| ENG 091 |
CORE ENGLISH (Formerly ENG 1301) |
3 credits (6 equated/billable), 6 hours
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Prerequisites: placement test
Corequisites: ENG 092, unless exam
As the core of Libra, a blocked interdisciplinary program, English 091 emphasizes analytical and critical thinking through writing assignments across academic disciplines. The student will learn how to use class discussions and readings as the basis for composing organized and well-developed essays. Students work in collaborative groups to analyze and challenge ideas and learn how to revise and edit their work effectively. Additionally, students will be provided with practice in grammar, vocabulary enrichment, and sentence structure. The course will support students' successful performance on the CUNY/ACT writing test and provide a foundation for further academic work. |
| ENG 092 |
DEVELOPMENTAL READING (Formerly ENG 1399) |
1 credit (3 equated/billable), 3 hours |
Pre-requisite: Placement test
Co-requisite: ENG 091, unless exempt
As the complement to ENG 091, ENG 092 is a reading coursedesigned to help students develop strategies from improving comprehension through discussions of and written responses to crossdisciplinary texts. Students will learn to become active readers, to summarize and explain their understanding of ideas, and to support their analysis with appropriate references to the readings. By the end of the semester, students will have acquired strategies for improving their reading speed and their close reading skills, and for performing successfully on the CUNY/ACT reading test. |
CORE ENGLISH |
| ENG 094 |
SKILLS AND WRITTEN COMPOSITION (Formerly ENG 051) |
3 credits (4.5 equated/billable), 4.5 hours |
Pre-requisite: A score of 6 on the ACT (Writing) and 80 or higher on the ACT (Reading).
Open only to entering students without transfer credit for ENG 110. This course expedites students’ learning of the basic reading, writing and critical thinking skills necessary to pass the ACT midway through the semester and strenghtens their composing skills so they will be able to produce the increasingly complex essays expected of students in ENG 110 by the end of the semester. The course provides extensive expository writing practice using readings studied at the 110 level. Students will submit at least six revised essays in modes such as description, narration, comparison/contrast, process analysis, argumentation and cause and effect. They will be introduced to the use of print and online secondary sources and complete a research project. |
| ENG 110 |
EXPOSITORY WRITING (Formerly ENG 1302) |
3 credits, 3 hours |
Pre-requisite: Passing CUNY/ACT Reading and Writing tests,
or Exemption
English 110, a foundational writing course, is designed to strengthen students' composing skills so that they will produce increasingly complex and better-structured essays. Reading and responding to interdisciplinary texts representing various rhetorical modes, students will practice paraphrasing and summarizing these texts, enrich their vocabulary, and improve their writing, revision, and proofreading skills. Additionally,
students will be introduced to the use of print and on-line secondary sources. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to respond critically in writing, to a variety of texts, integrating their own ideas with those presented in the readings. |
| ENG 111 |
LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION (Formerly ENG 1303) |
3 credits, 3 hours |
Pre-requisite: ENG 110 or Department permission.
English 111, the second semester of freshman composition and a foundational writing course, introduces students to techniques for close reading of literary texts. This course develops students' critical thinking skills through the study of literary elements such as plot, character, setting, point of view, symbolism, and irony. Additionally, students will learn the Modern Language Association (MLA) system of parenthetical
citation and how to incorporate quotations into their analysis of literary texts; they will also complete a research paper by consulting both print and on-line sources. By the end of the semester, students will be able to interpret and write critically about each of the three major genres: poetry, fiction, and drama. |
ELECTIVE COURSES |
| ENG 200 |
MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ENGLISH LITERATURE |
3 credits. 3 hours |
Pre-requisite: ENG 111
This course introduces the student to major English writers of prose, poetry and drama from the late Middle Ages to the end of the English Renaissance. It lays the foundation for further studies in English at the 300 and 400 levels. Students will acquire mastery of the Modern Language Association (MLA) system of parenthetical citation and will work at incorporating quotations and paraphrases into their analysis of literary texts. Students will complete a research paper using referred literary sources. A consistent and correct use of university-level English is required to pass the class. |
| ENG 202 |
TECHNICAL WRITING (Formerly ENG 1340) |
3 credits, 3 hours |
Pre-requisite: ENG 111
In this course, students will perform tasks related to the technical writing process in order to write effectively on the job. In addition to learning to generate written documents for the technical and business professions, this course will focus on skills such as defining purpose, understanding readers, understanding clients, constructing effective sentences and paragraphs, composing drafts, testing drafts and revising the
quality of finished documents. At the completion of the course, students will be able to create communications that willsucceed in the workplace. |
| ENG 203 |
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP |
3 credits, 3 hours |
Pre-requisite: ENG 111
This course, offered in a workshop format, will introduce students to various aspects of the craft of writing fiction, poetry and personal memoir/autobiography. Reading from the work of established writers will serve as a frame for explorations ofdifferent genres, focusing on the essentials of literary criticism as a means of understanding these works. Students will be encouraged to pursue publication possibilities in small presses
as well as online websites and e-zines. Weekly reading and writing assignments, oral presentations and midterm assessment of the rewriting process, a portfolio of the student’s completed work and instructor conferences are required. |
| ENG 210 |
STUDIES IN FICTION (Formerly ENG 1342) |
2 credits, 3 hours lecture |
Pre-requisites: All second semester courses
Co-requisites: All summer semester courses
In this course students will further develop skills in the interpretation and written analysis of full-length works by major
modern writers such as Dostoyevsky, Ellison, Morrison, Kafka,
Woolf, García Marquez, Allende, and Atwood. Students will
write several short comparative essays and will complete one
research paper using print and on-line sources as well as
conventions for citation. By the semester's end, students will be
able to compare the various writers' works, interpreting their
themes, narrative styles, characterizations, and points of view,
with attention to each author's particular contribution to what is
considered modern fiction. |
| ENG 211 |
THE MODERN AMERICAN NOVEL (Formerly ENG 1354) |
2 credits, 1.5 hours lecture, 3 hours lab |
Pre-requisites: ENG 111 or Department permission
Students will analyze major works of 20th century American
fiction, identifying their themes, styles, and structural
components. A variety of male and female novelists will be<
studied in relation to their cultural milieu. Students will write
short papers and complete one research project using print and
on-line resources. By the end of the semester, students will
have broadened their perspective of American literature and
culture as seen through the works studied. |
| ENG 212 |
STUDIES IN DRAMA (Formerly ENG 1346) |
- 3 credits, 3 hours
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Prerequisite: ENG 111 or Department permission
In this course students will read, discuss, and closely analyze works by playwrights such as Aristophanes, Sophocles, Euripides, Shakespeare, Moliere, Marivaux, Ibsen, Strindberg, Williams, Brecht, Miller, Hansberry, Wilson, and Deveare Smith. Students will write short comparative essays and complete one research paper using print and on-line sources as well as conventions for citation. By the end of the semester, students will have gained an understanding of dramatic genres such as comedy and tragedy, and theatrical movements from antiquity to modern times.
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| ENG 213 |
SHAKESPEARE (Formerly ENG 1352) |
3 credits, 3 hours |
Prerequisite: ENG 111 or Department permission
In this course, students will examine Shakespeare's life within the cultural and political influences of his age and trace the evolution of the playwright's career through close study of selected Shakespearean histories, comedies, and tragedies. Students will be encouraged to attend performances and/or view videotapes of his plays. Development of the students' ability to read and understand the Shakespearean play within the genre of drama is a primary objective of the course. Students will write short papers and complete one research project using print and on-line resources. Upon completion of this writing-intensive course, students will have gained an in-depth understanding of the playwright, his works, and the time and place in which he lived and wrote. |
| ENG 214 |
READINGS IN POETRY (Formerly ENG 1365) |
3 credits, 3 hours |
Prerequisite: ENG 111 or Department permission
An introduction to the genre of poetry, this course will expose students to a selection of poems that are generally regarded as classics. Students will learn to summarize, discuss, and interpret these poems, thus increasing their familiarity with ways that various poets use image, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, pun, verse, and rhythm. To demonstrate their control of the course materials, students will write explications and critical commentary about selected texts, at times using print and on-line sources as well as conventions for citation. By the end of the semester, students will be able to use the critical terms taught in class to analyze a range of poetry, spanning several centuries, cultures, and representing different forms. |
| ENG 221 |
INTRODUCTION TO CHILDREN'S LITERATURE (Formerly ENG 1348 )
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Prerequisite: ENG 111 or Department permission |
Prerequisite: ENG 111 or Department permission
This course will introduce students to the culturally diverse body of children's literature as a field of literary study. After a brief historical introduction in which the development of writing for children is presented within a socio-cultural context, students will read and respond, orally and in writing, to outstanding selections reflecting the multicultural heritage of this literature. Through lectures, class discussion, and supplemental textbook and journal article readings, students will be exposed to folklore, fairy tales, fantasy, poetry, and realistic fiction. As a final project, students will conduct an in-depth genre, author, or cultural study by using print and on-line resources. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate literature written for readers from pre-school through young adult. |
| ENG 222 |
LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION (Formerly ENG 1350 ) |
3 credits, 3 hours |
Prerequisite: ENG 111 or Department permission
Co-requisite: Appropriate knowledge of or a course in Spanish.
This course will introduce students to Latin American literature in translation, covering fiction, poetry, and the novel from the perspective of multiculturalism and pluralism. Using literary and cultural analysis, students will examine texts for social, racial, and gender issues and explore problems in translation through discussion and papers. Students will also complete one research project using print and on-line resources. Upon completion of this course, students will not only have sharpened their textual analysis skills, but will also have gained a better understanding of Latin American literature and culture, and translation.
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| ENG 223 |
WOMEN IN LITERATURE (Formerly ENG 1356) |
- 3 credits, 3 hours
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Prerequisite: ENG 111 or Department permission
In thiscourse, students will examine representations of women in literature from several historical periods and cultures, reading works by well-known and little-known women writers. Analyzing literature from the perspective of feminist studies, students will consider why women writers have been excluded from the canon, how patriarchal culture and gender stereotyping have influenced women's lives, and women's imaginative writing. This course requires students to complete a research paper using conventions for citation and both print and on-line sources. By the end of the semester, students will be able to identify important differences and similarities in the work of diverse women writers and understand of obstacles faced and contributions that women writers have made over time. |
| ENG 224 |
LITERATURE AND PSYCHOLOGY (Formerly ENG 1351) |
3 credits, 3 hours |
Prerequisite: ENG 111, PSY 1032 or Department permission
In this course, students will analyze works of literature by using psychological concepts to illuminate symbol, motivation, themes, and narrative strategy. Assigned literary texts will focus students' attention on subjects such as psychoanalytic theory, adolescent development, group processes, scapegoating, madness, and moral decision-making. Students will demonstrate their grasp of course materials by writing interdisciplinary essays, including one researched essay in which they use conventions for citation and both print and on-line sources. At the end of the course, students will have acquired an ability to interpret literary works through the various psychological perspectives studied in class. |
| ENG 225 |
LITERATURE OF THE BLACK AMERICAN (Formerly ENG 1358) |
3 credits, 3 hours |
Prerequisite: ENG 111 or Department permission
Students will study autobiography, fiction, poetry, and drama of African Americans by examining the works of writers such as Douglass, Jacobs, Wright, Baldwin, Hurston, and Hansberry. In this course, students will demonstrate their understanding of the development of African American literature by completing several short essays and one research paper using print and on-line sources. By the semester's end, students will be able to analyze and compare different works with special attention to the dynamics of history, culture, and the production of literary texts in the African American community of writers. |
| ENG 226 |
LITERATURE OF SCIENCE FICTION (Formerly ENG 1358) |
3 credits, 3 hours |
Prerequisite: ENG 111 or Department permission
This course will introduce students to alternate visions of society. It will move from Plato's Republic to works by Shelley, Bellamy, Clarke, Atwood, Huxley, and Bradbury. Students will explore the role of science, the technological explosion, world famine, gender roles, human relationships, and the location of power sites in visions of possible futures. Where available, films will be shown. There will be four to six short papers and a research paper using print and on-line resources. Upon completion of this course, students will have gained a sharper insight into the relationship between time present and time future and the role of literature in imaginatively examining philosophical, scientific, and cultural issues. |
| ENG 227 |
LITERATURE AND AGING |
1.5 credits, 3 hours lecture |
Pre-requisites: ENG 111 or Department permission.
This course will introduce students to issues affecting senior
citizens: the loss and reconstruction of identity, interpersonal
relationships, illness, and death. Readings will include poetry,
fiction, and drama from authors such as Welty, Walker, Saul
Bellow, Vonnegut, Olsen, and Albee. Four to six short papers
and/or exams will be required, together with a research project
using print and on-line resources. Upon completion of this
course, students will have acquired an in-depth perspective on
the aging process as depicted in literature, which they may
apply in their personal as well as professional lives.
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| ENG 228 |
LITERATURE AND PATHOLOGIES (Formerly ENG 1368 )
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3 credits, 3 hours |
Prerequisite: ENG 111 or Department permission
The term pathologies is here used to cover the whole range of physical, mental, psychic and spiritual conditions that are regarded as afflictions or differ markedly from "the norm," whether the "norm" is defined in terms of individual, social, cultural or religious values. The course will focus upon selected literary works in English from different periods and cultures in which various pathologies are presented. These texts will be analyzed through group discussion and short and long writing assignments in order to understand how images and themes of dis-ease are presented in literature, and what social, political, cultural, moral and religious uses they serve. Attention will be paid to cultural assumptions about health and healing, the inter-relatedness of medical and narrative discourse, and to viewing literature itself as a healing art. No specialized medical or psychological knowledge will be required, but students will be encouraged to familiarize themselves with the conditions described in the texts chosen for study. For this purpose the use of Internet resources as well as conventional print and film media will be encouraged.
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| ENG 230 |
LANGUAGE, CULTURE & SOCIETY (Formerly ENG 1341) |
3 credits, 3 hours |
Prerequisite: ENG 111 or Department permission
This course will introduce students to some of the major issues that arise from the cultural, anthropological, and political aspects of language. Through assigned readings such as autobiographical excerpts, newspaper articles, and scholarly sociolinguistic texts, students will examine why they speak the way they do, what effect this has on other people, and what factors make their language what it is. The class will define and discuss such concepts as dialects, bidialectalism, bilingualism, bilingual education, and official English. Students will be asked to make connections to language issues in their native countries or geographical regions. Students will write short papers and complete at least one research project using print and on-line sources. Upon completion of this course, students will have gained an understanding of how language and dialects influence the ways in which people are perceived and treated by different sectors of society. |
| WST 1010 |
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES |
3 credits, 3 hours |
Prerequisite: ENG 110
An interdisciplinary course that draws on literature, history, psychology, science, economic and feminist theory. Introduction to Women's Studies examines cultural assumptions about gender (e.g., femininity, masculinity, sexual preference), promoting new ways for students to look at the construction of knowledge from woman-centered and feminist perspectives. Readings and written assignments emphasize women's diverse experiences (across races, religions, cultures and economic class), masculinity studies and gay studies. Topics include: woman's nature in myth and symbol; historical and cultural sources of gender oppression; the family circle; women and work; new visions for the future. At the end of the course, students will be able to discuss from both a theoretical and personal standpoint how and why one's gender shapes nearly all aspects of one's life; additionally, students will gain understanding of women's studies: its evolution, current debates within the field, and its application to other fields of study.
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Courses identified with an asterisk (*) will be offered when there is sufficient demand.
