- ENG 1 - Preparing for College Writing I
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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
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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
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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 - Preparing for College Reading I
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Prepares students to be successful in college-level reading assignments with developmentally appropriate materials. Emphasizes strategies within the reading process to help students increase their understanding of reading materials. Includes word forms and meanings, comprehension techniques, ways to control reading pace.
Lecture 1-6 hours per week.
1-6 credits
- ENG 5 - Preparing for College Reading II
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Prepares students to be successful in college-level reading assignments. Emphasizes strategies within the reading process to help students read critically and increse appreciation of reading. Guides the student in making inferences, drawing conclusions, detecting relationships between generalizations and supporting details. Includes interpreting graphic aids and library skills.
Lecture 1-6 hours per week.
1-6 credits
- ENG 9 - Individualized Instruction in Writing
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Focuses on individual writing needs as determined by student and instructor. Provides support for students simultaneously enrolled in other courses or who want additional writing instruction in a tutorial setting.
Variable hours per week.
1-3 credits
- ENG 50 - Reading and Writing for Teacher Entrance Exams
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Provides students with review and practice for the reading and writing portions of the licensure examination required of all beginning teachers in Virginia. Emphasizes critical thinking, reading for comprehension, the writing process, and test-taking. Prerequisite:
ENG 111 suggested.
Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits
- ENG 100 - Basic Occupational Communication
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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 105 - Communication in Business and Industry
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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
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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
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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 be able to use word processing software.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 116 - Writing for Business
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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
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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 122 - Introduction to Journalism II
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Introduces students to all news media, especially news gathering and preparation for print. Prerequisite
ENG 111 OR 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 131 - Technical Report Writing I
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Offers a review of organizational skills including paragraph writing and basic forms of technical communications, various forms of business correspondence, and basic procedures for research writing. Includes instruction and practice in oral communication skills.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 150 - Children's Literature
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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
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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 210 - Advanced Composition
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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
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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 212 - Creative Writing II
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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 II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 233 - The Bible As Literature
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Provides an introduction to the study of the Bible as literature. Examines the intent and presentation of major literary genres found in the Bible, refining skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Prerequisite:
ENG 112.'
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 236 - Introduction to the Short Story
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Examines selected short stories emphasizing the history of the genre. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours.
3 credits
- ENG 241 - Survey of American Literature I
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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
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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
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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
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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 251 - Survey of World Literature I
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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
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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 253 - Survey of African-American Literature I
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Examines selected works by Black American writers from the colonial period to the present. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 254 - Survey of African-American Literature II
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Examines selected works by Black American writers from the colonial period to the present. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 256 - Literature of Science Fiction
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Examines the literary and social aspects of science fiction, emphasizing development of ideas and techniques through the history of the genre. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 257 - Mythology
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Studies selected mythologies of the world, emphasizing their common origins and subsequent influence on human thought and expression. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 267 - The Modern Novel
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Studies the modern novel. Emphasizes appreciation and interpretation of selected novels. Requires critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 268 - The Modern Drama
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Studies the modern drama. Emphasizes the understanding and enjoyment of dramatic literature. Requires critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 276 - Southern Literature
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Examines the themes and techniques of selected writers dealing with the American South as a distinctive cultural entity. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 278 - Appalachian Literature
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Examines selected works of outstanding authors of the Appalachian region. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 288 - Appalachian Folklore
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Examines folk culture and material lore representative of the Southern Mountain Region. Highlights the importance of ballad, music, humor, and song associated with mountain life and demonstrates the legacy of folktales, legends, superstitions, and traditional storytelling found in these highlands. Includes the study of games, riddles, proverbs, customs, rituals, and beliefs and identifies handicrafts, structures, and art typical of this distinctive region. Involves field collections and critical reading and writing. Prerequisite:
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 295 - Topics In
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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 297 - Cooperative Education
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Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-6 credits
