English

Students who place into ENG 099 are required to enroll in both ENG 101 and this supplemental course during the same semester. The course is designed to assist students in achieving success in ENG 101 by offering them supplemental support and instruction. The class will parallel the ENG 101 class to help students complete the assignments and acquire the college-level writing skills to meet the expectations of ENG 101. Upon successful completion of both ENG 099 and ENG 101, students will receive credit for ENG 101. 

This course is designed to help students acquire the skills they will need for academic success. They will learn to produce essays that are clear, concise, and unified. The writing process is emphasized. Students write papers both out of class, at least one of which requires outside sources and documentation, and in class.

This course is designed to introduce students to literature and to writing about literature. Since passing ENG 101 is a prerequisite to this course, students are expected to have mastered basic writing skills and be able to write an effective essay. ENG 102 emphasizes oral and written analysis of poetry, fiction, and drama.

This course explores literature by Americans of Asian, African, Hispanic, and Native heritage. Readings include non-fiction, poetry, short stories, and novels. The course is designed to increase student awareness of the multicultural nature of American life and literature. The values and beliefs of non-European cultures in America are examined through the readings.

This course introduces students to an international collection of writers, cultures, and literature. Students read a variety of literary genres, and the course approaches literature as a vehicle for analysis and discussion of the global nature of writing and reading, as well as the diversities that the literature reflects.

This is a flexible course in which an instructor teaches some aspect of literature, writing and language for which he or she has a special competence when there is sufficient student interest.

This course focuses on the forms of written communication required to obtain and hold a job, to participate in business, to report in technical and investigative fields, and to serve in community or professional organizations. Students will receive instruction and practice in writing summaries, correspondence, instructions, publicity releases, reports, brochures and proposals. Students will also learn to choose a format and style appropriate for their audience and purpose.

This course examines the work of writers - traditional and contemporary - who respond to nature in ways that are scientifically informed, but also carry a personal voice and a concern for literary values. Students will read and respond to the writing of authors who record their observations of natural details, promote an appreciation of the natural environment, and relate a sense of human responsibility in the natural world. Since English 102 is a prerequisite for this course, students are expected to have acquired the skills necessary to write essays in response to literature and to actively participate in class discussions of the readings.

This course examines genres of literary popular culture as expressions of how a given society views itself and the world. Examples include the western, the romance, horror, science fiction, and best-selling fiction. Writing assignments will require students to produce informed critical analysis of popular culture. Topics vary based on the instructor’s special interest.