English

ENGL 031 is a companion course to ENGL 111 or BUS 109 that supports student success but is graded as an independent course. Students will work to complete assignments from ENGL 111 and BUS 109 as well as further develop critical reading, writing, and thinking skills, and augment their vocabulary through practice and instruction. Content is taken from ENGL 111 or BUS 109 syllabus.

This course emphasizes the fundamental English skills necessary for college or the workplace. It includes grammar review, multi-paragraph writing, academic reading, and vocabulary building.

Instruction and practice in written inquiry and critical reading. Introduction to writing as a way of developing, exploring, and testing ideas. Concentration on research methods and techniques.

Exploration of various composition and/or literary topics including fiction and essay writing, literature genres (e.g., biography and native stories), and poetry. Specific topic to be announced in college semester schedules. Past courses have included “Telling Your Story: The Personal Memoir”; “Writings about the Arctic”; and “Folk and Fairytales: Cross-Section of Written and Oral Tales.” Course may be repeated for credit when content varies. Counts as ELECTIVE only.

Introduction to reading and appreciation of a variety of literary texts from different cultures. Includes exposure to myth, poetry, storytelling, and drama. Students will gain an understanding of cultural differences and universals in texts from American, American minority, Western European and non-Western sources.

Instruction in writing through close analysis of literature (poetry; drama; fiction; nonfiction; and more). The course focuses on critical examination of texts and research.

Instruction in critical reading and persuasive writing by reading and responding to essays from the social and natural sciences. Concentration on the research methods and techniques necessary to create an extended written argument.

Exploration of literary themes in various genres of literature, including fiction, poetry, and drama. The specific theme is announced at registration. Course may be repeated for credit when content varies. Past themes have included: Literature for the Writer, Literature of War and Terror, and Literature of the American Southwest.

This course involves the close study and practice of forms in fiction, poetry, essay, and nonfiction writing, for both beginning and advanced writers. The workshop includes discussion and critique of students' work in class, as well as individual conferences. Students read and write in different styles and genres within the course.