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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is for students with little or no previous training in writing English. Students will explore various kinds of composition writing including narration and description. They will use composition models that highlight the grammar skills presented in ELG101 Advanced Beginning English Grammar. Credits are not applicable toward a degree. Prerequisites: high school diploma or GED and ELW100 or appropriate placement. Institutional credit only. Fall and spring.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Intermediate Writing is the third course of a four-course series. This course focuses on skills needed to write grammatically correct simple, compound, and complex sentences. Students will learn to make effective use of grammatical structures studied in ELG102 Intermediate Grammar. Throughout the semester, students will concentrate on writing grammatically correct sentences and well-developed paragraphs. In addition, students will practice controlled composition writing, which provides them with opportunities to practice grammatical structures, proofreading, sentence combining, and vocabulary building. Credits are not applicable toward a degree. Prerequisites: high school diploma or GED and ELW101 or appropriate placement. Institutional credit only. Fall and spring.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Advanced Writing is the last course in a four-course sequence designed to give intensive writing practice for non-native and bilingual students. Emphasis will be on writing of grammatically clear sentences and well-developed paragraphs and essays. This course provides writing practice that can be coordinated with grammar studied in ELG103 ESL Advanced Grammar. Prerequisites: high school diploma or GED and ELW102 or appropriate placement. Fall and spring
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is designed to develop the student's skills in writing, focusing upon vocabulary development, standard English grammar, spelling, and usage. Student strengths and weaknesses in these areas are determined through initial testing. Upon completion of this course, the student will possess spelling and vocabulary development skills, use grammatically correct sentence structures, punctuate sentences correctly, use appropriate word choice, and develop a basic comprehensive essay. Prerequisite: None. Institutional credit only. Courses that earn institutional credit do not apply toward graduation. Fall and spring.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course helps students develop the skills necessary to write at the college level. Students receive individualized instruction and practice in the writing skills necessary for clear, effective expression. Credits are not applicable toward a degree. Prerequisite: None. Institutional credit only. Courses that earn institutional credit do not apply toward graduation. Fall and spring.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Students will develop college-level writing skills through the practice of composition with an emphasis on the writing process and models of rhetorical modes. Through class assignments, students will demonstrate an understanding of grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and library research. Reading selections will foster improved writing skills and critical and analytical thinking. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement. Fall and spring.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course emphasizes reading and writing about literature. Writing assignments encourage careful reading and provide the student with such important rhetorical skills as marshalling evidence, formulating generalizations and making interpretive judgments. The various genres: short story, novel, poetry, and drama engage curiosity, stimulate imagination, and provide pleasurable reading. Prerequisite: ENG101. Fall and spring.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course focuses on the study of basic writing patterns likely to be of use to the report/technical writer: summary, definition, explanation of a process, description and analysis, classifying data, designing effective formats and supplements, researching information, writing and documenting the research report, proposal writing, and the use of visual aids. The development of an effective reportorial style is emphasized. Overall, the course is designed to improve the students' powers of creative observation and develop accurate and concise writing skills. Prerequisite: ENG101. Fall and spring.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is designed to improve the student's ability to think through writing. A range of intellectual tasks, appropriate to honors-level students, including close textual analysis, interpretation and evaluation of literary works (both fiction and non-fiction) will form the core of the course. A research project is required. Prerequisites: ENG101, ENG102, and permission of the Honors Program coordinator. Fall.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is designed to explore American views of war, race, alienation, assimilation, family, and social change in the 20th century. A variety of critical approaches will be applied to novels, short stories, poetry, plays, and essays. Some of the authors studied may include Hemingway, Faulkner, O'Connor, Vonnegut, Morrison, and Erdrich. Prerequisite: ENG102 or permission of instructor/division dean. Fall and spring.
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