Courses / Syllabi

ENGLISH

ENGL 0300 Basic English I SYLLABUS Placement: Scores based on entrance exam. Emphasizes effective sentences. For students who need to improve their basic skills in grammatical usage, functions of words, and sentence structure. This course cannot be substituted for any part of the regular courses. A student in English 0300 must receive a grade of "C" or better before being permitted to take English 0301.

ENGL 0301 Basic English II SYLLABUS Prerequisite: Appropriate placement score or ENGL 0300 with a grade of "C" or better. Development of fundamental writing skills such as idea generation, organization, style, utilization of standard English and revision.

ENGL 1301 Composition I SYLLABUS Prerequisite: Appropriate placement score or ENGL 0301 with a grade of "C" or better. English 1301 emphasizes training in reading and writing skills. Course requires expository essays based on provocative and critical readings.

ENGL 1302 Composition II SYLLABUS Prerequisite: Passing grade in ENGL 1301. Principles and techniques of written, expository, and persuasive composition; analysis of literary, expository, and persuasive tests; and critical thinking.

ENGL 2307 Creative Writing I SYLLABUS Prerequisite: ENGL 1302 Practical experience in the techniques of imaginative writing. May include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, or drama.

ENGL 2308 Creative Writing II SYLLABUS Prerequisite: A student must earn a passing grade in English 2307. Creative Writing is a creative approach to major literary types, including fiction and nonfiction, and drama and poetry, with emphasis on individual writing. It requires a mastery of fundamental language skills.

ENGL 2322 British Literature I SYLLABUS Prerequisite: ENGL 1302 A survey of British Literature from the Old English Period through the Eighteenth Century. A research paper or term project is required.

ENGL 2323 British Literature II SYLLABUS Prerequisite: ENGL 1302 Significant works of British Literature. May include study of movements, schools, or periods.

ENGL 2327 American Literature I SYLLABUS Prerequisite: ENGL 1302 A survey of American literature from the early Colonial Period to the beginnings of Realism.

ENGL 2328 American Literature II SYLLABUS Prerequisite: ENGL 1302 Selected significant works of American literature. May include study of movements, schools, or periods.

ENGL 2332 World Literature I SYLLABUS Prerequisite: ENGL 1302 Survey of representative masterpieces of world literature of the Western World beginning with ancient writings and ending with the Renaissance.

ENGL 2333 World Literature II SYLLABUS Prerequisite: ENGL 1302 Selected significant works of world literature. May include study of movements, schools, or periods.

ENGL 2375 Children and Adolescent Literature SYLLABUS Prerequisite: ENGL 1302 A survey of the history, development, and educational usage of literature for children and adolescents. Practical application of literature in the classroom setting for teacher preparation.

ENGL 2376 Literature of American Minorities Prerequisite: ENGL 1302 An exploratory study of the literature of America's ethnic minorities. Critical examination of sociocultural elements in representative works by the American Indian, the African American, the Latin American, and the Asian American.

READING

READ 0301 Pre-College Reading SYLLABUS This course is designed for students who need further development in reading and study skills in preparation for college work. Skills emphasizing review, refinement, and reinforcement of basic reading skills such as vocabulary development, comprehension, fluency, critical readings, and study skills are stressed.

READ 0302 Introduction to College Reading SYLLABUS Prerequisite: Placement score or a "C" or better in READ 0301. This course is designed for students who need to improve reading and study skill techniques appropriate to academic demands. Skills emphasizing the theory and mechanics of efficient reading, vocabulary, specific textbook comprehension, study skills in context, critical reading skills, and flexibility of reading rates are emphasized.

READ 0303 College Reading and Critical Thinking SYLLABUS Prerequisite: Placement score or a "C" or better in READ 0302. This course is designed for students who need to improve reading effectiveness with college-level textbooks. Skills emphasizing terminology, structure, and content general academic technical subject matter are covered with a strong emphasis on critical reading and thinking skills.

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