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EN 020 Basic English and Reading Comprehension |
3 I.C.* |
This course teaches the fundamentals of writing, functional usage, and reading comprehension and may, for some students, serve as a prerequisite for further study of composition. It includes a study of grammar, composition, and reading comprehension with an emphasis on the fundamental principles of English language usage. The course assists students in their ability write clear and concise sentences, to construct effective paragraphs, and to comprehend written materials. Based on the student's academic background, completion of this course may be necessary preparation for enrollment in courses required for graduation in some academic programs. Hours of class per week: 3. *3 institutional (non-degree) credits.
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| EN 040 Introduction to Writing |
3 I.C.* |
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This course includes a review of the grammar components and paragraph development, followed by intensive work in the development of short essays. It emphasizes the writing process, paying special attention to methods of organizing, revising, and editing. Prerequisite: Grade of 'C' or higher in EN 020 or satisfactory results on the COMPASS placement test. Based on the student's academic background, completion of this course may be necessary preparation for enrollment in courses required for graduation in some academic programs. Hours of class per week: 3. *3 institutional (non-degree) credits.
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| EN 103 English I |
3 s.h. |
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This course is designed to improve written and oral communication skills. Students learn to write specific types of essays that are coherent and grammatically and mechanically correct. They also participate in a group discussion and/or oral presentation. The course also covers research techniques and procedures for documenting sources. Prerequisite: Grade of "C" higher in EN 040 or placement according to the COMPASS test. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: C.
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| EN 104 English II |
3 s.h. |
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This course expands on the written and oral communication skills learned in EN 103. The written and oral assignments focus on students' understanding, research, and interpretation of such literary genres as short stories, poetry, and drama. Prerequisite: EN 103. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: C.
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| EN 127 Technical English |
SP 3 s.h. |
This course revolves around the organization, composition, and presentation of technical subject matter, emphasizing description and process of technical reports and manuals. Instruction and practice in technical writing and reporting form an integral part of the course. Prerequisite: EN 103. Hours of class per week: 3.
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| EN 128 Honors English II |
SP 3 s.h. |
This course develops the writing and speaking skills of those students whose backgrounds enable them to function in an intense and independently organized study of the arts and sciences. Among other assignments, students prepare an oral and a written presentation on some aspect of the creative process. In any program, this course may be used to meet the requirement of EN 104. Either EN 104 or 128, but not both, may be credited toward a degree or certificate. Prerequisite: EN 103, permission of instructor. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: C.
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| EN 132 Speech |
3 s.h. |
The course aims to enrich the students ability to communicate. It introduces the students to the forms of public speaking and affords the opportunity to practice both the formal and informal deliveries of speech while maintaining individual expression and creativity. The students prepare critical evaluations and also work with panel and discussion groups. Hours of class per week: 3.
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| EN 140 Linguistics |
3 s.h. |
An introduction to the cognitive science of Linguistics, a field of study which examines the phenomena of human communication. The course will look at how language is produced, how it is examined and explained by linguists and how language functions in human communities. Topics covered will include semantics, morphology, phonology, syntax, socio-linguistics, historical linguistics and language obsolescence. Prerequisite: EN 103. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: S.
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| EN 150 Reading and Writing Poetry |
3 s.h. |
This course explores the poetic tradition through creative writing, analytical writing, and close critical reading of published poems and unpublished student poems. Special attention is given to studying the poetic forms and traditions. Prerequisite: 'C' or better in EN 103 or permission of instructor. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: H.
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EN 200 Short Story |
3 s.h. |
This course surveys the development of the short story from its origins in the oral tradition to its present form. Through reading and discussion of a wide variety of 19th- and 20th-century short stories, the course emphasizes the artistic development of this literary genre. Course work includes critical papers and group presentations. Prerequisite: EN 103, EN 104 or permission of instructor. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: H.
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| EN 222 Children's Literature |
SP 3 s.h. |
A survey of all forms of children's literature and a study of a variety of materials relating to the development of literacy in children. Students carry out critical study and evaluation of many children's books in the areas of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. The course examines criteria for the selection of children's books for pleasure, enrichment of curriculum areas, and child development. It also examines appropriate presentation techniques. Prerequisites: EN 103, EN 104 or permission of instructor. Hours of class per week: 3.
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| EN 231 Masterpieces of World Literature I |
FA 3 s.h. |
The course surveys world literature from the Greek and Roman classics through the Renaissance. Readings include such representative authors as Homer, Sophocles, Plato, Virgil, Dante, and Chaucer. Prerequisite: EN 103, EN 104 or permission of instructor. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: H.
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| EN 232 Masterpieces of World Literature II |
SP 3 s.h. |
This course surveys world literature from the 17th century to the present. Readings include such representative authors as Voltaire, Flaubert, Tolstoy, Woolf, Mann, and Achebe. Prerequisite: EN 103, EN 104 or permission of instructor. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: H.
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| EN 233 American Literature I |
FA 3 s.h. |
A survey of the literatures of the United States from pre-Colonial times through the Civil War with an emphasis on representative figures and movements. Discussions stress the cultural-historical contexts of the readings, the emergence of American myths and values, and the formation of an identifiable American style. Prerequisite: EN 103, EN 104 or permission of instructor. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: H.
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| EN 234 American Literature II |
SP 3 s.h. |
A survey of the literatures of the United States from the Civil War to the present with an emphasis on representative figures and movements. Analysis includes the general movements of thought, literary techniques and themes revealed in the works of representative writers. Prerequisite: EN 103, EN 104 or permission of instructor. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: H.
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| EN 235 Modern Drama |
SP 3 s.h. |
An introduction to modern drama as literature, emphasizing on such movements as naturalism, expressionism, and theater of the absurd. Readings include such representative European authors as Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Pirandello, Lorca, and Ionesco, as well as American playwrights such as O'Neill, Miller, and Williams. Some attention is also paid to non-Western drama. The course develops appreciation of the theater through class discussion and a required critical writing paper. Students observe a current dramatic production. Prerequisite: EN 103, EN 104 or permission of instructor. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: H.
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| EN 239 The Modern Novel |
SP 3 s.h. |
The course explores the evolution of the novel as genre from the late 19th through 20th centuries. It considers significant cultural, historical and aesthetic developments of this period, paying special attention to the formal, stylistic, and thematic innovations of the major modern and postmodern authors. Selected novelists include Conrad, Joyce, Woolf, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, Ellison, Waugh, Greene, O'Connor, and Pynchon. Prerequisite: EN 103, EN 104 or permission of instructor. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: H.
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| EN 243 English Literature I |
FA 3 s.h. |
A survey of the first eight centuries of English literature examining both thematic and stylistic continuity and significant developments over the course of the period. The course will begin with a close reading of Beowulf before proceeding to representative works of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Restoration/Eighteenth Century. Selected readings include the poetry the Gawain poet, Chaucer, Spenser, Donne, Jonson, Marvell, Milton, Dryden, and Pope; the prose of Malory, Bacon, Swift and Johnson; and the drama of the Mystery Plays, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Wycherley, and Congreve. Discussions will examine pertinent historical, biographical and intellectual contexts of the readings. Prerequisite: EN 103, EN 104. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: H.
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| EN 244 English Literature II |
SP 3 s.h. |
A survey of the last two centuries of English literature examining both thematic and stylistic continuity and significant developments over the course of the period. The course will begin with a close reading of the major Romantic poets before proceeding to representative works in the Victorian, Modern, and Postmodern periods. Selected readings include the poetry of Blake, Wordsworth, Keats, Tennyson, Hardy, Yeats, Eliot, Auden, and Heaney; the prose of Austen, the Brontes, Dickens, Conrad, Joyce, Lawrence, and Woolf; and the drama of Beckett and Pinter. Discussions will examine pertinent historical, biographical and intellectual contexts of the readings. Prerequisite: EN 103, EN 104. Hours of class per week: 3. General Education: H.
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| EN 245 World Drama |
SP 3 s.h. |
An examination of major dramas from the Greeks to the late nineteenth century, in light of their literary, theatrical, and socio?cultural values. Readings include representative plays from the following periods and movements: Classical Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, Neo?Classicism, the Restoration, Romanticism, and Realism. Genres include tragedy, comedy, melodrama, farce, and various hybrids. Prerequisite: EN 103, EN 104 or permission of instructor. Hours of class per week: 3.
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| EN 290 Special Topics in Literature |
3 s.h. |
| This course involves an examination of a topic, a theme, an author, a genre, a period, or a literary tradition not covered extensively in other English courses. Topics vary with each offering, but specific topics are announced before pre-registration. The course may be repeated for credit, but prior topics may not be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite: EN 104. Hours of class per week: 3. |
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