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ENGL 0250: Compensatory Writing Skills

At the end of the semester, students should be able to:
  1. Use prewriting techniques to develop ideas and produce multiple drafts of different types of paragraphs.
  2. Recognize and create the parts of a paragraph.
  3. Recognize and incorporate basic grammar, mechanics, and sentence variety in writing.
  4. Consider subject, audience, and purpose.
  5. Develop awareness of supporting evidence and begin to provide concrete details within paragraphs.
  6. Use transitions to connect ideas in paragraphs.
  7. Demonstrate paragraph organization and unity.
  8. Proofread and revise paragraphs.
  9. Offer constructive peer feedback.
  10. Develop skills for using the computer for writing assignments.

ENGL 0305: Basic ESL Reading

At the end of the semester, students should be able to:
  1. Demonstrate understanding of phonemic awareness, word analysis, and high frequency word recognition.
  2. Demonstrate expanded print vocabulary.
  3. Demonstrate improved oral fluency.
  4. Implement Before-During-After reading strategies that build comprehension.
  5. Discuss materials and organizational features of various text types.
  6. Produce simple sentences and short paragraphs in response to readings.

ENGL 0312: ESL Reading I

At the end of the semester, students should be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a significant increase in word knowledge.
  2. Employ prereading, skimming, and prewriting techniques.
  3. Identify main ideas in paragraphs and reading selections.
  4. Locate important details.
  5. Decipher paragraph patterns, writer techniques, and conclusions.
  6. Apply study strategies, including underlining, taking notes, and outlining.
  7. Complete writing exercises to express an understanding of readings.

ENGL 0500: Basics of Composition

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills:
  1. Use prewriting techniques to develop ideas in paragraphs and essays.
  2. Craft the parts of a paragraph and essay, including topic sentences and thesis statements, respectively.
  3. Consider subject, audience, and purpose in different types of writing.
  4. Provide evidence to support topic sentences and thesis statements.
  5. Practice unity, coherence (including transitions), and appropriate writing style.
  6. Recognize and incorporate proper grammar and mechanics including parts of speech, verb tense, subject-verb agreement, word choice, spelling, commas, and other punctuation.
  7. Recognize and incorporate sentence variety in writing, including coordination and subordination.
  8. Identify main ideas in readings and begin to paraphrase main ideas.
  9. Write five to seven different types of paragraphs and two basic essays.
  10. Introduce MLA style.
  11. Practice self-evaluation and peer editing in the revision process.
  12. Show evidence of computer skills to produce writing assignments.

ENGL 0700: Essential Reading Skills

Upon completion of this course, students will:
  1. Increase confidence in their ability to read, comprehend, organize, and retain written information.
  2. Increase vocabulary through the study of word parts, use of context clues, and practice with a dictionary.
  3. Learn how to analyze unfamiliar words by understanding the structure of the English Language.
  4. Develop an ability to recognize main idea and supporting details in order to improve comprehension and retention of written information.
  5. Improve reading fluency.

ENGL 0850: Basic College Reading

On successful completion of the course, students will:
  1. Increase confidence in their ability to read, comprehend, organize, and retain written information.
  2. Improve their ability to read and understand the written word in everyday life through the study of basic comprehension skills, such as main idea, major and minor details, and patterns of organization.
  3. Apply the word analysis, dictionary, and comprehension skills covered in this course to increase vocabulary and make efficient use of college textbooks.
  4. Develop an understanding of the process of reading and gain an awareness of reading rate and comprehension.
  5. Improve their ability to read and spell words through an analysis of the structure of the English language.

ENGL 0890: Critical Reading for College Success

Upon completion of this course, students will:
  1. Increase confidence in their ability to read, comprehend, organize, and retain written information.
  2. Learn how to efficiently comprehend, organize, store, and recall the key information presented in textbooks and other printed materials.
  3. Develop an understanding of their own reading process so that they can adjust their reading rate and level of comprehension to suit their purpose for reading and the material being read.
  4. Increase vocabulary through the study of word parts and the use of context clues.
  5. Develop an ability to interpret, evaluate, and apply what they read to their college courses and real-life situations.
  6. Improve comprehension through the use of writing-to-learn strategies, such as outlining, paraphrasing, mapping, summarizing, and synthesizing, which will improve comprehension and retention.

ENGL 0950: Integrated Reading and Writing

Upon completion of this course, students will:

  1. Critically analyze complex texts.  Read, comprehend, organize, retain, and respond to narrative, expository, and argumentative texts.

  2. Use word analysis and critical thinking skills to increase vocabulary, make efficient use of college textbooks, and write effective paragraphs and essays.

  3. Organize and write coherent sentences, paragraphs, and essays free of grammatical errors that impede comprehension.

  4. Employ research skills to locate, analyze, and synthesize information to produce an essay.

   5. Use the reading and writing processes to analyze and evaluate his or her own writing as well as the writing of other students.

ENGL 1002: Reading and Study Skills

Upon completion of this course, students will:
  1. Demonstrate increased confidence in your ability to read critically, comprehend, organize, and retain written information.
  2. Efficiently comprehend, organize, analyze, evaluate, store, and recall the key information presented in classroom lectures, textbooks, and other print materials.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of your reading process and develop the ability to adjust your reading rate and level of comprehension to suit your purpose for reading and the reading material.
  4. Increase your vocabulary and develop vocabulary-building strategies
  5. Apply critical reading strategies to your course materials and to real-life situations.

ENGL 1005: College Writing

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills:
  1. Follow and complete a process writing approach.
  2. Learn and apply various writing formats to understand and communicate ideas to specific audiences.
  3. Learn and practice academic paragraph and essay elements including a central idea supported by relevant details and transitions, with unity and organization.
  4. Adapt diction to a particular audience and purpose in academic writing.
  5. Use standard English grammar and effective sentence skills.
  6. Incorporate critical thinking in all steps of the process writing.
  7. Analyze and evaluate own and others’ writing.
  8. Research a topic using valid resources and produce a three- to four-page research paper with properly integrated information and MLA documentation.

ENGL 1010: Composition I

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills
  1. Follow the writing process and principles in various assignments.
  2. Use standard English grammar and mechanics.
  3. Use a writing style that aids and enhances communication.
  4. Apply critical-thinking skills to all steps of process writing and to differentiate among inadequate, adequate, and superior presentation of ideas.
  5. Analyze, evaluate, and synthesize several valid sources of information to produce well-reasoned and original essays in accepted academic format.
  6. Examine and assess own and others’ writing.
  7. Develop information literacy skills in research and writing.
  8. Research a topic with social, cultural, or historical implications to produce a six- to eight-page research paper that integrates quoted and paraphrased material with MLA documentation.

ENGL 1020: American Literature to 1865

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Understand the historical and cultural contexts of American literature to 1865.
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of American literature to 1865.
  3. Discuss the varied experiences of Americans to 1865 through the student and interpretation of literary works.
  4. Write analytically about American literature, using MLA guidelines.
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to literary works during class discussions and group projects.
  6. Analyze literary works to recognize and evaluate ethical issues and situations.

ENGL 1021: American Literature since 1865

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of the historical and cultural contexts of American literature since1865.  
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of American literature since 1865. 
  3. Discuss the varied experiences of Americans since 1865 through the study and interpretations of literary works through writing, presentations, and group activities. 
  4. Write analytically about American literature, using MLA guidelines.  
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the literary works during class discussions and group projects. 
  6. Analyze literary works to recognize and evaluate ethical issues and situations. 

ENGL 1030: British Literature I

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of the historical and cultural contexts of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 18th century
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of British literature from beginnings to the 18th century
  3. Analyze literary works for their structure and meaning
  4. Write analytically about literature using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the literary works during class and group activities

ENGL 1040: World Literature to the 16th Century

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of the historical and cultural contexts of world literature from beginnings to the 16th century
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of world literature from beginnings to the 16th century
  3. Analyze literary works for their structure and meaning
  4. Write analytically about literature using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the literary works during class and group activities

ENGL 1065: Making College Connections

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should: 
  1. Create an action plan that includes personal, academic and professional goals to achieve while at CCRI.
  2. Assimilate to a college level learning environment, and understand expectations and behaviors of college students.
  3. Generate a plan to manage and balance time, work, and family in an organized fashion.
  4. Employ appropriate study habits to prepare for classes and academic success.
  5. Appropriately distinguish and correspond accordingly in formal and informal situations.
  6. Survey and become familiar with college-related technology.
  7. Analyze, identify, and utilize available collegiate services, resources, and activities across the various campuses.
  8. Effectively assess, interpret and complete visual and textual materials such as forms, charts, graphs, maps, applications, and bubble sheets.
  9. Utilize advising, understand class sequencing, and establish financial literacy.
  10. Explain their rights and benefits as college students, and effectively resolve issues regarding student success.

ENGL 1070: English as a Second Language I

At the end of the semester, students should be able to:
  1. Construct present, past, and future verb forms.
  2. Apply question words and question format.
  3. Evaluate the parts of speech.
  4. Develop count and non-count nouns.
  5. Integrate the forms and meanings of possessives.
  6. Control the formations of there is/there are.
  7. Apply the rules of demonstratives.
  8. Understand the contextualized meaning of imperatives.
  9. Master complete sentence structure.

ENGL 1080: English as a Second Language II

At the end of the semester, students should be able to:
  1. Construct sentences in simple present, present progressive, and present perfect verb forms.
  2. Construct sentences in simple past, past progressive, and past perfect verb forms.
  3. Construct sentences in future using "will" and "be going to".
  4. Apply question formations.
  5. Employ contextualized meaning of phrasal verbs, modals, and modal expressions.
  6. Integrate time clauses.
  7. Make use of comparatives and superlatives.
  8. Vary measure words and quantifiers.
  9. Write sentence combinations.
  10. Write short paragraphs focusing on one topic.

  ENGL 1081: Teacher Program Preparation-Reading

   At the end of the semester, students should be able to:
   1.Utilize critical  and literal comprehension skills while reading fiction and nonfiction passages.
   
   2. Read closely to determine what a text says explicitly and make logical inferences from the text.
  
   3. Interpret word and phrases as they are used in a text and recognize how specific word choices shape     meaning or tone.
 
  4. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of text.
 
  5. Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words/phrases by using context clues.

 

  ENGL 1082: Teacher Program Preparation-Writing

    At the end of the semester, students should be able to:

    1. Effectively implement the essential components and elements of writing through an informative/explanatory essay.

   2. Produce an argumentative essay to support a claim using relevant and sufficient evidence.

   3. Demonstrate the commands of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage,   capitalization, and punctuation.

   4. Recognize and apply appropriate research skills and strategies.

   ENGL 1090: Paragraph Writing in ESL

At the end of the semester, students should be able to:
  1. Apply the writing process and principles to writing paragraphs.
  2. Write clear topic sentences.
  3. Exhibit effective unity, support, coherence, and mechanics in paragraphs.
  4. Write paragraphs considered appropriate for the college level in a variety of rhetorical modes.
  5. Write one college level 5-paragraph essay.
  6. Write in order to satisfy the reader's understanding.
  7. Evaluate their own and others' writing.
  8. Use information technology in production of writing assignments.

ENGL 1120: Speech and Articulation ESL

At the end of the semester, students should be able to:
  1. Practice all vowel and consonant sounds in spoken American English through the help of IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) symbols.
  2. Pronounce ed- and -s endings in fluent American English.
  3. Perceive and generate syllable stress within words and word stress within phrases.
  4. Acknowledge unstressed syllables in multi-syllabic words.
  5. Calculate stress in words according to parts of speech.
  6. Detect rhythm in phrases and sentences.
  7. Notice and express common words and phrases in connected speech.
  8. Link words together through consonant & vowel or consonant & consonant utterances.
  9. Employ the rules and patterns of intonation.
  10. Present a short speech.

ENGL 1130: ESL College Speaking and Listening

At the end of the semester, students should be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a significant expansion of academic vocabulary.
  2. Use an ESL dictionary efficiently.
  3. Understand questions and directions appropriate to the level.
  4. Understand the major and minor details of a short lecture.
  5. Draw conclusions, make simple predictions, and relate the content of a short lecture to personal experience.
  6. Take simple dictation of connected discourse as the basis for developing skill at note-taking during lectures and discussions.
  7. Demonstrate the ability to ask and answer questions, and ask for clarification.
  8. Participate and be sufficiently understood in role-playing, simulating simple academic situations.
  9. Participate in classroom discussions with emphasis on narrating and describing situations to develop oral communication skills including fluency, idea sequencing, accuracy, vocabulary and pronunciation.

ENGL 1200: Introduction to Literature

On successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of the genres of fiction, poetry, and drama by writers from various cultures and historical eras
  2. Identify and describe distinct characteristics of literary texts
  3. Analyze literary works for their structure and meaning
  4. Write analytically about literature using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the literary works during class and group activities

AAAF 1201: Introduction to African-American Studies

On successful completion of the course, the student should:
   1. Identify the foundational and contemporary themes; theoretical/conceptual frameworks; key concepts, and
   epistemological assumptions within Africana studies.
 
   2. Demonstrate skills in critical thinking qualitative reasoning, and interpretative analysis for the purpose of     studying and understanding Africana Studies.
 
   3. To identify, collect, and analyze primary and secondary sources; and applying informational literacy skills   within in the discipline of Africana Studies.
   
   4. Students will engage in conducting research on a topic of interest. They will synthesize sources effectively.
 
   5.Effectively communicate ideas related  during class, individually, and through group activities.

 

AAAF 1202: Introduction to African-American Culture

On successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Use theory to analyze African-American culture.
 
  2. Demonstrate how African-Americans influenced the development of mainstream American culture.
 
  3. Analyze the history of African-American culture.
 
  4. Students will achieve these outcomes through written assignments,  readings, and discussions. 
 
  5. Students will also research and prepare Multimodal presentations.

 

ENGL 1210: Introduction to Film

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of film techniques, offering descriptive examples from films
  2. Identify and describe distinct cinematic elements pertaining to genres and directors
  3. Analyze films for their structure and meaning, using appropriate terminology
  4. Write analytically about films using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the films during class and group activities

ENGL 1220: Introduction to Poetry

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of poetry as a literary genre
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of poetic forms
  3. Analyze poetic works for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology
  4. Write analytically about poetry using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the poetic works during class and group activities

ENGL 1230: Modern Literature

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of international fiction, poetry, and drama from the 20th century
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of modern literature
  3. Analyze poetic works for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology
  4. Write analytically about modern literature using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to modern works during class and group activities

ENGL 1240: Readings in the Novel

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of the novel as a literary genre
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of the novel
  3. Analyze novels for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology
  4. Write analytically about novels using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the novel during class and group activities

  AAAF 1247:Literature of the African Diaspora

   1. Identify and define major trends, authors, genres,and historical contexts of literature of the African     diaspora.
   
   2. Identify and apply appropriate terms for analytic discussions of literary texts,and employ them correctly in
 
       spoken and written discourse.
 
   3. Understand major social and cultural contsructs relevant to literature of the African diaspora, such as
 
      identity, gender, class, and race.
   
  4. Students will achieve these outcomes through selected readings and films.
 
  5. Students will be involved in group discussions and Multimodal presentations.

 

ENGL 1250: Readings in the Short Story

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of the short story as a literary genre
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of the short story form
  3. Analyze short stories for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology
  4. Write analytically about short stories using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the literary genre of the short story during class and group activities

ENGL 1260: Readings in Shakespeare

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Identify and describe distinct literary, cultural, and historical characteristics of Shakespeare's plays
  2. Display a working knowledge of dramatic and poetic structures present in Shakespeare's work, as well as a familiarity with many of the varied interpretations, analyses, and dramatizations of these works since the 16th century
  3. Identify the distinct literary genres of the tragedies, comedies, and histories present in Shakespeare's work
  4. Demonstrate greater reading fluency of Elizabethan English
  5. Analyze Shakespeare's plays for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology
  6. Write analytically about Shakespeare's works, using MLA guidelines
  7. Effectively communicate ideas related to Shakespeare's plays during class and group activities

ENGL 1270: Contemporary Drama

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of plays from Ibsen to the present
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of contemporary drama, emphasizing changing approaches to theater as well as the social, cultural, and philosophical implications in representative plays
  3. Analyze plays for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology
  4. Write analytically about contemporary drama using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the works during class and group activities

ENGL 1280: Dramatic Literature

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of historic, socio-political, and dramatic trends in plays by the most important playwrights from differing time periods
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary forms in works of dramatic literature
  3. Analyze plays for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology
  4. Write analytically about dramatic literature using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the works during class and group activities

ENGL 1285: Women and Literature

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should :
     
   1. Identify the characteristics of literary traditions, authors, genres, and themes of literature by and about women.
 
   2. Discuss the experience of women through the study and interpretation of literary works through writing, presentations, and group activities.
   
   3. Demonstrate an understanding of the tradition of women's literature as an intergral part of literary history and society by examining history, culture, language, and the woman's experience as represented in literature.
 
  4. Analyze texts for their structure and meaning, using correct guidelines.
 
  5. Write critically about literature using MLA guidelines. 
 
  6. Effectively communicate ideas related to the works during class and group assignments.

AAAF 1290: African American Literature

At the end of the semester, students should be able to:

  1.  Display a working knowledge of the genres of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama by African American writers from various cultures and historical eras
  2. Begin to understand the critical uses of the narrative forms of oral traditions, signifying, folklore, and music in making African American literature a unique literary model
  3. Identify and describe distinct characteristics of African American literary texts, including themes, conventions and tropes
  4. Analyze literary works for their structure and meaning
  5. Write analytically about literature using guidelines
  6. Effectively communicate ideas related to literary works during class activities

  AAAF 1291: African-American Women: Beyonce's Lemonade and Herstories

  Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
   1.Make connections to Black women's experiences.
   
   2. Understand the interconnectedness of Black women's voices.(otherwise known as Herstories)
 
   3.Students will gain expertise and knowledge through use of multimedia, reading assignments, independent
 
   research exploration, and other coursework.

 

ENGL 1300: Composition for ESL

At the end of the semester, students should be able to:
  1. Write clear topic sentences and thesis statements in essays.
  2. Exhibit effective unity, support, coherence, and mechanics in essays.
  3. Write essays considered appropriate for the college level in a well-developed, academic voice.
  4. Write essays in a variety of rhetorical modes.
  5. Conduct academic level research.
  6. Present essays in proper MLA (Modern Language Association) format.
  7. Use information technology in research and production of essays.
  8. Write in order to satisfy the reader's understanding.
  9. Incorporate stylistic elements to aid and enhance communication. Analyze and evaluate their own and others' writing.

  ENGL 1360: Science Fiction

At the conclusion of the course, students should be able to:
 1. To establish a working definition of science fiction.
 
 2. To develop an understanding of the history of science fiction as it relates to human activity.
 
 3. To identify specific variations and topics within science fiction.
 
 4. To be able to discuss and discuss science fiction critically.
 
 5. To determine criteria for the evaluation of what constitutes quality in science fiction.
 
 6. To examine new technologies and discoveries, particularly regarding artificial intelligence(AI) and 
 
 their correspondence to science fiction.

 

ENGL 1370: Literature of Imagination and Fantasy

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of literature of imagination and fantasy as distinct genres and contrast with works of science fiction and realistic fiction
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of fantasy and works of the imagination using literary, psychological, and cultural perspectives, as well as examples from myth, fairy tale, Gothic horror, magic realism, and other forms of imaginative writing
  3. Analyze literature of the imagination and fantasy for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology
  4. Write analytically about literature of imagination and fantasy using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the genre of fantasy and literature of the imagination during class and group activities

ENGL 1410: Business Writing

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills:
  1. Apply techniques which establish writer/reader rapport using business philosophy and psychology
  2. Use proper format for all types of written business communication
  3. Write complete, concise, concrete, correct, clear, and courteous letters and memoranda
  4. Write an informal report
  5. Research and write a formal report

ENGL 1430: Creative Writing

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills:
  1. Produce disciplined pieces of personal exposition, description, and narration, as well as several poems and short dramatic dialogue
  2. Use some of the strategies available to the practitioners of each genre, that is, personal essays, articles, fiction, poetry, and drama
  3. Apply the writing process or pre-writing, writing, and revising to all assignments
  4. Revise, edit, and develop work into final form

ENGL 2010: Composition II

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills:
  1. Apply sound principles of writing to compositions
  2. Recognize inadequate, adequate, and superior presentation of ideas
  3. Understand the depth of thought necessary for effective writing
  4. Apply appropriate methods to different types of assignments
  5. Analyze and transfer elements in professional models to students’ own compositions
  6. Respond thoughtfully to issues raised in professional models
  7. Evaluate peer writing and determine revision possibilities
  8. Consider the audience’s point of view
  9. Write confidently in one’s own voice
  10. Proceed through the various stages of the writing process to attain clarity and completeness
  11. Use punctuation to the best purpose
  12. Write with minimal errors in usage
  13. Research a topic using valid sources
  14. Use information technology skillfully in researching and producing essays
  15. Integrate source material into research papers smoothly
  16. Use MLA format accurately
  17. Understand basics of APA style

ENGL 2015: Advanced Writing for Liberal Arts

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills:
  1. To see research as a systematic undertaking
  2. To plan and schedule the process of research
  3. To distinguish between worthwhile and superficial research undertakings
  4. To evaluate source material
  5. To navigate the Internet
  6. To use the computer to prepare the research project for submission
  7. To synthesize multiple pieces of information
  8. To paraphrase accurately
  9. To quote and cite accurately
  10. To follow MLA and APA formats for appropriate disciplines
  11. To sustain sound writing principles throughout essays
  12. To incorporate a variety of meaningful sources into a cohesive unit

ENGL 2030: British Literature II

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of the cultural and historical contexts of British literature from William Blake to the present
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of the time period
  3. Analyze literary works for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology and examples from different genres
  4. Write analytically about British literature using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the literary works during class and group activities

ENGL 2040: World Literature from the 16th Century

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of the cultural and historical contexts of world literature from the Enlightenment to the present
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of the literature of this time period
  3. Analyze literary works from various genres for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology
  4. Write analytically about world literature from the 16th century to the present using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the literary works during class and group activities

ENGL 2100: Technical Writing

On successful completion of the course, the student will acquire the listed skills:
  1. Maintain a company image in a document's content, execution, and appearance
  2. Use standard grammar, punctuation, and spelling in documents
  3. Consider audience in writing documents as important to the success of the document
  4. Determine and maintain the proper tone throughout a document
  5. Maintain objectivity in writing documents
  6. Demonstrate focus and logic in outlining
  7. Be clear and concise in formal technical writing
  8. Produce various types and formats of reports, memos, emails, resumes, letters, surveys and questionnaires, abstracts, newsletters, definitions to meet particular needs or purposes
  9. Conduct and use primary and secondary research and document sources properly
  10. Produce professional quality documents using word processing, Excel and other computer applications
  11. Understand that the ability to work as a team member is an integral activity in the workplace
  12. Appreciate that keeping current with professional standards and practices is expected for optimum effectiveness in the workplace

  ENGL 2120 Multimodal Writing

     Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
    
    1.Demontrate the ability to analyze multimodal texts according to rhetorical strategies and employ genre
 
       conventions.
 
    2. Develop reading and composing skills in multiple media.
 
   3. Apply critical-thinking skills during the drafting and revision process of multimodal texts through
 
       examination and assessment of their own and others' composition of multimodal texts.
   
  4. Create multimodal projects that demonstrate proficiency in researching and citing multimodal sources to
 
      produce well-reasoned and original multimodal texts.

 

ENGL 2200: Children's Literature

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of classic and contemporary children's literature
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of literature, including techniques of illustration and format of children's books
  3. Analyze literary works from various genres for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology
  4. Write analytically about children's literature using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the literary works during class and group activities

ENGL 2210: Special Topics in Film

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of film techniques viewed and discussed during the semester
  2. Identify and describe various film genres, directors, and aspects of film theory
  3. Analyze works for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology
  4. Write analytically about film using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the works during class and group activities

ENGL 2230: Contemporary Literature of the Past Decade

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of the cultural and historical contexts of significant works of the past decade
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of contemporary literature and demonstrate an understanding of how 21st century culture, trends, and historical events affect the literature produced today
  3. Analyze literary works from various genres for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology
  4. Write analytically about contemporary literature using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the literary works during class and group activities

  ENGL 2240: Literary Magazine Creation, Design, and Production

   Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
 1. Understand the elements involved in developing, editing, managing, and producing a literary magazine.
 
 2. Apply production techniques and processes for the production of a literary magazine.
 
 3.Develop, promote, budget, produce, and distribute a finished, professional-quality literary magazine every semester.
 
 4. Evaluate submissions and proposals for inclusion in the magazine.
 
 5.Acquire industry experience and workplace skills based on involvement in a Work-Based Learning model of learning.
 
 6. Design and produce a print and digital literary magazine.

 

ENGL 2250: Introduction to Adolescent Literature

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of texts written for an adolescent audience
  2. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of adolescent literature
  3. Analyze literary works from various genres for their structure and meaning, using correct terminology
  4. Write analytically about contemporary literature using MLA guidelines
  5. Effectively communicate ideas related to the literary works during class and group activities

ENGL 2270: Multicultural American Literature

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Display a working knowledge of the historical, cultural, and political contexts of multicultural American literature.
  2. Recognize how literature can act as an agent for social justice and change.
  3. Understand the similarities and differences among various racial, ethnic, and/or immigrant experiences in American culture, past and present.
  4. Apply critical reading and analytical skills in reading and writing assignments.
  5. Identify and describe distinct literary characteristics of multicultural American literature.
  6. Demonstrate improvement in oral communication skills through class participation and presentations.
  7. Write analytically about literature using MLA guidelines.
  8. Effectively communicate ideas related to the literary works during class and group activities.

ENGL 2310: Introduction to Screenwriting

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should:
  1. Develop multi-dimensional characters
  2. Apply structural principles to scene and screenplay development
  3. Prepare scenes in proper format
  4. Use screenplay terminology
  5. Create screenplay treatments

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