Course Descriptions

This course does not satisfy a General Education (LINK) requirement in English or elective credit for the associate's or bachelor's degree. This course is designed to remedy the special problems of students whose English preparation reveals marked deficiencies in written skills.

A variable-content course in English that is designed for a specific class level: freshman (100) through senior (400). Topic is announced in advance of registration. Offered annually.

A course designed to remedy the special problems of non-native speakers. Emphasis is on spoken as well as written English.

A course designed to help non-native speakers improve their reasoning and writing skills, especially for academic purposes. Increased emphasis is on English idiomatic usage.

The techniques of effective writing, logical thinking, and intelligent reading, with special emphasis on expository writing. To ensure competence in oral communications, a speech component is included. Offered every semester.

A continuation of ENG 121. Expository writing based on analytical study of literary genres and an introduction to the research process. To ensure competence in oral communications, a speech component is included. Offered every semester.

The writing of effective, clear, and moving exposition with special emphasis on grammar, syntax, logical fallacies, style, and modes of development with an emphasis on argumentation and critical thinking. Offered annually.

Introduction to the creative process, analyzing creative writing in various genres, and the study of master writers. Offered annually.

The application of the modes of discourse to business, technical, and other specialized document contexts, with special emphasis on rhetorical precision, sense of audience and context, and document presentation and appearance.

In-depth study and application of research techniques. Introduction to scholarly journals in the field, library resources, and methods of critical evaluation. Offered annually.

Designed to introduce non-English majors to world literature in translation, from ancient civilizations through the 17th century. Continued emphasis on literary devices writers use and on expository writing based on analytical study of the literature of the course. Offered annually.

Designed to introduce non-English majors to world literature in translation, from the 18th century through the 20th century. Continued emphasis on literary devices writers use and on expository writing based on analytical study of the literature of the course. Offered annually.

Basic theories and procedures in collecting and writing news. Offered as needed.

A study for non-English majors of the most significant and influential movements of the 20th century as those movements have shaped the course of human experience. Provides an opportunity for students to discuss and analyze a broad range of writers from several countries, drawing on cultural and ethnic issues particularly relevant to those writers. Offered annually.

A survey of British literature and literary history from its beginnings to 1800, excluding Shakespeare and the novel. The course continues to emphasize different critical approaches to texts and to hone research skills learned in ENG 122 and ENG 220

A survey of British literature and literary history of the 19th and 20th centuries, excluding the novel. The course continues to emphasize different critical approaches to texts and to hone research skills learned in ENG 122 and ENG 220.

A study of Southern literature emphasizing the period known as the Southern Renascence (1920-1950) and including Faulkner, McCullers, Welty, and Styron. Offered in alternate years.

Provides students an opportunity to use their writing skills in an arena where they will work with professional writers, editors, and producers. The internship takes place in a newspaper, magazine, public affairs office, or radio or television station. May be taken twice for credit. Offered annually.

Focuses on American literary history up to the Modern period. Emphasis on the relationship between literature and culture during certain historical periods. Sample study areas include the Puritan Tradition, American Romanticism, and Realism and Naturalism.

The historical development of the English novel of the 18th and 19th centuries. Investigation and analysis of secondary materials and in-depth expository discussions of assigned novels. Offered in alternate years.

An eclectic approach to the history of the English language through discussion of phonology, morphology, syntax, and vocabulary. Offered annually.

A course on analyzing and writing about films, plays, and television productions. Students will also read and respond to professional and academic reviews and analysis. Offered in alternate years.

Fundamentals of writing for the stage. Students have the option of writing scripts designed for television or motion pictures. Emphasis on plot, theme, dialogue, and characterization. Offered in alternate years.

An in-depth study of representative myths and the recurring figures, themes, and motifs found in these myths (such as creation myths, flood myths, visions of the underworld, and the figure of the hero). Emphasis on classical myths found in our Western tradition. Offered in alternate years.

Designed for small groups of students to pursue in-depth a particular aspect of English that is not covered or is treated lightly in regular course offerings. The course is taught in seminar fashion and meets for 36 contact hours. Offered as needed.

Development of student skills in non-fiction prose, with special emphasis on practicing the array of "creative" devices currently in use. Workshop format. Offered in alternate years.

Practicing traditional techniques in writing short fiction: plot, characterization, point of view, setting, voice, and style. Workshop format. Offered in alternate years.

Technique in writing poetry: theme, imagery, musical devices, and metrics. Offered in alternate years.

A study of modern drama from its origins in the late 19th century to the present. Styles investigated include modern realism, tragedy, expressionism, theatre of the absurd, and contemporary perform-ance. Representative playwrights include Ibsen, Chekhov, Shaw, O'Neill, Williams, Miller, Beckett, and Shepard. Offered in alternate years.

Revolving course offerings focusing on literary communities and texts of diverse cultures such as African American literature, Native American literature, and Latin American literature.

Oral examination covering selected material from the English Foundations Courses: ENG 312, ENG 313, and ENG 320. Students must receive a passing score on the exam in order to enroll in ENG 498: Senior Seminar. Given every spring.

An in-depth focus, as designated by instructor, on select writers (excluding Shakespeare), movements, genres (excluding the novel), or literary periods in British literature from its beginnings to the 20th century. The course continues to emphasize different critical approaches to texts and to hone research skills learned in ENG 122 and ENG 220, while offering a more sophisticated look at some of the works studied in the foundations of British literature courses and an opportunity to study authors potentially excluded from the foundations courses. Offered in alternate years.

In-depth focus, as designated by instructor, on select writers, movements, genres, or literary periods in the study of American literature. The course continues to emphasize different critical approaches to texts and to hone research skills learned in ENG 122 and ENG 220, while offering a more sophisticated look at some of the works studied in the foundations of American literature course and an opportunity to study authors potentially excluded from the foundations course. Offered in alternate years.

Selected sonnets, comedies, histories, and tragedies, with consideration of Shakespeare's dramaturgical development. Offered in alternate years.

Provides students an opportunity to use their skills in a professional setting by allowing them to work with professional writers, editors, and producers. The internship takes place in a newspaper, magazine, public affairs office, or radio or television station. May be taken twice for credit. Offered annually.

Intensive individual study in a particular aspect of English that is not covered in regular course offerings. This enrichment option is limited to students who have demonstrated the potential to pursue independent scholarly activity beyond that which is expected in regular courses. Students must submit a written request for enrollment prior to registration. May be repeated for credit. Weekly meetings with faculty member. Offered as needed.

Advanced study in writing longer works, such as full-length plays and novels. May be taken twice for credit. Offered in alternate years.

Intensive study of significant figures, movements, and works of 20th-century writers representing modern and postmodern literary periods

Principles and methods of literary criticism and theory, with application of critical methods to works by representative writers in the Western canon. Offered in alternate years.

A rotating topics course that focuses on particular topics in professional writing, including Advanced Journalism, Professional Editing, Advanced Playwriting, Advanced Verse Writing, and Advanced Fiction Writing. Offered in alternate years.

This course will expose students to the essentials of desktop publishing through practical experience. This goal will be accomplished through reading, in-class and out-of-class assignments, quizzes, and tests. Students will learn to create a variety of publications ranging from typography to newsletters to brochures. Particular emphasis is placed on the elements of layout and design. Offered every fall.

An in-depth exploration of one or more literary topics, with sessions on graduate schools, career planning, and résumé writing. Required during the fall semester of the senior year for English majors.