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Course Catalogue - Bachelor's Degree
A number of changes from the most recent catalog have been approved. Several (originally submitted May, 1996) are still pending because the courses are taught at more than one campus and must be considered by a UPR system wide committee.
* Indicate courses where the changes are still pending have an asterisk following course number.
** Indicate a proposed course for which a course number has not yet been assigned but which is shortly expected.
| ENGL 3001* |
British Literature through the Eighteenth Century |
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One of the following: English 3103-3104, or English 3011-3012, or level 5 on English Department Placement Test, or advanced placement in English. High level of fluency. |
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| Description: |
A survey of the development of British literature through the eighteenth century, based on major authors and trends. |
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| ENGL 3002 |
British Literature from Romanticism to the Present |
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| Prerequisites: |
One of the following: English 3103-3104, or English 3011-3012, or level 5 on English Department Placement Test, or advanced placement in English. High level of fluency.
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| Description: |
A survey of the development of British literature from the Romantic Movement to the present, based on major authors and trends.
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| ENGL 3013 |
Fundamentals of English Grammar for Level 3 Students |
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| Prerequisites: |
English 3004 or 3102 and level 3 on English Department Placement Test |
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| Description: |
This is the first part of a two-semester English grammar course for students who have placed level 3 on the Humanities English Placement Test. Within a communicative setting, students analyze grammatical forms in natural language and put these into action in their own speech and writing. Explicit knowledge of grammatical form and function will help level 3 students to incorporate these structures into their developing grammatical system when psycholinguistically ready. |
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| ENGL 3014 |
Fundamentals of English Grammar for Level 3 Students |
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English 3013 |
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| Description: |
This is the second part of a two-semester English grammar course for students who have placed level 3 on the Humanities English Placement Test. Within a communicative setting, students analyze grammatical forms in natural language and put these into action in their own speech
and writing. Explicit knowledge of grammatical form and function will help level 3 students to incorporate these structures into their developing grammatical system when psycholinguistically ready. |
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English 3003-3004 (or its equivalent) and level 1 on English Department Placement Test. |
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| Description: |
Development of basic vocabulary, social formulas; pronunciation and grammar needed to carry out simple conversations. Practice in listening comprehension via attendance in language laboratory. |
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| ENGL 3032 |
Developing Functions of Oral English (formerly Conversational English) First Level II |
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English 3031 |
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| Description: |
Continuing development of basic vocabulary, social formulas; pronunciation and grammar needed to carry out simple conversations. Practice in listening comprehension via attendance in language laboratory. |
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| ENGL 3036 |
Literature & the Healing Arts: A Crosscultural Perspective |
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Level 4 or 5 on the English Department Placement Test, Advanced Placement in English Levels 4 or 5, or 580 and above on the CEEB. |
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| Description: |
An interdisciplinary course that examines essays, short stories, poetry, plays, novels, films, and medical writings that address, from several cultural perspectives, the relationship between literature, the human body in pain, social meanings of illness, and the healing arts |
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| Syllabi from: |
Prof. L. Collins
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| ENGL 3037 |
The Role of the Literary Magazine in Contemporary Literary Production |
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Level 4 or 5 on the English Department Placement Test, Advanced Placement in English Levels 4 or 5, or 580 and above on the CEEB. |
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| Description: |
An interdisciplinary course that examines the role that the literary magazine plays in the production of contemporary literature. The course surveys the history of the literary magazine during the 20 th and 21 st centuries. The literature of the most influential professional literary journals and university student literary magazines in North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, and other global regions will be studied. In addition to examining contemporary literary trends, the course analyzes literary standards, editing techniques, and the aesthetics of magazine layout and graphic design. The final course project is the production of a volume of the multilingual student literary magazine Tonguas. |
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| ENGL 3041 |
Developing Functions of Oral English (formerly Conversational English) Second Level I |
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| Prerequisites: |
English 3101-3102 (or its equivalent) and level 2 on English Department Placement Test |
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| Description: |
Development of vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation and grammar needed for daily conversation and written communication. Practice in listening comprehension and written production via attendance in language laboratory. |
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| ENGL 3042 |
Developing Functions of Oral English (formerly Conversational English) Second Level II |
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| Prerequisites: |
English 3031 or 3041 |
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| Description: |
Continuing development of vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation and grammar needed for daily conversation and written communication. Practice in listening comprehension and written production via attendance in language laboratory. |
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| Prerequisites: |
Level 4 or 5 on the English Department Placement Test, Advanced Placement in English Levels 4 or 5, or 580 and above on the CEEB. |
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| Description: |
An interdisciplinary course that examines essays, short stories, novels, and films that address, from a variety of perspective, the human relationship to the natural, non-human world during the contemporary era of planetary change, globalization, and increasing commercial and technological dependency. |
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| ENGL 3051 |
Developing Functions of Oral English (formerly Conversational English) Third Level I |
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| Prerequisites: |
English 3101-3102 (or its equivalent) and level 3 on English Department Placement Test |
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| Description: |
Development of more advanced vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation, spelling, and grammar needed to achieve fluency in both oral and written English. Practice in listening comprehension [and written production] via attendance in language laboratory. |
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| ENGL 3052 |
Developing Functions of Oral English (formerly Conversational English) Third Level II |
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| Prerequisites: |
English 3041 or 3051 |
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| Description: |
Continuing development of more advanced vocabulary, idioms, pronunciation, spelling, and grammar needed to achieve fluency in both oral and written English. Practice in listening comprehension [and written production] via attendance in language laboratory. |
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Credit hours:
Laboratory: |
3
1 hour per week |
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English 3101-3102 (or its equivalent) and level 4 on English Department Placement Test |
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| Description: |
Teaches students to speak and write clearly and effectively, utilizing an oral and written communication approach and a program of laboratory experiences.
NOTE: This course was discontinued in May 2004. |
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| Prerequisites: |
One of the following: English 3103-3104, or English 3011-3012, or level 5 on English Department Placement Test, or advanced placement in English. High level of fluency. |
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| Description: |
Theory and Practice as a means of having students become more effective intercultural communicators. Intercultural perception, language, nonverbal elements, values, social organizations and world view. Comparison will be made to show how cultural differences in these areas affect the intercultural communication process. |
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| ENGL 3071 |
Developing Functions of Oral English (formerly Conversational English) Fourth Level I |
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| Prerequisites: |
English 3101-3102 (or its equivalent) and level 4 on English Department Placement Test.
NOTE: Students who took English 3103-3104 will not be admitted. |
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| Description: |
Development of advanced vocabulary, social formulas, pronunciation, and grammatical structures needed to carry out complex conversations in English. Practice in listening comprehension via attendance in language laboratory twice a week. |
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| ENGL 3072 |
Developing Functions of Oral English (formerly Conversational English) Fourth Level II |
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| Prerequisites: |
English 3051 or 3071 |
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| Description: |
Continuation of development of advanced vocabulary, social formulas, pronunciation, and grammatical structures needed to carry out complex conversations in English. Practice in listening comprehension via attendance in language laboratory twice a week.
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| ENGL 3081 |
Acquiring English Through Literature |
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| Prerequisites: |
English 3003-3004 or English 3101-3102 (or their equivalents), and level 1, 2, or 3 on English Department Placement Test. |
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The course focuses on the study, discussion, critical analysis, and oral representation of stories, poems, plays, essays, and novels as a means of accelerating acquisition, understanding, and production of written and oral English. Emphasis is placed on building vocabulary, the grammar and syntax of the readings, the aesthetic uses of language in literary expression, and the structural components of literary genres. |
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| Syllabi from: |
Prof. L. Fiet |
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| ENGL 3082 |
Acquiring English Through Literature II |
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| Prerequisites: |
English 3081 |
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| Description: |
An introductory-level course that focuses on English language acquisition through the study and critical analysis of literary works. Emphasis is placed on the comprehension of the grammatical, syntactical, and aestheitic use of the language as well as on the process of creative writing, role-playing, and “performance.” |
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Last update:
May 7, 2008 18:58 |
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