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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGL 123 This course provides an advanced knowledge of technical writing. Students will learn the writing process (prewriting, writing and rewriting) to follow when constructing correspondence. Types of technical writing covered in this course include memos, letters, e-mail, short reports, long reports, instructional manuals, Web pages, PowerPoint presentations, brochures, newsletters, journal articles, resumes and online resumes. Students also will learn seven key traits of effective technical writing; clarity, conciseness, document design, organization, audience recognition, audience involvement and accuracy. Accuracy specifically entails the need for students to adhere to rules of grammar and mechanics. Students will learn how to create computer-generated graphics and learn word-processing skills. Finally, the students will learn how to work in teams, modeling Total Quality Management skills. 3 hrs./wk.
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Prerequisite or corequisite: ENGL 122 This course introduces students to texts by U.S. writers of Hispanic descent or origin. Written primarily in English, the texts may include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, and/or film. The readings, discussions, and related writing projects will emphasize the relationship between mainstream America and borderland writers; explore the cultural and artistic context of the writers and their works; recognize and assess the use of major narrative and rhetorical strategies; and stimulate consideration of issues surrounding assimilation, identity formation, code-switching, and cultural hybridity. 3 hrs. lecture/wk.
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Prerequisite or corequisite: ENGL 122 This survey course introduces students to a representative sample of texts created by women from the mid-seventeenth century to present. Using the lens of gender, students will explore the social, historical, political, and cultural contexts relevant to the literature. Further, students will identify significant literary devices and genres as employed by these authors. The course will emphasize the dynamic relationship between the literature and its contexts. 3 hr. lecture/wk.
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Prerequisite: ENGL 122 This course offers challenging insights into the act of writing. We will move beyond Composition I and Composition II, focusing on writing persuasively to a select audience; working together to anticipate and defuse objections; supply convincing evidence; synthesize the ideas of others to support our ends; look critically at all sources; and perfect a mature, polished style that is suitable to audience and occasion. 3 hrs./wk.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGL 122 Students will study and practice writing in two or three of the major literary modes of writing: poetry, fiction, and possibly drama. The reading assignments are based on the premise that, to be a good writer, students must have knowledge of literary techniques and be perceptive readers and critics. Students will examine techniques of two or possibly three of the literary genres and then apply their knowledge to write in each genre. In addition, they will read other students' work and provide useful feedback on that work. 3 hrs./wk. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $10 to $20.
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Prerequisite: ENGL 223 In this class, students will build upon the knowledge and skills learned in ENGL 223. In addition to studying writing techniques, they will produce a body of written work in one or more literary genres of their choice: poetry, fiction, and/or drama. They will also read other students' work and provide useful feedback on that work. 3 hrs./wk. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $15 to $25.
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Prerequisite: ENGL 122 This course emphasizes close reading and analysis of poetry by writers from different time periods, countries, and ethnic backgrounds. Students will study terms, patterns, and forms that are useful for an understanding and appreciation of poetic verse. The course will cover major literary, historical, and cultural movements as they relate to poetry. Students will be introduced to major classical and contemporary American and English poets, along with contemporary foreign-language poetry in translation. 3 hrs. lecture/wk.
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Prerequisite: ENGL 122 This course features significant opportunities to write about the literature and the reader's response to it. Students will learn the historical fictional precedents of the short story; the similarities and differences between the short story and other narrative forms, such as the novel; the differences between the short story and its historical precedents, between short stories and film adaptations of them, and between commercial and literary short stories. Students will discover the place of short stories in major literary movements, the key elements of short stories and interpretive approaches to short stories. 3 hrs./wk.
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Prerequisite: ENGL 122 American Prose presents a series of literary works by American writers that reflects the attitudes and identity of our national literature and culture. By grappling with the ideas and characterizations presented in each literary work, the student develops meaningful insights into the attitudes and human conditions that influence America's national literary identity. 3 hrs./wk.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENGL 122 Children's Literature is meant for all students interested in bringing children and books together but is especially suited for those who are students with English or education majors; teachers already in the elementary school classroom; parents; those working with children in preschools, day-care centers and libraries; and grandparents and prospective parents. The course would also benefit those exploring the field of writing and illustrating for children. Students will identify children's needs and interests, list the criteria for choosing books for children, and demonstrate the means by which we can bring children and books together. Students will read, examine and critique a variety of children's literature selected by author, genre and historical time period. 3 hrs./wk. Associated Costs: In addition to the course tuition, fees, and textbooks, this course has additional expense considerations that are estimated to be $20 to $50.
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