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3.00 Credits
3 Credits A survey of American writers from James Fenimore Cooper to Stephen Crane, including major figures such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Herman Melville, Harriet Wilson, Walt Whitman, and Kate Chopin. Literary works will be studied in their historical contexts. Various forms of literary criticism such as traditional, social, psychological, and archetypal are applied to these works to explain fully their value as American literature. Prerequisite: ENG* 101 Recommended: ENG* 110
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits An intensive survey into literature written by African-American and other authors of African descent from 1900 to the present which will help students read, understand, and enjoy fiction, poetry, and drama by ethnic writers. The curriculum traces the development of African- American consciousness in literature, its Afrocentric origins, and the development of artists as they explore themselves and present experiences from socio-political, literary, and historical points of view. Each student is expected to participate fully in the following: critical thinlung, close reading of texts with attention to details, class discussions, journal and essay writing, and special projects. Discussions will focus on understanding the universality of situations facing the protagonists regardless of race, ethnicity, or economic circumstances, and how these factors shape and define the characters. Prerequisite: ENG* 101 or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course examines the aims and achievements of selected contemporary women authors in the various genres: short story authors such as Doris Lessing, Joyce Carol Oates, and Alice Walker; poets such as Sylvia Plath, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Janice Mirikitani; and dramatists such as Catherine Hayes. The essay will be studied by examining women's publications. Students will also use the perspective gained from contemporary feminist literary criticism to examine the extent and effect of gender stereotyping in literature. Prerequisite: ENG* 101 Recommended: ENG* 110
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits An introduction to the techniques of writing poetry, short fiction, and drama. Students will develop their personal styles while using writing for self-expression. Each student will create one complete work of short fiction by the end of the course. Prerequisite: ENG* 101 Recommended: ENG* 110
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits An introduction to modern and contemporary American and world poetry and the techniques of writing poetry. Students in this course will discover their voices through workshop discussion and editing of their own and others' poems. They will also study how to appreciate verse and critically evaluate the trends in contemporary poetry. Prerequisite: ENG* 101 or permission of instructor
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6.00 Credits
This course is designed to help high-beginning non-native Englishspeaking students develop and improve their reading and writing skills. Students practice reading and writing through cross-cultural communicative activities which make effective use of grammar and vocabulary in the formation of sentences, paragraphs, and essays. Students develop organizational skills in the writing of compositions. The course emphasizes the development of reading and writing skills needed for academic environments. Prerequisite: Placement at the ESL* 022 level
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course is designed to help high-beginning non-native Englishspeaking students develop and improve their grammar for use in academic writing and speaking. Grammar structures are presented and practiced within the contexts of cross-cultural reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities. Prerequisite: Placement at the ESL* 025 level
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course is designed to help highbeginning non-native English-speaking students develop speaking fluency for basic conversation by improving their listening and oral skills through guided communicative activities at the discourse level. Students learn to make effective use of English grammar and vocabulary from readings and other media. Cultural aspects of oral communication in various contexts are included in this course. The course emphasizes the development of listening and speaking skills needed for academic environments. Prerequisite: Placement at the ESL* 027 level
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course is designed to help highbeginning non-native English-speaking students develop and improve their pronunciation skills through guided communicative listening and speaking activities, using a variety of media. Students practice the sound system of the English language at the phoneme, word, and discourse levels. Prerequisite: Placement at the ESL* 028 level
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3.00 Credits
3 Credits This course is designed to help lowintermediate non-native English-speaking students develop and improve their pronunciation skills through guided communicative listening and speaking activities, using a variety of media. Students practice the sound system of the English language at the phoneme, word, and discourse levels. Understanding of the rhythm, stress, and intonation at the word and sentence levels is emphasized. Prerequisite: ESL* 028 or placement at the ESL* 038 level
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