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Composition II ENG 102 3.00
Prerequisite: ENG 101 or equivalent or SAT/ACT test results.
Continuation and extension of English 101 with an exploration of essay forms with particular attention to interpretation, analysis and
synthesis, while emphasizing analytical reading and writing, critical thinking and research methodologies.
Technical Communications I ENG 107 3.00
Prerequisite: ENG 97 or ENG 98R or qualifying Accuplacer, ACT/SAT score.
Introduction to expository methods with concentration on specific writing forms including memorandums, cover and business letters,
formal and informal reports, manuals, and proposals. Suggested for students in occupational fields.
Technical Communications II ENG 108 3.00
Prerequisite: None
A continuation of expository methods. Concentration on developing writing projects required on the job. Lecture and individual
instruction. Suggested for students in occupational fields.
ESL Listening Skills ENG 112A 3.00
Prerequisite: Accuplacer test score; or UNR-IELC Bridge test; or 81-level courses (ENG 81-A and 81-C).
This is a bridge-to academics ESL course to help students establish and practice the listening skills necessary for successful academic
work. These include techniques for predicting, focusing, note taking, main idea and organizational-pattern recognition and summarizing.
ESL Reading Skills ENG 112C 1.00 - 3.00
Prerequisite: Accuplacer test score; or UNR-IELC Bridge test; or 081-level courses (ENG 081-A and 081-C).
This course uses a reading skills handbook along with academic content material (text chapters, novels, short stories and news articles) to
help students develop skills in recognizing organizational patterns, critical analysis, summarizing and synthesizing. Techniques to develop
comprehension, retention and reading speed are emphasized.
ESL Composition ENG 112D 3.00
Prerequisite: Accuplacer test score; or UNR-IELC Bridge test; or 081-level courses (ENG 081-A and 081-C).
This course improves the non-native speaker's academic writing skills, including rhetorical style and use of rhetorical patterns, grammar,
paragraph and essay development and writing strategies. Attention is given to integrating reading and writing as complementary language
skills.
Composition I for International Students ENG 113 3.00
Prerequisite: Accuplacer test score; or UNR-IELC Bridge test; or C- or better in 112-level courses (ENG 112-A, 112-C, 112-D).
Writing the expository essay; develops fluency and emphasizes development, coherence, style, revision, and editing for target-language
accuracy. This course satisfies the English 101 requirement for non-native English speakers.
Composition II for Non-Native English Speakers ENG 114 3.00
Prerequisite: ENG 113 or equivalent.
Exploration of essay forms with particular attention to interpretation and argument; emphasis on analytical reading and writing, critical
thinking, and research methodologies; attention to language skill development and needs of learners of English as a second language. This
course satisfies the English 102 requirement for non-native English speakers.
Vocabulary and Meaning ENG 181 3.00
Prerequisite: None
Problems of meaning, word derivation and word formation are investigated with a view to enlarging and refining a working English
vocabulary. Transfers for two credits to UNLV/UNR.
Special Topics in English ENG 198 0.50 - 6.00
Prerequisite: None
Various short courses and experimental classes covering a variety of subjects. The course will be a variable credit of one-half to six credits
depending on the course content and number of hours required. The course may be repeated for up to six credits. This course may not
transfer to a baccalaureate degree of art or science within the universities in the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE).
Literary Journal ENG 199 3.00
Prerequisite: ENG 101 or ENG 113 or instructor approval.
ENG 199 "Literary Journal" is a hands-on practicum in the preparation and production of a literary journal. Students who enroll in this
course will become editorial board members of The Meadow, TMCC's award-winning literary arts journal. Working closely with faculty,
students help to select the art, poetry, fiction and nonfiction content of the journal. Further, students edit and copyedit content and
participate in production, layout and printing of the journal. Students are involved in every aspect of the journal, from publicity through
distribution. This course may not transfer to a baccalaureate degree of art or science within the universities in the Nevada System of Higher
Education (NSHE).
Novels Into Film ENG 200 3.00
Prerequisite: ENG 101 or ENG 113 or instructor approval.
Examination of selected major novels and their translation into film, designed to explore ways in which each art form is similar to and
different in structure and meaning.
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* This course might not transfer to a baccalaureate degree of art or science within the universities in the Nevada System of Higher Education
(NSHE). If you plan to pursue a four-year degree, check with the institution where you intend to transfer to learn whether this course will count
toward the degree you intend to seek.