English (ENG) at Southside Virginia Community College
Distance Learning
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- 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 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 111 - College Composition I
- Introduces and prepares students to the critical processes and fundamentals of writing in academic and professional contexts. Teaches the use of print and digital technologies to promote inquiry. Requires the production of a variety of academic texts, totaling at least 4500 words (15 pages typed) of polished writing. This course requires proficiency in using word processing and learning management software. This is a Passport and UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ENG 112 - College Composition II
- Further develops students' ability to write for academic and professional contexts with increased emphasis on argumentation and research. Requires students to evaluate, integrate, and document print and digital sources to produce a range of academic and multimodal texts, culminating in a fully documented research paper. This course requires proficiency in using word processing and learning management software. This is a UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 1113 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. This course applies to career/technical education (CTE) programs. ENG 113 serves both transfer and CTE programs.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
- Introduces students to the practice of journalism through researching, interviewing, writing, editing and revising articles for potential publication. Explores current issues in the field, media law, journalistic values, ethics and reporting. Acquaints students with Associated Press Style, copy editing, news and feature writing, and creative journalism.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 111 department approval.3 credits - ENG 123 - Writing for the World Wide Web
- Teaches students how to outline, compose, organize, and edit written materials for publication on the World Wide Web. Teaches students how to design basic web pages, compose website content, design web site layout and develop website navigation for a variety of possible audiences.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 111 or approval.3 credits - ENG 125 - Introduction to Literature
- Introduces students to a range of literary genres that may include poetry, fiction, drama, creative nonfiction, and other cultural texts, as it continues to develop college writing.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 111.3 credits - ENG 134 - Grammar for Writing and Speaking
- Studies the various parts of speech with application to both writing and speaking. Includes significant assignments to demonstrate skills in a variety of written and verbal communication, and emphasizes the skills necessary for correct everyday usage of the English language.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - ENG 135 - Applied Grammar
- Develops ability to edit and proofread correspondence and other documents typically produced in business and industry. Instructs the student in applying conventions of grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 134 or divisional approval.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 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 210 - Advanced Composition
- Helps students refine skills in writing non-fiction prose. Guides development of individual voice and style. Introduces procedures for publication.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112 or divisional approval.3 credits - ENG 211 - Creative Writing
- Explores fundamentals of writing imaginatively in genres such as poetry, fiction, drama, and essays. Examines terminology and techniques through readings about the craft of creative writing and model texts and provides students the opportunity to apply these techniques in their own writing. Requires students to develop and revise original work through peer and instructor feedback.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112 or divisional approval.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. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112 or divisional approval.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 225 - Reading Literature: Culture and Ideas
- Examines a set of literary texts linked by a particular theme, with inquiry into the historical, cultural, and/or social contexts of the texts and the theme. Emphasizes interpretive and critical analysis skills developed through close reading and intertextual study, as well as highlights an exploration of cultural ideas. Engages works of diverse genres, authors, and time periods. Specific themes will vary by section. This is a UCGS transfer course.3 credits
- ENG 230 - Mystery in Literature and Film
- Studies the mystery as a genre, including history, types and cultural aspects of stories, novels, plays, film adaptions. Involves critical reading, writing, and viewing.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112 or divisional approval.3 credits - ENG 233 - The Bible As Literature
- 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.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112.3 credits - ENG 236 - Introduction to the Short Story
- Examines the complexity of the human experience through short stories across a diverse range of cultures and traditions. Develops skills in close reading, writing, research, interpretation, and comparative analysis.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112 or divisional approval.3 credits - ENG 237 - Introduction to Poetry
- Examines selected poetry, emphasizing the history of the genre. Involves critical reading and writing.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112 or divisional approval.3 credits - ENG 245 - British Literature
- Examines British literary traditions and texts from diverse time periods, genres, and authors. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through close reading, discussion, and analysis of literary texts in their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. This is a UCGS transfer course.3 credits
- ENG 246 - American Literature
- Examines American literary traditions and texts from diverse time periods, genres, and authors. Analyzes literary works within their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. Emphasizes skills of close reading. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through discussion, interpretation, and analysis of these texts. This is a UCGS transfer course.3 credits
- ENG 249 - Survey of Asian American Literature
- Covers major works by Asian American writers from 1900 to the present. Examines the formation of Asian American subjectivities across the axes of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class. Develops student critical reading, writing and thinking skills via texts, films and cultural studies theories.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112 or divisional approval.3 credits - ENG 250 - Children's Literature
- Examines the history and development of children's literature of diverse genres, time periods, and authors. Focuses on analysis of texts for literary qualities and audience. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through close reading, discussion, and analysis of literary texts. This is a UCGS transfer course.3 credits
- ENG 255 - World Literature
- Examines literary texts across a variety of cultures, genres, and time periods. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through close reading, discussion, and analysis of literary texts from around the world in their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. This is a UCGS transfer course.3 credits
- ENG 258 - African American Literature
- Explores the stories African American authors tell about themselves, their communities, and the world. Examines common and diverging themes within African American literary traditions through the study of diverse authors, genres, and literary movements from a variety of time periods. Emphasizes interpretive and critical analysis skills developed through close reading and consideration of historical and cultural contexts. This is a UCGS transfer course.3 credits
- ENG 267 - The Modern Novel
- Studies the modern novel. Emphasizes appreciation and interpretation of selected novels. Requires critical reading and writing.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112 or divisional approval.3 credits - ENG 270 - Non-Western Literature in Global Context
- Covers non-western popular culture, written texts, film and mythology through the lens of comparative literature and the shifting horizons brought on by dynamic changes in global social and cultural values.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112.3 credits - ENG 273 - Women in Literature I
- Examines literature by and about women. Involves critical reading and writing. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112 or divisional approval.3 credits - ENG 275 - Women in Literature
- Examines literary texts by women writers from diverse time periods, genres, and authors. Develops skills of close reading and literary analysis through analysis of texts within their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. Explores how women's experiences have shaped their literary contributions, the cultural forces affecting their lives, and how they have used writing to shape their cultures. This is a UCGS transfer course.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.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112 or divisional approval.3 credits - ENG 279 - Film and Literature
- Examines the translation of literature into film viewing and writing.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112 or divisional approval.3 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.
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