GC Catalog 2011 2012 - Gaston College

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Course DescriptionsCourse DescriptionsENG 090AComp Strategies Lab (0-2-0-1)Prerequisites: ENG 080 or appropriate placementtest scoreCorequisites: ENG 090This writing lab is designed to practice the skillsintroduced in ENG 090. Emphasis is placed onlearning and applying the conventions of standardwritten English in developing paragraphs within theessay. Upon completion, students should be ableto compose a variety of paragraphs and a unified,coherent essay.ENG 101 Applied Communications I (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: NoneCorequisites: NoneThis course is designed to enhance reading and writingskills for the workplace. Emphasis is placed ontechnical reading, job-related vocabulary, sentencewriting, punctuation, and spelling. Upon completion,students should be able to identify main ideas withsupporting details and produce mechanically correctshort writings appropriate to the workplace. This is adiploma-level course.ENG 102 Applied Communications II (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: NoneCorequisites: NoneThis course is designed to enhance writing andspeaking skills for the workplace. Emphasis is placedon generating short writings such as job applicationdocuments, memoranda, and reports anddeveloping interpersonal communication skills withemployees and the public. Upon completion, studentsshould be able to prepare effective, short, andjob-related written and oral communications. This isa diploma-level course.ENG 111 Expository Writing (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: ENG 090, RED 090Corequisites: NoneThis course is the required first course in a series oftwo designed to develop the ability to produce clearexpository prose. Emphasis is placed on the writingprocess including audience analysis, topic selection,thesis support and development, editing, and revision.Upon completion, students should be able toproduce unified, coherent, well-developed essaysusing standard written English. This course has beenapproved to satisfy the Comprehensive ArticulationAgreement general education core requirement inEnglish composition. This course is also availablethrough the Virtual Learning Community (VLC).ENG 112 Argument-Based Research (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: ENG 111Corequisites: NoneThis course, the second in a series of two, introducesresearch techniques, documentation styles,and argumentative strategies. Emphasis is placedon analyzing data and incorporating research findingsinto documented argumentative essays andresearch projects. Upon completion, studentsshould be able to summarize, paraphrase, interpret,and synthesize information from primary andsecondary sources using standard research formatand style. This course has been approved to satisfythe Comprehensive Articulation Agreement generaleducation core requirement in English composition.This course is also available through the VirtualLearning Community (VLC).ENG 113 Literature-Based Research (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: ENG 111Corequisites: NoneThis course, the second in a series of two, expandsthe concepts developed in ENG 111 by focusingon writing that involves literature-based researchand documentation. Emphasis is placed on criticalreading and thinking and the analysis andinterpretation of prose, poetry, and drama: plot,characterization, theme, cultural context, etc. Uponcompletion, students should be able to constructmechanically-sound, documented essays andresearch papers that analyze and respond to literaryworks. This course has been approved to satisfythe Comprehensive Articulation Agreement generaleducation core requirement in English composition.This course is also available through the VirtualLearning Community (VLC).ENG 114 Prof Research & Reporting (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: ENG 111Corequisites: NoneThis course, the second in a series of two, isdesigned to teach professional communicationskills. Emphasis is placed on research, listening,critical reading and thinking, analysis, interpretation,and design used in oral and written presentations.Upon completion, students should be able towork individually and collaboratively to produce welldesignedbusiness and professional written and oralpresentations. This course has been approved tosatisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreementgeneral education core requirement in English composition.This course is also available through theVirtual Learning Community (VLC).ENG 125 Creative Writing I (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: ENG 111Corequisites: NoneThis course is designed to provide students withthe opportunity to practice the art of creative writing.Emphasis is placed on writing, fiction, poetry,and sketches. Upon completion, students shouldbe able to craft and critique their own writing andcritique the writing of others. This course has been198
Course DescriptionsCourse Descriptionsapproved to satisfy the Comprehensive ArticulationAgreement for transferability as a premajor and/orelective course requirement.ENG 131 Introduction to Literature (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: ENG 111Corequisites: ENG 112, ENG 113 or ENG 114This course introduces the principal genres of literature.Emphasis is placed on literary terminology,devices, structure, and interpretation. Uponcompletion, students should be able to analyzeand respond to literature. This course has beenapproved to satisfy the Comprehensive ArticulationAgreement general education core requirement inhumanities/fine arts. This course is also availablethrough the Virtual Learning Community (VLC).ENG 231 American Literature I (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: ENG 112, ENG 113 or ENG 114Corequisites: NoneThis course covers selected works in Americanliterature from its beginnings to 1865. Emphasisis placedon historical background, cultural context, and literaryanalysis of selected prose, poetry, and drama.Upon completion, students should be able to interpret,analyze, and respond to literary works in theirhistorical and cultural contexts. This course has beenapproved to satisfy the Comprehensive ArticulationAgreement general education core requirement inhumanities/fine arts. This course is also availablethrough the Virtual Learning Community (VLC).ENG 232 American Literature 11 (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: ENG 112, ENG 113 or ENG 114Corequisites: NoneThis course covers selected works in American literaturefrom 1865 to the present. Emphasis is placedon historical background, cultural context, and literaryanalysis of selected prose, poetry, and drama.Upon completion, students should be able to interpret,analyze, and respond to literary works in theirhistorical and cultural contexts. This course has beenapproved to satisfy the Comprehensive ArticulationAgreement general education core requirement inhumanities/fine arts. This course is also availablethrough the Virtual Learning Community (VLC).ENG 235 Survey of Film as Lit (3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: ENG 113Corequisites: NoneThis course provides a study of the medium of filmwith a focus on the historical impact and the variousliterary genres of movies. Emphasis is placed on anappreciation of film as a form of literature whichdemonstrates various elements of fiction (character,setting, theme, etc.). Upon completion, studentsshould be able to analyze film critically in variousliterary contexts. This course has been approved tosatisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreementfor transferability as a premajor and/or electivecourse requirement.ENG 241 British Literature I(3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: ENG 112, ENG 113 or ENG 114Corequisites: NoneThis course covers selected works in British literaturefrom its beginnings to the Romantic Period.Emphasis is placed on historical background, culturalcontext, and literary analysis of selected prose,poetry, and drama. Upon completion, studentsshould be able to interpret, analyze, and respondto literary works in their historical and culturalcontexts. This course has been approved to satisfythe Comprehensive Articulation Agreement generaleducation core requirement in humanities/fine arts. This course is also available through theVirtual Learning Community (VLC).ENG 242 British Literature II(3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: ENG 112, ENG 113 or ENG 114Corequisites: NoneThis course covers selected works in British literaturefrom the Romantic Period to the present.Emphasis is placed on historical background,cultural context, and literary analysis of selectedprose, poetry, and drama. Upon completion, studentsshould be able to interpret, analyze, andrespond to literary works in their historical andcultural contexts. This course has been approved tosatisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreementgeneral education core requirement in humanities/fine arts. This course is also available through theVirtual Learning Community (VLC).ENG 253 The Bible as Literature(3-0-0-3)Prerequisites: ENG 112, ENG 113, or ENG 114Corequisites: NoneThis course introduces the Hebrew Old Testamentand the Christian New Testament as works of literaryart. Emphasis is placed on the Bible's literaryaspects including history, composition, structure,and cultural contexts. Upon completion, studentsshould be able to identify and analyze selectedbooks and passages using appropriate literaryconventions. This course has been approved to satisfythe Comprehensive Articulation Agreement fortransferability as a premajor and/or elective courserequirement.199
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