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Designed to prepare students for college-level reading. Students will be taught
strategies for improving vocabulary and reading comprehension, with an emphasis
on academic reading and study-reading techniques. This course may be taken in a
traditional classroom setting or through the Flexible Studies Department. Credits
earned in this course will not apply to MCC degree or certificate program.
Prerequisite: Placement above or completion of ENG 055 with a C- or better.
Note: This course requires a weekly 50-minute lab in addition to the class meeting
times.
Instructor: (1) Hunt
placement exam or passing into it from English Fundamentals. This course includes
paragraph development, sentence skills, grammar and mechanics, developing ideas,
and writing and rewriting short essays in preparation for ENG 101. Credits earned in
this course do not apply to MCC degree or certificate programs.
Prerequisite: Completion of ENG 065; or completion of ELL 055 and ELL 075; or
placement by exam.
Note: A student must achieve a grade C- or better in this course to be eligible for ENG
101.
programs opportunities to use scientific readings and vocabulary to familiarize them
with material in their chosen fields. It will help them to score a 75 or better on the CPT.
For students who, although they may understand what they read, need to refine their
skills. The primary focus of the course is on learning to read analytically and critically.
Attention is given to fluency, retention, and the development of higher-level reading
and critical thinking skills. Credits earned in this course will apply to MCC career and
certificate programs.
Prerequisite: Placement above or completion of ENG 060.
Recommendation: For students scoring from 68 to 75 on the CPT Reading Placement
Test.
Instructor: (1) Hunt
and critical thinking course that includes a one hour weekly workshop. It deepens
and solidifies literacy skills and strategies for meeting the rigorous demands of
academic work. Students will read, evaluate, and analyze college level non-fiction.
Students will write at least four complete essays that demonstrate Standard English
conventions and format as well as coherent structure and an analytical
understanding of readings. Students who complete the course with a C- or better and
meet current departmental exit standards are eligible to enroll in Composition I with
Writing Skills Seminar (Accelerated Learning Program) or Composition I. Credits
earned in this course will not apply to MCC degree or certificate programs.
Note: ENG 092 is recommended for any student who places below 68 on the CPT
reading placement and who places into ENG 065 or ENG 071 in the writing placement.
ENG 092 covers both reading and writing instruction for students based on their
placement scores.
analysis, argumentation/persuasion, and research. Students write at least 3 papers
of 3-5 pages and one position paper of 5-10 pages that requires a thesis and support
developed through formal research and documentation. This course emphasizes
reading and informal writing as methods through which ideas are developed.
ISLOs: This course supports student development of Written and Oral
Communications, Critical Thinking, and Social Responsibility.
Prerequisite: Completion of ENG 070 or ENG 071 with a C- or better and completion of
ENG 060; or placement by exam.
Note: This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education
Requirement.
Instructors: (1) Desmond (2) Conceison (3) Carrio