Current C-GCC Catalog - Columbia-Greene Community College
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COLUMBIA-GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2012-2013 CATALOG<br />
students’ written work. There will also be<br />
in-class writing assignments. Students are<br />
encouraged to work on creative efforts<br />
for publication as well as share poems<br />
and stories by writers they admire with<br />
classmates and the instructor. The dos and<br />
don’ts of submitting for publication will<br />
also be covered. Prerequisites: EN 101 and<br />
EN 102. (3 semester hours) Fall/Spring<br />
en 213—Advanced Writing/training<br />
for Writing tutors<br />
This course provides students with the<br />
opportunity to develop their writing skills<br />
in conjunction with learning to tutor<br />
in the college Writing Center. Through<br />
workshops, mock tutorials, and selfevaluation,<br />
students will work toward<br />
defning successful writing and developing<br />
the skills needed to help other students<br />
with writing. Prerequisites: EN 101 and<br />
permission of instructor. Corequisite: EN<br />
102. (3 semester hours) Spring<br />
enGLisH-LiterAtUre<br />
CoUrses<br />
en 201—American Literature:<br />
Colonial-1899<br />
This course examines the development<br />
of American Literature, and familiarizes<br />
students with representative authors and<br />
intellectual currents from the Colonial<br />
period up to Realism. Works will be<br />
placed in historical context as well as<br />
studied for their portrayal of universal<br />
human values and their authors’ particular<br />
visions. Prerequisites: EN 101 and EN<br />
102. (3 semester hours) Spring<br />
En 204—American literature: 1900 to<br />
Present<br />
This course familiarizes students with<br />
representative authors and intellectual<br />
currents from Naturalism up to today.<br />
Works will be placed in historical context<br />
as well as studied for their portrayal of<br />
196<br />
universal human values and their authors’<br />
particular visions. Prerequisites: EN 101<br />
and EN 102. (3 semester hours) Spring<br />
en 205—english Literature<br />
Study of representative authors and<br />
intellectual currents in English literature<br />
from Anglo-Saxon times to the present.<br />
Prerequisites: EN 101 and EN 102. (3<br />
semester hours) Fall<br />
En 207—literary Classics<br />
A study of selected literary classics of the<br />
Western world. Chosen texts represent<br />
the Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, and<br />
Modern periods. Distinct problems that<br />
have confronted the Western world are<br />
investigated in this historical perspective<br />
so that students can better understand the<br />
problems of today. Prerequisites: EN 101<br />
and EN 102. (3 semester hours) Fall<br />
en 215—African-American Literature<br />
Review of literary works by African-<br />
American writers focuses on contributions<br />
of authors like Richard Wright, Toni<br />
Morrison, and August Wilson. Students<br />
will examine poetry, plays, novels, and<br />
short stories. Small and large group<br />
discussion, combined with formal and<br />
informal writing, will propel students’<br />
participation in literary analysis.<br />
Prerequisites: EN 101 and EN 102. (3<br />
semester hours) Fall<br />
en 230—the drama<br />
A study of masterpieces of World Drama<br />
from early Greek works to the Modern<br />
American Theater. Students will examine<br />
the historical and structural development<br />
this genre and the social, cultural, and<br />
philosophical attitudes that inform it.<br />
Additional emphasis will be on exploring<br />
universal human values and particular<br />
writers’ visions.<br />
Prerequisite: EN 101 and EN 102. (3<br />
semester hours) Spring
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