English Courses
Designed to improve writing skills. Course topics emphasize grammar and sentence structure.
Students must earn a minimum grade of "C" (2.0) or better to progress to English 097.
Prerequisites: appropriate assessment scores or completion of ABE Writing Level 4.
Designed to improve reading skills. Emphasizes vocabulary development, reading comprehension
and retention, and critical thinking skills. Students will begin to appreciate cultural
diversity through assigned readings and classroom interactions. ABE level IV, appropriate
assessment score, or instructor's signature.
Development of written composition skills using correct and appropriate mechanical
and organizational skills to produce effective paragraphs appropriate for diverse
adult audiences. Prerequisites: ASSET/COMPASS placement into ENGL 097 or a minimum
grade of "C" (2.0) in ENGL 090 and/or ENGL 092 as determined by placement testing.
Keyboarding skills recommended.
Develops college-level reading, writing and critical thinking abilities. Develops
writing skills by focusing on strategies and techniques to develop, organize and articulate
ideas effectively, including the use of documented source material. Emphasizes writing
process. Students must earn a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) or better in this course
to progress to a 200-level composition course. Prerequisites: Appropriate assessment scores in language usage and reading or a grade of “C” or
higher in ENGL 097 or a grade of “B-” or higher in ABE 019 or a grade of “B” or higher
in the Bridge-to-College English Language Arts course or a grade of “3” or higher
on the Smarter Balanced exam. Keyboard/word-processing skills recommended.
Study of the principal literary forms of fiction, poetry and drama/cinema. Readings,
discussions, and lectures focusing on established authors to develop awareness and
understanding of literature.
Study of traditional and contemporary themes and styles in fiction. Through class
discussion and writing assignments, students analyze, interpret and evaluate works.
The basic elements of poetry. Through class discussion and writing assignments, students
analyze, interpret and evaluate poems which are broadly representative of a variety
of historical periods and poetic techniques.
Writing and revising stories and poems. Reading and responding to published models.
Reading and evaluating other students' works. May be repeated for a total of fifteen
credits.
Refines writing process skills begun in ENGL& 101. Writing expository/argumentative
essays for a variety of applications. Learning research methods and appropriate documentation.
Students must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better to apply this course to the Writing
Skills requirement for AAS or AST degree. Prerequisites: ENGL& 101 with a grade of
"C" (2.0) or better.
Refines process of planning, revising and editing essays begun in ENGL& 101. Writing
expository/ argumentative responses to professional publications. Learning research
methods and appropriate documentation. Students must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or
better to apply this course to the Writing Skills requirements for an AAS or AST degree.
Prerequisites: ENGL& 101 with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better.
Refines process of planning, revising and editing essays from ENGL& 101. Writing
research papers. Emphasizes topic selection, use of print and electronic sources,
note taking, credibility, fact and opinion, logic, avoidance of plagiarism, and documentation.
Students must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better to apply this course to the Writing
Skills requirement for AAS or AST degree. Prerequisites: ENGL& 101 with a grade of
"C" (2.0) or better.
Study of fantasy, magical realism and speculative fiction as literary forms with
emphasis on the analysis of theme, symbolism, structure and character.
Study of selected British authors and works of literature from Old English, Middle
Ages, Renaissance, Neo-Classical, Romantic, Victorian and Modern periods.
Refines the writing process from ENGL& 101 through technical and professional writing.
Emphasizes print and electronic sources, logic, avoiding plagiarism, documentation,
addressing multiple audiences, oral presentation. Students must earn a grade of "C"
(2.0) or better to apply this course to the Writing Skills requirement for AAS, AST
or DTA. Prerequisites: ENGL& 101 with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better.
Study of major works of literature, both ancient and modern, from various languages
and diverse cultures--western and non-western.
Study of the cultures that make up the multicultural America as represented in literature.
By critically examining the ideals, issues, and questions that are common or unique
to each culture, will strive to determine the difference between individual and collective
identity and how these differences and commonalities create America.
Study of American Literature from the sixteenth century through the current century.
Emphasizes the historical, political and cultural basis for the American myth, the
American hero and the diversity of American literary genres, stressing the relation
between societies/cultures and the works of American writers.
A workshop that introduces the techniques for writing fiction. Emphasizes reading
published models and the development and application of criteria for evaluating and
revising stories. May be repeated for a total of fifteen credits.
A workshop that introduces the techniques for writing poetry. Emphasizes reading
published models and the development and application of criteria for evaluating and
revising poems. May be repeated for a total of fifteen credits.