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The Honors Program at HFCC offers students a structured program consisting of core courses and requirements in humanities, English composition, science, math, and foreign language. In addition, the program is designed to teach students to think critically and conduct research through various methods, including the use of libraries, computer databases and the Internet. Honors English Composition I and Honors English Composition II are courses designed by instructors who have been selected for their excellence in teaching and expertise in the field. Topics vary, but students can expect the challenge and reward for which the Honors Program is renown. The English Division has been and continues to be very active in the Honors Program. Three of the most recent Honors Colloquia have been instructed by English instructors. The Honors Colloquium is a bi-annual seminar that offers Honors students interdisciplinary study of a given topic selected carefully by the Faculty Honors Council. Learning Community Do you like to work independently? Do you want to maximize the credit hours you earn while minimizing the time you spend on campus? Do you want to integrate classroom assignments between disciplines to make them more meaningful? Then a Learning Community is for you. Currently the English Division offers two Learning Community environments: COMPOSITION - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY and COMPOSITION - INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY. For more information, please contact Professor Rick Bailey, 313-845-6498, or email: rbailey@hfcc.edu Pre-Business, Pre-Engineering, Pre-Nursing, and Pre-Pharmacy In addition to the core requirement of English 131 for pre-professional students, the English Division offers technical writing (ENG 135). Students will learn to apply the rhetorical principles and techniques characteristic of professional communication. As a result of analyzing and writing documents such as memos, letters, proposals, instructions and reports as well as preparing and delivering a short oral report, they will see how communication is an important dimension of professional effectiveness. They will become familiar with the following: · The role of written and oral communication within organizations. · The challenges and problems associated with professional communication, including ethical concerns. · The various audiences targeted by professional communication and the importance of adapting to them. · The methods of creating an effective professional voice or ethos in a document. · The use of computer technology as a critical tool in professional communication. · The production of computer-generated graphics that incorporate the elements of effective visual aids. In addition to providing two of the core requirements for all Pre-Education majors, ENG 131 and ENG 132, the English Division offers Children's Literature (ENG 246). English 246 introduces students to the forms, themes, history, and uses of literature written for children between the ages of three and twelve. Students will learn to evaluate and select literature critically and to understand its use in preschool and elementary classrooms. Genres to be studied include traditional fiction/folktales, contemporary realistic fiction, picture books, fantasy/science fiction, historical fiction, biography, nonfiction, and poetry/verse. Oral histories from the Center for the Study of Work Information on The Salt Project
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