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3.00 Credits
Analyzes science fi ction through the reading and discussion of representative works that explore the history and typology of this literary genre. May take a chronological, thematic, or stylistic approach. Off ered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
Features the critical reading and analysis of western fi ction to determine the conventions and the variety of the genre. Focuses primarily on the novel, but includes short stories, essays, and poetry. Considers the western in its historical context and may also take a thematic, and/or stylistic approach. Off ered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the genre of detective fi ction, its history and conventions through reading and critical analysis of representative works and authors. Uses a chronological, thematic, or stylistic approach. Off ered as needed.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces students to environmental literature, which addresses the relationship between human beings and the natural world, as well as the place of human beings in the natural world. Includes a focus on not only human interaction with pristine wilderness, but also with cityscapes and toxic environments. Uses chronological, regional, or thematic approaches to current issues in the fi eld. Introduces ecocriticism as an interpretive tool that includes attention to issues of environmental justice. Explores the link between environmental problems and economic and social justices. Uses critical reading, fi eld trips, discussion, refl ective writing, and critical writing in order to explore how our understanding of the natural environment has been socially constructed and how these constructions both benefi t and burden particular groups. Explores the relationship between literature and social action. Off ered as needed.
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1.00 Credits
Focuses on pronunciation of English vowels and consonants and using a phonetic alphabet to sound out vocabulary. Designed for non-native English speakers at the low intermediate level. Prerequisite: placement by ESOL program specialist. Off ered as needed.
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1.00 Credits
Introduces basic computer operations to intermediate and high level non-native speakers of English. Covers using a computer operating system and basic tasks such as starting up, shutting down, navigating through folder hierarchies, inserting and using removable media, and locating and running applications. Prerequisite: a score of 34 or higher on the CELSA or placement by an ESOL specialist. F, W, Sp
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on improving grammatical accuracy in oral and written communication and on improving reading and listening comprehension through greater understanding of grammatical structures. Designed for intermediate non-native speakers of English. Prerequisite: a score of 34 or higher on the CELSA or placement by an ESOL specialist after assessment. Off ered as needed.
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3.00 Credits
Develops listening skills and strategies for everyday situations, the workplace and the academic environment. Designed for intermediate non-native speakers of English. Prerequisite: successful completion of XELL0722L or placement by ESOL program specialist. F, W, Sp
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3.00 Credits
Introduces basic principles of American English pronunciation. Focuses on developing a pronunciation plan, using a dictionary to pronounce words, pronouncing English vowels and consonants, syllables, word endings, and word stress. Designed for non-native English speakers at the intermediate level. Prerequisite: placement by ESOL program specialist. F, W
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3.00 Credits
Develops reading skills for everyday situations, the workplace and the academic environment. Reviews and broadens the use of grammar, vocabulary, and strategies for reading. Designed for intermediate non-native speakers of English. Prerequisite: placement by ESOL program specialist. F, W, Sp
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