ENG 2061 - English Grammar: Usage and Mechanics

2 credits
Prerequisites: SB 1720 Testing Exemption or Testing into ENC 1101 ; or completion of (ENC 0025 and REA 0017) or (ENC 0022 and REA 0019 ) with a “C” or better; or EAP 1620 and EAP 1640 with a “C” or better; or an eligible testing/course completion combination
This course provides a brief introduction to the history of the English language, an overview of developments in American English, instruction in usage, and an intensive study of traditional American English grammar usage and mechanics for those students who wish to improve both their understanding and use of standard American English. The course also provides transfer students with a two-hour course that would help them meet the composition requirement for Florida SouthWestern State College’s general education program. If completed with a grade of “C” or better, this course serves to complete part of the writing intensive course requirements.