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ENGL 1301 - COMPOSITION I
Intensive study of and practice in writing processes, from invention and researching to drafting, revising, and editing, both individually and collaboratively. Emphasis on effective rhetorical choices, including audience, purpose, arrangement, and style. Focus on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning, communicating, and critical analysis.
Note: ENGL 1301 is a pre-requisite for all 2000-level literature courses.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement.
Intensive study of and practice in writing processes, from invention and researching to drafting, revising, and editing, both individually and collaboratively. Emphasis on effective rhetorical choices, including audience, purpose, arrangement, and style. Focus on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning, communicating, and critical analysis.
Note: ENGL 1301 is a pre-requisite for all 2000-level literature courses.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative writing processes.
Develop ideas with appropriate support and attribution.
Write in a style appropriate to audience and purpose.
Read, reflect, and respond critically to a variety of texts.
Use Edited American English in academic essays.
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
Restrictions:
Meet TSIA2 college-readiness standard for Reading and Writing.
ENGL 1302 - COMPOSITION II
Intensive study of and practice in the strategies and techniques for developing research-based expository and persuasive texts. Emphasis on effective and ethical rhetorical inquiry, including primary and secondary research methods; critical reading of verbal, visual, and multimedia texts; systematic evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of information sources; and critical thinking about evidence and conclusions.
Intensive study of and practice in the strategies and techniques for developing research-based expository and persuasive texts. Emphasis on effective and ethical rhetorical inquiry, including primary and secondary research methods; critical reading of verbal, visual, and multimedia texts; systematic evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of information sources; and critical thinking about evidence and conclusions.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of individual and collaborative research processes.
Develop ideas and synthesize primary and secondary sources within focused academic arguments, including one or more research-based essays.
Analyze, interpret, and evaluate a variety of texts for the ethical and logical uses of evidence.
Write in a style that clearly communicates meaning, builds credibility, and inspires belief or action.
Apply the conventions of style manuals for specific academic disciplines (e.g., APA, CMS, MLA, etc.)
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
Prerequisites:
ENGL 1301 - COMPOSITION I
Restrictions:
Must meet TSI College Readiness Standard for Reading and Writing.
ENGL 2307 - CREATIVE WRITING
Practical experience in the techniques of imaginative writing. May include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, or drama.
Practical experience in the techniques of imaginative writing. May include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, screenwriting, or drama.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Discuss written works of art from classic and contemporary movements.
Create pieces of narrative work experimenting with elements of fiction (plot, character, setting, etc.), create pieces of poetic work experimenting with form, content, and style, and/or create pieces of dramatic work experimenting with elements of stage and screen (story, character, form, set, etc.), and/or create reflective work experimenting with elements of creative nonfiction.
Discuss students' creative texts.
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
ENGL 2311 - TECHNICAL & BUSINESS WRITING
Intensive study of and practice in professional settings. Focus on the types of documents necessary to make decisions and take action on the job, such as proposals, reports, instructions, policies and procedures, e-mail messages, letters, and descriptions of products and services. Practice individual and collaborative processes involved in the creation of ethical and efficient documents.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement.
Intensive study of and practice in professional settings. Focus on the types of documents necessary to make decisions and take action on the job, such as proposals, reports, instructions, policies and procedures, e-mail messages, letters, and descriptions of products and services. Practice individual and collaborative processes involved in the creation of ethical and efficient documents.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Recognize, analyze, and accommodate diverse audiences.
Produce documents appropriate to audience, purpose, and genre.
Analyze the ethical responsibilities involved in technical communication.
Locate, evaluate, and incorporate pertinent information.
Develop verbal, visual, and multimedia materials as necessary, in individual and/or collaborative projects, as appropriate.
Edit for appropriate style, including attention to word choice, sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling.
Design and test documents for easy reading and navigation.
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
Restrictions:
Meet TSIA2 college-readiness standard for Reading and Writing
ENGL 2322 - BRITISH LITERATURE I
A survey of the development of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Eighteenth Century. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical, linguistic, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.
A survey of the development of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Eighteenth Century. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical, linguistic, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
Prerequisites:
ENGL 1301 - COMPOSITION I
Restrictions:
Must meet TSI College Readiness Standard for Reading
ENGL 2323 - BRITISH LITERATURE II
A survey of the development of British literature from the Romantic period to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.
A survey of the development of British literature from the Romantic period to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
Prerequisites:
ENGL 1301 - COMPOSITION I
Restrictions:
Must meet TSI College Readiness Standard for Reading and Writing.
ENGL 2327 - AMERICAN LITERATURE I
A survey of American literature from the period of exploration and settlement through the Civil War. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character.
A survey of American literature from the period of exploration and settlement through the Civil War. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
Prerequisites:
ENGL 1301 - COMPOSITION I
Restrictions:
Must meet TSI College Readiness Standard for Reading
ENGL 2328 - AMERICAN LITERATURE II
A survey of American literature from the Civil War to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character.
A survey of American literature from the Civil War to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
Prerequisites:
ENGL 1301 - COMPOSITION I
Restrictions:
Must meet TSI College Readiness Standard for Reading
ENGL 2332 - WORLD LITERATURE I
A survey of world literature from the ancient world through the sixteenth century. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.
A survey of world literature from the ancient world through the sixteenth century. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
Prerequisites:
ENGL 1301 - COMPOSITION I
Restrictions:
Must meet TSI College Readiness Standard for Reading
ENGL 2333 - WORLD LITERATURE II
A survey of world literature from the seventeenth century to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.
A survey of world literature from the seventeenth century to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
Prerequisites:
ENGL 1301 - COMPOSITION I
Restrictions:
Must meet TSI College Readiness Standard for Reading
ENGL 2341 - FORMS OF LITERATURE
The study of one or more literary genres including, but not limited to, poetry, fiction, drama, and film.
The study of one or more literary genres including, but not limited to, poetry, fiction, drama, and film.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
Prerequisites:
ENGL 1301 - COMPOSITION I
Restrictions:
Must meet TSI College Readiness Standard for Reading
ENGL 2351 - MEXICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
A survey of Mexican American/Chicanx literature from Mesoamerica to the present. Students will study literary works of fiction, poetry, drama, essays, and memoirs in relation to their historical, linguistic, political, regional, gendered, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors, literary movements, and media forms. Topics and themes may include the literary performance of identity and culture, aesthetic mediation of racialization, struggle and protest, and artistic activism.
A survey of Mexican American/Chicanx literature from Mesoamerica to the present. Students will study literary works of fiction, poetry, drama, essays, and memoirs in relation to their historical, linguistic, political, regional, gendered, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors, literary movements, and media forms. Topics and themes may include the literary performance of identity and culture, aesthetic mediation of racialization, struggle and protest, and artistic activism.
Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Identify key ideas, representative authors and works, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
Demonstrate knowledge of the development of characteristic forms or styles of expression during different historical periods or in different regions.
Articulate the aesthetic principles that guide the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
Write research-based critical papers about the assigned readings in clear and grammatically correct prose, using various critical approaches to literature.
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
Prerequisites:
ENGL 1301 - COMPOSITION I
Restrictions:
Must meet TSI College Readiness Standard for Reading
INRW 0305 - INTEGRATED READING & WRITING
Integration of critical reading and academic writing skills. Successful completion of this course fulfills TSI requirements for reading and/or writing.
Integration of critical reading and academic writing skills. Successful completion of this course fulfills TSI requirements for reading and/or writing.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Locate explicit textual information, draw complex inferences, and describe, analyze, and evaluate the information within and across multiple texts of varying lengths.
Comprehend and use vocabulary effectively in oral communication, reading, and writing.
Identify and analyze the audience, purpose, and message across a variety of texts.
Describe and apply insights gained from reading and writing a variety of texts.
Compose a variety of texts that demonstrate reading comprehension, clear focus, logical development of ideas, and use of appropriate language that advance the writer’s purpose.
Determine and use effective approaches and rhetorical strategies for given reading and writing situations.
Generate ideas and gather information relevant to the topic and purpose, incorporating the ideas and words of other writers in student writing using established strategies.
Evaluate relevance and quality of ideas and information in recognizing, formulating, and developing a claim.
Develop and use effective reading and revision strategies to strengthen the writer’s ability to compose college-level writing assignments.
Recognize and apply the conventions of standard English in reading and writing.
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
INRW 0310 - INTEGRATED READING & WRITING (Integrated ENGL 1301)
Integration of critical reading and academic writing skills. This Intervention is designed specifically for students assessed at BASE levels 3-4 and must be part of a student’s co-enrollment (corequisite) enrollment:
as a mainstreamed intensifier providing contact hours for additional, just-in-time instructional support for the student’s success in the developmental IRW course, or
as a contextualized and/or integrated basic skills instructional support for a Career/Technical Education course.
Integration of critical reading and academic writing skills. This Intervention is designed specifically for students assessed at BASE levels 3-4 and must be part of a student’s co-enrollment (corequisite) enrollment:
as a mainstreamed intensifier providing contact hours for additional, just-in-time instructional support for the student’s success in the developmental IRW course, or
as a contextualized and/or integrated basic skills instructional support for a Career/Technical Education course.
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Locate explicit textual information, draw complex inferences, and describe, analyze, and evaluate the information within and across multiple texts of varying lengths.
Comprehend and use vocabulary effectively in oral communication, reading, and writing.
Identify and analyze the audience, purpose, and message across a variety of texts.
Describe and apply insights gained from reading and writing a variety of texts.
Compose a variety of texts that demonstrate reading comprehension, clear focus, logical development of ideas, and use of appropriate language that advance the writer’s purpose.
Determine and use effective approaches and rhetorical strategies for given reading and writing situations.
Generate ideas and gather information relevant to the topic and purpose, incorporating the ideas and words of other writers in student writing using established strategies.
Evaluate relevance and quality of ideas and information in recognizing, formulating, and developing a claim.
Develop and use effective reading and revision strategies to strengthen the writer’s ability to compose college-level writing assignments.
Recognize and apply the conventions of standard English in reading and writing.
Grade Basis: L
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture hours: 48.0
Corequisites:
ENGL 1301 - COMPOSITION I
NCBR 0100 - DEVELOPMENTAL READING (BASE NCBO)
Development of reading and higher order thinking skills necessary for college readiness. This Intervention is designed specifically for students assessed at BASE levels 3-4 and must be part of a student’s co-enrollment (co-requisite) enrollment: as a mainstreamed intensifier providing contact hours for additional, just-in-time instructional support for the student’s success in the developmental reading course, or as a contextualized and/or integrated basic skills instructional support for a Career/ Technical Education course.
Development of reading and higher order thinking skills necessary for college readiness. This Intervention is designed specifically for students assessed at BASE levels 3-4 and must be part of a student’s co-enrollment (co-requisite) enrollment: as a mainstreamed intensifier providing contact hours for additional, just-in-time instructional support for the student’s success in the developmental reading course, or as a contextualized and/or integrated basic skills instructional support for a Career/ Technical Education course.
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
Locate explicit textual information, draw complex inferences, and describe, analyze, and evaluate the information within and across multiple texts of varying lengths.
Comprehend and use vocabulary effectively in oral communication, reading, and writing.
Describe, analyze, and evaluate information within and across a range of texts.
Identify and analyze the audience, purpose, and message across a variety of texts.
Describe and apply insights gained from reading a variety of texts.
Grade Basis: P
Credit hours: 1.0
Lecture hours: 15.0
NCBW 0100 - DEVELOPMENTAL WRITING (BASE NCB0)
Development of college-level writing focusing on idea generation, drafting, organization, revision, and utilization of standard English. This Intervention is designed specifically for students assessed at BASE levels 3-4 and must be part of a student’s co-enrollment (co-requisite) enrollment: as a mainstreamed intensifier providing contact hours for additional, just-in-time instructional support for the student’s success in the developmental writing course, or as a contextualized and/or integrated basic skills instructional support for a Career/Technical Education course.
Development of college-level writing focusing on idea generation, drafting, organization, revision, and utilization of standard English. This Intervention is designed specifically for students assessed at BASE levels 3-4 and must be part of a student’s co-enrollment (co-requisite) enrollment: as a mainstreamed intensifier providing contact hours for additional, just-in-time instructional support for the student’s success in the developmental writing course, or as a contextualized and/or integrated basic skills instructional support for a Career/Technical Education course.
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
Compose a variety of texts that demonstrate clear focus, the logical development of ideas, and the use of appropriate language that advances the writer’s purpose.
Determine and use effective approaches and rhetorical strategies for given writing situations.
Generate ideas and gather information relevant to the topic and purpose, incorporating the ideas and words of other writers in student writing using established strategies.
Evaluate relevance and quality of ideas and information to formulate and develop a claim.
Develop and use effective revision strategies to strengthen the writer’s ability to compose college-level writing assignments.
Edit writing to conform to the conventions of standard English.
Grade Basis: P
Credit hours: 1.0
Lecture hours: 15.0