English (ENGL)
Required course in Cornerstone stage of general education. Provides students with strategies for effective writing and composing processes to write successfully in academic contexts. Students will learn several modes of writing, including expository and argumentative, become familiar with ethical writing and research practices, engage in conventions of academic writing, and become more reflective about their own writing processes. A grade of C- or higher is required to denote student readiness to achieve success in writing in college settings.
Provides students with strategies for effective writing and composing processes to write successfully in academic contexts. Students will learn several modes of writing, including expository and argumentative, become familiar with ethical writing and research practices, engage in conventions of academic writing, and become more reflective about their own writing processes. Students who demonstrate competency in ENGL 110 may be exempt from this requirement with written approval of the honors program director.
Assists students through workshop/lab format with assignments in accompanying English Composition course. Co-requisite ENGL 110.
Experimental
Study of the historical development and present characteristics of the English language, the process of language learning, social and geographical dialects and semantics. An overview of linguistic investigation.
Studies the structure, function, and meaning of language in use from social and corpus-based approaches. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Honors Introduction to Linguistic Analysis
Reading, analysis and interpretation of various literary genres (poetry, fiction and drama) selected from different periods with emphasis on cultural contexts. Not for English major credit.
Survey of literary development from earliest records to 1650. Emphasis on historical, aesthetic and philosophical aspects of world literature.
Survey of British literature from Anglo-Saxon times to 1800. Texts studied span early tales like Beowulf and King Arthur legends through Shakespeare’s plays up to the rise of the novel in the 18th century. Students will examine historical context and thematic connections as they observe authors wrestling with social problems and larger questions about the nature of faith and heroism, love and life, the monstrous and magical. Readings selected to include works by women writers, writers of color, and writers speaking from the margins of British society.
Survey of British literature including works from the early Romantic period through the early 21st century. Explores historical context and thematic connections as students examine how authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, and Zadie Smith respond and contribute to the vast social changes attending a period that spans the industrial revolution, two world wars, the expansion of civil liberties, and the rise of postmodernism. Readings selected to include works by women writers, writers of color, and writers speaking from the margins of British society. ENGL 233 is not a prerequisite.
This survey-style course looks to the literary foundations of America from Native American oral literatures to early Americans’ various writings through the 1860s and explores issues, conflicts, preoccupations, and themes during this period.
Survey of American literature from 1865 to present. ENGL 235 is not a prerequisite.
Textual, critical and rhetorical analyses of literary genres. Designed to familiarize the student with literary theory and interpretation of genres through research and analytical writing. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Interpretation of film as an art form, including technical and artistic aspects of film making. Explores theoretical approaches to cinema.
Honors Introduction to Film
Investigates connections among a selection of representative literary works from at least three different linguistic traditions and various historical periods in both Western and non-Western cultures. Prereq: ENGL 110, Member University Honors College or 3.35 GPA.
Applies critical lenses from fields of English Studies to a selection of texts on a particular theme. Engages students in interpreting current themes across cultures and/or time periods. Students will explore the topic from different perspectives by learning methods for critiquing texts, including new media. Themes/topics determined by instructor. May be repeated for credit twice (up to 6 credits).
Experimental
The nature and development of science fiction from Jules Verne and H. G. Wells to major writers of the present, with emphasis on methods of extrapolation - descriptions of consistent, altered frames of references based on scientific knowledge and historical, social or cultural patterns. Emphasis on multiple lines of inquiry or analysis. Prereq: ENGL 110.
A variety of options are available for English majors to apply their fields of study in professional contexts. Prereq: ENGL 110, 24 s.h. and permission of COOP coordinator. An (AW) indicates that the course counts toward the advanced writing part of the general education requirements.
A course in reporting news and features that emphasizes experience in the field completing authentic journalistic assignments. Includes the study of traditional and nontraditional journalistic forms. Prereq: ENGL 313.
Examines language change and its effects on the development of English phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Thematic investigation of a significant literary topic, major author, or literary style. May be taken more than once for credit since the topic varies. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Major writers and genres to circa 1935, with emphasis on the cultural roots and aesthetics within the American literary tradition. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Honors African American Literature 1
Major writers from circa 1935 to the present, with emphasis on literary movements, critical discourses and the relationship between literature and its historical contexts. May use thematic approach. Covers various genres, including oral tradition. Considers the black experience in the U.S. in an interdisciplinary context that analyzes cultural production. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Honors African American Literature 2
Introduces students to non-Western literary traditions through a theme selected by the instructor. Students will increase their awareness and appreciation of cultural differences and the art of literature. ENGL 110.
Folklore, with emphasis on literature, history, region, gender and class. Ballads, tales, riddles, legends, proverbs and other forms from American, English and international sources. Includes field collection projects. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Seminar with emphasis on fiction as a literary genre. Examines fictional narratives, including the novel, creative nonfiction, novella and short story. Reflects comparative and/or transnational perspectives. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Studies the development and use of language in the real world, focusing on language-related issues and ways to improve on these issues in a range of contexts. Prereq: ENGL 110
Approaches, methods and techniques appropriate to teaching standard English to speakers of other languages. Includes international tutoring opportunities. Prereq: ENGL 110 and permission of instructor. This course counts towards the ESL/Linguistics minor and option programs offered by the Department of English and World Languages; however, it does not count towards EMEE (Early, Middle, and Exceptional Education) students' ELD/ESL pedagogy requirement or the ESL minor program offered by the Department of EMEE.
Experimental
A variety of options are available for English majors to apply their fields of study in professional contexts. Prereq: ENGL 110, 24 s.h. and permission of COOP coordinator. An (AW) indicates that the course counts toward the advanced writing part of the general education requirements.
An introduction to the structure of the Old English language and to Old English prose and poetry. Prereq: ENGL 110.
A study of several of Shakespeare’s plays and some of his non-dramatic poetry, set in the historical, cultural, social, and literary context of the Renaissance, with special attention to the enduring, abiding concerns of human nature. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Shakespeare's life, works and times; detailed consideration of major plays. Prereq: ENGL 110.
A study of Milton’s major poetry and selected prose works against the background of the Puritan Revolution. Prereq: ENGL 110.
A study of Milton's major poetry and selected prose works against the background of the Puritan Revolution. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Literary figures and their works against social and political backgrounds from the start of Victoria’s reign through the start of World War I, a period marked by rapid social change impelled by industrialism and imperial expansion. Examines canonical authors (e.g. the Brontës, Charles Darwin, Christina Rossetti, and Oscar Wilde) as well as lesser-known writers (e.g. the early feminist “new women” and writers who documented the consequences of colonialism). Explores how authors negotiate nineteenth-century anxieties regarding class conflict and the industrial “condition of England”; shifting conceptions of gender and sexuality; tensions between science and religion; the ethics of imperialism; and evolving theories of the modern arts. Prereq ENGL 110.
Studies in the British novel. The course emphasis will vary from semester to semester, focusing on 18th-, 19th- 20th- and/or 21st-century novels. May be taken more than once for credit since the content of the course varies. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Intensive study of the works of selected British writers. May be taken more than once for credit since the content varies. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Chronological study of British women writers of poetry, prose, criticism and/or drama. Authors studied varies. Prereq: ENGL 110.
American drama from World War I to the present, with emphasis on significant developments in styles and techniques explored by such dramatists as O'Neill, Hellman, Williams, Miller, Albee and others. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Hnrs:Sem in Select Amer Authrs
Examines representative works of various ethnic groups in contemporary America. Develops an appreciation for and a critical understanding of multiculturalism and social tension reflected in contemporary ethnic literature. Discusses complex issues, such as race, ethnicity, power, gender and identity, that are involved in the process of Americanization. Prereq: COMM 100, ENGL 110 and junior status.
Explores works from several literary traditions in world literature, using comparative and/or transnational perspectives. Examines correspondences between literary works in their historical and cultural contexts. May focus on a theme, a historical period or an aesthetic movement.
Seminar with emphasis on poetry as a genre. Topics may include prosody, poetry in translation, contemporary trends in verse and schools of poetry. Reflects comparative and/or transnational perspectives. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Gain a deeper understanding of the nature of spoken English and investigate current approaches to the teaching of ESL listening and speaking skills. Learn effective techniques and ideas for teaching ESL listening and speaking; also learn to integrate listening and speaking with other language skills in ESL teaching. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Honors Dialects of American English
Investigation of topics in linguistic science, may include generative metrics, morphophonics, tagmemic analysis; investigation of English language problems selected by students in conference with instructor. May be taken more than once for credit as topic varies. Prereq: ENGL 110 and 3 hours in English language study or permission of instructor.
Experimental
Viewing/discussion of influential narrative films from early silents to recent independents. Technology-intensive course. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Viewing/discussion of significant American films in relation to social and historical context. Technology-intensive course. Prereq: ENGL 110.
Honors Politics, Film and Electronic Media
Explores the relationships between film, technology, the environment, and society during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Discusses technological changes and human reactions to them, including the shifting relationships between technology, race, class, gender, and power. Prereq: COMM 100 and ENGL 110.
Inquiries into reading and literature in middle and high school classrooms. Special emphases on strategies for motivation, engagement and support in reading; creating appropriate learning contexts; expanding student choice and book selection; and alternative methods of assessing reading/ literature achievement. Required for B.S.Ed. in English. Course should be taken prior to Advanced Professional Studies block (preferably as juniors or seniors). Prereq: ENGL 110.
Explores the nature of writing instruction by balancing three stances: that of the writer, teacher and researcher. Engages students in a writers’ workshop, developing inquiry through thoughtful discussions about writing pedagogy and by exploring new teaching processes in a case study of an adolescent writer. Must be taken prior to APS semester. Prereq or Coreq: ENGL 110, 311.
Honors Seminar in Teaching Writing
Specialized problems of English instruction. Required for B.S.Ed. in English. Prereq: ENGL 486, 487, successful completion of the social and psychological foundations block and admission to Advanced Professional Studies. Must be taken during semester immediately prior to EDSE 461, Student Teaching and Seminar. Must be taken concurrently with EDSE 321.
For information on independent study and departmental honors, see your adviser.
For information on independent study and departmental honors, see your adviser.
For information on independent study and departmental honors, see your adviser.
Co-Op Ed Experience in English
Experimental
An immersion in poetry writing, often in workshop format, with special attention to the theories and practices of poetry's construction, for example how and why verse is generated in distinctive ways. Instructors will choose the genre that will be the focus of each section.
In-depth investigation and development of one or more topics of current interest not normally covered in regular courses. Special topics to be covered and methods to be used will vary according to the needs of the students and faculty involved. Offered periodically.
In-depth investigation and development of one or more topics of current interest not normally covered in regular courses. Special topics to be covered and methods to be used will vary according to the needs of the students and faculty involved. Offered periodically.
In-depth investigation and development of one or more topics of current interest not normally covered in regular courses. Special topics to be covered and methods to be used will vary according to the needs of the students and faculty involved. Offered periodically.
In-depth investigation and development of one or more topics of current interest not normally covered in regular courses. Special topics to be covered and methods to be used will vary according to the needs of the students and faculty involved. Offered periodically.
An introduction to the structure of Old English and reading in Old English prose and poetry. Offered periodically.
Language and literature of England from 1100 to 1500, exclusive of Chaucer, with attention to changes in the language, literature and culture, especially between 1066 and 1509. Offered periodically.
Important works by Chaucer, with attention to the religious, philosophical, political and literary characteristics of his time; study of the language, pronunciation and versification; and important criticism. Offered annually.
Renaissance spirit in England, demonstrated by nondramatic literature. Offered biennially.
Critical and historical examination of Shakespeare’s plays and poetry, and introduction to major critics and sources. Offered every semester.
Major English works, with attention to prose style, forms and style in verse; political events and developments in religious thought; intellectual climate of period 1600-1660. Offered biennially.
Milton’s poetry and prose, in relation to religious, philosophical and critical tendencies of the Puritan period. Offered annually.
Emphasis on the rise of the English novel as an art form. Reading list varies. Offered periodically.
Study of the Victorian novel as an art form and as expression of the general culture of a period. Reading list varies. Offered periodically.
Main currents in the literature of the Romantic Age. Emphasis on Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats. Attention paid to Burns, Blake and major prose writers of the period. Offered periodically.
Victorian culture as interpreted by leading poets and prose writers who came to prominence between 1830 and 1900. Emphasis will be placed on such figures as Carlyle, Mill, Newman, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Ruskin, the Rossettis, Swinburne, Carroll, Hopkins, Hardy and Wilde. Offered periodically.
Examination of the novel and story since 1900. Focus on experimental narrative techniques in the fiction of Conrad, Joyce, Lawrence, Forster, Woolf and Ford. Offered periodically.
“English studies” represents a wide range of scholarly and pedagogical interests and practices. This course will focus on the history and present state of English studies as an academic discipline or field.
Intensive study of selected figures; investigation of primary and secondary sources; special problems in scholarly research. Writers studied will vary. Offered periodically.
This course examines the art of interpreting, understanding, appreciating, and analyzing nonfiction film. It examines both rhetorical and narrative devices in nonfiction film as well as ethical considerations and ways to interpret a range of nonfiction cinematic genres. Auteur studies as well as film theories contribute to participants' understanding of this important medium.
Examination of Colonial and Federal literature, with some discussion of the beginnings of Romanticism. Special attention to Bradstreet, Taylor, Edwards, Franklin, Wheatley, Brockden, Brown, Irving and Cooper. Offered annually.
Focus on Transcendentalism and such figures as Hawthorne, Poe, Thoreau, Melville, Emerson, Whitman and Dickinson. Offered annually.
Narrative fiction from early and middle parts of 19th century to “fin de siècle”; emphasis on the Romance, the Gothic tale, and the rise of the novel. Offered periodically.
A study of stylistic, thematic and philosophic issues relating to literary realism and naturalism. Selections from writers such as Twain, Howells, Wharton, James, Crane, Norris, London and Dreiser. Offered periodically.
Important American fiction writers of the 20th century, with emphasis on major developments in ideas and techniques. Special attention to Anderson, Cather, Wright, Hurston, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Steinbeck and others. Offered annually.
American drama from World War I to the present, with emphasis on significant developments in the styles and techniques explored by such dramatists as O’Neill, Hellman, Williams, Miller, Albee, Hansberry and others. Offered annually.
In-depth study of several major American poets, including Eliot, Pound, Millay, Moore, Hughes, Frost, Stevens, Williams and others. Offered periodically.
Major trends in poetry, fiction and drama since World War II, with emphasis on such prominent figures as Barth, Bellow, Mailer, Oates, Updike, Plath, Olson, Shepard, Mamet and others. Offered annually.
Intensive study of the works of selected American authors. May be taken more than once for credit. Offered periodically.
A study of the representative literary works of various ethnic groups in contemporary America. Designed to develop an appreciation for and a critical understanding of multiculturalism, the course will examine the cultural plurality and social tension reflected in contemporary ethnic literature and discuss complex issues, such as race, ethnlcity, power, gender, and identity that are involved in the process of Americanization.
Foundations of modernism in world literature. Symbolism, Aestheticism, Decadence. Comparative approach to the study of literature, from Poe to Baudelaire to Pater, Sartre, Tolstoy, T.S. Eliot, Lorca, Unamuno and others. Offered periodically.
The nature of poetry as genre: content as an extension of form; form as an extension of content. Approached through creative writing processes and practices.
Drama as a literary genre; detailed study of specimens of drama of all types and periods. Approached through creative writing processes and practices.
Fiction as a literary genre; in-depth study of specific works of various types and periods; emphasis on specimens of fiction from around the world. Approached through creative writing processes and practices.
Forms, techniques and schools of 20th-century British poetry. Emphasis on the major poets and representative contemporary poets. Offered periodically.
The rise and development of the short story as a literary genre. Approached through creative writing processes and practices.
Origin and development of literary criticism; the splintering of critical approaches and methodologies (e.g., psychological, sociological, linguistic, archetypal and mythopoeic approaches); current developments such as phenomenology and structuralism; deconstruction; feminist criticism, etc. Offered annually.
Gain a deeper understanding of the nature of spoken English and investigate current approaches to the teaching of ESL listening and speaking skills. Learn effective techniques and teaching ideas for ESL listening and speaking. Also learn the integration of listening and speaking with other language skills in ESL teaching. Note: This course counts toward the M.A. or M.Ed. degree in English, but not toward the ESL certification or the BSE Chapter 49-2 ESL requirement. Prereq: ENGL 110. Offered annually.
An introduction to the transformational-generative approach to language analysis. The primary focus of the course is syntax, although the semantic and phonological components of grammar are also examined. Offered periodically.
An investigation of the nature of dialectal and stylistic variation in American English, focusing on selected problems and issues of recent research in linguistic geography and sociolinguistics. Offered periodically.
Applications of current linguistic theory to the study and teaching of a variety of language-related subject matters, including grammar, composition, spelling, second language acquisition, reading and literature. Offered periodically.
Examination of leading theoretical approaches to second language learning. Methods and techniques useful in developing listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Opportunities for peer teaching and related application projects. Offered periodically.
Study of a considerable body of literature suitable for adolescents of varying abilities and backgrounds, and of techniques useful in improving reading skills and developing positive attitudes toward reading. For M.Ed. majors. Offered annually.
Principles and processes of curriculum development and a study of exemplary curricula for English in the middle and secondary schools. For M.Ed. majors. Offered periodically.
Recent research and new directions in English education. Individualized research and study. Seminar presentation of independent investigation. For M.Ed. majors. Offered periodically.
Examination of structures, genres and purposes of both fiction and nonfiction film, television and advertising in the context of the secondary classroom and the ways viewers should read and interpret those media. Students will learn how the effective understanding and analysis of these forms can assist them in a deeper comprehension and construction of print texts. Emphasis will be placed on interpreting these texts as a means of developing 21st-century literacies. Offered in summer.
Participants learn about writing instruction by engaging in a writers' workshop, via discussions, by studying adolescent writers, by exploring new teaching processes in a case study, and by reading about writing instruction. The purpose is to provide the opportunity for students to become thoughtful and effective teachers of writing, whether in a secondary context, a college or university context or an adult education context. Students work toward this goal by situating themselves in a flexible vantage point: that of the teacher-writer-researcher.
This course is designed for teachers K-12 who would like to grow as writers. It consists of structured participation in an on-going writing workshop where participants become increasingly sophisticated in their use of writing process strategies, conference and response skills, various genres and styles. The course includes mini-workshops from local writers and is a place where we form a community of writers as we share, listen and grow. Participants experiment with new genres and submit at least one of their pieces for publication.
Experimental
The Digital Portfolio Workshop requires students to create a professional portfolio using writing and coursework. Students will craft a portfolio that meets their individual and career goals. The workshop includes content strategies that maximize the efficacy of the Digital Portfolio schema.
In-depth investigation and development of one or more topics of current interest not normally covered in regular courses. Special topics to be covered and methods to be used will vary according to the needs of the students and faculty involved. Offered periodically.
In-depth investigation and development of one or more topics of current interest not normally covered in regular courses. Special topics to be covered and methods to be used will vary according to the needs of the students and faculty involved. Offered periodically.
In-depth investigation and development of one or more topics of current interest not normally covered in regular courses. Special topics to be covered and methods to be used will vary according to the needs of the students and faculty involved. Offered periodically.
In-depth investigation and development of one or more topics of current interest not normally covered in regular courses. Special topics to be covered and methods to be used will vary according to the needs of the students and faculty involved. Offered periodically.
Intensive study of a particular field, curriculum area, or problem in English or English education. Student must petition the chairperson of the English department in writing for permission to take this course and may register for it only twice. Offered periodically.
Research Report
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