British Literature: Middle Ages to 1800
British Literature: Middle Ages to 1800 surveys the major works of British literature from its Anglo-Saxon origins to 1800, including poetry, fiction, essays, and drama. By reading closely and analyzing […]
The Graphic Novel
Graphic novels, also known as comic books or sequential art, have come a long way since the first issue of Superman. This relatively new form of literature has exploded in […]
Advanced Research Writing
Advanced Research Writing builds upon the fundamental research skills acquired in ENGL101W. Students learn advanced research-writing strategies and effective rhetorical techniques used across the curriculum and within disciplines. Reading peer-reviewed, […]
Creative Writing Workshop
In Creative Writing Workshop, students learn and practice the skills, strategies, techniques, and features that form the basis for producing original, well-crafted works of creative writing. To improve the quality […]
Media and Society
Media and Society is designed as a general analysis of the media: what influences content and how that content influences public decisions, society, and targeted audiences. It examines what impact […]
Oral Communication
Through practice in speech preparation and presentation, students in Oral Communication gain confidence and poise in public speaking. Students orally present a variety of speeches through various delivery modes (including […]
The Short Story
The Short Story presents the short story as a major literary genre and involves analytical readings and interpretations of early, modern, and contemporary fiction. It introduces the elements of short […]
Writing the Short Story
In Writing the Short Story, students begin with a series of individualized exercises and readings. They then proceed to draft and revise at least one good short story. The course […]
Children’s Language and Literature
Children’s Language and Literature presents children’s language and literature from a developmental perspective. Students examine various genres in order to choose appropriate literature for the developmental stages of children from […]
Professional Writing
Professional Writing builds on the fundamentals taught in ENGL120W. It differs in that Professional Writing has students produce documents used every day: practical, professional, employment correspondences such as emails, office […]
Writing about Literature
Writing about Literature introduces students to literary analysis. Students learn and practice critical skills in literary analysis, skills enabling them to access and interpret literary works with confidence and intellectual […]
Essentials of Career and Technical Curriculum and Instruction
Essentials of Career and Technical Curriculum and Instruction explores the history, philosophy, principles, organization, and operation of career and technical education in the United States. Students develop an understanding of […]