24 NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON principles, techniques, and ethics of reporting and writing. You’ll learn the nuances of different genres of journalism: features, profiles, op-eds, criticism, and digital story-telling (all of which can include sports and arts topics). You’ll read and discuss stories from a range of digital publications, and practice interviewing, writing, and peer editing. You’ll spend time in the classroom, but you’ll also be out and about on campus, reporting stories about your community. ENG 325 Film Half credit. Prerequisite: None. In this course you will view and discuss films of importance in film history. You will study film as a genre and learn the techniques and terms particular to film. Frequent papers will be assigned in response to the films.
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE The ESL program is designed to help you make the transition to mainstream English and humanities classes at NMH if your native language is not English. New international students are required to attend an academic orientation before classes begin at NMH, during which your competency in English is examined and your placement in English or ESL classes is finalized. If you are enrolled in ESL courses, you do not take humanities courses concurrently. ESL 311 Advanced Reading and Writing Two credits. Prerequisite: Placement by department. Using a thematic focus, this two-semester course trains you in close reading of both fiction and nonfiction, discussion and presentation techniques, various types of personal and academic writing, and vocabulary building. ESL 411 English for Special Purposes Two credits. Prerequisite: Placement by department. This two-semester course serves as a bridge between ESL and mainstream English classes. Using materials from the humanities curriculum (English and history), you hone your skills in critical reading and analytical writing, class discussion, research, and public speaking. In the fall semester, you focus on world literature and global identities. In the spring semester, you explore American literature and history.