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All
students must plan to complete assessment tests in reading and writing before
registering for their first English courses. Testing for both native and
non-native speakers is available through Instructional Support Services.
 Testing
Schedules
How
to Prepare for ENGLISH TEST
English
Assessment Tests are used to determine your appropriate English course
placement. You cannot fail this test. Test results are valid for two years.
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073 | 074 | 075 | 076
| 078 | 079 | 081
| 082 | 083 | 088
| 089 | 090 | 091
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| 099 | 101 | 102
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EGL
071 3:3:0 Academic Reading and Study Skills for the
Non-Native Speaker I
Course introduces
advanced beginning academic reading and study skills for non-native
speakers of English. Content includes determining the main idea, discovering
meaning from context, identifying details, and study skills. Tandem
with EGL 074. Prerequisite: Placement test.
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EGL
072 3:3:0 Academic Reading and Study Skills for the Non-Native
Speaker II
Course presents
intermediate academic reading and study skills for non-native speakers
of English. Content includes making inferences, increasing reading speed,
skimming and scanning, and reading academic materials. Tandem with EGL
075. Prerequisite: Placement test.
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EGL
073 3:3:0 Academic Reading and Study Skills for the Nonnative
Speaker III
Course develops
high-intermediate academic reading and study skills for non-native speakers
of English. Content includes developing critical reading skills, prefixes,
suffixes, and roots to find meaning, and increasing reading speed. Tandem
with EGL 076. Prerequisite: Placement test.
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EGL
074 3:3:0 Academic Writing for the Non-Native Speaker
I
Course focuses on
an advanced-beginning composition and grammar skills for non-native
speakers of English. Content includes paragraph organization and development,
basic verb tenses, simple and compound sentences, and rules for nouns
and adjectives. Tandem with EGL 071. Prerequisite: Placement test.
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075 3:3:0 Academic Writing for the Non-Native Speaker
II
Course develops
intermediate academic grammar and composition skills for non-native
speakers of English. Content includes development of the short essay,
subordination, coordination, verb tenses, and intermediate sentence
structure. Tandem with EGL 072. Prerequisite: Placement test.
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076 3:3:0 Academic Writing for the Non-native Speaker
III
Course focuses on
high-intermediate academic grammar and composition skills for non-native
speakers of English. Content includes the expository essay, sentence
combining, and perfect tenses. Tandem with EGL 073. Prerequisite: Placement
test.
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EGL
078 3:3:0 Speaking and Listening for Non-Native SpeakersI
Course teaches speaking
and listening skills for non-native speakers of English. Content includes
giving opinions, listening for main ideas and details, pronunciation,
extemporaneous speaking, and planning and giving short speeches. Prerequisite:
Placement into Oakton ESL reading/writing courses or consent of instructor
or ESL coordinator.
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EGL
079 3:3:0 Pronunciation for the Non-Native Speaker I
Course teaches pronunciation
of standard American English. Content includes vowel and consonant production,
stress and intonation, and allophonic and morphophonemic rules. Prerequisite:
Placement in Oakton’s college ESL courses or consent of instructor
or ESL coordinator.
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EGL
081 3:3:0 Speaking and Listening for Non-Native Speakers
II
Course teaches speaking
and listening skills for non-native speakers of English at EGL 078 proficiency
level. Content includes expressing and understanding complex ideas,
discussing academic topics, speech patterns, and listening to academic
lectures. Prerequisite: EGL 078 or consent of instructor or ESL coordinator.
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EGL
082 4:4:0 Basic Grammar for the Non-Native Speaker
Course provides
intensive practice in basic and low-intermediate grammar skills for
non-native speakers of English. Content includes correct use of basic
verb tenses, possessives, modals, compound sentence structures, adverbials,
adjectives, articles, and prepositions. Prerequisite: Placement in EGL
074 or higher.
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083 4:4:0 Intermediate Grammar for the Non-Native Speaker
Course provides
intensive practice in intermediate and advanced grammar skills for non-native
speakers of English. Content includes correct use of the perfect tenses,
perfect modals, subordinate clauses, phrasal verbs, and passive voice.
Prerequisite: Placement in EGL 076 or higher. (Students receiving an
EGL 076 placement after completing EGL 076 should enroll in EGL 082.)
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EGL
088 1 or 3 credits How to Study 1 hour
Course offers practical
guide to methods of studying. Content includes organizing time, note-taking,
preparing for examinations, mastering use of textbook and various other
skill areas needed to increase efficiency as a learner. 3 hours Course
provides practice in general college-level reading and writing skills.
Content includes methods of studying taught in the one-credit course.
Focus is on increasing self-confidence.
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EGL
089 4:4:0 Academic Reading and Study Skills for Non-Native
Speakers IV
Course develops
successful academic reading and study strategies for non-native speakers.
Content includes vocabulary building, identifying lexical and textbook
structures, and applying critical reading skills to college level material.
Prerequisite: Placement test in reading and writing placement of EGL
090 or EGL 101NN.
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EGL
090 3:3:1 Composition for the Non-Native Speaker IV
Course
focuses on advanced ESL writing skills in preparation for college level
writing. Content includes organization, coherence, unity, and argumentation,
complex sentence structures, and advanced grammar. Prerequisite: Placement
test. Fee $7.50
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EGL
091 1:1:0 Vocabulary Improvement
Course offers practical
approach to improving academic vocabulary skills. Focus is on strategies
to build and retain a discipline-specific college-level vocabulary.
Content includes structural analysis, contextual clues, dictionary applications,
mnemonic devices, keywords, and word etymologies. Prerequisite: Appropriate
score on reading placement test.
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EGL
092 4:4:0 Reading and Academic Skills Development
Course provides
individual diagnosis and remediation of reading problems. Content focus
is on improvement of comprehension skills. Methods include group discussion
and computer assisted instruction. Prerequisite: Appropriate score on
placement test.
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EGL
093 3:3:0 Reading Strategies for College
Course provides
intensive individual practice in reading, in small class setting. Focus
is on remediation of reading difficulties. Prerequisite: Completion
of EGL 089 or EGL 092, and referral by a faculty member.
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EGL
094 3:3:0 Reading Improvement
Course teaches strategies
to improve reading comprehension and efficiency necessary for handling
college level reading material. Focus is on developing effective reading
skills. Content includes lectures, discussions, collaborative learning.
Methods include Great Books approach and computer assisted instruction.
Prerequisite: Appropriate score on placement test.
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EGL
096 3:3:0 Developmental Composition I
Course prepares
students for college writing. Content includes the writing process,
sentence structure, paragraph organization, basic essay structure, grammar
and mechanics. Prerequisite: Placement test.
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EGL
097 (formerly EGL 052) 3:3:0 Developmental Composition
II
Course prepares
students for college writing. Content includes the writing process,
the structure of multi-paragraph essays, and review of sentence structure,
paragraph organization, grammar, and mechanics. Prerequisite: Placement
test.
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EGL
098 1:1:0 Fundamentals of English Grammar
Course provides
instruction and practice in grammar and mechanics of standard written
English. Content includes sentence structure, punctuation, subject-verb
agreement, pronoun usage, parallelism, and other elements of grammar
affecting writing structure and style. Prerequisite: Placement into
EGL 090, EGL 097 or higher.
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EGL
099 3:3:0 Skills in Written English: Writing Tutorial
Course provides
intensive practice in writing skills in small group setting. Content
includes individual instruction in grammar and sentence structure and
review of structure and development of the essay. Prerequisite: Previous
enrollment in EGL 090 or 097 and consent of instructor.
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EGL
101 3:3:0 Composition I
Course introduces
strategies for planning, writing, and revising expository essays based
on experience and reading. Content includes purpose, context, genre,
and the rhetorical situation as elements in the writing process, as
well as critical reading and analysis as the basis for essay writing.
The first course in a two-course sequence with EGL 102. Prerequisite:
Placement test. IAI C1 900
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EGL
102 3:3:0 Composition II
Course introduces
strategies for planning, writing, and revising advanced expository essays
and the college research paper. Content includes critical reading and
analysis, the structure of argument, and the use of sources. Prerequisite:
EGL 101. IAI C1 901
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EGL
110 3:3:0 Effective College Reading
Course
covers reading skills and strategies for students to improve reading
rate and comprehension for efficient college reading. Activities include
lectures, computer assisted instruction and exercises. The classroom
and the Academic Assistance Center are used for instruction. Prerequisite:
Appropriate score on assessment test.
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EGL
111 3:3:0 Introduction to Business and Technical Writing
Course
concentrates on development of competence in producing various types
of business documents. Content includes memoranda, letters, reports,
and procedural documents. Focus is on writing for an audience with identified
purpose, using college-owned computer hardware and software. Recommended:
Placement into EGL 101. Fee $15
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EGL
113 3:3:0 Introduction to Drama
Course introduces
students to dramatic literature and its cultural, social, and historical
influences. Content includes terminology and methods for analyzing and
evaluating drama including form, thematic development, and style. IAI
H3 902
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EGL
115 3:3:0 Introduction to Fiction
Course introduces
students to study of the novel and short story in cultural, social,
and historical context. Content includes terminology and methods for
analyzing and evaluating fiction including form, thematic development,
and style. IAI H3 901
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EGL
117 3:3:0 Introduction to Poetry
Course introduces
students to the study poetry and its cultural, social, and historical
contexts. Content includes terminology and methods for analyzing and
evaluating poetry including form, thematic development, and style. IAI
H3 903
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EGL
129 (formerly HUM 129)u 3:3:0 Introduction to Literature
Course introduces
students to the study of literature through readings in fiction, drama,
and poetry. Content includes terminology and methods for literary analysis
and evaluation as well as discussion of social, intellectual, and historical
influences on these literary forms. IAI H3 900
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EGL
150 3:3:0 Introduction to Journalism
Course introduces
students to news writing and history and continuing role of the newspaper.
Content includes theory and practice in writing stories, leads, editorials,
features and reviews; copy-reading and make-up; particular problems
and requirements of local journalism; introduction to principles of
newspaper design and current technology. Prerequisite: EGL 101 or placement
in EGL 101 recommended. Fee $10
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EGL
201 3:3:0 Introduction to Creative Writing
Course offers exposure
to and practice in writing one or more forms of literary discourse including
poetry, fiction, essay, and drama. Content includes the basic elements
of writing in the selected genres. Prerequisite: EGL 101 or consent
of instructor or department chair.
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EGL
202 3:3:0 Writing Fiction
Course offers students
the opportunity to develop an individual style as fiction writers. Content
includes basic elements of fiction writing: structure, character, point
of view, setting, and dialog. Prerequisite: EGL 101 or consent of instructor
or department chair.
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EGL
203 3:3:0 Writing Poetry
Course offers students
the opportunity to develop an individual style as poets. Content includes
basic elements and techniques of writing poetry: line, meter, free verse,
imagery, and metaphor. Prerequisite: EGL 101 or consent of instructor
or department chair.
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EGL
210 3:3:0 Intermediate Expository Writing
This course
develops student competence in preparation of compositions of extended
length and emphasizes attention to stylistic techniques. It is recommended
for the student whose education or career plans will require writing
with clarity, precision and elegance. Prerequisite: Successful completion
of EGL 101.
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EGL
211 3:3:0 Writing for the Web
Course explores
specialized writing techniques and skills necessary to produce effective
communications for digital formats. Focus is on online hypertext documents
for internet and intranet systems. Experience using word processing
software and World Wide Web necessary. Content includes organizing and
writing company Web pages, product and service descriptions; and on-line
training materials, easily navigated by various audiences. Instruction
in HTML coding not part of course. Recommended: Successful completion
of one college-level English course. Fee $15
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EGL
212 (formerly EGL 112) 3:3:0 Technical Writing Applications
Course
develops competencies in producing technical and scientific documents.
Content includes manuals, proposals, status reports and formal reports
requiring research and data analysis. Focus is on writing and designing
reader-centered documents illustrating principles and procedures typical
of technical and scientific fields; and instruction in design and integration
of necessary visual elements such as tables, charts, and graphs Recommended:
Successful completion of one college-level English course. Fee $15
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EGL
221* 3:3:0 American Literature I (from the Colonial Period
through the Civil War)
(offered fall semester
only, every other year)
Course traces the development of American literature by studying major
writers from 1600-1865. Content includes social, cultural, historical,
and literary influences, as well as terminology and methods of literary
analysis and evaluation. Prerequisite: EGL 101 or placement in EGL 101.
IAI H3 915
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EGL
222* 3:3:0 American Literature II (from the Civil War
to the Present)
(offered
spring semester only, every other year)
Course traces the development of American literature by focusing on
major writers from 1865 through 20th century. Content includes social,
cultural, historical, and literary influences, as well as terminology
and methods of literary analysis and evaluation. Prerequisite: EGL 101
or placement in EGL 101. IAI H3 915
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EGL
223* 3:3:0 Contemporary American Literature
(offered
fall semester only)
Course focuses on American literature of recent past. Content includes
fiction, poetry, and drama, as well as influential television and film
texts in their cultural, social, and historical contexts, as well as
terminology and methods of literary analysis and evaluation. Prerequisite:
EGL 101 or placement in EGL 101. IAI H3 915
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EGL
224* 3:3:0 American Ethnic Literature
(offered
spring semester only)
Course explores influence of racial and ethnic identities on literary
expression of at least two of the following groups: Chicano, Italian-American,
Jewish-American, Irish-American, Chinese-American, Indian-American,
Native American and African-American. Content includes theories of race
and ethnicity; influence of experience, history, and culture on minority
writers; terminology and methods of literary analysis and evaluation.
Prerequisite: EGL 101 or placement in EGL 101. IAI H3 910D
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EGL
225* 3:3:0 Women and Literature
(offered fall semester only)
Course introduces fiction, poetry, and drama by women writers from the
eighteenth through the twentieth century. Content includes influence
of experience, cultural attitudes, and literary influences; social,
cultural, and historical contexts; terminology and methods of literary
analysis and evaluation. Prerequisite: EGL 101 or placement in EGL 101.
IAI H3 911D
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EGL
226* 3:3:0 African-American Literature
(offered spring
semester only)
Course introduces fiction, poetry, and drama by African-American writers
from eighteenth through twentieth centuries. Content includes social,
cultural, historical, and literary contexts; comparable themes in popular
culture; terminology and methods of literary analysis and evaluation.
Prerequisite: EGL 101 or placement in EGL 101. IAI H3 910D
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EGL
227* 3:3:0 Native American Literature
(offered fall semester
only)
Course introduces fiction, poetry, and drama by Native American writers
from eighteenth through twentieth centuries. Content includes social,
cultural, historical, and literary contexts, as well as terminology
and methods of literary analysis and evaluation. Prerequisite: EGL 101
or placement in EGL 101. IAI H3 910D
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EGL
228* 3:3:0 Gender, Identity and Literature
(offered spring
semester only)
Course introduces students to representations of gender and sexuality
in literary works, including poetry, fiction, drama, and film. Content
includes theory of gender and sexual identity; influence of gender and
sexual identities on literary expression, and influence of literature
on gender and sexual identities; terminology and methods of literary
analysis and evaluation.Prerequisite: EGL 101 or placement in EGL 101.
IAI H3 911D
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EGL
230* 3:3:0 Non-Western Literature in English
(offered spring
semester only)
Course introduces students to literature in English by writers from
non-Western cultures such as Asian, South Asian, African, Caribbean,
Middle-Eastern or Latin American. Content includes social, historical,
and cultural contexts of literary works; relationship of these writers
to literary traditions; terminology and methods of literary analysis
and evaluation. Prerequisite: EGL 101 or placement in EGL 101. IAI H3
908N
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EGL
231* 3:3:0 British Literature I (from the Anglo-Saxons
to 1800)
(offered fall semester
only, every other year)
Course traces the development of British Literature from the Anglo-Saxon
period to 1800. Content includes major writers, literary genres, and
cultural attitudes of the Anglo-Saxon, Medieval, Elizabethan, Restoration,
and Augustan periods, as well as terminology and methods of literary
analysis and evaluation. Prerequisite: EGL 101 or placement in EGL 101.
IAI H3 912
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EGL
232* 3:3:0 British Literature II (from 1800 to the present)
(offered spring semester only, every other year)
Course traces the development of British Literature from 1800 through
20th century. Content includes major writers, literary genres and cultural
attitudes during Romantic, Victorian, Edwardian and Modern Periods,
as well as terminology and methods of literary analysis and evaluation.
Prerequisite: EGL 101 or placement in EGL 101. IAI H3 913
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EGL
234* 3:3:0 Introduction to Shakespeare
(offered fall semester
only)
Course introduces the study of Shakespeare through focus on six to eight
plays, selected from among comedies, tragedies and histories. Content
includes social, cultural, literary, and historical context of the plays;
changing interpretations; individual examples of performance taken from
films, recordings, and attendance at local theatres (when possible);
terminology and methods of literary analysis and evaluation. Prerequisite:
EGL 101 or placement in EGL 101. IAI H3 905
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EGL
235* 3:3:0 Studies in Shakespeare
(offered
spring semester only)
Course examines specific theme in Shakespeare’s works through
study of six to eight plays exclusive of those studied in EGL 234. Content
includes social, cultural, literary, and historical context of the plays;
changing interpretations; individual examples of performance taken from
films, recordings, and attendance at local theatres (when possible);
terminology and methods of literary analysis and evaluation. Prerequisite:
One literature course or consent of instructor.
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EGL
241* 3:3:0 Masterpieces of Western Literature I
(offered fall semester
only, every other year)
Course introduces various masterpieces of Western Literature from Ancient
times through the Renaissance (1650). Content includes important currents
of western thought during the period; comparative study of selected
works; terminology and methods of literary analysis and evaluation.
Prerequisite: EGL 101 or placement in EGL 101. IAI H3 906
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EGL
242* 3:3:0 Masterpieces of Western Literature II
(offered spring
semester only, every other year)
Course introduces various masterpieces of Western literature from 1650
to the present. Content includes important currents of western thought
during the period; comparative study of selected works; terminology
and methods of literary analysis and evaluation. Prerequisite: EGL 101
or placement in EGL 101. IAI H3 907
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EGL
260 3:3:0 Introduction to Linguistics
Course introduces
the study of language. Content includes fundamental concepts of phonetics,
phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics,
historical linguistics, and neurolinguistics. Prerequisite: EGL 101,
as well as placement in EGL 110 or higher, or consent of instructor.
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EGL
261 3:3:0 Theories in Teaching English as a
Second Language (TESOL)
Course introduces
the basic theories of language acquisition and teaching English as a
second language(TESOL). Content focuses on the relationship between
theory and practice in the field of ESL. This course gives the linguistic
background necessary to become an effective ESL teacher. Prerequisite:
EGL 101 or consent of instructor.
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EGL
262 3:3:0 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language
(TESOL)
Course introduces
methods of teaching English as a second language (TESOL). Content includes
study of listening, speaking, reading, and writing; observation of ESL
teaching and limited hands-on experience with ESL students. Prerequisite:
EGL 101, as well as placement in EGL 110 or higher, or consent of instructor.
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EGL
290 1-4:0-4:0-4 Topics in English
Course explores
selected topics in literature, writing, or journalism. Content will
vary, with possible focus on single author, group of authors, period
of literature or literary theme; or on specific writing format, medium,
purpose or audience. EGL 290 may be repeated up to three times on different
topics for a maximum of twelve credit hours. Prerequisite: EGL 101 or
placement into EGL 101.
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also be offered in summer.
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