MATC 2022-23 Catalog

ENG

DEGREE/DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ENG-205

Credits: 3

ENG-214

Credits: 3

ENG-220

Credits: 3

Journalism 1 An introductory course in the principles and practices of news writing and reporting. It aims to develop the student’s ability and sense of responsibility in evaluating, gathering and writing news stories. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152 or ENG 197 with minimum grade of C or ENG-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-206 Credits: 3 Journalism 2 The student progresses to reporting and writing stories of a more specialized type. Students learn to fi nd factual data, to assess its validity and to arrange it logically. Reporting assignments within the community provide additional experience in gathering news. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-151 or ENG-195 and ENG-152 or ENG 196 or ENG-197 with minimum grade of C or ENG-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-207 Credits: 3 Creative Writing The course will introduce students to the theory and practice of creative writing. Students will develop their reading and writing skills by working in a variety of literary genres, and by participating in small group writing workshops. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-151 or ENG-195 and ENG-152 or ENG-196 or ENG-197 with minimum grade of C or ENG-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-208 Credits: 3 Technical Communications This course introduces techniques and practices for writing, editing, and developing technical communications. Students generate a number of documents, including but not limited to technical reports, proposals, and instructions using a variety of formats, styles, strategies, and visuals. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152, ENG-197, ENG-201, ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-213 Credits: 3 American Literature to 1865 This course is an introduction to American writing from the age of exploration to the Civil War. Students will examine early literary sources and consider how literature re fl ects and in fl uences the lives of those who have lived in what is now the United States. Approaches vary with instructor; materials studied are likely to include early Native American oral traditions and works by authors such as Adams, Bradstreet, Child, Dickinson, Douglass, Emerson, Franklin, Hawthorne, Jacobs, Melville, Murray, Poe, Rowlandson, Stowe, Thoreau, Wheatley, and Whitman. Major attention is also given to the preparation and writing of the research paper. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152, ENG-197, ENG-201, ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C.

American Literature Since 1865 This course is a survey of the American literary tradition from post-Civil War writers to the present. Students will read a range of major American authors in order to trace the development, in fl uence, and practice of American literature. Authors may include Alexie, Baldwin, Cather, Chopin, Ellison, Erdrich, Faulkner, Frost, Gilman, Hemingway, Tan, Updike, and Walker. Major attention is also given to the preparation and writing of the research paper. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152, ENG-197, ENG-201, ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-215 Credits: 3 Contemporary Literature Students study diverse contemporary authors and their work, which includes poetry, short stories, the novel, drama, and non fi ction, both creative non fi ction and literary criticism. Historical, cultural, social, and political contexts of contemporary literature are considered. The main objectives of the course are to introduce techniques and practices for interpreting, appreciating, discussing, writing, and researching about contemporary literature and to help students improve existing skills for composing and revising written work. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152, ENG-197, ENG-201, ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-218 Credits: 3 African American Literature 1 African American literature written during the period from 1760 to 1940 is studied, including slave narratives, poetry, short stories, speeches, and essays. Students will consider the literature within a socio-historical context, including such topics as the background of the African American Renaissance, the Talented Tenth, double consciousness, the rise of the Black Intelligentsia, and the Harlem school. This course will prepare students for critical thinking and academic writing about literature. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152, ENG-197, ENG-201, ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-219 Credits: 3 African American Literature 2 This course covers literature written after the Harlem Renaissance to the present. Students will consider the literature within a socio-historical context and will discuss such topics as the Wright school, protest writers, raceless novels, novels and plays of African American life, the Black arts movement, and existentialism in African American letters. This course will prepare students for critical thinking and academic writing about literature. Students do not need to have completed ENG-218 in order to enroll. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152, ENG-197, ENG-201, ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C.

Native American Literature Students examine literary works by contemporary and traditional Native American writers and oral tradition storytellers. Wisconsin Indian history, culture, tribal sovereignty, and treaty rights will be covered within the context of literary analysis and critique. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152, ENG-197, ENG-201, ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-222 Credits: 3 Images of Women in Literature The course provides examples of images of women in literature as a creative re fl ection of, description of, and reaction to their social, economic, familial, legal, and personal status both in the past and in the present. Students in the course will read and analyze literature to better understand the reasons and motivations for the portrayal of women in literary works that re fl ect cultural and historical values. Through literary analysis, students will strengthen their understanding of how women’s roles, and the perception of these roles, have or have not changed. Students in the course will demonstrate appreciation for the literature and re fl ect on the perceptions of women in literature and society. Major attention is also given to the preparation and writing of the research paper. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152, ENG-197 or ENG-201 with minimum grade C. ENG-223 Credits: 3 African American Literature By and About Black Women This course provides a re fl ection of women’s social, economic and legal status both past and present. The course analyzes and evaluates literature written by and about Black women with the goal of focusing our critical energy on recovering “her story” as well as attaining keener insights into the important role of these women in both historical and contemporary life. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152, ENG-197, ENG-201, ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-224 Credits: 3 Introduction to U.S. Latino Literature This course examines contemporary fi ction, creative non fi ction, drama and poetry written by authors of Latin American descent. Students will learn about the contemporary socio-cultural concerns experienced by the U.S. Latino population. Major attention also is given to literary analysis and writing of the research paper. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152, ENG-197, ENG-201, ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C.

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