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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed for the student requiring in-depth reading and writing skill development to succeed in the college environment. In the context of the writing process, the course focuses on essential reading comprehension and retention skills. In preparation for English I, the student will engage in an intensive study of Standard American English sentence and essay construction, vocabulary, active reading strategies, and summation techniques.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed for students requiring reading and writing skill development and review in preparation for College Writing. Reading skills will be strengthened, and new comprehension and retention strategies will be taught. The student will review vocabulary, study strategies, and summation techniques; additionally, the writing process will be reviewed along with grammar, sentence construction, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary within the context of individual writing.
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3.00 Credits
This course stresses the writing process of planning, organizing, drafting, revising, and editing multiple-paragraph essays. Methods of invention, types of development, and the mechanics of effective academic composition are included as well as discussion of plagiarism and source documentation. This course meets the General Education competencies of Information Literacy (IL) and Written Communication (WC).
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3.00 Credits
The emphasis of this course is upon persuasion, evaluation, research and writing the research paper. There will be a continuation of careful editing of grammar and sentences. Students will continue the study and writing of thoughtful and organized expositions. This course meets the General Education competency of Critical Thinking (CT).
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3.00 Credits
The emphasis of this course is upon literary analysis, focused on the standard literary genres and on the process of writing a research paper on a literary topic. Students will continue the study of writing thoughtful and organized expositions as well as careful editing of grammar and sentences. Completion of both ENGL 101 and 104 with a grade of B or higher in each satisfies the Pennsylvania Department of Education Basic Skills test requirements for Reading and Writing for pre-service teaching candidates. This course meets the General Education competencies of Critical Thinking (CT) and Technological Competence (TC).
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3.00 Credits
This course will emphasize the preparation, review, and revision of the written and oral communication formats typical of the workplace. This course will also provide an introduction to the uses of electronic and visual communications used in workplace settings. This course meets the General Education competency of Critical Thinking (CT).
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3.00 Credits
This course is the study of preparing, reviewing, revising, and finalizing workplace and technical communication with emphasis on the practice and study of selected types of discourse employed in professional writing situations. Examples from the writing of workplace professionals are analyzed and used as models to demonstrate the transition from academic to professional writing. This course meets the General Education competency of Critical Thinking (CT).
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3.00 Credits
The course will serve as an introduction to the writing of original poetry and short fiction. Instruction in literary techniques will direct the student's writing. In addition to working within literary conventions to produce manuscripts, students will be exposed to exemplary texts by selected authors. Students will learn to critique their own work and the work of others by participating in writing workshops. Students will be introduced to markets for creative writing and will be encouraged to submit work for publication.
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3.00 Credits
Playwriting Workshop explores writing for the theatre through practice and discussion. Components of playwriting, including action, dialogue, and character will be examined. Students will learn to critique their own work and the work of others by participating in writing workshops.
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3.00 Credits
This course investigates film as an art form in its historic, aesthetic, philosophic, and technical aspects in order to help the student read, appreciate and analyze this contemporary medium of expression.
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