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This integrated course helps students develop basic reading and writing skills. Comprehension and vocabulary skills are taught through analysis of technical reading selections. Students write regularly and improve their grammar skills through systematic review. (Offered as ESL-1041 for ESL students.) 3 hours of lecture, 2 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Placement level 1.

ring Students develop their reading skills by analyzing examples of professional writing in class; they develop their writing skills in daily journals and in at least five essays. Students review principles of grammar and sentence construction. Emphasis is placed on the process of revision through class editing of student essays. Word processing and computer network skills are taught in the laboratory section. The course also includes an oral presentation and a library exercise. 3 hours of lecture, 2 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ENG-1041 or Placement level 2.

This course is a continuation of ENG-1042 and completes the English composition sequence. Students develop their expository and argumentative writing skills through writing exercises, finished essays, and an oral presentation. Research skills are developed through library assignments and research exercises. At the conclusion of the course, students prepare a research paper. 3 hours of lecture, 2 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ENG-1042.

This course teaches the same writing concepts as GE 114 while providing students with additional time to improve their basic writing skills. Successful completion of this course prepares students for GENG-2080. All students are introduced to composing on the word processor. 3 hours of lecture, 2 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Placement level 3.

Students are expected to read and think critically, to write effectively, and to understand the fundamentals of literary analysis and written composition. Classroom discussion of assigned readings and the construction of related essays are stressed. A required research paper demonstrates the student's use of the library in locating, organizing, and presenting materials in an accepted format. All students are introduced to composing on the word processor. 3 hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: Placement level 4.

Students study various theories of effective oral communication with the focus on organizational communication. Students develop their abilities to listen, to analyze audiences, and to use visual aids. They learn through study and experience how to communicate effectively in three primary settings: person to person, person to group, and group. 3 hours of lecture per week. (General Ed: AH). Prerequisite: None.

This course is a comprehensive study of the principles, methods, and forms needed to produce clear and effective technical reports, proposals, instructions, graphic aids, and correspondence. Students are prepared for employment interviews through their study of principles of oral communication and their writing of job application letters and resumes. A major technical report, written on some topic in the student's field of concentration and in consultation with his/her technical department faculty, is required. 3 hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ENG-1043, 1060, or 1061.

This course encourages students to explore themselves and the worlds around them with a writer's eye. Along with writing their own stories, students will read stories and essays by other writers, and will workshop each other's stories. 3 hours of lecture per week. (General Education: AH). Prerequisite: ENG-1061 or equivalent.

Students read and discuss selected works of recent and earlier American literature focusing on themes such as growing up American, the immigrant experience, country life vs. city life, alienation, the pioneer experience, the impact of the western hero, and the work ethic. Understanding and appreciation of the uniqueness and continuity of these themes and of the methods used by fiction writers will enhance the students' reading experience. 3 hours of lecture per week. (General Education: AH). Prerequisite: ENG-1061 or equivalent.

This course introduces students to the themes of peace, pacifism, and nonviolence in literature from the United States and around the world. Students will read and discuss classic and contemporary novels, short stories, and poetry, responding critically to war and suggesting peaceful alternatives. 3 hours of lecture per week. (General Education: AH). Prerequisite: None.

This course studies in-depth the tradition of anti-war literature from the United States and around the world. Students will read and discuss classic and contemporary novels, short stories and poetry addressing themes of peace, pacifism, and nonviolence, responding critically to war and suggesting peaceful alternatives. 3 hours of lecture per week. (General Education: AH). Prerequisite: ENG-1061 or equivalent

This course introduces students to the fundamental legal and ethical issues in American crime and criminal justice through film and literature. The course examines the dilemmas in crime and punishment. Students discuss the literature and films in the context of the humanities. Counts as a humanities elective. Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor.

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