English (ENG) at Blue Ridge Community College
- ENG 1 - Preparing for College Writing I
- Helps students discover and develop writing processes needed to bring their proficiency to the level necessary for entrance in to their respective curricula. Guides students through the process of starting, composing, revising, and editing.Variable hours per week.1-6 credits
- ENG 2 - Spelling and Vocabulary Study
- Helps students to improve spelling and develop vocabulary. Reviews common spelling patterns. Familiarizes the student with basic prefixes, suffixes, root words, and other word formations. Teaches effective use of the dictionary and thesaurus. Stresses recognizing words in reading context and using them effectively in writing.Variable hours per week.1-6 credits
- ENG 3 - Preparing for College Writing II
- Emphasizes strategies within the writing process to help students with specific writing situations. Develops techniques to improve clarity of writing and raise proficiency to the level necessary for entrance into particular curricula.Variable hours per week.1-6 credits
- ENG 4 - Reading Improvement I
- Helps students improve their reading processes to increase their understanding of reading materials. Includes word forms and meanings, comprehension techniques, and ways to control reading pace.Variable hours per week.1-6 credits
- ENG 5 - Reading Improvement II
- Helps students read critically and increase appreciation of reading. Guides students in making inferences, drawing conclusions, detecting relationships between generalizations and supporting details. Includes interpreting graphic aids and basic library skills.Variable hours per week.1-6 credits
- ENG 7 - Writing and Reading Improvement I
- Provides an integrated approach to developing students' writing and reading processes. Prepares students to complete assignments successfully by providing them with reading and writing strategies.Variable hours per week.3-12 credits
- ENG 8 - Writing and Reading Improvement II
- Emphasizes strategies within the writing and critical reading processes to help students with specific writing and reading assignments. Encourages an appreciation for clear writing and practical reading applications.Variable hours per week.6-12 credits
- ENG 95 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- ENG 100 - Basic Occupational Communication
- Develops ability to communicate in occupational situations. Involves writing, reading, speaking, and listening. Builds practical skills such as handling customer complaints, writing various types of letters, and preparing for a job interview. (Intended for certificate and diploma students.)Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 101 - Practical Writing I
- Develops writing ability for study, work, and other areas of life with emphasis on occupational correspondence and reports. Guides students in learning writing as a process: understanding audience and purpose, exploring ideas and information, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating experiences in thinking, reading, listening, and speaking. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 102 - Practical Writing II
- Develops writing ability for study, work, and other areas of life with emphasis on occupational correspondence and reports. Guides students in learning writing as a process: understanding audience and purpose, exploring ideas and information, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating experiences in thinking, reading, listening, and speaking. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 105 - Communication in Business and Industry
- Develops ability to communicate effectively in business and industry, emphasizing gathering, organizing, and transmitting information. Primarily for noncurricular, on- site use in business and industry.Variable hours per week.1-6 credits
- ENG 111 - College Composition I
- Introduces students to critical thinking and the fundamentals of academic writing. Through the writing process, students refine topics: develop and support ideas; investigate, evaluate, and incorporate appropriate resources; edit for effective style and usage; and determine appropriate approaches for a variety of contexts, audiences, and purposes. Writing activities will include exposition and argumentation with at least one researched essay.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 112 - College Composition II
- Continues to develop college writing with increased emphasis on critical essays, argumentation, and research, developing these competencies through the examination of a range of texts about the human experience. Requires students to locate, evaluate, integrate, and document sources and effectively edit for style and usage. Prerequisite: Students must successfully complete ENG 111 or its equivalent, and must ba able to use word processing software.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 115 - Technical Writing
- Develops ability in technical writing through extensive practice in composing technical reports and other documents. Guides students in achieving voice, tone, style, and content in formatting, editing, and graphics. Introduces students to technical discourse through selected reading.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 116 - Writing for Business
- Develops ability in business writing through extensive practice in composing business correspondence and other documents. Guides students in achieving voice, tone, style, and content appropriate to a specific audience and purpose. Includes instruction in formatting and editing. Introduces students to business discourse through selected readings.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 121 - Introduction to Journalism I
- Introduces students to all news media, especially news gathering and preparation for print. Prerequisite ENG 111 OR 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 137 - Communication Processes I
- Covers content, form, and procedures for research writings, which may include reports, articles, summaries, essays and correspondence. Stresses editing, proofreading skills, sentence structure, and paragraph development. Offers instruction and practice in oral communication skills. May use reading selections for discussions and writing assignments. Part I of II.Lecture 3-4 hours per week.3-4 credits
- ENG 138 - Communication Processes II
- Covers content, form, and procedures for research writings, which may include reports, articles, summaries, essays and correspondence. Stresses editing, proofreading skills, sentence structure, and paragraph development. Offers instruction and practice in oral communication skills. May use reading selections for discussions and writing assignments. Part II of II.Lecture 3-4 hours per week.3-4 credits
- ENG 150 - Children's Literature
- Surveys the history of children's literature, considers learning theory and developmental factors influencing reading interests, and uses bibliographic tools in selecting books and materials for recreational interests and educational needs of children.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- ENG 199 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- ENG 210 - Advanced Composition
- Helps students refine skills in writing non-fiction prose. Guides development of individual voice and style. Introduces procedures for publication. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 211 - Creative Writing I
- Introduces the student to the fundamentals of writing imaginatively. Students write in forms to be selected from poetry, fiction, drama, and essays. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 237 - Introduction to Poetry
- Examines selected poetry, emphasizing the history of the genre. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 241 - Survey of American Literature I
- Examines American literary works from colonial times to the present, emphasizing the ideas and characteristics of our national literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 242 - Survey of American Literature II
- Examines American literary works from colonial times to the present, emphasizing the ideas and characteristics of our national literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 243 - Survey of English Literature I
- Studies major English works from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present, emphasizing ideas and characteristics of the British literary tradition. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 244 - Survey of English Literature II
- Studies major English works from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present, emphasizing ideas and characteristics of the British literary tradition. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 245 - Major English Writers
- Examines major writers in English literary history. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 251 - Survey of World Literature I
- Examines major works of world literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 252 - Survey of World Literature II
- Examines major works of world literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 271 - The Works of Shakespeare I
- Examines selected works of Shakespeare. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 279 - Film and Literature
- Examines the translation of literature into film viewing and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval.Lecture 3 hours per week.3 credits
- ENG 281 - American Folklore I
- Examines traditional spoken, written and musical examples of American folklore from various regional and ethnic groups. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours.3 credits
- ENG 295 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits
- ENG 298 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.1-5 credits