English (ENG) at Lord Fairfax Community College
Distance Learning
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- 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. This is a Passport Transfer course.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 be 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 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 212 - Creative Writing II
- 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 215 - Creative Writing - Fiction I
- Introduces the fundamentals and techniques of writing short and long fiction. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ENG 216 - Creative Writing - Fiction II
- Introduces the fundamentals and techniques of writing short and long fiction. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ENG 217 - Creative Writing - Poetry I
- Introduces the fundamentals and techniques of writing poetry. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ENG 218 - Creative Writing - Poetry II
- Introduces the fundamentals and techniques of writing poetry. Part II of II.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 250 - Children's Literature
- Surveys the history, development and genres of children's literature, focusing on analysis of texts for literary qualities and in terms of audience.Credit Hours: 3: Lecture Hours: 3: Lab Hours: 0: Total Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112 or 125 (or divisional approval).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 253 - Survey of African-American Literature I
- 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 255 - Major Writers in World Literature
- Examines major writers selected from a variety of literary traditions. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ENG 261 - Advanced Creative Writing I
- Guides the student in imaginative writing in selected genres on an advanced level. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ENG 262 - Advanced Creative Writing II
- Guides the student in imaginative writing in selected genres on an advanced level. Prerequisite ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ENG 276 - Southern Literature
- 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
- 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 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 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.
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