Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
ENG 255 Argument Writing
3 hours, 3 credits
The course entails intensive study of and practice in writing in a
variety of argument templates, using the principal rhetorical forms,
with an eye toward developing effective techniques of proofreading
and editing. Intensive grammar and style instruction enable students
to offer global and sentence-level responses to the writing of peers.
One hour weekly practicum required.
Prerequisites: Grade of B+ or higher in the ENG 101-102 or ENG
101-201 sequences
ENG 316 Advanced Argument Writing and
Response: Theory and Practice
3 hours, 3 credits
Advanced Argument Writing and Response: Theory and Practice
takes the work begun in Argument Writing to a higher level. This
writing-intensive course combines the composition practice with
exposure to theories and paradigms of responses to writing.
Assignments include advanced argument papers and analytical
critiques of writing specific to the discipline. Students hone their
critical skills and become expert judges of the composition process,
their own writing, and of writing across the curriculum through
reading and discussion of theoretical texts that reflect a variety of
methodologies. A practicum is required.
Prerequisite: ENG 255
ENG 328 Forensic Linguistics: Language as
Evidence in the Courts (Same course as ANT 328)
3 hours, 3 credits
Forensic linguistics explores the complex relationship between
linguistics and the law. The course will consider critically the role of
language and its power in the legal process. It will also examine how
oral and written argumentation can be used or misused to the
disadvantage of social groups and thus to the detriment of minorities,
including women, children and nonnative speakers of English. The
involvement of linguists as expert witnesses in the legal process will
also be explored. One court visit is required. This course is
especially helpful for Forensic Psychology majors.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, ENG/ANT 228, and one of the
following: ANT 101, CRJ 101, PSY 101, or SOC 101
ENGW 100 Inquiries in Literacy: A Writing-Intensive
Course in the Issues and Practices of Literacy
6 contact hours per week, 9 lab hours per semester; 3 credits
This course introduces students to the literacy skills, habits, and
conventions necessary to succeed at college-level work. While
offering students techniques and practices of invention and revision,
the course also teaches the students the historical, educational, or
literary aspects of literacy as a scholarly topic. For example, students
may study issues of prison literacy, educational policies of literacy, or
representations of literacy in literature. Practice ACT exams are also
given throughout the course.
Prerequisite: Placement examination
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
EAP 121 English for Academic Purposes
(For Non-native speakers of English)
6 lecture hours per week, 12 tutorial hours per semester; 3 credits
This high intermediate "content-based" English for Academic
Purposes course for non-native speakers of English, reviews sentence
structure and works towards perfecting English paragraph
composition. Students learn to draft simple narratives. Journals are
required in response to all readings, which are carefully selected
literary pieces on sociological topics. The course stresses grammar,
reading and writing skills development, using readings that
emphasize sociological themes, situations and terminology. Attached
to the course are 12 hours of required tutorials plus attendance at two
workshops per semester in the Center for English Language Support.
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