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ENG113 Advanced Academic Reading
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: ENG103
This course is designed to help students acquire the appropriate skills to strengthen their ability
to understand complex readings which they encounter in their university programs. Accordingly,
the course covers aspects of advanced reading for specific academic purposes, while developing
strategies that are necessary for successful reading. Individual skills covered include combining
information from various sources, skimming, predicting, dealing with unfamiliar words, inference
and text analysis.

ENG114 Introduction to Journalism
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: ENG103
This course gives an introduction to researching and writing news stories. Students gain additional
opportunities to refine their English writing and speaking skills beyond the current courses
available at PSU. The ability to write well is a skill that is valued by employers, regardless of
profession. Thus, the course imparts an additional marketable skill for those students who
complete it. Journalists with expertise in business are currently in-demand in the job market.
Consequently, journalism training opens another avenue of possible employment for PSU
students whose majors are business-related.

ENG207 Critical Thinking
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: ENG103
This course is designed to help students develop their skills in reasoning, analysis, the use of logical
arguments to solve real-world problems. The skills taught in this course have broad application in
both the academic and professional spheres. Students study and learn reasoning and the nature
of arguments, the nature and rules of evidence, how to distinguish false claims from true claims,
recognize and avoid logical fallacies and learn how to anticipate and solve problems in complex
systems. Class participation and interaction is vital. Emphasis is placed upon practical techniques
and application of skills acquired through in-class presentations.

ENG208 Elementary Spanish
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: None
Spanish Level 1 is designed to develop some basic communicative skills as well as an
understanding of the cultures of Spanish speaking countries. The goal of this course is to develop
communicative competence in Spanish: communicate minimally, create sentences, ask and
answer basic questions, initiate and respond to simple statements, and maintain conversations
about familiar topics.

ENG301 Technical Writing and Translation
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: ENG103 for all but CE students
The course introduces the principles and practices of technical writing. The object of the course is
cultivating writing skills cued to professional work. Through an array of homework assignments,
engaged class discussions and a report project, students obtain proficiency in various aspects of
technical writing. Attention is also given to the development of argumentative and analytical skills
as well as elements of document design and formatting.

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