This course allows students to develop their reading, essay writing, and study skills. Inclass discussion and activities focus on critical thinking, reading, and writing. Students will review proper usage of word processing and the Internet, locate viable electronic sources, and compose and edit at least 1,000 words of written essay work. The writing will be supplemented by computer based modules designed to improve grammar, word choice, and sentence structure. Code 2 course fee.

This course is designed for non-native speakers of English. It provides instruction and practice in the skills necessary for success in the American college classroom. Topics will include asking and answering questions, participating in small and large group discussion, note taking, lecture analysis, editing skills and reading skills. The course will examine common sources of cultural misunderstanding and ways to avoid them. This course may not be substituted for English course required for OCC degrees. Permission of instructor required. Code 1 course fee.

This course is an overview of the historical development and grammatical structure of the English language. It will provide intensive study of grammar, usage and the mechanics of punctuation, capitalization and spelling. Emphasis will be directed to practical application of traditional grammar rules in oral and written communication. The course will also provide a foundation for an English major and for foreign language or E.S.L. studies. This course may not be substituted for English courses required for OCC degrees. Code 1 course fee.

Students compose and revise analytical essays of a minimum of 3,500 words of formal, academic writing. Through a series of text-based writing assignments, the course reinforces and stresses the further development of critical reading and thinking, ethical reasoning, the writing process, and information literacy. Code 1 course fee.

This course introduces students to the study of fiction, poetry and drama, and requires written assignments (totaling 3,500 words, minimum), including at least one documented essay, that build on the writing and research skills developed in ENGL 151. Code 1 course fee.

This course introduces students to the fundamental elements of creative writing in four genres: short story, poetry, creative nonfiction, and playwriting. Student work is evaluated by the instructor and other members of the class. Code 1 course fee.

This course surveys poetry as a distinct literary genre. Students will study selected lyric, narrative, and dramatic poems representing varied literary traditions. They will discuss and write about poetic themes and structures through reference to relevant cultural and historical contexts. Code 1 course fee.

In this course, students learn about dramatic traditions throughout history by studying dramatic literature from ancient to modern times. Students will analyze dramatic works through a historical, political, cultural, and social context, as well as explore elements of drama and presentation. Code 1 course fee.

This course provides instruction on the history, influence, and interpretation of graphic texts (including comics and graphic novels). Focusing on twentieth and twenty-first century western and non-western works in translation and emphasizing the diversity of the subjects and authors, the course traces the development of graphic texts, exploring their aesthetic and cultural achievement in memoir, non-fiction, and fiction. Code 1 course fee.

The course includes short stories, slave narratives, poetry, drama, the novel, beginning with the writings from the 1700s to the present day, exploring the struggles, dreams, artistry, wit, conceptions, and perceptions of authors and of voices too long silenced. Code 1 course fee.

This course explores the historical development of the crime genre of short stories and novels from the 19th-21st Centuries. The course will include true crime family murder sagas, current fictional serial killer novels, as well as many different styles of the modern fiction crime novel. The course includes the examination of critical approaches to the form of the crime novel and will also call attention to the cultural contexts in which these writings were produced. Likewise, the relationship between the subject/killer and the author will be explored and examined. Code 1 course fee.

This course explores the ways in which traditional fairytales and folktales influence contemporary thought, belief, behavior, and popular culture. Students will examine the historical significance of the literature; study gender roles and expectations as illustrated in various works; and analyze the tales and lore to discover the connections, similarities, and common themes. Historically and culturally diverse units will focus on fairy and folk tales from around the world. Code 1 course fee.

A study of literary works and their backgrounds from the beginning of American literature to approximately 1865. Students will read, discuss and write about significant works. Code 1 course fee.

A study of American literary works and their backgrounds from approximately 1865 to the present. Students will read, discuss and write about significant works. Code 1 course fee.

An introduction to British Literature that provides a broad overview of literary and cultural development through the eighteenth century, with focus on major writers or the Anglo-Saxon period, the ages of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, and Pope, and Neo-Classic writers of the late seventeenth century. Code 1 course fee.

This course is an introduction to British Literature that provides a broad overview of literary and cultural development from 1785 through the current day, with focus on major writers of the Romantic, Victorian, Modern, Mid-Twentieth Century, and Post-Colonial eras. Code 1 course fee.

This course includes reading and discussion of some of the great works of world literature, specifically those not likely to be covered in courses on American, British and Contemporary literature. ENGL 255considers literature of the Ancient, Medieval,and Renaissance periods. Code 1 course fee.

This course is a study of some of the world's great authors (by non-English writers), from the neoclassicism of the seventeenth century through works of the twentieth century. An emphasis is placed on a diversity of ideas, nations, and genres. Code 1 course fee.

A study of the short story as a literary genre, with a focus on its techniques and historical development. Works by modern and contemporary fiction writers will be emphasized. Code 1 course fee.

This course is a study of the short novel as a literary genre, with a focus on its techniques and historical development. Students will read, discuss and write about a number of representative short novels written from 1700 to present. Code 1 course fee.

This advanced course will build upon the skills of Introduction to Creative Writing. It provides the opportunity for students to specialize in genres --creative non-fiction, poetry, drama, and fiction--through the process of the writers' workshop. Code 1 course fee.

This course examines representative plays from Shakespeare's comedies, histories, tragedies, and later romances. Students will read selected plays and will view filmed performances of the plays. Literary, cultural, and performance considerations of the plays will be examined. Code 1 course fee.

This course studies the history and genres of born digital literature from early computer generated texts through hypertext fiction, digital poetry, and interactive fiction, up to the multimedia platforms and networked narratives of the present day. Students will engage with theory and critical studies of electronic literature, and grapple with the difference between e-lit and games. The creative practices of electronic literature authorship will be explored via guided, hands-on creative projects throughout the course. No prior experience with digital or electronic media is needed or assumed. Code 1 course fee.