Goucher College 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Nov 23, 2024  
Goucher College 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

ENG 200 - Close Reading, Critical Writing (3 Cr.)

(GEN. ED. #7)
This course is intended to provide new English majors with the skills that will enable them to approach unfamiliar texts with confidence. Students will learn what is meant by-and how to perform-close readings of texts. Students will also explore how one goes about conducting literary research. Overall, this course intends to provide a strong foundation to make future encounters with literature more meaningful and rewarding. Students can obtain writing proficiency in the major in this course. Prerequisite: limited to students who have completed their college writing proficiency and are considering a major or minor in English. May confer writing proficiency in the major. Fall semester, repeated spring semester. Marchand, Rauwerda, Wells.