2006-2008 Catalog - Roane State Community College

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Course Descriptions
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ENGLISH
NOTE: Any full-time degree-seeking student at any TBR institution must be enrolled
in a core (or developmental) English course each term until that student completes
core writing requirements. Any part-time degree-seeking student at any TBR
institution must be in a core (or remedial/development) English course for each 12
hours taken. Students may not withdraw from a core or a remedial/developmental
English course unless they withdraw from school. Literature courses do not have to be
completed in sequence.
DSPW 0700—Basic Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Credits
Designed to develop basic skills essential in writing standard English. Emphasis will be given
to basic mechanics of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, pronoun usage, verb tense, sentence
structure, and paragraph development. Satisfactory completion of this course or other evidence
of competency in these areas is a prerequisite for DSPW 0800.
DSPW 0800—Developmental Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Credits
Designed to develop writing skills through journal writing, vocabulary enrichment, and critical
thinking with special emphasis on paragraph patterns and short essays.
ENGL 1010—Composition I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Credits
Composition I is designed to develop proficiency in essays based on several rhetorical modes
of writing, such as narrative (personal experience) and expository (informative) essays. The
majority of the essays are applicable to major fields of study and societal issues. Research
paper required.
ENGL 1020—Composition II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Credits
Writing based on literature and research. Includes interpretation and analysis of fiction, drama,
poetry, and the novel. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1010) Note: ENGL 1020 may not be used as
a humanities elective.
ENGL 2110—Survey of American Literature I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Credits
Survey of American literature from the Colonial period to the Civil War. May include selections
from Poe, Hawthorne, Thoreau, Dickinson, Whitman, etc. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1020)
ENGL 2120—Survey of American Literature II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Credits
Survey of American literature from the Civil War through the Modern period. May include selections
from Twain, Frost, Eliot, Faulkner, O’Connor, etc. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1020)
ENGL 2150-2190—English Practicum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Credits
Introduction to Writing Center theory and the practice of tutoring writing students. Participants
will work in one of the RSCC writing centers for one or more semesters to develop tutoring
skills and gain professional experience; some writing, research and work on the internet required.
(Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 (ENGL 1020 preferred), a writing sample, and permission
of the instructor.)
ENGL 2210—Survey of British Literature I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Credits
Survey of British literature from the Old (in translation) and Middle periods through the 18th
century, with emphasis on primary texts and their link with historical Britain. May include selections
from Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Behn, Swift, etc. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1020)
ENGL 2220—Survey of British Literature II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Credits
Survey of British literature from the Romantic through the Modern periods, with emphasis on
primary texts and their political and social significance in Britain. May include selections from
Wollstonecraft, Wordsworth, Keats, Byron, Bronte, Tennyson, the Brownings, Yeats, Eliot, etc.
(Prerequisite: ENGL 1020)
ENGL 2310—Survey of World Literature I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Credits
Survey of world literature from the ancient world to the Renaissance. May include selections
from the Bible, Greek and Roman classics, Dante, Marie de France, Chaucer, Cervantes,
Shakespeare, etc. (Prerequisite: ENGL 1020)