily a prerequisite for this course of ENGL 0240.) (Meets Literature requirement.) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 2100 – Technical Writing - 3 Credits

This basic course in technical writing examines letters, memoranda and different types of reports. Investigation and research (library and natural sources ) are covered, as is how to give credit to sources. The main goal is to be constantly aware of the purpose and reader, therefore being complete, concise, clear, credible and objective. (Prerequisite: All students must be pre-tested and approved for placement in Composition I or have passed English 1050 - Fundamentals of Writing.) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 2200 – Children’s Literature - 3 Credits

This one-semester course introduces the student to the range of children’s literature from early folklore to current selections. Students read widely to develop discrimination in the selection of books for children of pre-kindergarten through eighth grade school levels as well as develop the ability to interpret criteria and evaluate the different genres of literature suited for children. (Meets Literature requirement.) Lecture: 3 hours

ENGL 2230 – Contemporary Literature of the Past Decade - 3 Credits

This course examines intensively selected, significant works of the last decade, both fiction and non-fiction. Selection is made from poets, novelists, essayists and the literature of the performing arts. (Meets Literature requirement) Lecture: 3 hours

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