English Department

Courses Offered:

ENGL 0301 Success in College Reading I Three semester hours (3-1)
Practice in developing the skills necessary for competence in reading and study. Work in perceptual training, reading techniques, reading lessons, and vocabulary places primary emphasis improved comprehension. Includes a one-hour weekly lab. (3201085212)

ENGL 0302 Success in College Reading II Three semester hours (3-1)
Extension of ENGL 0301, Success in College Reading I, for those students who need additional work in improving their reading skills. Includes a one-hour weekly lab. (3201085212)

ENGL 0303 Success in College Reading III Three semester hours (3-1)
Extension of ENGL 0302, Success in College Reading II, for those students who need additional work in improving their reading skills. Includes a one-hour weekly lab. (3201085212)

ENGL 0320 Success in Grammar/Writing Three semester hours (3-1)
Review course with emphasis on identifying deficiencies and improving fundamental English grammar and language arts skills necessary for the student who intends to pursue college-level academic work. Includes a weekly one-hour lab. (3201085312)

ENGL 0321 College Composition Prep I Three semester hours (3-1)
Designed to identify deficiencies and improve basic writing skills necessary for the student who intends to pursue college-level academic work. Includes a weekly one-hour lab. (3201035312)

ENGL 0322 College Composition Prep II Three semester hours (3-1)
Extension of English 0321 for those students who need additional work in improving their writing skills. Includes a weekly one-hour lab. (3201035312)

ENGL 1301 Composition I Three semester hours (3-0)
Principles and techniques of written, expository, and persuasive composition; analysis of literary, expository and persuasive texts; and critical thinking. Designed to improve reading skills through the use of thought-provoking material on which to base training in expository writing. Study of grammar and sentence structure will be integrated with the student's needs as reading and writing skills improve. Outside reading devoted chiefly to nonfiction, especially material in which general information is stressed. Prerequisite: Pass the reading and writing sections of the TASP or alternative test. (2304015112)

ENGL 1302 Composition II Three semester hours (3-0
Principles and techniques of written, expository, and persuasive composition; analysis of literary, expository and persuasive texts; and critical thinking. Includes analysis of prose readings, expository writing and investigative methods of research. Readings will include the main literary types. A more intensive application of grammar will be required in an effort to improve the correctness and precision of the students' writing. Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 or permission of instructor. (2304015112)

ENGL 2307 Creative Writing Three semester hours (3-0)
Practical experience in the techniques of imaginative writing. May include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama. (2305015112)

ENGL 2311 Technical and Business Writing Three semester hours (3-0)
Practical experience in the techniques of imaginative writing. May include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama. (2305015112)

ENGL 2321 British Literature Three semester hours (3-0)
Selected significant works of British literature. May include study of movements, schools, or periods. Prerequisite: ENGL 1302 or permission of instructor. (2308015112)

ENGL 2322 British Literature I Three semester hours (3-0)
Selected significant works of British literature. May include study of movements, schools, or periods. (2308015112)

ENGL 2323 British Literature II Three semester hours (3-0)
Continuation of ENGL 2322. Selected significant works of British literature. May include study of movements, schools, or periods. (2308015112)

ENGL 2326 American Literature Three semester hours (3-0)
Selected significant works of American literature. May include study of movements, schools, or periods. (2307015112)

ENGL 2327 American Literature I Three semester hours (3-0)
Selected significant works of American literature. May include study of movements, schools, or periods. (2307015112)

ENGL 2328 American Literature II Three semester hours (3-0)
Continuation of ENGL 2327. Selected significant works of American literature. May include study of movements, schools, or periods. (2307015112)

ENGL 2332 World Literature I Three semester hours (3-0)
Selected significant works of world literature. May include study of movements, schools, or periods. Survey of the literary heritage, beginning with the Greek and Roman classics, tracing the contribution of European and English masterpieces through the seventeenth century. Prerequisite: ENGL 1302 or permission of instructor. (2303015212)

ENGL 2333 World Literature II Three semester hours (3-0)
Selected significant works of world literature. May include study of movements, schools, or periods. Literature of the eighteenth century to the contemporary are examined for the contribution to ideas and ideals. (2303015212)

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