ENGL-090 BASIC
COMPOSITION (3 CR.)
Improves basic reading and writing
skills for ENGL 101. Assigned on the
basis of standardized tests or the
recommendation of the English
faculty. Credit from ENGL 090 may
not be applied toward graduation or
toward the English Composition
requirement. Writing integrated.
Graded S/NC/U.
ENGL-093
DEVELOPMENTAL ENGLISH FOR NON-NATIVE
SPEAKERS (3 CR.)
Emphasizes writing and reading
skills appropriate for entry into
ENGL 101. Assigned on the basis of
standardized tests or the
recommendation of the English
faculty. Credit may not applied
toward graduation or toward the
English Composition requirement.
Writing integrated. Graded S/U.
ENGL-094
TECHNIQUES FOR READING AND LEARNING
(3 CR.)
Helps students acquire and improve
skills for college textbook reading.
Techniques to improve comprehension,
vocabulary, and rate flexibility;
methods of improving concentration,
memory, textbook marking, note
taking, personal reading-study
systems, and interpretation and
evaluation of reading material. Open
to students of all skill levels.
Enrollment may be repeated for an
additional three credits with the
permission of the instructor. Credit
may not be applied toward
graduation. Graded S/NC/U. Writing
integrated.
ENGL-101
COLLEGE WRITING (3 CR.)
The fundamental skills of reading
and writing the essay. Specific
attention to personal, descriptive,
expository, and persuasive writing.
Successful students will be able to:
1. Understand writing as a process,
including prewriting, revision, and
editing; 2. Read and respond
thoughtfully and analytically; 3.
Control a main idea; 4. Develop and
organize support for a main idea; 5.
Develop a logical argument; 6.
Identify and write to a variety of
audiences; 7. Develop writing that
is appropriate in academic and
occupational settings; 8. Write
clearly, concisely, and vigorously;
9. Use correct spelling,
punctuation, and grammar; 10. Use
basic word-processing skills to
produce and revise an essay. Writing
integrated; computer intensive.
Pre-requisite: Satisfactory
completion of ENGL 090 or 093, or
appropriate placement.
ENGL-102
RESEARCH WRITING (3 CR.)
A continuation of ENGL 101 with an
emphasis on general research
techniques with applications to
various academic disciplines.
Successful students will be able to:
1. Continue to demonstrate
competency in the course outcomes
for ENGL 101; 2. Locate, identify,
and participate in academic
discourse; 3. Read critically,
synthesize, and evaluate
information; 4. Use a variety of
research tools (databases, indexes,
the Internet, etc.) to locate
appropriate information sources; 5.
Develop a focused research topic or
project; 6. Conduct a review of the
literature for a Specific topic; 7.
Understand what constitutes evidence
in a particular discipline; 8. Use
valid evidence to support claims; 9.
Understand and use APA and MLA
formats for organizing and
documenting multiple source papers;
10. Understand and demonstrate the
ethical responsibility of the
research writer to explore multiple
perspectives on a topic and to cite
sources and report findings
accurately. Writing integrated;
computer intensive.
Pre-requisite: A grade of “C” or
better in ENGL 101 or satisfactory
placement score.
ENGL-108
INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL
COMMUNICATION (3 CR.)
This class focuses on writing that
takes place within Specific
organizational contexts. Through a
process approach, the class teaches
students to communicate effectively
within such organizational contexts.
Students will develop an
understanding of the problem-solving
value of effective written and oral
communication in the work place.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 101 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-109
COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH (6 CR.)
A one-semester 6-credit integrated
version of two required 3-credit
courses, ENGL 101 and ENGL 102.
Students in ENGL 109 will develop
the fundamental skills of reading
and writing a range of college-level
essays, including expository,
analytical, argumentative, and
research-based essays. This course
fulfills the Skills: English
component of the General Education
Core.
Pre-requisite: Satisfactory
completion of ENGL 090 or
appropriate placement score.
ENGL-127 WORD
ANALYSIS (3 CR.)
Means to interpret unfamiliar words
encountered in reading technical,
scholarly, and scientific texts.
ENGL-150
INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE (3 CR.)
An introduction to reading and
understanding world literature.
Literary study as a method of
thinking critically about historical
and contemporary aspects of the
human condition. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite/co-requisite: ENGL 101
or ENGL 109.
ENGL-190
DIRECTED STUDY IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)
ENGL-192
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)
ENGL-196
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN ENGLISH
(1-12 CR.)
ENGL-201
INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION (3 CR.)
Intensive emphasis on writing the
expository essay. Writing
integrated; computer intensive.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-203
TECHNICAL WRITING (3 CR.)
Focus on the processes and
conventions of business and
technical writing. Students produce
abstracts, correspondence, reports,
and other technical formats. Writing
integrated; computer intensive.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-209
CREATIVE WRITING: NON-FICTION (3
CR.)
The study and practice of writing
non-fiction in a variety of modes.
Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109
or permission of instructor.
ENGL-210
LITERARY ANALYSIS (3 CR.)
Basic methods and assumptions of
literary study and research,
application of various critical
approaches to literature through
oral and written analysis. Writing
integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-211
CREATIVE WRITING POETRY (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing
poetry. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109
or permission of instructor.
ENGL-212
CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing fiction.
Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGl 109
or permission of instructor.
ENGL-215
INTERNSHIP IN PUBLISHING (4 CR.)
An introduction to publishing in
general: Writing, editing, design,
printing, technical production,
marketing, distribution. Computer
intensive. Students enrolled in this
course will be engaged in the
production of LCSC’s student
literary journal.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-257 WORLD
CLASSICS (3 CR.)
World masterpieces as literary
achievements, with attention to
non-western writings. Writing
integrated.
Pre-requisite/Co-requisite: ENGL 101
or ENGL 109.
ENGL-258
INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE (3 CR.)
Contemporary literature as literary
achievements, with attention to
non-western writings. Writing
integrated.
Pre-requisite/Co-requisite: ENGL 101
or ENGL 109.
ENGL-261
MYTHOLOGIES (3 CR.)
A study of the content, background,
and literary application of myths
from Egyptian, Babylonian, Indian,
Hebrew, Greek, Roman, Norse,
Arthurian, and Native American
traditions; myths as literature in
themselves; and mythological
criticism. Writing integrated.
Pre-Requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-267
BRITISH LITERATURE I (3 CR.)
Literary history of England, from
the Anglo-Saxon era to the
Neoclassical period. Writing
integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-268
BRITISH LITERATURE II (3 CR.)
Topics and issues in British
literature, from the Romantic period
to the present. Writing integrated.
ENGL-277
AMERICAN LITERATURE I (3 CR.)
Literary history of America, from
the Colonial period to the Civil
War. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-278
AMERICAN LITERATURE II (3 CR.)
Topics and issues in American
literature, from the 1870s to the
present. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-290
DIRECTED STUDY IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)
ENGL-291
WORKSHOP IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)
ENGL-292
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)
ENGL-295
PRACTICUM IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)
ENGL-296
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN ENGLISH
(1-12 CR.)
ENGL-299
RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP (1-12 CR.)
ENGL-303
SCRIPTWRITING AND PRE-PRODUCTION
PLANNING (3 CR.)
This course explores the various
aspects of planning and writing for
television/video/fi lm and radio
productions. Cross-listed with COMM
302.
ENGL-309
CREATIVE WRITING: NON-FICTION (3
CR.)
The study and practice of writing
non-fiction in a variety of modes.
Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 209 or a grade
of “B” or better in a 200-level
creative writing course along with
the instructor’s permission.
ENGL-310
DEVELOPMENT OF THE NOVEL (3 CR.)
Critical and historical approaches
to the genre through examination of
selected works from the eighteenth
century to the present.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-311
CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing
poetry. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 211 or a grade
of “B” or better in a 200-level
creative writing course along with
the instructor’s permission.
ENGL-312
CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing fiction.
Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 212 or a grade
of “B” or better in a 200-level
creative writing course along with
the instructor’s permission.
ENGL-320
SHAKESPEARE (3 CR.)
Introduction to selected major plays
and sonnet sequences, with attention
to the skills of close reading and
analysis, historical significance
and setting, and approaches to
teaching and presentation. Texts
include a minimum of two comedies,
two histories, four tragedies, and
thirty sonnets. Cross-listed with
THEA 322.
Pre-Requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGl 109.
ENGL-323
SHAKESPEARE FILMS (1 CR.)
Designed as a “lab” class for
students in ENGL 320 Shakespeare,
but available to any student. Films
shown are based on the plays being
read in ENGL 320. Participation in
this class enhances an appreciation
for the dramatic works of William
Shakespeare. Graded P/F.
Cross-listed with THEA 323.
ENGL-326
MODERNISM (3 CR.)
Study of the movements and
innovations in American, British,
and continental literature from
roughly the 1890s until the Second
World War. Representative writers
include Crane, Conrad, Woolf, Joyce,
Kafka, Yeats, Eliot, Frost, Pound,
Ibsen, Beckett, Faulkner, Breton and
those associated with the Harlem
Renaissance. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-327
APPLIED WORD ANALYSIS (3 CR.)
Instruction and practice for those
who wish either to teach word
analysis or become highly proficient
in its use. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 127.
ENGL-335 YOUNG
ADULT LITERATURE (2 CR.)
Identify criteria for selecting
quality literature for adolescents,
and ways of promoting and
incorporating quality literature
into school curriculum. Review
literary elements such as
characterization, plot, point of
view, etc. Also addresses issues
such as censorship, multi-cultural
perspectives, bias, etc. Required
for the reading minor/endorsement.
Cross-listed with RE 335.
ENGL-346
CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE (3 CR.)
A focused exploration of a
contemporary literary topic, set of
works, movement, theme, or approach.
Includes attention to genres and
voices not in the traditional
mainstream of literary study.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-360 POETIC
FORM (3 CR.)
A systematic study of the formal
features of poetry in English,
including prosody, meter, rhyme,
sound, and music. Some emphasis on
such received forms as the sonnet,
ode, ballad, villanelle, and
sestina. Writing integrated.
Pre-Requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-370
DRAMATIC LITERATURE (3 CR.)
Critical and historical approaches
to drama as a genre. Includes close
reading and discussion of several
major plays and a survey of other
plays, the Poetics of Aristotle, and
selected manifestoes and critical
theories. Typical plays to be
analyzed are Oedipus Rex, Lysistrata,
The Second Shepherds’ Play, Othello,
Tartuffe, The Rivals, Pygmalion, and
Death of a Salesman. Writing
integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
Cross-listed with THEA 370.
ENGL-385
EDITING (3 CR.)
Develops skills in matters of style,
accuracy, balance, selection, makeup
and layout, copy editing and
proofing, and small-group
communication in a working
environment. Writing integrated;
computer intensive. Students
enrolled in this course will be
engaged in the production of LCSC’s
literary journal.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-386
TEACHING COMPOSITION (3 CR.)
This course is required for all
English-Secondary Education majors
and all students seeking to be
eligible for employment in LCSC’s
Writing Center. The course
introduces students to composition
theory, assignment design and
assessment, teaching grammar, and
strategies for one-on-one writing
conferences. The course includes a
15-hour practicum in the Writing
Center.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-387
TEACHING LITERATURE: POETRY (1 CR.)
Introduces students to methods of
teaching poetry, including text
selection, effective pedagogy,
assignment design and assessment,
and professional developmental
opportunities related to teaching
literature.
ENGL-388
TEACHING LITERATURE: SHORT STORIES
(1 CR.)
Introduces students to methods of
teaching short stories, including
text selection, effective pedagogy,
assignment design and assessment,
and professional development
opportunities related to teaching
literature.
ENGL-389
TEACHING LITERATURE: NOVELS (1 CR.)
Introduces students to methods of
teaching novels, including text
selection, effective pedagogy,
assignment design and assessment,
and professional development
opportunities related to teaching
literature.
ENGL-390
DIRECTED STUDY IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)
ENGL-391
WORKSHOP IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)
ENGL-392
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)
ENGL-394
INTERNSHIP IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)
ENGL-395
PRACTICUM IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)
ENGL-396
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN ENGLISH
(1-12 CR.)
ENGL-399
RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP (1-12 CR.)
ENGL-409
CREATIVE WRITING: NON-FICTION (3
CR.)
The study and practice of writing
non-fiction in a variety of modes.
Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 309.
ENGL-411
CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing
poetry. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 311.
ENGL-412
CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing fiction.
Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 312.
ENGL-415
INTERNSHIP IN PUBLISHING (4 CR.)
Student internships in trade
publishing. Students may supervise a
single book project, performing
functions of publisher, editor,
designer, typesetter, publicist, and
distributor. Repeatable up to eight
credits. Computer intensive.
Students enrolled in this course
will be engaged in the production of
LCSC’s literary journal.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-431
HISTORY & STRUCTURE/ENGLISH LANGUAGE
(3 CR.)
Development from the Old English
period to the present; phonology,
morphology, and syntax; traditional
grammar; structural linguistics.
Pre-Requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-433
STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE (3
CR.)
Representative works and genres of
medieval British literature from
Beowulf to Chaucer.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-450
CLASSICISM AND ROMANTICISM (3 CR.)
Works of British and European
literature and philosophy of the
period 1660-1830, typically
including Pope, Swift, Voltaire,
Goethe, Blake, Wordsworth, Shelley,
and Byron, with reference to the
ancient sources and continuing
adaptations of the literary modes.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109
ENGL-451
RENAISSANCE LITERATURE (3 CR.)
Poetry and prose of the sixteenth
and early seventeenth centuries,
especially works by Wyatt, More,
Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe,
Shakespeare (poetry), Donne, Milton.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 210
ENGL-470
NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICAN
LITERATURE: ROMANTICISM AND REALISM
(3 CR.)
The central developments in American
literary history, 1820-1918, usually
including works by Cooper,
Hawthorne, Melville, James, Twain,
Dreiser, and Cather. Addresses
literary linkages between the period
and what came before and after it in
America and Europe.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
ENGL-473 NATIVE
AMERICAN ORAL LITERATURE (3 CR.)
Exploration of the extensive Native
American literature existing before
the written tradition, as well as
modern storytelling.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
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