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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Review of and practice in the conventions of standard written English. Three hours credit. Grade of C or higher required for successful completion.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the first principles of writing skills as preparation for ENG 102. Emphasis on sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, and paragraph development in the context of composing essays. Three hours credit. Grade of C or higher required for successful completion.
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Practice in the composing process of writing, especially writing related to academic study. Grammar concerns are addressed in the context of students' writing. Three hours credit. Prerequisite: A grade of C or higher in ENG 101 or self-placement into ENG 102.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the individual's relationship to society as it is presented in literature. Three hours credit. Prerequisite: ENG 102. Meets general education requirement in literature. ENG 217, 249, 284, 293 or 295 may be substituted for ENG 200.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to research methods-- library as well as Internet resources, word processing, and the methodology for writing a documented essay in English studies incorporated with an introduction to prominent kinds of text theory, and to methods of applying principles of theory to written and visual texts. The theory and research will inform one another and guide the scholarly work the student produces. Three hours credit. Requirement: Core for English and Communications majors and for English minor. Prerequisite: ENG 102.
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1.00 Credits
A study of the history of English language and the role of usage in setting the standards of correctness. Students will also analyze prescriptive grammatical terminologies and prepare lessons on standard English. One hour credit. Prerequisite: ENG 102. Required for English majors seeking secondary teaching certification and for middle grades education majors with a concentration in language arts.
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3.00 Credits
A study of selected writers from former British colonies such as India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and African countries as well as Caribbean island countries. Three hours credit. Prerequisite: ENG 102. This course will fulfill the University's general education literature requirement and may be substituted for English 200.
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A study of what motivates laughter, how humorists help us to "see" funny" and therebto generate humorous responses. To establish a context for why things may be amusing, various theoretical explanations for laughter and how they work will be examined. The content for the course features a wide range of materials from the American comic tradition, both from literary and from popular culture. Special emphasis will be given to: folk humor and tall tales (both of the rural and urban variety), stories, sketches, essays, parodies, humor of minorities, particularly of African Americans and: Latinos, comic strips, editorial cartoons, situation comedies, clips from film, caricatures, and women's humor. Three hours credit. Prerequisite: English 102. This course will fulfill the University's general education literature requirement and may be substituted for English 200.
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1.00 Credits
Practical application of theory and communications skills from English courses in work for the campus literary magazines. One hour credit. Pass/Fail.
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3.00 Credits
Epic and Arthurian literature of France, Germany, and England. Literature is supplemented by historical films and by a study of the course themes as expressed in manuscript illuminations and tapestries from the medieval period. All texts are in English. Three hours credit each semester. Prerequisite: ENG 102.
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