Course Description

ENG 200 is a course which concentrates on writing expository paragraphs and multi-paragraph compositions through a process appproach. Students will learn how to construct a topic sentence or thesis statement with a controlling idea and provide support for that idea in standard English. Prerequisite: Satisfactory score on the English Placement Examination or completion of ENG 300, ENG 340, or a comparable course with a grade of "C" or better.

Format

This distance education ENG 200 course--including the orientation and testing--is entirely online; there are no on-campus meetings. The course is offered in three formats:             

                         Full semester (16 weeks)  Late start (12 weeks)    Eight-week session  (1st or 2nd)

Theme                                                    

Sail on a virtual voyage to the Hawaiian Islands. Swim with dolphins on the Kohala Coast; SCUBA or SNUBA in the Coral Gardens off the coast of Lahaina, Maui; ride the waves at Oahu's North Shore Banzai Pipeline (Ho, da shreddin' da kine, brah!); hit a hole-in-one on Number 17, a 555 yard stretch at the unparalleled Mauna Kea Golf Course; take a three-hour ride on the northern tip of Hawaii with ATV Outfitters; hike the 17 mile trail on a volcano summit to the Mauna Loa Weather Observatory; or jump 35 feet to the ocean from Honokane Iki Valley cilffs on the Big Island. Not that adventuresome? Then maybe you'd enjoy relaxing under coconut trees on a pristine, black or green sand Puna beach; sipping papaya-mango smoothies at the Banyan Tree in Maui; shopping for Hawaiian shirts at Kahului's Queen Ka'ahumanu Mall; or strolling at sunset along Waikiki Beach to Kapiolani Park, enjoying the music from nearby resorts. Still not convinced? Take a peek at what's ahead: watch Girl Meets Hawaii with Samantha Brown from the Travel Channel, available on YouTube.com.

Hawaiian culture and attractions are the inspiration for writing activities, grammar and punctuation games, test questions, and group activities in this online ENG 200 course. Book your passage now!