Course Descriptions - Kankakee Community College

cal skills in reading, thinking and writing, and will be introduced
to research writing and documentation. Some sections of this
course are taught in a computer lab; computer literacy skills are
recommended. AAS: Communications elective.
ENGL 1613 - English I 3/0 (3)
Prerequisite: Appropriate assessment score or completion of
ENGL 1413 with a grade of C or better or consent of instructor.
The student will master the writing process, including strategies
for invention, organization, revision, and editing. The student
will develop critical skills in reading, thinking, and writing.
Writing assignments will emphasize analysis and argument and
the student will master research writing and documentation. All
formal essays will require research. AAS: Communications elective.
IAI: C1 900 Communications.
ENGL 1623 - English II 3/0 (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1613 with a grade of C or better; or appropriate
assessment score; or consent of instructor. The student will
continue to develop the writing skills acquired in ENGL 1613.
Writing assigments will stress rhetorical analysis and argument
and will include research and documentation of secondary
sources. Students will produce a greater depth of insight, increasingly
thorough research, and enhanced collaborative techniques.
This course is intended to help students prepare for upper-level
coursework. To receive credit toward the IAI General Education
Core Requirements, this course must be completed with
a grade of C or better. AAS: Communications elective. IAI: C1
901R Communications.
ENGL 1713 - Introduction to Poetry 3/0 (3)
Prerequisite: Appropriate assessment score or completion of
ENGL 1413 with a grade of C or better, or consent of instructor.
The student will explore poetry for various criteria including
language, style, imagery, form, rhythm, and sound. Both classical
and modern poetry will be studied. Students will engage in
writing exercises as an opportunity to develop their own poetry.
Evaluation will be based on class participation, essays, individual
assignments and a final exam. AAS: Humanities elective. IAI: H3
903 Humanities.
ENGL 1743 – Introduction to Literature 3/0 (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1413. The student will be exposed to a variety
of literary forms and periods. Assignments will stress the
analysis of literary texts through various critical perspectives.
IAI: H3 900 Humanities.
ENGL 1853 - Introduction to Shakespeare 3/0 (3)
Prerequisite: Appropriate assessment score or completion of
ENGL 1413 with a grade of C or better or consent of instructor.
The student will study Elizabethan/Jacobean theatre, ideas,
culture, and politics as context and influence on William Shakespeare’s
writing. Through detailed examination of specific plays
and sonnets, students will apply theories of modern criticism and
debate interpretations in order to enhance their understanding
of the human condition. Evaluation is based on reading the
assigned literature and responding to it through study guides,
discussion, formal essays, and exams. AAS: Humanities elective.
IAI: H3 905 Humanities.
ENGL 2553 – Children’s Literature 3/0 (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1413. This course introduces a wide variety of
children’s literature with a focus toward development of personal
critical judgment and skill in analysis of these works as literary
and artistic forms. Texts will be chosen which give students a
broad knowledge of children’s literature and an understanding
of the historical development of the genre. Specific areas that
may be examined include fairy tales, fantasy, adventure stories,
animal stories, domestic family fiction, realism, illustration, and
book series.
ENGL 2613 - Ancient & Medieval World Literature 3/0 (3)
Prerequisite: Appropriate assessment score or completion of
ENGL 1413 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
The student will be introduced to literature of the Ancient
Mediterranean, the Early and Middle periods of South Asia and
East Asia, the Early and Classical Middle East, Early Africa,
Early Modern Europe, and the Early Americas from the beginning
of oral and written literature to the 1600s. The student will
demonstrate orally and in writing the interrelationships of social
history, culture, geography, literature, and the other arts. AAS:
Humanities elective. IAI: H3 906 Humanities.
ENGL 2623 - Modern World Literature 3/0 (3)
Prerequisite: Appropriate assessment score or completion of
ENGL 1413 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
The student will be introduced to the literature of South Asia and
East Asia, the Middle East, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and
Australia and New Zealand from the 1700s to the present. The
student will demonstrate orally and in writing the interrelationship
of social history, culture, geography, literature, and the other
arts. AAS: Humanities elective. IAI: H3 907 Humanities.
ENGL 2733 - American Literature from 1865
to Present 3/0 (3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 1413 with a grade of C or better; or consent
of instructor. The student will be introduced to American
literature from 1865 to the present. This course focuses on the
interrelationship of social history and American writers and texts.
AAS: Humanities elective. IAI: H3 915 Humanities.
ENGL 2813 - Creative Writing 3/0 (3)
The student will sharpen his or her perceptions and ability to
express them creatively. Published and peer examples of poetry,
short fiction, and drama will be read and analyzed in a workshop
format. The student will compose radio and television scripts,
several short stories, and eight to 12 poems in various poetic
forms. Competency in English grammar and mechanics is a
requirement. AAS: Humanities elective.
French
French classes are taken at Olivet Nazarene University.
FREN 1514 - Elementary French 4/0 (4)
See FREN 101 in Olivet catalog.
FREN 1524 - Intermediate French 4/0 (4)
See FREN 102 in Olivet catalog.
FREN 2535 - Intermediate French II 5/0 (5)
See FREN 301 in Olivet catalog.
FREN 2625 - French Culture 3/0 (3)
See FREN 302 in Olivet catalog.
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