2002-2004 Catalog - St. Charles Community College

ENGLISH/JOURNALISM/LITERATUREENG 087 ESL: Conversation, Culture,and Current Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Speaking and listening skills for nonnativespeakers. Topics from currentevents and readings dealing withAmerican culture. Selected films andvideos. Requires lab time in ACE Center.ENG 088 ESL: Grammar Review . . . . .3Review of grammar and vocabulary forEnglish-as-a-Second Language (ESL)students. Emphasizes study of verbforms, idioms, prepositional phrases,articles, sentence and paragraphstructure as well as vocabulary. Developsreading, writing, listening, and speakingskills. Requires lab time in ACE Center.Corequisite: ENG 089. (Equivalent ofENG 095.)ENG 089 ESL: Reading andComposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Prerequisite: ENG 088. Provides directedpractice in developing college-levelreading skills, emphasizingcomprehension skills, context clues,dictionary use, and paragraphcomprehension skills, includingsummarizing and inferring information.Reading, discussion, and writing aboutshort stories, essays, and magazinearticles. Introduction of basiccomposition skills, including sentence,paragraph, and essay structure.Corequisite: ENG088. (Equivalent ofENG 095.)ENG 095 Developmental Writing I . . .3Remediates basic writing weaknessessuch as basic grammar and sentencestructure. Focus on construction ofdeveloped paragraphs. Course ungradedand may be repeated.ENG 096 Developmental Writing II . .3Prerequisites: Placement or ENG 095with pass grade. Pre-college-level writingclass focusing on basic writing skills.Includes review of sentence structure,grammar, punctuation, and paragraphstructure. May require assignments inACE Center. Course does not counttoward most degrees. Some sectionsoffered as ESL friendly, i.e. taught byinstructor trained to work with studentsfor whom English is not primarylanguage.Course graded on pass (P),repeat (R), or fail (F) basis.ENG 100 Electronic Information AndInternet Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Focuses on skills needed to select andutilize electronic information resources.Covers search strategies involvingcontrolled vocabulary, keywords,Boolean operators, and other methods ofquery construction for searching onlinecatalogs, automated indexes, andInternet. Comparison and evaluation ofvarious electronic resources.ENG 101 English Composition I . . . . .3Prerequisite: Placement or ENG 096 withpass grade. College-level writing courserequired for all other college-levelwriting classes. Emphasizes essaystructure, ways of organizinginformation, and use of sources. Basicresearch skills and critical thinking skillsas integral part of course. Course fulfillsA.A. and A.A.S. general educationrequirement.ENG 102 English Composition II . . . . .3Prerequisite: C grade or better in ENG101. Advanced college-level writingcourse emphasizing analysis and indepthresearch. Critical reading andthinking skills as well as library skills asintegral part of course. Course fulfillsA.A. general education requirement.ENG 115 Technical Writing . . . . . . . . .3Prerequisite: ENG 101. Required coursefor some technical programs. Writingskills applied to technical reports andsummaries. Emphasizes speciallanguage, information, and audiencedemands of technical subjects andaudiences. Students must receive aminimum grade of “C” in ENG 101 toregister for course. Course fulfills A.A.S.general education requirement.Course DescriptionsENG 125 Business Writing . . . . . . . . .3Prerequisite: ENG 101. Required coursefor some business majors. Writing skillsapplied to various types of businesscommunications including businesscorrespondence. Emphasis on demandsof special audiences and types ofcommunications. Students must receiveminimum grade of "C" in ENG 101 toregister for course. Course fulfills A.A.S.general education requirement.ENG 201 Creative Writing I . . . . . . . . .3Experiment with writing short stories,poems, and imaginative essays. Somereading and discussion of contemporaryworks.ENG 202 Creative Writing II . . . . . . . .3Prerequisite: ENG 201. Continuation ofCreative Writing I. Focus on publicationof works through both review ofsubmission procedures for periodicalpublications and publishers andproduction of literary magazine. Writinginterpretive in nature.ENG 203 Self-Publishing Workshop . .3From manuscript preparation to mediamarketing, presentation of how topublish books for bookstore shelves orfor family history. Guest speakersenhance course with expertise inindustry. Instructor is publishedprofessional writer.ENG 210 History of the EnglishLanguage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Prerequisite: ENG 102 or equivalent.Overview of development of English fromcommon course Indo-Europeanlanguage to present status as linguafranca. Development of dialect(s) andlinguistic change (modification),regional modifications, and infusion ofnew words from other languages. Coursemeets Missouri Department ofElementary and Secondary Educationrequirements for additional certificationin English 7-12. Students must alreadyhave education degree with certificationin another area.127