Posted on September 30th, 2020 in by Rajesh Velliangiri
- ENG-L 105 Appreciation of Literature (3 cr.)An introduction to drama, fiction, and poetry, stressing the enjoyment and the humane values of each form. The course will provide experiences in listening to and studying visual adaptations of poems, novels, and dramas.
- ENG-L 115 Literature for Today (3 cr.)
P: W131. Poems, dramas, and narratives pertinent to concerns of our times: e.g., works concerning values of the individual and society, problems of humanism in the modern world, and conflicts of freedom and order. - ENG-L 203 Introduction to Drama (3 cr.)
Representative significant plays to acquaint students with characteristics of drama as a type of literature. Readings may include plays from several ages and countries. - ENG-L 204 Introduction to Fiction (3 cr.)
Representative works of fiction; structural technique in the novel, theories and kinds of fiction, and thematic scope of the novel. Readings may include novels and short stories from several ages and countries. - ENG-L 205 Introduction to Poetry (3 cr.)
A basic course that will enable students to talk and write about poetry. - ENG-L 208 Topics in English and American Literature and Culture (3 cr.)
Selected works of English and/or American literature in relation to a single cultural problem or theme. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit. - ENG-L 213 Literary Masterpieces I (3 cr.)
Literary masterpieces from Homer to the present. Aims at thoughtful, intensive reading, appreciation of aesthetic values, enjoyment of reading. - ENG-L 214 Literary Masterpieces II (3 cr.)
ENG-L 214 covers major Western literary works from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Texts are selected from a variety of genres and nations, with an emphasis on works that have been particularly famous and influential. Works by Cervantes, Voltaire, Flaubert, Dostoevsky, Mann, Ibsen, Kafka, and others are typically included. Emphasis will be on making the literature accessible and interesting, relating it to historical events and contexts, and working on important reading and writing skills. Non-English works will be read in English translation. - ENG-L 245 Introduction to Caribbean Literature (3 cr.)
This course will introduce students to the basic themes of Caribbean literature. Specifically, we will examine the ways in which Caribbean writers present a colonial past and its effect on Caribbean culture in their attempts to “write back” to imperial thought. We will examine the politics of decolonization and how writers construct/reconstruct Caribbean cultures and identities. - ENG-L 305 Chaucer (3 cr.)
Chaucer’s works with special emphasis on The Canterbury Tales. - ENG-L 355 American Novel: Cooper to Dreiser (3 cr.)
Representative nineteenth-century American novels. - ENG-L 363 American Drama (3 cr.)
Main currents in American drama to the present. - ENG-L 365 Modern Drama: Continental (3 cr.)
Special attention to Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Hauptmann, Pirandello, Brecht, and Sartre and to the theatre of the absurd. - ENG-L 366 Modern Drama: English, Irish, and American (3 cr.)
Twentieth-century drama, from Bernard Shaw and Eugene O’Neill to Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, David Mamet, Marsha Norman, and August Wilson. - ENG-L 372 Contemporary American Fiction (3 cr.)
American fiction of the last twenty years, including such writers as Bellow, Barth, Didion, Malamud, Pynchon, and Updike. - ENG-L 373 Interdisciplinary Approaches to English and American Literature I (3 cr.)
Social, political, and psychological studies in English and American literature, 1890 to the present. Topics may vary and include, for example, Freud and literature, responses to revolution, and the literature of technology. - ENG-L 376 Literature for Adolescents (3 cr.)
A survey of the challenging, sometimes controversial, literature written about and for young adult readers. A wide range of readings, with discussion topics that include “problem” fiction, fantasy and escapism, and censorship. This course is for future teachers and for others interested in the complex phenomenon of coming of age. - ENG-L 381 Recent Writing (3 cr.)
Selected writers of contemporary significance. May include groups and movements (such as black writers, poets of projective verse, new regionalists, parajournalists and other experimenters in pop literature, folk writers, and distinctly ethnic writers); several recent novelists, poets, or critics; or any combination of groups. May be repeated once for credit by special arrangement with the Department of English. - ENG-L 384 Studies in American Culture (3 cr.)
Study of a coherent period of American culture (such as the Revolution, the Progressive Era, the Depression), with attention to the relations between literature, the other arts, and the intellectual milieu. May be repeated once for credit. - ENG-L 385 Science Fiction (3 cr.)
A survey of the literary and cultural developments in British and American science fiction from its origins to the present with emphasis upon such Golden Age writers as Asimov and Heinlein, such post-World War II writers as Sturgeon and Clarke, and such New Wave writers as Ellison and Moorcock. - ENG-L 390 Children’s Literature (3 cr.)
Survey of a wide range (folk tales, fantasy, realistic fiction, poetry and picture books) of literature for children from the early years to junior high school. Readings from the classics of previous centuries and from the best modern works will be treated from the literary-critical perspective, from which pedagogical conclusions follow. Intended for English majors, for the general students, for teachers past and future, and for parents and librarians. - ENG-L 394 Film as Literature (3 cr.)
The course approaches the analysis of films through the cinematic equivalents of the tools of literary criticism. It will introduce students to the elements of filmmaking and the methods of literary analysis as a way of reaching an understanding of how films mean. - ENG-L 431 Topics in Literary Study (3 cr.)
Study of characteristics and development of literary forms or modes (e.g., studies in narrative, studies in romanticism). Topics vary from year to year. May be repeated once for credit. - ENG-L 495 Individual Readings in English (1-3 cr.)
P: Consent of instructor and departmental chair. May be repeated once for credit. - ENG-W 230 Science Writing (3 cr.)
Instruction in preparing scientific reports, proposals, visuals, and research projects with instruction in CBE documentation and style. - ENG-W 260 Writing for Film Criticism (3 cr.)
Viewing and critiquing currently playing films, with emphasis on genre, authorship, and cinematic and narrative values. Attention to cultural, historical, and ideological contexts. Students view contemporary films. This is a writing course, which teaches the writing of film criticism; students produce first drafts, present them to classmates for peer reviewing, and complete a final draft for grading. Essays spanning film history serve as models for review writing. - ENG-W 262 Style and Voice for Writers (3 cr.)
This multi-genre course focuses on developing students’ ability to develop strong written voices by examining published authors stylistic strategies, applying them to students’ own work. Students built awareness thereby of unique features of their own stylistic decision-making which stamp their written voices. - ENG-W 310 Language and the Study of Writing (3 cr.)
An introduction to the logical foundation and rhetorical framework of effective writing. - ENG-W 312 Writing Biography (3 cr.)
Students will learn to write about other peoples’ lives, conducting primary and secondary research.& Genres produced may include obituary and profile, and students may have the opportunity to work in archives and write for publication. - ENG-W 313 The Art of Fact: Writing Nonfiction Prose (3 cr.)
P: At least one 200-level writing course or excellent performance in ENG-W 131 and/or ENG-W 132 (contact the instructor if you are unsure of your readiness for this course). Students will read and analyze professional and student work as they prepare to practice the art of fact by combining the tools of a researcher with the craft of a novelist. The final portfolio includes a stylistic analysis of the student’s and others’ nonfiction works as well as two illustrated nonfiction texts based on the student’s primary and secondary research. - ENG-W 315 Writing for the Web (3 cr.)
Introduces students to new forms of writing (beyond word processing and desktop publishing) made possible by computers -hypertext, electronic mail, and computer conferencing -and explores what impact these new forms have on literacy skills for writers and readers of such computer-delivered texts. - ENG-W 318 Finding your E-Voice (3 cr.)
P: ENG-W 131. This course helps students understand and negotiate the creation of a successful e-voice with academic, personal, and professional applications. Reading, exploration, discussions activities and practice help students transition from an academic to an “e-voice.” - ENG-W 320 Advanced Writing in the Arts and Sciences (3 cr.)
Features scholarly readings on various interdisciplinary topics and examines how writers in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences define problems, investigate these problems, and report their findings. Focuses on the study and practice of knowledge-making in different discourse communities with particular attention to the student’s major discipline. - ENG-W 326 Nonfiction Writing (3 cr.)
This course will introduce students to nonfiction writing genres, including feature writing, profiles, reviews, speechwriting, memoir, opinion, blogs, travel writing, and more. Assigned readings will represent multiple genres; students will identify and analyze rhetorical strategies present in those genres. This course will prepare students for W426 and for writing nonfiction in real world settings. - ENG-W 331 Business and Administrative Writing (3 cr.)
Emphasis on proposals, presentations, collaborative and individual reports needed within a business, administrative, or organizational setting. Students discover how the process and products of writing shape organizational culture by studying documents organizations use, from hiring to setting ethical standards, as they communicate both internally and globally. - ENG-W 365 Theories and Practices of Editing (3 cr.)
Students will examine textual and literary approaches to editing given particular rhetorical contexts. Emphasis will be placed on how to make editorial judgments that promote editorial standards without violating authorial intent. - ENG-W 366 Written Englishes and Cultures (3 cr.)
Is standard written English fixed and immutable or a living language variety? This course explores the definition, history, and politics of standard written English, the influence of home and community languages, and the uses and representation of linguistic diversity in both fiction and nonfiction texts. - ENG-W 367 Writing for Multiple Media (3 cr.)
Introduces principles and practices of multimedia design and implementation, with emphasis on writing in multimedia contexts. Students will consider ways that new media affect the production and reception of writing and its relationship to other forms of communication. - ENG-W 377 Writing for Social Change (3 cr.)
This course examines how writing is used to promote social change, particularly in the United States. Students apply theoretical perspectives learned in the course to analyze the rhetorical nature of texts associated with organizing and social action and to create their own texts, including texts directed to public officials, the media and organizational texts. - ENG-W 390 Topics in Writing and Literacy (3 cr.)
Various topics in writing and literacy studies. Each offering will specify how the course counts in the major in writing and literacy. May be repeated once for credit. - ENG-W 396 Writing Fellows Training Seminar (3 cr.)
Course prepares experienced undergraduate writers to peer tutor in the Writing Center. - ENG-W 397 Writing Center Theory and Practice (3 cr.)
This course will introduce student tutors to research and theory on the writing process, revision, and writing centers, which assumed an important place in composition studies, as writing centers have been an entry point into the field for many scholars/teachers. Areas of focus are scholarship and pedagogy, politics of literacy education and development of reflective tutoring practices. - ENG-W 408 Creative Writing for Teachers (3 cr.)
Offers current and future teachers insights into the creative writing process, teaches them to think as writers do, suggests strategies for critiquing creative work, and provides guidance in developing creative writing curriculum. - ENG-W 411 Directed Writing (1-3 cr.)
P: Consent of instructor and department chair. Individual critical or creative project worked out in collaboration with a member of the staff who agrees before registration to serve as a consultant. Credit varies with scope of project. - ENG-W 412 Literacy and Technology (3 cr.)
Literacy and technology have multifaceted relationships with each other. This course explores the effects of technologies (ranging from clay tablets to the printing press to computers) on literate practices and the teaching of reading and writing. It prepares students to think critically about the possibilities and limitations associated with different technologies and their impact on literacy over time, and to analyze educational uses of technology connected with literacy. - ENG-W 426 Writing for Popular and Professional Publication (3 cr.)
Offers experienced writers near the end of their academic careers the opportunity to apply their skills to the public writing of the workplace. Students in this Honors course will integrate and apply academic writing skills gained from their previous academic work. They will compose documents appropriate for business and organizational purposes and explore the marketing process for freelance writing. Application of this “real-life” writing comes when ENG-W 426 students receive assignments from university units such as the University College and the School of Liberal Arts and fulfill them for inclusion in university publications.
