English (ENG) at Wytheville 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 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 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 113 - Technical-Professional Writing
- Develops ability in technical writing through extensive practice in composing technical reports and technical documents. Guides students in achieving voice, tone, style, and content in formatting, editing, and graphics. Introduces students to technical discourse through selected readings. Provides instruction and practice in basic principles of oral communication/presentation. 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 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 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 198 - 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 - 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 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 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. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112 or divisional approval.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.Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112 or divisional approval.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. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: ENG 112 or divisional approval.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. Part II of II.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 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 - ENG 299 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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