Engl009 TOEFL iBT Test Preparation 1 hour
Designed for multilingual international students who need higher iBT TOEFL scores for transferring purposes. This course focuses on each skill area tested in the iBT (internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language) for students with advanced English proficiency as determined by the IELP placement exam or TOEFL scores. Credit course. Meets for two hours per week for eight weeks.
Engl100 Basic Writing 3 hours
Reviews basic grammar, with emphasis on composing focused paragraphs and essays, creating thesis statements and developing ideas with supporting details. Does not satisfy Hesston College writing requirement and may not transfer to a four-year school. Students are placed in this course with an ACT English score below 15 or an SAT Verbal score between 300-390 or an ACCUPLACER Next Gen Writing below 255.
Engl103 ESL: Grammar 3 hours
Develops students’ understanding and usage of English grammar skills in the formal, written form. Theme-based assignments encompass many grammar components including compound and complex sentences, active and passive tense, verb tenses, comparative and superlative forms, modals and more.
Engl104 ESL: Integrated Language Arts 3 hours
Designed to facilitate increased college-level ESL students’ academic proficiency in English-language listening, speaking, reading, writing and cultural fluency through round-table discussion, research, detailed reading and analysis and the formation of logical and/or persuasive arguments in the form of academic essays and formal presentations.
Engl105 ESL: Advanced Listening/Speaking 3 hours
Focuses on learning strategies and language functions while maintaining a strong focus on both listening and speaking. Interactive listening activities based on short but realistic academic lectures and sample conversations provide comprehensive practice while a variety of “realistic world” speaking activities reinforce use in context of language function.
Engl107 English for Academic Purposes 2 hours
Designed for international and recent immigrant students who are concurrently enrolled in the designated general education course. In this course, students will improve their academic English reading, writing, listening and speaking skills by focusing on the textbook, vocabulary and written assignments in the designated general education course, as well as small group activities and learning from each other through content-based learning.
Engl112 Studies in Literature 3 hours
Introduces students to fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry of a selected theme, period or country. Emphasis on nonwestern and western literature and on literature as a means of expressing and shaping gendered, cultural, racial and ethnic identity. A Knowledge or Critical Thinking general education course.
Engl125 College Writing I 3 hours
Designed to help students improve writing and critical thinking skills necessary for college success. Students analyze, critique and respond to challenging texts in a variety of modes, including narrative, argument and research essays. Students are placed in this course with an ACT English score of 18+, or SAT Writing of 480+ or an Accuplacer NextGen Writing score of 255+. A Communication general education course.
Engl126 College Writing Lab 1 hour
This course will establish support skill development for all outcomes of College Writing I with an emphasis on writing as a process. Students will review grammar concepts, establish strong writing habits and develop skills to support their assignments in College Writing I. Any student enrolled in this lab is required to co-enroll in a specific section of Engl 125. Students are placed in this course with an ACT English score 15-17 or an SAT Writing score between 390-480.
Engl135 College Writing II 3 hours
Designed to help students improve reading, writing, research and critical thinking skills necessary for college success. Students analyze and critique challenging texts and write several analytical essays. Students work through the research process and complete research projects. Content areas selected by course professor and students. A Communication general education course.
Engl175 Topics in Film 1 hour
This course will focus on a specific subject or genre within the art of film. The course is repeatable for credit as the topics may alternate from year to year.
Engl204 Introduction to Children’s Literature 3 hours
Same as EDUC 204. See descriptions listed under Education. An Intercultural Competence general education course.
Engl212 World Literature 3 hours
Discusses the production, cultural context and interpretation of literary texts from both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, focusing on the foundational relationships between identity, ethnicity, place and culture and paying special attention to human/textual relationships as they emerge out of empire, colonization and diasporic migration. World Literature also exposes students to a global vision of the human mind engaged in the universal art of storytelling. In addition to its extensive focus on modern and contemporary literature, course also surveys literary classics from Ancient through the Early Modern periods. Class will review texts written by male and female, and Western and (predominantly) non-Western authors in genres including novels, poetry, prose, criticism and autobiography. A Knowledge or Intercultural Competence general education course.
Engl215 Introduction to Film 3 hours
Introduces students to film concepts and terminology, history, criticism and film as a medium of communication. Subjects of focus selected by course professor. Course involves required evening film screenings. A Knowledge general education course.
Engl217 Literature of Race, Ethnicity and Gender 3 hours
Studies fiction, nonfiction, drama and/or poetry, primarily 1800-present, shaped by cultural and theoretical concerns related to race, ethnicity and gender. May focus on writings by authors of a particular race, ethnicity or gender, or on race, ethnicity and gender in relation to a particular theme. A Knowledge general education course.
Engl220 Creative Writing 3 hours
A beginning course for developing a refined, audience-ready writing portfolio through the study and practice of poetry, fiction, nonfiction and screenplay. As an Integration course, Creative Writing will also ask students to inform their creative process and writing with cross-curricular background knowledge and personal interests. A Critical Thinking general education course.
Engl225 Advanced Critical Research and Argument 3 hours
Designed to help students hone advanced research, writing and revision skills necessary for college success and provide opportunity for students to develop a fuller understanding of research and writing across the disciplines. Throughout the semester, students analyze and critique challenging texts on a variety of topics and write several argumentative essays that rely upon independent research and inquiry, including a substantial interdisciplinary research project. Students also engage with the concept of vocation in order to reflect upon their future roles in the academy. and the workplace. This course fulfills the requirement for College Writing II and the honors program of study. A Communication general education course.