Course Descriptions
English
ENG 095
English Review
0 credits
This course will provide a review of reading and writing for students who need to strengthen their backgrounds in English before taking university-level courses. Students will complete close reading exercises and will write multiple paragraph-length essays. Students will also learn to use writing and self-regulation strategies, and they will receive contextual grammar instruction based on specific student needs. Please note ENG 095 is graded pass/fail; no letter grade is awarded.
ENG 110
English Essentials
3 credits
STARTING IN SPRING 2023, THIS COURSE IS NO LONGER BEING OFFERED. This course will help students develop strategies for academic success. Students will learn writing strategies, including how to plan, draft, revise, summarize, and use sources. They will also learn to self-evaluate through the analysis of example texts, instructor modeling, collaboration, and peer review. Students will also learn strategies for self-regulation such as goal setting, task management, progress monitoring, and reflection. Students will apply these strategies while writing journal entries, summary and response papers, and four essays, and they will submit their written work through Turnitin. Credit from the course applies as an elective credit toward graduation.
Prerequisite(s): Placement after taking Accuplacer or successful completion of ENG 095. Please note the minimum passing grade of ENG 110 is a ''C''.
ENG 121
English Composition I
3 credits
PRIOR TO FALL 2013, THIS COURSE WAS OFFERED AS ENG 101. In this course, students will learn the basic skills needed for college-level academic writing. This includes the development and use of strategies for academic success, writing strategies, and critical reading skills. Students will learn to plan, draft, revise, summarize, and combine their own ideas with information from sources to craft summary-response papers and argumentative essays. They will also learn strategies for self-regulation such as goal setting, task management, progress monitoring, and reflection.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENG 095 or placement through Accuplacer. Please note the minimum passing grade of ENG 121 is a ''C''.
ENG 122
English Composition II
3 credits
PRIOR TO FALL 2013, THIS COURSE WAS OFFERED AS ENG 102. This course will help students further develop their composition skills and become proficient in college-level research writing. Students will continue to use the writing strategies they learned in ENG 121 and apply them to four essays, including an 8-10 page researched, argumentative paper. Students will develop information literacy skills, including how to search for, evaluate, and utilize scholarly sources. Students will further develop their knowledge of APA formatting and apply it to each writing assignment. Students will learn about academic integrity and submit each essay draft through Turnitin.
Prerequisite(s): A ''C'' or higher in ENG 121. Please note the minimum passing grade of ENG 122 is a ''C''.
ENG 131
Public Speaking
3 credits
PRIOR TO FALL 2013, THIS COURSE WAS OFFERED AS ENG 111. This course will 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 present these presentations with confidence. They will receive practical assistance in the areas of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and critiquing.
Note: The online version of this course requires the use of a webcam.
Prerequisite(s): A ''C'' or higher in ENG 122.
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. The course will also explore theories and effective practices of grammar education.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of ENG 122 (with a grade of a ''C'' or higher).
ENG 205
History of the English Language
3 credits
This course will 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.
ENG 310
Research Writing
3 credits
PRIOR TO FALL 2015, THIS COURSE WAS OFFERED AS ENG 365. This course will develop skills in academic writing that can be used in upper-level courses by providing instruction and practice in writing, rhetoric, editing, and information literacy. Students will craft an extended piece of persuasive research writing that covers a topic within their discipline. They will use various rhetorical strategies to present their research, and they will find, evaluate, and synthesize sources from discipline-specific academic databases to support their arguments. In addition, students will learn effective revision strategies, and will utilize APA guidelines to accurately present their writing and ethically site their sources.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of ENG 122 (with a C or higher) or be enrolled in a completion degree that requires ENG 310. Please note the minimum passing grade of ENG 310 is a ''C''.
ENG 320
Advanced Composition
3 credits
This course will prepare classroom teachers to effectively communicate with 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 professional English. Teachers will also be prepared to perform independent action research in order to continue their own professional development.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of ENG 122 with a ''C'' or higher.
ENG 360
Creative Writing
3 credits
This course will help students to develop skills in expressing their creative abilities through various forms of writing such as stories, plays, poems, and essays. It will also focus on critical appraisals of students' work by other members of the class.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of ENG 122 (with a ''C'' or higher).