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5.00 Credits
Students explore how Gothic literature challenges conventional views through horror, the irrational, and the supernatural and examines how this literature expresses political, social, and cultural fears. They also trace the genre's transformations through three centuries of British and American literature and film. Previously ENG 266/ENG 266W. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL& 101 with a 2.0 or better. Mandatory Decimal Grading.
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Students explore how Gothic literature challenges conventional views through horror, the irrational, and the supernatural and examines how this literature expresses political, social, and cultural fears. They also trace the genre's transformations through three centuries of British and American literature and film. Previously ENG 244W, Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL& 101 with a 2.0 or better. Mandatory Decimal Grading.
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3.00 Credits
Students learn the fundamental principles and practices of effective technical writing in business, non-profit and/or government environments. Writing includes reports, letters, resumes, progress reports, brochures, technical reports, newsletters, executive summaries, surveys, and project documentation. Previously ENG 270. Prerequisite: ENGL& 101, or equivalent with instructor permission. Student option grading.
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5.00 Credits
This class presents African-American literature in its social, political, historical and cultural context. We will explore how the literature reflects experiences unique to African- Americans while presenting characters, settings, themes and experiences shared by all: heartbreak, joy, fear, loss, love and death. Previously ENG 235/ENG 235W. Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 or instructor approval. Student Option Grading.
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5.00 Credits
This course examines how modern women writers explore, express, and construct identity and experience through literature. Students will read literature from multiple perspectives and cultures in the U.S. Authors may include Hurston, Erdrich, Lahiri, Lorde, Morrison, Ozick, Tan, Viramontes, Wharton and Yamamoto. Previously ENG 236/ENG 236W. Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 or instructor approval. Student Option Grading.
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5.00 Credits
Latin American literature in translation with a particular emphasis on short stories and poetry. Specific authors studied will include Jorge Luis Borges, Octavio Paz, Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz, Julio Cortazar, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Pablo Neruda, Juan Rulfo, and others. Previously ENG 234/ENG 234W. Prerequisite: ENGL& 101, or equivalent with instructor permission. Dual listed as IASTU 234. Student option grading.
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5.00 Credits
ENGL 271 introduces students to the pleasure craft of writing poetry. Students read poems in a variety of styles and voices, as well as texts on poetic theory. In addition, students write their own poems, bearing in mind Robert Frost's remark that 'a poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.' Previously ENG 274. Prerequisite: ENGL& 101, or equivalent with instructor permission. Student option grading.
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5.00 Credits
Students expand their verse-writing skills by further exploring such poetic techniques as traditional or 'closed' form, free verse, syllabicsand the prose poem. Students learn how to read their poems aloud, how to get the most out of workshop and how to format and submit manuscripts for publication. Previously ENG 275. Prerequisite: ENGL 271 or instructor permission. Student option grading.
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5.00 Credits
Practice in writing information and opinion papers to develop easy and effective expression. Previously ENG 271. Prerequisite: ENGL& 101, or equivalent with instructor permission. Student option grading.
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5.00 Credits
Students learn the principles and practices of creating a new media content for Web sites, kiosks, and electric storage devices. They explore types of hierarchy, online content writing and editing, project documentation, and audience analysis. Students develop new media content for a client. Previously ENG 272/ENG 272W. Prerequisites: ENGL 100 or ESL 100- level English by testing or coursework, or instructor permission. Basic familiarity with computers, the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW), and word-processing software. Student option grading.
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