Catalog 2010-2011 - South Texas College

Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in both ENGL 1301 andENGL 1302.◆ENGL 2331WORLD LITERATURECRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:00This course emphasizes selected readings of worldliterature. It will include the study of three literary genreswhich may include short stories, poetry and drama, novelor novella, and essay. English 2331 is also designed tointroduce students to the study of literary periods, termsand criticism.Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in both ENGL 1301 andENGL 1302.◆ENGL 2341INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURECRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:00This course provides students an introduction to thestudy of a minimum of three literary genres whichmay include short stories, poetry and drama, novel ornovella, and essay. English 2341 is also designed tointroduce students to the study of literary periods, termsand criticism.Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in both ENGL 1301 andENGL 1302.◆ENGL 2342STUDIES IN THEMES AND GENRESCRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:00This course is designed to focus on literary works whichmay be unified by theme, period, subject matter, or genre.English 2342 is also designed to introduce students to thestudy of literary periods, terms and criticism.Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in both ENGL 1301 andENGL 1302.◆ENGL 2351MEXICAN AMERICAN LITERATURECRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:00This course emphasizes selected reading in MexicanAmerican Literature, as well as some other HispanicAmerican readings. It encompasses the study of threeliterary genres which may include short stories, poetryand drama, novel or novella, and essay. English 2351is also designed to introduce students to the study ofliterary periods, terms, and criticism.Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in both ENGL 1301 andENGL 1302.◆ENGL 2389ACADEMIC COOPERATIVE IN ENGLISHCRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:00This course is designed to integrate on-campus studywith practical hands-on experience. Depending on thecooperative’s and student’s focus, individualized goalsand objectives will be set to further their study in the fieldof English. This will enable students to gain valuablepractical experience in their own specialized interestswithin the field of study.Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or higher in both ENGL 1301 andENGL 1302.ENGLISH AS ASECOND LANGUAGEESOL 0031ESOL ORAL COMMUNICATION ICRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:01This course prepares speakers of other languagesat the beginning or low intermediate level for oralcommunication in both public and academic settings.Emphasis is placed on developing listening andspeaking skills through training in pronunciation, basicconversations, and listening to natural speeches or prosein short paragraphs. This course does not apply towardthe Associate Degree.Prerequisite: None.ESOL 0032ESOL ORAL COMMUNICATION IICRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:01This course prepares speakers of other languagesat the intermediate or high intermediate level for oralcommunication in both public and academic settings.Emphasis is placed on developing listening and speakingskills through training in pronunciation, conductingclassroom oral presentations or short speeches, andlistening to natural speeches or prose in sustained length.This course does not apply toward the Associate Degree.Prerequisite: None.ESOL 0033ESOL ORAL COMMUNICATION IIICRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:01This course prepares speakers of other languages at theadvanced level for oral communication in both public andacademic settings. Emphasis is placed on developinglistening and speaking skills through listening to naturalspeeches or prose in sustained length and throughengagement in conversations in various communicativesituations. This course does not apply toward theAssociate Degree.Prerequisite: Placement is based on student’s interview withthe ESOL coordinator, or passing ESOL 0032 or ESOL 0042with a grade of “C” or better.ESOL 0041ESOL COMPOSITION FOR NON-NATIVESPEAKERS ICRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:01This course focuses on assisting speakers of otherlanguages at the beginning and low intermediate levelsin acquiring English proficiency in reading and writing.Emphasis is placed on building vocabulary and sentenceskills in the context of readings. Instruction will also focuson reading comprehension strategies such as finding themain idea and the details. Training in writing strategieswill focus on writing in response to reading and will alsofocus on paragraph construction. This course does notapply toward the Associate Degree.Prerequisite: None.ESOL 0042ESOL COMPOSITION/FOR NON-NATIVESPEAKERS IICRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:01This course focuses on assisting speakers of otherlanguages at the intermediate and high intermediatelevels in acquiring English proficiency in reading andwriting. Emphasis is placed on building vocabulary andsentence skills in the context of readings. Instructionwill also focus on additional reading comprehensionstrategies such as generalization, inference, predictionand drawing conclusions. Training in writing strategieswill focus on writing in response to reading and will alsofocus on essay construction. This course does not applytoward the Associate Degree.Prerequisite: None.GEOGRAPHY◆GEOG 1301PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHYCRT HRS:03 LEC HRS:03 LAB HRS:00An introductory course designed to provide a foundationof the study of geography. Emphasis is placed onweather, ocean currents and climates. Course materialincludes soils and vegetation types and distributions.Prerequisite: A passing score on the Reading ACCUPLACERExam or equivalent; or completion of READ 0090 with a gradeof “C” or better.260 Course Descriptions