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ENGL 75-Reading andWriting in the Academic
Disciplines (0) [4]
Prerequisite: Appropriate scores on the reading and
writing placement tests
(formerly EN 75)
Promotes the integrated approach to the
development of active reading and writing strategies
for the tasks and texts students encounter in college.
The course stresses the interaction among the
reader, the text, and the context and one's ability to
critically respond to a variety of writing situations.
The course addresses whole discourse and sentence-
level matters. Students are guided to become
independent readers and writers.
ENGL 100-Advanced Reading for Composition
(2)
Prerequisites: (Grade of C or better in ENGL 70 or ENGL
75) or (appropriate scores on the reading and writing
placement tests) or (ESOL 72 and ESOL 73) or ESOL 100;
Co-requisite: ENGL 101
(formerly ACE 100)
Provides supplemental reading and writing support
for students co-enrolled in English Composition
(ENGL 101). The course targets critical reading
strategies necessary for success in ENGL 101
and other college-level courses that require
intensive reading. Students are guided to become
independent readers capable of engaging in rigorous
academic conversations.
ENGL 101-English Composition (3)
• Gen Ed English
Prerequisites: ENGL 70 or ENGL 75 or (ESOL 72 and ESOL
73) or ESOL 100 or satisfactory performance on the
writing assessment and satisfactory performance on
the reading assessment
(formerly EN 101)
Develops students' ability to use writing,
reading, research, and thinking processes to
create documented essays that demonstrate the
conventions of academic writing.
ENGL 102-English Composition and
Literature (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities, Gen Ed Communications
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 102)
Reinforces, through an examination of literature, the
reading, writing, critical thinking, and information
literacy skills introduced in English Composition.
By exploring literary texts from fiction, poetry, and
drama, students learn to clarify their own values and
identities as well as develop a better understanding
of ideas and cultures beyond their own experience.
ENGL 201-British Literature Anglo-Saxon Period
to the Eighteenth Century (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 201)
Surveys the literature of Great Britain from the
Anglo-Saxon period to the eighteenth century.
The growth of a nation, social classes, the rise and
questioning of the monarchy, the role of women, and
early colonialism are explored through poetry, prose
fiction and nonfiction, and drama.
ENGL 202-British Literature Eighteenth Century
through the Present (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 202)
Surveys the literature of Great Britain from the
eighteenth century through the present. The rise of
industry, changing views of gender and citizen, the
rise and fall of an empire, world wars, and artistic
experimentation are explored through the literary
genres of poetry, fiction, and drama.
ENGL 203-American Literature Pre-Colonial
through Civil War Periods (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 203)
Surveys American literature from its pre-contact
beginnings. Culture clash, settlement, rebellion,
and the rise of a democratic republic are explored
through histories, diaries, sermons, pamphlets,
poetry, essays, and fiction.
ENGL 204-American Literature Civil War Period
through the Present (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 204)
Surveys American literature from the late 19th
Century to today. The rise of industrialism, world
wars, the fragmenting of society, and artistic
experimentation are explored through the literary
genres of poetry, fiction, and drama.
ENGL 205-World Literature through
1650 C.E. (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities, Cultural Competence
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 205)
Surveys selected works of western and non-western
literature from their beginnings through 1650 C.E.
Cultural and historical contexts are explored through
a wide range of literary forms.
ENGL 206-World Literature 1650 C.E. through
the Present (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities, Cultural Competence
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 206)
Surveys selected works of western and non-western
literature from 1650 C.E. through the present. Cultural
and historical contexts are explored through a wide
range of literary forms.
ENGL 210-Creative Writing (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 210)
Introduces skills of writing fiction and/or poetry and/
or creative nonfiction. The complexities of creative
writing as a craft and an art are explored through
analysis of representative works, study of techniques,
and extensive practice.
ENGL 212-Newswriting and Reporting (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 212)
Provides instruction and practice in news reporting
and in the fundamentals of newswriting. Professional
news stories in newspapers, magazines, and
the Web will be analyzed and evaluated. The
course concentrates on key rhetorical elements,
organization, and structure of common news,
features, and opinion articles, both in print and
digital news mediums.
ENGL 216-The Short Story (3)
• Gen Ed Humanities
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 216)
Surveys a wide variety of short stories that explore
themes relevant to life experiences. Analyzes the
elements of the short story with emphasis on
thematic development and relevance of the stories
to life experiences in a variety of cultures and nations.
ENGL 219-Technical Writing (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101
(formerly EN 219)
Develops the skills necessary for effective
professional communication and workplace writing.
Students compose a variety of texts, including
professional e-mails and letters, microblogs (social
media content), web page content, informal and
formal reports, graphics, and presentations.
ENGL 222-Creative Writing Practicum: Tuscarora
Review Editorial Board (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 210 or permission of instructor
(formerly EN 222)
Provides opportunities for students to work on the
College's magazine of the creative arts for credit
by evaluating submissions of essays, short stories,
poetry, drama and two-dimensional art; by copy
editing the material; and by laying out the magazine.
May be taken three times for a maximum of nine
credits.
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