ENGLISH (ENGL)
2010-2012 Catalog (2009-2010 Catalog follows this one)
ENGL – ENGLISH
The Fall (Fa), Spring (Sp), or Summer (Su) semesters indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. Expansive Core Curriculum courses are denoted by EXP. Service Learning courses are denoted by SL.
Prerequisites for English courses:
Completion of a 1000-level sequence for the 2000-level
Completion of a 2000-level course for the 3000-level
Completion of a 2000-level course and one 3000-level course for the 4000-level
All English courses enhance students’ skills in writing and critical thinking. In addition, these courses will specifically reinforce the Core Curriculum’s objectives of introducing students to the common elements of the human heritage and assisting students to develop a system of values.
ENGL 0990. Preparatory English. Introduces students to expository writing and revision. Includes individual tutorial in the Writing Resource Center. (3 hours non-degree credit, FaSp)
ENGL 1000. Intensive English Composition and Rhetoric. An intensive course in expository writing to enable students to write in different genres and in various media for multiple audiences and purposes including research. Four class meetings a week in addition to individual tutorial in the Writing Resource Center. (3, FaSp)
ENGL 1010. English Composition and Rhetoric. A course in expository writing to enable students to write in different genres and in various media for multiple audiences and purposes including research. (3, FaSpSu)
ENGL 1020. English Composition and Literature. In this course students use different genres of writing to respond to fiction, poetry, and drama with emphasis on the longer paper. Prerequisite: ENGL 1000 or 1010. (3, FaSpSu)
ENGL 1023H. Introduction to Literature for Honors Students. A study of writing and literary genre (the novel, short story, poetry, and drama) for selected students. (3, FaSp)
ENGL 2010. Introduction to World Literature I. A critical examination of significant works of world literature from ancient to the early modern periods, including both Western and non-Western works. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020. (3, FaSpSu, EXP)
ENGL 2011H. Introduction to World Literature. A critical examination significant works of world literature from ancient to the early modern periods, including both Western and non-Western works, for selected students. Prerequisite: ENGL 1023H (or see discussion of AP credit under Honors in English). (3, Sp)
THE FRESHMAN ENGLISH SEQUENCE (ENGL 1000/1010-1020 OR 1023H-2011H) IS A PREREQUISITE FOR ALL COURSES NUMBERED 2020 OR ABOVE.
ENGL 2020. Introduction to World Literature II. A critical examination of significant works of Western and non-Western literature from the eighteenth century through the postmodern period. (3, FaSp, EXP)
ENGL 2070. Survey of British Literature I. A study of British literature from the Middle Ages through the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century. (3, Fa, EXP)
ENGL 2080. Survey of British Literature II. A study of British and postcolonial literature from 1800 to the present. (3, Sp, EXP)
ENGL 2141-2143 (CRWT 2141-CRWT 2143). Journal Practicum. Students gain hands-on experience in publishing. Prerequisite: Engl 1020 or equivalent. Course is offered for credit on pass/fail basis and may be repeated for credit. (1, 3, FaSp, EXP)
ENGL 2200. Modern English Grammars. This course is designed to give students some theoretical understanding of English syntax as well as the uses of Edited American English. Students will learn to manipulate their use of language at the sentence level for specific purposes and audiences, to edit their own writing confidently, and to analyze written texts. Other outcomes will enable students to understand some learners’ difficulty with grammar, to look beyond their surface errors, and to understand the difficulties ESL students have with English grammar. Throughout the course, students will read and analyze student and professional writing. (3)
ENGL 3001-3002-3003-3004. Special Topics. Some topics considered for this course include Law and Literature, Science Writing and The Black Hero in Film. (1-2-3-4, FaSp)
ENGL 3010. Medieval Literature. A study of the literary developments in English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Renaissance. (3)
ENGL 3021. Renaissance Literature. A study of Renaissance prose, poetry and drama (excluding Shakespeare). Also includes Milton. (3)
ENGL 3040. Shakespeare at the Globe. A study of Shakespeare’s plays in their early modern contexts. (3)
ENGL 3050. Shakespeare in Adaptation. A study of the adaptation, appropriation, and reception of Shakespeare’s plays from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. (3, EXP)
ENGL 3070. Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature. A study of the major imaginative literature from 1660 to 1800. (3)
ENGL 3125 (WMST 3125). Twentieth-Century Women Writers. A study of literature and feminist theory by women writers from approximately 1900 to the present. (3)
ENGL 3135. Language: History and Theory. This course is an introduction to linguistic concepts including morphology, syntax, semantics/pragmatics, language history, language acquisition, language and the brain, and language and society. Examples of these concepts will come from the English language: its history, development, and variations. The goal of this course is to orient secondary education pre-service teachers in the different areas and aspects of the English language. Emphasis is on understanding language variety, production, and change. (3)
ENGL 3150. Advanced Writing. Practice in critical, scholarly, and expository writing, with emphasis on writing within the discipline of English. (3)
ENGL 3160. Survey of American Literature I. A study of the literature and backgrounds of American literature from the colonial time through the Civil War. (3, Fa, EXP)
ENGL 3170. Survey of American Literature II. A study of the literature and backgrounds of American literature from the Civil War to the present. Prerequisite: ENGL 3160. (3, Sp, EXP)
ENGL 3175 (AFAM 3175). Survey of African Literature. Introduction to African folklore, poetry, fiction, and drama. (3)
ENGL 3185. Special Topics in African American Literature. Genres studied in this course include drama, poetry, and fiction. Major topics (such as the Harlem Renaissance, the Slave Narrative, Toni Morrison) to be announced. This course may be repeated for credit as often as a different topic is available. (3)
ENGL 3210. Romantic Literature. A study of Romantic poetry and prose, 1800- 1832. (3)
ENGL 3221. Victorian and Early Twentieth-Century Literature. A study of Victorian prose, poetry, and/or fiction. (3)
ENGL 3270. British Literature from World War I. A study of British and postcolonial poetry, prose, drama, and/or fiction from the 1920s to the present. (3)
ENGL 3275. The Postcolonial Novel. Introduces postcolonial theory and novels from 1960 to the present, representing such areas as the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, India, Asia, and Oceania. (3)
ENGL 3280 (AFAM 3280). Survey of African American Writers of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. A study of African American texts from the eighteenth century to the Harlem Renaissance, in their historical, cultural and literary contexts. (3)
ENGL 3290 (AFAM 3290). Survey of African American Writers of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries. A study of African American literary texts from the Harlem Renaissance to the contemporary period. (3)
ENGL 3310. Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of Writing. This course is intended to introduce students to the theory and practice of rhetoric and composition with the intent of preparing the students for becoming teachers of writing. Students will be introduced to the history of rhetoric, theories of composition, and current models for teaching writing. Students will create mini-lessons to be practiced in class. Students are also required to perform 15 hours of observations (combined with some instruction opportunities) in middle and/ or secondary schools. (3)
ENGL 3320. Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature. Focusing on the pedagogy of literature in an integrated curriculum, this course will investigate the reading process and different reading models. It will examine different approaches to reading verbal and non-verbal texts and to teaching adult and young adult literature within the context of contemporary literary theory. Students will be required to perform 15 hours of observations (combined with some instruction opportunities) in middle and/or secondary schools. (3)
ENGL 3400. Literary Theory. A study of interpretive strategies and theoretical assumptions of various approaches to literary criticism. (3, Sp)
ENGL 4000H. Directed Studies. Concentrated study of major figures and ideas in a selected period. Open to selected students only. (3)
ENGL 4010S. British Literature Seminar. Intensive study of major figures and ideas in a selected period of British and/or postcolonial literature. Recent topics included Irish Identities and Women and Work in the 1890s. (3)
ENGL 4020S. American Literature Seminar. Intensive study of major figures and ideas in a select period of American Literature. Recent topics included Regionalism in American Literature, and Henry James: Novel into Film. (3)
ENGL 4030S. Poetry Seminar. An intensive study in American, British, or world literature. Recent topics have included the Women Poets and Modern Poetry. (3, EXP)
ENGL 4040S. Drama Seminar. A concentrated study of British, American, and European drama with emphasis on critical reading and analysis of major works. Topics have included Self Against Society on the Continental Stage, and Contemporary British Drama. (3)
ENGL 4050S. Comparative Literature Seminar. A critical study of the forms and themes of the major foreign literature in translation. Topics have included The Image of Woman in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Reading and Writing the Other (Third and First World Literatures juxtaposed). (3)
ENGL 4060S. African American and African Diaspora Literature Seminar. Intensive study of major figures, periods, and genres in African American literature and literature of the African Diaspora. Topics have included Women Writers of the African Diaspora, Caribbean Women Writers and The Literature or Negritude. (3)
ENG 4999. Senior Comprehensives. (0)
2009-2010 Catalog
Prerequisites for English courses:
Completion of a 1000-level sequence for the 2000-level
Completion of a 2000-level course for the 3000-level
Completion of a 2000-level course and one 3000-level course for the 4000-level
All English courses enhance students' skills in writing and critical thinking. In addition, these courses will specifically reinforce the Core Curriculum's objectives of introducing students to the common elements of the human heritage and assisting students to develop a system of values.
0990. Preparatory English – Offered as needed. A college preparatory English course offered entering students. Includes a laboratory. (3 hours non-degree credit)
1000. Intensive English Composition and Rhetoric – Usually offered fall and spring semesters. An intensive course in expository writing to enable students to write in different genres and in various media for multiple audiences and purposes including research. Four class meetings a week. Includes individual tutorial in the Writing Resource Center. (3)
1010. English Composition and Rhetoric – Usually offered fall and spring semesters. A course in expository writing to enable students to write in different genres and in various media for multiple audiences and purposes including research. (3)
1020. English Composition and Literature - Usually offered fall and spring semesters. A study of the novel, short story, poetry, and drama. Composition based on literature with emphasis on the longer paper. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. (3)
1023H. Introduction to Literature for Honors Students - Usually offered fall semester. A study of writing and literary genre (the novel, short story, poetry, and drama) for selected students. (3)
2010. Introduction to World Literature I - Usually offered every semester. A critical examination of masterpieces of literature from Ancient Mesopotamia through the Renaissance, including at least one non-Western work. Prerequisite: ENGL 1020. (3)
2011H. Introduction to World Literature - Usually offered spring semester. A critical examination of masterpieces of literature from Ancient Mesopotamia through the Renaissance, including at least one non-Western work, for selected students. Prerequisite: ENGL 1023H (or see discussion of AP credit under Honors in English). (3)
THE FRESHMAN ENGLISH SEQUENCE (1000/1010-1020OR 1023H-2011H) IS A PREREQUISITE FOR ALL COURSES IN ENGLISH NUMBERED 2020 OR ABOVE.
2020. Introduction to World Literature II - Usually offered every semester. A critical examination of masterpieces of Western and non-Western literature from the eighteenth century through the post-modern period. (3)
2070. Survey of British Literature I - Usually offered fall semester. A study of English literature from the Middle Ages through the Restoration and the Eighteenth Century. (3)
2080. Survey of British Literature II - Usually offered spring semester. A study of English literature from 1800 to the present. (3).
2141, 2143. Journal Practicum- Usually offered fall and spring semesters. Students gain hands-on experience in publishing. No prerequisite. Permission of the instructor required for 3 hours. Course may be repeated for credit. (1,3)
3001, 3002, 3003, 3004. Special Topics -Some topics considered for this course include Law and Literature, African American Literature, and Post-Colonial Novel. (1, 2, 3,4)
3010. Medieval Literature -A study of the literary developments in English poetry from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Renaissance. (3)
3021. Renaissance Literature -A study of Renaissance prose, poetry and drama (excluding Shakespeare). Also includes Milton. (3)
3040. Shakespeare - Usually offered fall semester. An examination of the comedies and the histories. (3)
3050. Shakespeare - Usually offered spring semester. An examination of the tragedies. (3)
3070. Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature -A study of the major imaginative literature from 1660 to 1800. (3)
3125. Twentieth Century Women Writers -A study of literature and feminist theory by women writers from approximately 1900 to the present. (3)
3130. The English Language: History and Advanced Grammar -Investigates the logical structure of the English language from the beginnings to the present and introduces contemporary linguistic theories. (3)
3150. Advanced Writing -Practice in critical, scholarly, and expository writing, with emphasis on writing within the discipline of English. (3)
3160. Survey of American Literature I - Usually offered fall semester. A study of the literature and backgrounds of American literature from the colonial time through the Civil War. (3)
3170. Survey of American Literature II - Usually offered spring semester. A study of the literature and backgrounds of American literature from the Civil War to the present. Prerequisite: ENGL 3160. (3)
3175. Survey of African Literature -Introduction to African folklore, poetry, fiction, and drama. (3)
3185. Special Topics in African American Literature -Genres studied in this course include drama, poetry, and fiction. Major topics (such as Harlem Renaissance, the Slave Narrative, and Toni Morrison) to be announced. This course may be repeated for credit as often as a different topic is available. (3)
3190. (PHIL 3190) Legal Reasoning - Usually offered fall semester. (Serves as an elective in the Law and Humanities Minor. Does not satisfy core curriculum requirements in philosophy.) This course will increase the student's knowledge of legal reasoning in statutory, common law, and constitutional interpretation and of philosophical issues of jurisprudence connected with legal reasoning. (3)
3210. Romantic Literature -A study of Romantic poetry and prose, 1800-1832. (3)
3221. Victorian and Early Twentieth Century Literature -A study of Victorian prose, poetry, and novels. (3)
3320. Teaching Composition and Literature - Study of theories and practice of teaching composition and literature at the secondary and upper elementary levels. Also attention to the necessity and uses of Standard American English, to the integrity of Black English, and to learning styles distinctive of some African Americans. Students will teach in the class, demonstrating language arts lessons of their own design, and evaluate representative samples of younger students' writing. (3)
3270. British Literature from World War I -A study of post-war English poetry, prose, novels, and drama. (3)
3275. The Post-Colonial Novel - Usually offered once a year, usually in the spring. Introduces Post-Colonial theory and novels from 1960 to the present, representing such areas as the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, India, Asia, and Oceania. (3)
3280. 18th and 19th Century Survey of African American Writers - A study of major texts from the earliest to DuBois in their historical, cultural and literary contexts. (3)
3290. (AFAM 3290) 20th Century Survey of African American Writers- A study of major African American texts of the twentieth century, from the Harlem Renaissance to the contemporary. (3)
3400. Literary Criticism and Theory -A study of interpretive strategies and theoretical assumptions of various approaches to literary criticism. (3)
4000H. Directed Studies -Concentrated study of major figures and ideas in a selected period. Open to selected students only. (3)
4010S. British Literature Seminar -Intensive study of major figures and ideas in a selected period of English Literature. Recent topics included Romantic and Victorian literature. (3)
4020S. American Literature Seminar -Intensive study of major figures and ideas in a select period of American Literature. Recent topics included Regionalism in American Literature, and Henry James: Novel into Film. (3)
4030S. Poetry Seminar -An intensive study in American, British, or world literature. Recent topics have included the Women Poets and Modern Poetry. (3)
4040S. Drama Seminar -A concentrated study of British, American, and European drama with emphasis on critical reading and analysis of major works. Topics have included Self Against Society on the Continental Stage, and Contemporary British Drama. (3)
4050S. Comparative Literature Seminar -A critical study of the forms and themes of the major foreign literature in translation. Topics have included The Image of Woman in Nineteenth Century Literature and Reading and Writing the Other (Third and First World Literatures juxtaposed). (3)
4060S. African American Literature Seminar -Intensive study of major figures, periods, and ideas in African American literature.
