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3.00 Credits
This self-paced course was designed to give students in the Science/Health programs opportunities to use scientific readings and vocabulary to familiarize them with material in their chosen fields. It will help them to score a 75 or better on the CPT. For students who, although they may understand what they read, need to refine their skills. The primary focus of the course is on learning to read analytically and critically. Attention is given to fluency, retention, and the development of higher level reading and critical thinking skills. Credits earned in this course will apply to MCC career and certificate programs. Prerequisite: Placement above or successful completion of ENG 060 (EN 2103). Recommendation: For students scoring from 68 to 75 on the CPT Reading Placement Test. Intensive Value: Values/Ethics/Social Policy
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3.00 Credits
Offers students an approach to studying and learning that will improve their academic performance and critical thinking. Among topics considered are study habits, reading skills, listening and note-taking, test-taking strategies, and reasoning skills. Students apply the new learning and thinking skills directly to material in their other courses. Credits earned in this course will apply to MCC career and certificate programs, but will not be accepted in the following transfer programs: Business Administration Transfer, Business Education Transfer, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences concentrations (Communications, Fine and Performing Arts, Life Science, Physical Science), Computer Science Transfer, Engineering Science Transfer. Prerequisite: Placement above or successful completion of ENG 060 (EN 2103). Recommendation: Recommended for students scoring from 68 to 75 on the CPT reading placement test. Intensive Values: Computer Literacy
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3.00 Credits
English Composition I includes prewriting, writing, and revising essays of exploration, analysis, persuasion, and research. Students write at least 3 papers of 3-5 pages and one position paper of 5-10 pages requiring formal research and documentation. This course emphasizes reading and informal writing as methods through which ideas are developed. Prerequisite: C- in ENG 070 (EN 1102) or ENG 071 (EN 1101) or by placement and placement above or successful completion of ENG 060 (EN 2103).
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of ENG 101 (EN 1103), this course is an introduction to literature with an emphasis on learning to write analytical essays through a close reading of fiction, poetry, and drama. Prerequisite: ENG 101 (EN 1103)
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3.00 Credits
The study of autobiography and memoir is designed to help us make meaning of our lives. In this course we will be reading great texts that both tell compelling stories and make meaning of those stories. Then, we'll be taking ideas and techniques from those texts to inspire our own stories. We will be reading selections from works such as Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged BirdSings", Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes", Mary Karr's "The Club", Luis J. Rodriguez's "La Vida Loca: Gang Days in LA", JamMcBride's "The Color of Water", Nora Seton's "The KitcCongregation" and Steven King's "A Memoir on the Craft oWriting". We will be researching, developing and shaping our own life stories and responding to the work of others in a workshop format. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103). General Education Electives: Humanities
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3.00 Credits
The humorous literature of America covers a wide variety of topics and methods to elicit laughter from readers. This course explores that variety by reading authors as diverse as James Thurber and Erma Bombeck, Mark Twain and Larry King. It will try to answer the question, "What makes Americans laugh?". Correlated audioand visual aids will enrich this lighthearted but focused look into American humor. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103). General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication
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2.00 Credits
A survey of children's books from nursery rhymes through modern fiction for young adults. Concentrating on a core of classic children's books, the course treats texts and illustrations to determine how literature helps the child deal with the world. Note: Children's Literature will include methods for reading literature to children and fostering children's language and literacy development. Service-Learning placements (2 hours per week) will be available to aspiring teachers who wish to practice in school settings the skills learned in this course. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103). General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature
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3.00 Credits
A study of the literature and media that affect 20th century views of the family and our place in it. We will read literature by and about parents and children and husbands and wives, as well as other family relationships. In addition, the course will examine how media such as MTV and modern domestic comedies influence our perceptions of family, and how advertisements and films reinforce these perceptions. Prerequisite: Placement above ENG 065 (EN 1100) and Preparation for College Reading I, ENG 055 (EN 2102). General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Values/Ethics/Social Policy
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3.00 Credits
Familiarizes students with the major periods of world theatrical history and with the evolution of theater between periods. Among others, the periods include Ancient Greek, Italian Renaissance, Elizabethan, French Classic, and Modern. General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication
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3.00 Credits
Explores the significant theatrical movements and theories of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, beginning with Ibsen and including contemporary, living playwrights. Plays are selected and studied from the point of view of the director, actor and designer. Attending area theatrical events is required for discussion and analysis. General Education Electives: Humanities; Literature Intensive Values: Written Communication
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