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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on developing the skills of non-native speakers in reading, writing, speaking and listening. Special emphasis is placed on vocabulary development, reading strategies, writing grammatical sentences and paragraphs, pronunciation, auditory comprehension and American culture. Students are encouraged to work collaboratively and independently. Class meets up to eight hours per week with additional homework hours. This course does not meet the AAS or BS requirements for graduation. Grades are pass (P) or repeat (R).
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3.00 Credits
This second course further develops the skills of non-native speakers. This course may either be a first course for some advanced students or a continuing course for students who started in ESL- 099. Emphasis is placed on developing skills in college reading and studying, writing at the level of the paragraph and the short essay, making oral presentations, conversation, and understanding American culture. Preparing the students to enter EN-101 English Communications I is the goal of this course. Class meets up to eight hours per week with additional homework hours. This course does not meet the AAS or BS requirements for graduation. Grades are pass (P) or repeat (R).
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1.00 Credits
Throughout this course students will learn skills to better prepare them for the rigors and challenges of college. Students will learn and practice various proven techniques and tools to help them be successful with college level work. Additionally students will explore the personal characteristics necessary for success, learn about the college culture, and develop a support network.
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3.00 Credits
This is a survey course designed to give students an overall view of the development of the United States from the time of its founding through the Civil War. This course is directed toward the emergence of American political, economic, and social traditions through critical analysis and student research. Prerequisite: EN-101.
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3.00 Credits
This is survey course designed to give students an overall view of the United States from after the Civil War until recent history. This course is directed toward the emergence of American political, economic, and social traditions through critical analysis and student research. Prerequisite: EN-101.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers the student a survey of horror fiction beginning with Edgar Allan Poe and ending with present-day writers such as Stephen King. Students read short stories as well as novels. The translation of horror literature into film is also examined. Prerequisite or corequisite: EN-101.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine science fiction from the early 20th century to the present, with some attention to the cultural and historical issues that shaped its development. Special attention will be placed on the role of science in science fiction. The relationships between literature, film and television as expressions of science fiction will also be studied. Prerequisite or corequisite: EN-101.
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3.00 Credits
A broad survey of contemporary mass media such as film, radio and television with particular attention paid to emerging media such as the Internet, related technological and commercial infrastructures, as well as the globalization of the new media.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to African American Literature will trace the development of an African American literary tradition. Study includes major genres of black writers: plays, poetry and fiction. Prerequisite: EN-102.
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3.00 Credits
This course enables students to study and appreciate various forms of art, including painting, sculpture, architecture, music, drama, film, and literature through in-class and on-site experiences. The arts are also surveyed from an historical perspective, focusing primarily on eras in Western civilization. This enables students to sense the parallel development of the arts, of philosophy, and of sociopolitical systems and to recognize various ways of viewing reality. Prerequisite: EN-102.
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