English Catalog Courses
First Year Writing Courses | Introductory Language Courses | Introductory Writing Courses | Introductory Literature Courses | Language Studies Courses | Advanced Writing Courses | Historical Studies Courses | Cultural Studies Courses | Author Studies Courses | Genre Studies Courses | Special Studies Courses | Internships & Research | Senior Seminars | Children's and Young Adult Literature Courses | Study Abroad Courses
FIRST YEAR WRITING COURSES
ENG 100. SUPPLEMENTAL WRITING WORKSHOP 4 sh
This writing workshop focuses on invention, organization, drafting, revision and editing strategies. Its curriculum is tailored to support the work done in ENG 110 so that the student has the best possible chance for success in College Writing. Concurrent enrollment in English 110 required. Elective credit only. Offered fall.
ENG 110. COLLEGE WRITING 4 sh
This first-year course emphasizing invention, peer response, revising and editing, students learn to develop and make assertions, support them with appropriate evidence and present them in public form. Students also learn that the style and content of their writing will affect their success in influencing audiences. A grade of “C-” or better required for graduation. Offered fall and spring.
ENG 115. ONE ON ONE WRITING 4 sh
Students work with the professor to create an individual plan for improving writing skills. The class is open to students at all levels but does not satisfy General Studies requirements or replace ENG 110. By permission of instructor.
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INTRODUCTORY LANGUAGE COURSES
ENG 200. CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS IN LITERARY STUDIES 4 sh
This course develops the research and writing skills that are essential for producing informed, independent and original literary criticism. Students will learn not only how to evaluate and synthesize the arguments of published critics and theorists, but also how to enter and extend critical arguments or conversations about selected works of literature by advancing interpretations and theories of their own. This course can satisfy either a writing OR a literature requirement within the English major. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 205. GRAMMAR 4 sh
This study of the English language includes the evolution of prescriptive and descriptive grammars, terminology, parts of speech and function, grammatical structures and correct usage of standard written English. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered spring.
ENG 206. INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES 4 sh
This course will provide an introduction to second language acquisition and the theory and practice of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). Readings, class discussions and projects will focus on pedagogy and assessment in reading, writing, listening and speaking for ESL students. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
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INTRODUCTORY WRITING COURSES
ENG 211. STYLE AND EDITING 4 sh
This course explores theories and processes of editing in professional writing and discusses the profession of editing: what it is that professional editors do, what it takes to become an effective editor, what the editorial process looks like (from acquisitions editing to indexing) and the effects of technology. Students will explore sectors in which editors might find themselves working and will learn about and practice substantive editing, stylistic editing, copy editing and proofreading. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 212. MULTIMEDIA RHETORICS 4 sh
This course provides students with the theoretical and practical background necessary to approach the design of interfaces from a user’s perspective and as a reflective practice. The students will also develop a rhetorical foundation for analyzing and producing primarily screen-based interfaces. The course emphasizes a process-orientated approach to design wherein design includes rigorous and disciplined attention to planning, research, revision and production. Moreover, students learn to focus on design from a rhetorical perspective, one that balances writers’ goals, users’/readers’ needs and text design possibilities. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 213. INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING 4 sh
For this workshop, students interested in writing poems and short stories may be assigned additional texts for discussion of technique or form. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered fall and spring.
ENG 214. CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY READING/WRITING 4 sh
Along with readings of 20th century British, Irish and American poetry, students from all levels spend equal amounts of time discussing their own and others’ poems. Study also includes reading quizzes, writing journals and poetry assignments. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 215. INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC 4 sh
This course is designed to introduce students to the study and practice of professional writing from the perspective of rhetoric, one of the oldest liberal arts. Students will learn about the wide range of possibilities connected to the broad term “professional writing,” understand what assuming a rhetorical perspective on writing means, gain a broad sense of the issues, topics and practices that mark the field of professional writing and rhetoric, become part of the ongoing conversations that make up the field, understand professional writing and rhetoric as a socially situated art and practice, gain some practical, hands-on experience through a variety of professional writing projects and integrate scholastic research into reflective professional practice. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered fall.
ENG 217. WRITING TECHNOLOGIES 4 sh
This course is designed to provide all liberal arts students with an introduction to and familiarity with the writing software packages that are commonly considered the primary tools of communication in the professional world. We will both critique these tools, their strengths and limitations, as well as gain facility with their use through hands-on practice. Programs covered include advanced uses of Word, image manipulation with Photoshop, web design with Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, and page layout with Quark. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 219. WRITING STUDIES SURVEY 4 sh
This course examines theories of composition and literacy and explores the implications for our understanding of writing’s impact on our personal, public and professional lives. Students will study topics such as writing pedagogy (writing as a process, peer response, editing, revision, response and assessment); the relationship between writing and literacy; writing and testing; writing and electronic texts; various technologies’ effect on the production and style of writing; and the political, social and cultural politics of writing. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
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INTRODUCTORY LITERATURE COURSES
ENG 221. BRITISH LITERATURE I 4 sh
This study of British literature in its social and cultural contexts emphasizes the close reading of texts from the Anglo-Saxon, Medieval and Renaissance periods through the Enlightenment. Satisfies departmental pre-1800 requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered fall and spring.
ENG 222. BRITISH LITERATURE II 4 sh
This study of British literature in its social and cultural contexts - from the Romantic, Victorian and Modernist periods through the present - emphasizes the close reading of texts representing the diversity of modern British literary expression. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered fall and spring.
ENG 223. AMERICAN LITERATURE I 4 sh
This study of American literature in its social and cultural contexts - from Colonial and Revolutionary periods through the Romantic period - emphasizes the close reading of texts to examine American literary culture from its origins to the post-Civil War era. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered fall and spring.
ENG 224. AMERICAN LITERATURE II 4 sh
This study of American literature in its social and cultural contexts - from the post-Civil War era, Progressive and Modernist periods up to the present - involves close reading of selected texts to stress the expansion of the American literary canon. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered fall and spring.
ENG 231. INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LITERATURE 4 sh
This course provides an introduction to the study of selected works from European, Asian, African and Latin American literatures (in English translation) with emphasis on literary traditions and genres. Satisfies the departmental global/multicultural requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered spring of alternate years.
ENG 238. AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945 4 sh
This course traces the development of the themes of protest, accommodation and escapism found in the fiction, poetry and drama of African-American writers before 1945. Satisfies the departmental global/multicultural requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered fall of alternate years.
ENG 239. AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945 4 sh
An examination of works by major African-American writers since 1945 focuses on making connections between writers. Satisfies the departmental global/multicultural requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered spring of alternate years.
ENG 250. INTERPRETATIONS OF LITERATURE 4 sh
Interpretations of Literature employs different critical approaches to interpret and evaluate poetry, drama and fiction from a variety of cultures. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered fall and spring.
ENG 255. TOPICS IN LITERATURE 4 sh
Courses taught under this number will introduce students to the study of several different genres of literature. The reading selections will explore a theme such as Urban Life, Family, the Holocaust, Spiritual Life, Cultures in Contact, Business and Literature. The course is especially recommended for students who are not English majors. It fulfills the General Studies literature requirement. May be repeated to replace a failing grade. Offered fall and spring. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 266. LITERATURE OF TERROR & SUPERNATURAL 4 sh
A study of the elements of terror and the supernatural in selected literary works that are designed to inspire fear. Representative authors include Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James and Stephen King. Extensive use of videos. Offered in winter. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
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LANGUAGE STUDIES COURSES
This selection of courses centers on studies in the structure and historical development of the English language and in the theory of rhetoric and composition.
ENG 302. HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 4 sh
This study traces the historical development of the English language from its Indo-European origins to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 303. LINGUISTICS 4 sh
Linguistics is the study of the systems of language, including the phonology, morphology, semantics and varieties (social and regional) of the English language. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered fall of even years.
ENG 304. UNDERSTANDING RHETORIC 4 sh
This course surveys the history and theories of rhetoric, one of the oldest disciplines, for centuries promoted as one of the primary liberal arts, and long understood as crucial to the development of effective citizens and leaders for democratic life. Students will explore the dynamic and culturally influenced history of rhetoric, gain an understanding of diverse rhetorical theories, and examine such issues as the scope of rhetoric, its functions, its processes and the ways it is associated with other disciplines. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 305. AMERICAN ENGLISH 4 sh
This course examines the development of American English from the 16th-century influences of Jamestown and Massachusetts settlers to Creoles developing along the Mexican border and in Florida. Study includes regional and social varieties of English, phonetics and literature that employs dialects. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
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ADVANCED WRITING COURSES
Courses in this group are specifically designed to provide practice in different kinds of writing beyond the introductory level.
ENG 310. INTERNATIONAL RHETORICS 4 sh
This course examines how professional writing and rhetoric are affected by the cultural and social expectations of international communities. In addition to investigating and comparing examples of the discourse expectations for texts produced in several international contexts, the course will explore the growing use of English as a language of international business and politics and will examine the language’s impact on the rhetorical situations in which it is used. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 311. PUBLISHING 4 sh
This course is designed as an extended, hands-on exploration of collaborative writing and its relationship to professional writing. Students read, think and write about the theories and practices of collaborative learning and writing, while studying how those theories relate to the roles we assume as professional writers. Students will develop an understanding of collaborative writing as a complex social, political and rhetorical act; and will strive to articulate a careful consideration of the ethical responsibilities collaborative writing must acknowledge and negotiate. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 312. VISUAL RHETORICS 4 sh
This course introduces students to the specialized study and practice of visual rhetoric and document design. Emphasizing the rhetorical nature of visuals and design, the course draws attention to the thinking, processes and skills that are part of design, with specific attention to the design of various documents professional writers encounter. Students will be introduced to a variety of theories and design approaches. In addition to studying this content, they will have opportunities to apply and reflect on what they have learned. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 313. SPECIAL TOPICS IN PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC 4 sh
Special topics courses within the professional writing and rhetoric concentration offer students a deeper study of theory and practice as well as further opportunities to develop themselves as rhetors. Possible topics include Advanced Interactive Design, Citizen Rhetor, Advanced Composition and Argument, Writing for Non-Profits. May be taken more than once for credit, but may be applied to the English major only once. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 315. INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: NONFICTION 4 sh
In this writing workshop, students develop a specific aspect of writing ability (e.g., voice, stylistics) or practice a particular type of writing (e.g., essay, biography, travel writing). Focus changes each semester. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 316. INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY 4 sh
This workshop, centered around students’ poems, also includes study of 20th century poetry (occasionally earlier) to learn poetic techniques and to recognize the many possibilities of poetic forms, subjects and voices. Prerequisite: ENG 110 and ENG 213 or permission of instructor. Offered fall.
ENG 317. INTERMEDIATE CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION 4 sh
This workshop, centered around students’ stories, also includes study of 20th century fiction (occasionally earlier) to learn techniques and to recognize possibilities for point of view, characterization, structure and diction. Prerequisite: ENG 110 and ENG 213 or permission of instructor. Offered fall and spring.
ENG 318. WRITING SCIENCE 4 sh
This course examines the complex nature and practice of scientific and technical discourse. Although open to anyone with an interest in this topic, the course is designed especially for students majoring in the sciences who want to improve the professional writing skills necessary for successful careers in their chosen fields and students majoring in writing or communications who wish to pursue careers as technical and scientific communicators. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 319. WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP 4 sh
The Writing Center Workshop enhances students’ writing ability while they learn to tutor writing. Students are required to tutor four hours each week in Elon’s Writing Center. Strong writing abilities and interpersonal skills recommended. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered fall and spring.
ENG 397. WRITING AS INQUIRY 4 sh
This course is designed to introduce students to research methods employed by practicing writers and to emphasize that writing as a rhetorical parctice always involves active inquiry. In addition to surveying writerly research methods, students will gain hands-on experience with a variety of methods. In the context of specific assignments and projects, students will learn how to choose, sequence and adapt forms of inquiry to specific rhetorical situations, enhancing their artfulness as writers and professional rhetors. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 413. ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING 4 sh
Students in this workshop course will combine their reading of fiction, nonfiction and poetry with the production of their own new texts. This is specifically designed for the writing and revision of pieces suitable for publication and manuscripts appropriate for application to graduate writing programs. This class will be extremely rigorous while preserving the supportive and constructive atmosphere of the writing workshop. May be taken more than once for credit, but may be applied to the English major only once. Prerequisites: ENG 110, 213, and at least one upper-level creative writing course (ENG 315-317).
ENG 414. SPECIAL TOPICS IN CREATIVE WRITING 4 sh
Special topics courses within the creative writing concentration offer students further opportunities to develop themselves as writers. Possible topics include Poetic Forms: History, Theory and Practice; Teaching Creative Writing in the Community; Flash Fiction; The Short-Short Story; and Hybrid Genres: The Confluence of Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction. May be taken more than once for credit, but may be applied to the English major only once. Prerequisite: ENG 110, 213.
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HISTORICAL STUDIES COURSES
Courses in this group explore literature in historical, interdisciplinary and cross-cultural contexts.
ENG 321. CLASSICAL LITERATURE 4 sh
This study of ancient Greek and Roman literature and culture includes authors such as Homer, Plato, Sophocles, Ovid and Virgil, with readings from mythology, the great epics of the Trojan War, drama, philosophy and lyric poetry in modern translations. Satisfies departmental pre-1800 requirement and the departmental global/multicultural requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered fall of alternate years.
ENG 322. MEDIEVAL LITERATURE 4 sh
This study of literature and culture of the European Middle Ages includes authors such as Dante, Chretien de Troyes, Chaucer and Malory, with readings from modern translations of epics such as Beowulf or The Song of Roland, poetry about love or religious experience such as The Divine Comedy or narratives about adventure and chivalry, such as legends of King Arthur. Satisfies departmental pre-1800 requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 323. RENAISSANCE LITERATURE 4 sh
This study of British and Continental literature and culture of the 16th and early 17th centuries includes authors such as Sidney, Marlowe, Montaigne, Shakespeare and Cervantes. Readings in Renaissance English from Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, sonnet sequences, lyric and narrative poems, and precursors of the modern novel, such as Don Quixote are covered. Satisfies departmental pre-1800 requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 324. ENLIGHTENMENT 4 sh
This study focuses on the great works of British, Continental and American literature during an age of reason and sensibility marked by industrial, scientific and political revolutions. Satisfies departmental pre-1800 requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 325. ROMANTICISM 4 sh
Romanticism provides an interdisciplinary study of British, American and Continental Romantic literature in the context of art, music (especially opera), cultural life and intellectual history. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 326. REALISM AND THE LATER 19TH CENTURY 4 sh
This study involves an interdisciplinary look at British, American and Continental literary movements (realism, naturalism, symbolism and aestheticism), including reading selected masterworks in the context of the intellectual and cultural life of the period. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 327. 17TH CENTURY LITERATURE 4 sh
This study of “The Century of Genius” includes works by British and Continental authors who ushered in the modern world. Satisfies departmental pre-1800 requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 328. MODERNISM 4 sh
This interdisciplinary study of modernism as a dominant intellectual movement of the 20th century explores topics such as alienation, the artist’s role, the primitive, consciousness and the unconscious, human rights and the postmodern. The literature is supplemented by art, music and philosophical texts. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
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CULTURAL STUDIES COURSES
Courses in this group emphasize the study of literature in its cultural context, often from the perspective of a particular social group. Regional, gender, ethnic and class issues are all possible concentrations.
ENG 330. APPALACHIAN LITERATURE 4 sh
A survey of 19th and 20th century Appalachian poetry, short and long fiction, drama, music, film and culture. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 331. ADVANCED WORLD LITERATURE 4 sh
Advanced study of selected works of European, Asian, African and Latin American literatures (in English translation), from historical and cultural critical perspectives. Offered fall of alternate years. Satisfies the departmental global/multicultural requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 332. LITERATURE OF THE SOUTH 4 sh
Emphasis is given to major 20th century writers in this study of Southern literature, its background and themes. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 333. WOMEN IN LITERATURE: FEMINIST APPROACHES 4 sh
Women In Literature studies modern and traditional works of literature interpreted or reinterpreted from the perspective of feminist literary theories. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 334. NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE 4 sh
In an introduction to American Indian literature from the 18th century through the present, study includes special emphasis on contemporary writers of the Native American Renaissance. Satisfies the departmental global/multicultural requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 335. LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE 4 sh
This course looks at recent Latin American literature mainly through the lens of history and politics, but economics, geography, music, art, and religion will also be taken into consideration. Course content will be in the form of poems, short and long fiction, non-fiction and film. Taught in English translation. Satisfies the departmental global/multicultural requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 336. PARIS AND THE EXPATRIATES 4 sh
This course explores the culture and remarkable inhabitants of 1920s Paris. It examined the varied nationalities of selected expatriates, why Paris attracted them and how it enriched them. Central figures of study include creative writers, performers, painters, photographers, essayists and entrepreneurs. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 337. ASIAN LITERATURE OF SOCIAL CHANGE 4 sh
This course explores revolutionary democratic movements outside of the American tradition by studying 20th century Asian poetry, fiction and films, primarily of China and India. Offered irregularly. Satisfies the departmental global/multicultural requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 338. THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE IN LITERATURE 4 sh
This course studies the literature of a variety of African countries in relation to Africa’s cultural traditions and its transition to modernity. Genres may include fiction, plays, poems, autobiographies and oral literature. Offered spring of alternate years. Satisfies the departmental/multicultural requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 339. AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL WRITERS 4 sh
A study of the major American environmental and natural history writers with close attention to issues of environmental ethics, aesthetics of nature and cultural attitudes towards the environment. The authors studied are Thoreau, Muir, Leopold, Carson, Abbey, Lopez, Wilson and Snyder. The course will emphasize the growing ethical and aesthetic appreciation of nature in American culture and how the insights of environmental writers can be used to address the environmental crisis. Offered spring of alternate years. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
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AUTHOR STUDIES COURSES
Courses in this group focus on the works of individual authors who have captured and continue to hold the imaginations of readers. Typical offerings include Yeats, Heaney, Poe, Hardy, Dickinson, Cather and those listed below.
ENG 341. CHAUCER 4 sh
A close study of Chaucer’s major works in the context of their medieval, intellectual and cultural background includes the greater portion of The Canterbury Tales, the dream visions, and Troilus and Cressida. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 342. SHAKESPEARE 4 sh
Courses taught under this number examine the life and representative works of Shakespeare in the context of English culture of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Typical offerings are “Shakespeare: Works” (selections from each of his genres), “Shakespeare: Tragedies” or “Shakespeare: Comedies.” Students may receive credit for more than one Shakespeare course in this category if the title is different. Satisfies the departmental pre-1800 requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 343. HEMINGWAY 4 sh
This course is a study of the Hemingway canon, including posthumous literature, published from the early 1920s to 2000. Emphasis will center on his various genres, where and how biography applies to interpretation of his work, his use of international locale and his artistic legacy. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 344. ROBERT FROST 4 sh
This study of Frost’s early development as a lyric poet focuses on the close reading of his poetry, criticism and masques in the context of New England regionalism and the emergence of Modernism in American letters. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 345. JANE AUSTEN 4 sh
Background study of 18th- and 19th-century England and the development of the novel are part of this examination of the life and writings of Austen. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 348. MARK TWAIN 4 sh
This course studies the life and work of Mark Twain as an American humorist, realist and social critic. Readings include Roughing It, Innocents Abroad, The Gilded Age, Life on the Mississippi, Huckleberry Finn and Pudd’nhead Wilson, as well as selected shorter works and later writings. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
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GENRE STUDIES COURSES
These courses offer studies in specific types of literature such as poetry, drama, the novel, the essay and the short story.
ENG 351. THE NOVEL 4 sh
Focus and content vary in this course, which examines representative novels from different countries and ages. Typical emphases include the American, the British, the picaresque, the political novels and the Bildungsroman. This course sometimes carries an emphasis on gender. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 352. DRAMA 4 sh
In a study of western drama from ancient Greece to the present, representative texts are examined in their historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 353. POETRY 4 sh
This course examines how different types of poems work: their structure and sound, metaphor and image, thought and passion. We will study narrative and lyric poems by past and current writers and explore the influence of history and culture in shaping their work. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 354. THE SHORT STORY 4 sh
This study of the short story as a literary form spans from its origins and development by Poe, Chekhov and others to experimental contemporary writers. Typically, five or six collections by writers from a variety of cultures are read. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 355. SPECIAL TOPICS IN GENRE STUDIES 4 sh
This course will offer specialized topics in genre and could include such topics as Laughter and Comedy, The Novel: British Women Writers, or Modern Poetry: British and American. May be taken more than once for credit, but may be applied to the English major only once. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 356. NONFICTION 4 sh
Courses offered under this heading will usually focus on a specific subgenre of nonfiction, such as travel writing, nature writing, political writing, biography, memoir, new journalism, and the personal essay. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 359. AFRICAN-AMERICAN NOVELS 4 sh
This study of novels by such writers as Baldwin, Ellison, Hurston, Walker, Wright and Morrison gives attention to gender, place, alienation and changes in forms of protest. This course satisfies the cultural studies requirement for English majors. Offered fall of alternating years. Satisfies the departmental global/multicultural requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
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SPECIAL TOPICS
Special Topics courses involve studies of various subjects, some of which fall outside the boundaries of traditional literary study.
ENG 361. GENDER ISSUES IN CINEMA 4 sh
This course explores how well film reveals gender differences between men and women. Time is spent studying gender stereotyping, the psychological accuracy of film’s representations of gender and gendered behavior of film directors. This course does not fulfill the General Studies literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 362. FILM CRITICISM 4 sh
This course emphasizes how to interpret cinema critically, using films that illustrate cultural differences, periods, and types of filmmaking and achievements in techniques and ideas of the greatest directors. This course does not fulfill the General Studies literature requirement. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 365. LITERATURE AND THEOLOGY 4 sh
This course provides an interdisciplinary study focusing on relationships between literary and theological disciplines with special attention to literature illustrating various approaches to religious questions. Prerequisite: ENG 110. (ENG 365 is the same as REL 365.)
ENG 366. CONTEMPORARY WRITERS 4 sh
This course explores the contemporary movements in fiction, poetry and nonfiction with special attention to style and technique. This course will include significant reading as well as the production of original work. Assignments will be both creative and academic. This course meets the General Studies literature requirement and the core literature requirement for English majors. Prerequisites: ENG 110; ENG 213, or permission of instructor.
ENG 367. THE ARTHURIAN LEGEND 4 sh
Course study traces the development of stories of King Arthur and the Round Table from their appearance in the early Middle Ages through the present. Genres include chronicle, poetry, fiction and cinema. Prerequisite: ENG 110.
ENG 491. INDEPENDENT STUDY 1-4 sh
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INTERNSHIPS
ENG 381. WRITING INTERNSHIP 1-4 sh
The Writing Internship is designed to give English majors from all concentrations practical experience in workplace settings potentially connected to future careers. Specific requirements will vary, but will include readings, reflective writing assignments,a nd creating a portfolio. prerequisite: ENG 110. Offered fall, winter, spring.
ENG 382. TEACHING INTERNSHIP 4 sh
The student will attend a 100-200-level course and will work with the professor teaching this course to develop assignments, journal prompts, quiz and class discussions, as well as lead small group discussions. The student will also meet with the professor once a week to discuss strategies for planning the course, selection of texts, the structure of daily class sessions and the pedagogical techniques used in the course. Prerequisites: ENG 110 and English majors of at least sophomore standing. By permission of instructor and chair.
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SENIOR SEMINARS, RESEARCH
ENG 495. SENIOR SEMINAR: LITERATURE 4 sh
This capstone seminar requires majors to integrate and extend their knowledge and practice of literary study. It emphasizes independent research, effectively presenting research in oral and written forms, and awareness of current debates in literary studies. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Majors only or by permission of instructor.
ENG 496. SENIOR SEMINAR: CREATIVE WRITING 4 sh
The senior seminar in creative writing focuses on the students’ production of new work in fiction, poetry and/or nonfiction in a workshop environment. Emphasis is also placed on the active reading of contemporary authors. Prerequisite: ENG 110, 213. Majors only or by permission of instructor.
ENG 497. SENIOR SEMINAR: PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORIC 4 sh
This course is a captstone experience, giving students a chance to reflect on what they have learned and done within the concentration, to engage in the more focused and advanced study indicative of being a senior, and to begin looking ahead to and preparing for their futures. Modeled after a graduate seminar, it allows students to conduct independent research in an area of their choice. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Majors only or by permission of instructor.
ENG 499. RESEARCH IN ENGLISH 4 sh
This course offers students the opportunity to create an undergraduate original research project guided by a faculty mentor. A research proposal form completed by the student and faculty mentor is required for registration. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
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CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
ENG 399. YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE 4 sh
In this study of contemporary literature for young adult readers, students read texts appropriate to the adolescent, examine common themes, and apply critical approaches suitable for middle grades and secondary classrooms. Authors may include Judy Blume, Robert Cormier, S. E. Hinton, Madeleine L’Engle, Gary Paulsen, Katherine Patterson and Cynthia Voigt. Credit toward English teacher licensure. No credit toward English major/minor. Prerequisites: EDU 211, ENG 110.
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STUDY ABROAD COURSES
ENG 251. ENGLISH STUDIES IN BRITAIN 4 sh
A study-tour based in London emphasizes the theatre and places of literary and cultural importance. The course includes excursions to such places as Stratford-upon-Avon, Stonehenge and Canterbury. This course satisfies the General Studies literature requirement. Winter term only.
ENG 357. THE LONDON THEATRE 4 sh
Students see productions of Shakespearean and other classic dramas and experience more modern and contemporary plays — both fringe and mainstream — in this study of drama in The London Theatre. Prerequisite: ENG 110. Studies Abroad students only.�
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