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ENG 95 Basic Writing 13 cr, 3 lecA review of paragraph and sentencestructure, including general principlesof grammar. Students who satisfactorilycomplete this course may enrollin ENG 96. Students receiving an “A”may enroll in ENG 100.PRE: Satisfactory score on the Englishplacement testENG 96 Basic Writing 23 cr, 3 lecFurther development of students’ writingskills with a review of punctuationand grammar, focusing on achievingemphasis and coherence in shortessays through the use of a variety ofsentence types. Students who successfullycomplete this course may enrollin ENG 100.PRE: ENG 95ENG 100 Introduction toComposition3 cr, 3 lec, WA writing course for students whoneed review and supervised practicein writing before taking universityparallelcomposition, but whose writingskills are above the remedial level.The emphases are on the methodsof writing well-organized paragraphsand essays, on vocabulary development,and on the location and use ofreference materials.PRE: ENG 95 with a grade of “A” orENG 96 or appropriate reading scoreENG 100X Introduction toComposition for Bilingual Students4 cr, 6 lec, WAn alternate Introduction toComposition course for studentswhose first language is not English.Meets four days a week to developskills corresponding to English 100.Instruction in grammar is given asneeded.PRE: ENG 96 or appropriate readingscoreENG 101 Freshman Composition3 cr, 3 lec, WA course in analytical writing withemphasis on organization, types ofprose, rhetorical methods, and stylesof writing. Transfers to state universities.PRE: ENG 100 or appropriate readingand sentence skills scoresENG 102 Freshman Composition3 cr, 3 lec, WA course in analytical writing buildingupon skills learned in English 101.Students will write longer and morecomplex assignments which includeliterary analyses, argumentative essaysabout works of literature, and researchpapers.PRE: ENG 101ENG 110 Technical Writing3 cr, 3 lecA course in basic technical writing,including memos, status and progressreports, application letters, and résuméwriting in the context of technicalfields of study.PRE: ENG 100COREQ: ENG 101ENG 170 Introduction to theLiterature of the Bible3 cr, 3 lec, W, HA literary study of the Bible withemphasis on the Old Testament. Not acourse in theology or denominationalinterpretation. Emphasis on the Bible’ssocial and historical backgrounds, literarygenres, characterization, poeticimagery, and writers.PRE: ENG 101 eligibility or appropriatereading scoreENG 180 Literature of theAmerican West3 cr, 3 lec, W, HA literary study of this region andits influence on American culture.Students will explore what significantauthors have written about the Westin works of both fact and fiction. Inaddition, students will discuss theimportance of distinguishing literarywestern writing from popular works.PRE: ENG 101 eligibility or appropriatereading scoreENG 185 Myths and OtherTraditional Narratives3 cr, 3 lec, W, CAn introduction to the myths of ancientand medieval cultures of Europe, theMideast, and Far East, as well asthe Americas and regions of Africa.Explores similarities and differencesin various cultures’ quests for meaning:of human nature and mortality,of gods and immortality, of the originand structure of the universe, of theexemplary lives of heroes and heroines,and of the ordering of communities.PRE: ENG 101 eligibility or appropriatereading scoreENG 186 Folklore3 cr, 3 lec, W, CA study of stories, customs, beliefs,music, ceremonies, arts and crafts,home cures, ways of cooking, andfarming which people (the folk) havefound useful or satisfying enough topass on for generations. Students willhave the opportunity to learn to recognizefolklore and to understand thatit is not merely “‘cute’ or ‘picturesque’but is central to humanity.”PRE: ENG 101 eligibility or appropriatereading scoreENG 190 Introduction to Literature3 cr, 3 lec, W, CA course designed to introduce thestudents to interpretive concepts ofliterature and to develop their enjoymentand understanding of it.PRE: ENG 101 eligibility or appropriatereading scoreCourse DescriptionsAWC 2009–2010 C atalog167