Course Descriptions

NOTE: ENG-025 is not taught by English Department faculty. For information about this course, contact Pat Morris of the Academic Foundations Department, at [email protected] or 919-532-5846.

Also, Wake Tech doesn't offer ENG-261 or ENG-262.

ENG-025: College English Skills

This course provides the skills necessary for success in college English courses. Topics include reading and writing processes and strategies, such as critical thinking, text analysis, idea development, and application of writing conventions. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze readings and produce unified, coherent, well-developed paragraphs and essays using appropriate document design and standard written English while developing positive academic habits, learning strategies, and a growth mindset.

Pre-Requisites: None

ENG-045: English Skills Support

ENG-045 is designated for students taking ENG-111. This course provides academic support for the successful completion of gateway English courses by supplementing and reinforcing classroom instruction. Emphasis is placed on developing a growth mindset, expanding skills in active reading and writing processes, applying editing and revision strategies, exercising standard writing conventions through contextualized instruction, and ethically using appropriate technology when reading and writing. Upon completion, students should be able to apply active reading strategies to college-level texts and produce unified, well-developed essays using standard written English.

Pre-Requisites: None

ENG-110: Workplace Writing Essentials

This course is designed to equip students with the essential writing skills and strategies required to excel in the workplace. Emphasis is placed on the development of written communication expertise specifically tailored to the needs of the business and industrial sectors. Upon completion, students should be able to produce a variety of professional documents appropriate for the workplace, such as forms of correspondence, business reports, proposals, resumes, cover letters, and other workplace documents, while adhering to industry standards and best practices.

Pre-Requisites: None

ENG-111: Writing and Inquiry

This course is designed to develop the ability to produce clear writing in a variety of genres and formats using a recursive process. Emphasis includes inquiry, analysis, effective use of rhetorical strategies, thesis development, audience awareness, and revision. Upon completion, students should be able to produce unified, coherent, well-developed essays using standard written English.

Pre-Requisites: Complete one: Complete ENG-002; Place out of ENG-002; Complete ENG-025; Place out of ENG-025; Complete ENG-011; Complete ENG-045; Place out of ENG-045; Currently enrolled in ENG-045 Complete one: Complete ENG-002; Place out of ENG-002; Complete ENG-025; Place out of ENG-025; Complete ENG-011; Complete ENG-045; Place out of ENG-045; Currently enrolled in ENG-045

ENG-112: Writing and Research in the Disciplines

This course, the second in a series of two, introduces research techniques, documentation styles, and writing strategies. Emphasis is placed on analyzing information and ideas and incorporating research findings into documented writing and research projects. Upon completion, students should be able to evaluate and synthesize information from primary and secondary sources using documentation appropriate to various disciplines.

Pre-Requisites: Take ENG-111 Take ENG-111(S24022); Minimum grade C;

ENG-114: Professional Research & Reporting

This course, the second in a series of two, is designed to teach professional communication skills. Emphasis is placed on research, listening, critical reading and thinking, analysis, interpretation, and design used in oral and written presentations. Upon completion, students should be able to work individually and collaboratively to produce well-designed business and professional written and oral presentations. The student will be able to research a targeted company, write a letter of application and resume for a specific job as well as demonstrate the ability to present competently his or her qualifications in a job interview.

Pre-Requisites: Take ENG-111 Minimum grade C Take ENG-111

ENG-125: Creative Writing I

This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice the art of creative writing. Emphasis is placed on writing, fiction, poetry, and sketches. Upon completion, students should be able to craft and critique their own writing and critique the writing of others.

Pre-Requisites: Take ENG-111

ENG-231: American Literature I

This course covers selected works in American literature from its beginnings to 1865. Emphasis is placed on historical background, cultural context, and literary analysis of selected prose, poetry, and drama. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze and interpret literary works in their historical and cultural contexts.

Pre-Requisites: Take One: ENG-112, ENG 113, or ENG 114

ENG-232: American Literature II

This course covers selected works in American literature from 1865 to the present. Emphasis is placed on historical background, cultural context, and literary analysis of selected prose, poetry, and drama. Upon completion, students should be able to analyze and interpret literary works in their historical and cultural contexts.