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COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College

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English Department<br />

Urban Study Courses<br />

ELN101 Introduction to Bilingualism<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This course will cover the basic rationale, principles, and applications<br />

of a bilingual philosophy of learning. It will consider<br />

psychological, social and political factors of bilingualism, including<br />

past and present legislation. It will also examine language<br />

acquisition theories, representative models of bilingualism and<br />

bilingual instruction and issues related to the maintenance of language<br />

and culture. Field trips to various schools in the city will<br />

constitute a significant part of the course.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />

This is a Writing Intensive course.<br />

ELN105 Languages of the World and of New York City<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This course explores language use and language history, particularly<br />

in the New York metropolitan area. It is an investigation of<br />

the features of indigenous languages of the Americas as well as<br />

those belonging to the influx of languages from around the world,<br />

revealing their deep-seated similarities and surprising differences.<br />

It examines the preservation and change of languages and their<br />

use in cultural communities in the urban setting.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, ESL/R099<br />

Pre- or Corequisite: MAT095<br />

This is a Writing Intensive course.<br />

ELN194 The Puerto Rican <strong>Community</strong> Minority Group<br />

Experience<br />

3 credits; 3 hours<br />

This course examines the Puerto Rican community in order to<br />

provide an enhanced awareness of and sensitivity to the value systems<br />

of New York City’s minorities. Students will experience firsthand<br />

the cultural heritage of one of the city’s largest minorities<br />

and will learn about their contributions, conditions, and problems.<br />

Field trips will include El Barrio, Office of the Commonwealth of<br />

Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, and other organizations.<br />

Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />

This is a Writing Intensive course.<br />

English Department<br />

Room E103 (718) 482-5656<br />

The English Department, through a carefully designed curriculum<br />

that includes composition, literature and journalism courses,<br />

teaches students writing and analytical skills necessary for both<br />

academic and career success. The department offers courses in:<br />

composition, creative writing, journalism, literature and Urban<br />

Study.<br />

Department Faculty<br />

Sandra S. Hanson, Chairperson; Christopher Alexander, Nancy<br />

Berke, Edna Boris, Jeremey E. Cagle, Linda Chandler, J. Elizabeth<br />

Clark, Terry Cole, Barbara Comins, Carrie A. Conners, Catherine<br />

D. Costa, Richard Dragan, Berton R. Eisenstadt, Thomas Fink,<br />

Kristen Gallagher, Ximena Gallardo, Gail Green-Anderson,<br />

Stafford Gregoire, Carlos Hiraldo, Noel Holton, Heidi Johnsen,<br />

Jacqueline M. Jones, Demetrios V. Kapetanakos, Marisa A.<br />

Klages, Karlyn Koh, Arlene Ladden, Irwin Leopando, Daniel<br />

Lynch, Elizabeth McCormick, Thomas J. Meacham, Claudia<br />

Moreno Pisano, Michelle Pacht, LaRose T. Parris, Kimberly<br />

Ramirez, Justin Rogers-Cooper, Victor Rosa, Noam Scheindlin,<br />

Christopher Schmidt, Charity Scribner, Sigmund Shen, John O.<br />

Silva, C. Jason Smith, Rochelle Spencer, David Styler, Laura<br />

Tanenbaum, Gordon Tapper, Ting Man Tsao, Phyllis van Slyck,<br />

Lykourgas Vasileiou, James Wilson, Xiaoping Yen, Susan Young,<br />

Yu Zhang.<br />

Composition/Writing<br />

ENA099 Basic Writing I<br />

0 credit; 7 hours (6 lecture, 1 lab)<br />

Basic writing is designed to introduce and develop college level<br />

writing skills through attention to the writing process. Emphasizing<br />

both the writing process and skills needed for timed and high<br />

stakes essays, to pass the CUNY aligned Assessment of Writing<br />

(CAAW) as their final, this course prepares students for college<br />

level writing expressing ideas in U.S. edited English and including<br />

text. This course is open to new students only.<br />

Prerequisite: ESL/ESR099, First semester students with a CSE 095<br />

placement and the lowest scores on the ACT or CAAW.<br />

ENC101 Composition I: An Introduction to Expository<br />

Writing<br />

3 credits; 4 hours<br />

In this course students focus on writing as a process to create correct,<br />

effective, expository essays in response to culturally diverse<br />

sources. Students learn argumentation, fundamental research<br />

methods and documentation systems. Emphasis is placed on various<br />

methods of organization appropriate to the writer’s purpose<br />

and audience. One contact hour a week focuses on improving<br />

basic skills deficiencies in writing. Admission to this course is<br />

based on college placement test scores. Open to new students only.<br />

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