Personal Reading Improvement Course doesn t fulfill any divisional requirements in liberal studies. A course designed to improve reading comprehension and rate, vocabulary, and critical reading skills. Modes of Discourse Theses courses are designed to help students express themselves clearly in written and spoken English through reading and discussing essays, oral presentations and written composition. A language skills workshop is provided for students who desire individual assistance. A study of traditional types of essay writing including argumentation, definition, and comparison and contrast.
Emphasis is on organization of ideas and observations into coherent written form.
A study of the principles and practice of writing designated specifically for students who need practice in basic writing skills. A course in composition for students of exceptional ability. Emphasis on analysis, interpretation, and composition of essays and short stories including character portrayal and interaction, technique of description, and use of anecdote. These courses are designed to improve student s expository ability and style through analysis and preparation of extended compositions and research papers, and through an intensive study of the concepts and elements of language. A study of elements of rhetoric including proportion, order, pacing, tone, diction and sentence structure.