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ENG* 246: Modern European Literature
(formerly ENG 252: Western World Literature II)
This course introduces students to Western literature from the Age of Reason
through the Modern Period and (for purposes of comparison) to a variety of
so-called “non-canonical” texts from writers who until very recently were not
studied in college classrooms. Students will examine the poetic and narrative
strategies of writers from a variety of classes and cultures. Class: 3 hours
per week. Prerequisite: ENG* 110 or permission of the instructor. (Fa,Sp) 3
credits
ENG* 262: Women in Literature
(formerly ENG 271)
This course explores the nature, roles, relationships, and feelings of women as
expressed by women writers in various literary genres (essays, short stories,
personal reflections, poems, plays and novels). Students will read the works
of women writers of the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries who share their
ideas and understanding of what it is to be human and, particularly, to be
female. Class: 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: ENG* 110 or permission of the
instructor. (Fa) 3 credits
ENG* 263: Women in Poetry
(formerly ENG 220: Introduction to Contemporary Women Poets)
A seminar on the lives and work of women poets from 1950 to the present.
Students will read, discuss, and analyze poems and explore how they reflect
the life and times of the author. Students will keep a journal to record their
understanding of the poems and to explore how the poems reflect their own
experience. Class: 3 hours per week. Prerequisite: ENG* 101 or permission
of the instructor. (Sp) 3 credits
ENG* 271: Film and Literature
(formerly ENG 140)
This course explores what happens when classic (and not-so-classic) works
of fiction and drama are brought to the screen. In studying specific literatureto-film
adaptations, students examine the elements of both media (metaphor,
narration, symbol, shot, sound, editing) and debate what differences, if any,
exist between so-called serious art and entertainment. Class: 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG* 101 with a grade of “C” or better. (Fa,Sp) 3 credits
ENG* 282: Creative Writing: Poetry
(formerly ENG 222)
A workshop in which students write and polish poems and study the poems of
published writers and fellow students. Class: 3 hours per week. Prerequisite:
ENG* 101 or permission of the instructor. (Sp) 3 credits
ENG* 283: Creative Writing: Fiction
(formerly ENG 221)
A workshop experience in which students write a polished story (or stories)
and study the short stories of published writers and fellow students. Class: 3
hours per week. Prerequisite: ENG* 101 or permission of the instructor. (Fa)
3 credits
ENG* 294: English Practicum
(formerly ENG 294)
This course is designed to offer motivated MCC students a practicum experience
in the college English classroom based on the assumption that “the
best way to learn a subject is to teach it.” There are four Practicum options for
students: Writing Practicum; Literature Practicum; Tutoring Practicum; Research
Practicum. Class: 3 semester hours, to be arranged. Prerequisite: Students will
need the permission of the instructor of record to register. To be eligible, students
should have completed 24 credits here at MCC, should have completed
ENG* 101 and either ENG* 110 or ENG* 110 or ENG* 200, and should have
a GPA of at least 3.0. Interested students should submit one letter of recommendation
from an MCC faculty member, a 250-word application essay detailing
why they are interested in pursuing this Practicum and a writing sample (which
must be a paper they have submitted for a class at MCC) to the instructor of
record who is chairing the selection committee. The deadline for submission of
application portfolios is two weeks before the start of each semester. Contact
professor of note for more information. (Fa,Sp) 3 credits.
English as a Second Language
ESL* 163: ESL Structure I
(formerly ENG 106)
This is the beginning level of content-based grammar for the ESL student.
Students will practice grammatical patterns as well as pronunciation, stress
and intonation. Class: 4 hours per week. Placement via assessment test. Note:
ESL* 163 may be taken concurrently with ESL* 165; however, permission of
the instructor is required. (Fa,Sp) 4 credits
ESL* 164: ESL Structure II
(formerly ENG 107)
This course is the next level of content-based grammar for the ESL student.
Students will practice grammatical patterns as well as pronunciation, stress and
intonation. Class: 4 hours per week. Prerequisite: “C” or better in ESL* 163 or
appropriate assessment test score or permission of instructor. ESL* 164 may
be taken concurrently with ESL* 166; however, permission of the instructor is
required. (Fa,Sp) 4 credits
ESL* 165: ESL Writing & Reading I
(formerly ENG 116: ESL - Reading/Writing I)
This is a course of reading and writing in ESL. It also concentrates on proper
spelling, punctuation, and capitalization in written paragraphs. Class: 4 hours
per week. Prerequisite: “C” or better in ESL* 163 or appropriate assessment test
score or permission of instructor. ESL* 165 may be taken concurrently with ESL*
163; however, permission of the instructor is required. (Fa,Sp) 4 credits
ESL* 166: Writing & Reading VI
(formerly ENG 117: ESL - Reading/Writing II)
This is a course of reading and writing in ESL, emphasizing reading comprehension,
inference and critical thinking strategies, as well as more complex
paragraph format and eventual essay development. Class: 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: “C” or better in ESL* 164 or appropriate assessment test score
or permission of the instructor. ESL* 166 may be taken concurrently with ESL*
164; however, permission of the instructor is required. (Fa,Sp) 4 credits
Environmental Science
EVS* 100: Introduction to Environmental Science
(formerly EVSC 100)
An introduction to the problems of physical resources management and aspects
of ecological concern in our natural environment, with emphasis on our demand
for energy, the consumption of our natural resources, resource pollution, and
waste management. Alternate sources of energy are explored. Class: 3 hours
per week. (Fa,Sp,Su) 3 credits
ENV* 109: 40-Hour Training and Emergency Response Procedures
This course provides the training required by 29 CFR110.120, and NFPA
standards for hazardous waste site workers, and those involved in emergency
response to incidents involving hazardous materials. Class: 3 hours
per week. Prerequisites: CHE* 121 (may be taken concurrently) and EVS*
100. 3 credits
Next Semester Offered Designations: Fa = Fall, O = Occasional, Sp = Spring, Su = Summer 129
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