Courses
English (ENG)
- ENG-W 206 Introduction to Creative Writing (3 cr.) Provides students with the opportunity to develop their creative writing skills, and gives them a working knowledge of the basic principles of fiction, poetry and drama.
- ENG-W 207 Introduction to Fiction Writing (3 cr.) An introduction to the techniques and principles of fiction writing. Written assignments, workshop discussions of student work in progress, seminar study of classic and contemporary examples of the genre. This course may be used as a prerequisite for ENG W301, ENG W302,or ENG W305. This course is recommended for English majors pursuing a concentration in creative writing.
- ENG-W 208 Introduction to Poetry Writing (3 cr.) One of three introductory creative writing courses, the course focuses on the fundamentals of poetry writing exclusively, including the image, the line, metaphor, sound play, and poetic meter. Students will practice a variety of techniques, will engage in weekly reading and writing, and will learn to revise their own poems and to help edit their classmates' work.
- ENG-W 280 Literary Editing and Publishing (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 206 or ENG-W 207 or ENG-W 208 each course with a grade of C or higher Principles of editing and publishing literary writing. Kinds of journals, varieties of formats (including print and e-zine), introduction to editing and production processes. Possible focus on genre publishing (fiction, poetry, non-fiction prose), grant writing, web publishing, etc.
- ENG-W 301 Writing Fiction (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 206 or ENG-W 207 or permission of the instructor. Further exploration in the art of fiction writing. May be repeated once for credit.
- ENG-W 302 Screenwriting (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 206 or ENG-W 207, or permission of instructor. A practical course in basic techniques of writing for film and television. Covers the essentials of dramatic structure, story development, characterization and theme, scene construction, dialogue, and, briefly, the practicalities of working as a screenwriter today.
- ENG-W 303 Writing Poetry (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 206 or ENG-W 208 or permission of the instructor. Further exploration in the art of poetry writing.
- ENG-W 305 Writing Creative Nonfiction (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 206, ENG-W 207, ENG-W 208, or permission of the instructor. An intermediate course in the theory and practice of creative nonfiction prose, with seminar study of relevant materials and workshop discussion of student work in progress.
- 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 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 401 Advanced Fiction Writing (3 cr.) P: ENG-W301 and (ENG-W206 or ENG-W207) each course with a grade of C or higher Focused work in the art and profession of fiction writing. May be repeated once for credit.
- ENG-W 403 Advanced Poetry Writing (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 303. Study and practice in the writing of poetry. Analysis of examples from contemporary poets accompanies class criticism and discussion.
- ENG-W 407 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing (3 cr.) P: ENG-W305 and one of (ENG-W206, ENG-W207 or ENG-W208) each course with a grade of C or higher An advanced course in creative nonfiction prose featuring seminar study of examples in the genre, adaptation of creative writing techniques for use in nonfiction, class presentations on editing, publishing, and the nonfiction book proposal, and workshop discussion of student work in progress.
- 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: ENG-W 131 or equivalent or ENG-W 140 each course with a grade of C or higher Individual critical or creative project worked out in collaboration with a member of the staff who agrees before registration to serve as a consultant. May be repeated once for credit.
- ENG-W 426 Writing Nonfiction for Popular and Professional Publication (3-6 cr.) P: ENG-W131 or ENG-W140 each course with a grade of C or higher 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.
- ENG-Z 206 Introduction to Language Use (3 cr.) An introduction to how we use language in our lives. This course explores how and why language varies between different groups and places, as well as the role of context in language meaning and interpretation. Insights are applied to understanding the impact of literature, film, writing, and other disciplines.
- ENG-Z 301 History of the English Language (3 cr.) P: ENG-Z 205 is recommended. A study of the origins of the English language, focusing on how and why English has changed over time. Topics include: the process of language standardization and its impact on education and literacy, relationships between language and literature, and the changing role of English around the world.
- ENG-Z 302 Understanding Language Structure: Syntax (3 cr.) R: ENG-Z 205 is recommended. An introduction to how language is organized at the sentence level, focusing on what it means to know how to produce and understand grammatical sentences. The acquition of syntax by children learning their first language and non-native speakers learning a second language will be studied.
- ENG-Z 310 Language in Context: Sociolinguistics (3 cr.) R: ENG-Z 206 is recommended. This course explores the relationships among language, society, and culture. The interplay between social factors such as age, sex, status, class, and education and language use are discussed within the framework of various theoretical and methodological approaches. Perceptions of several varieties of English are investigated.
- 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 355 American Novel: Cooper to Dreiser (3 cr.) Representative nineteenth-century American novels.
- 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 495 Individual Readings in English (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor and departmental chair. May be repeated once for credit.
- ENG-W 230 Writing in the Sciences (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 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.) P: ENG-W 131 or equivalent with a grade of C or higher or ENG-W 140 with a grade of C or higher. 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.
- ENG-L 301 English Literature Survey I (3 cr.) Representative selections with emphasis on major writers from the beginnings to Swift and Pope.
- ENG-L 302 English Literature Survey II (3 cr.) Representative selections with emphasis on major writers from the rise of romanticism to the present.
- ENG-L 315 Major Plays of Shakespeare (3 cr.) A close reading of a representative selection of Shakespeare's major plays.
- ENG-L 348 19th Century British Fiction (3 cr.) Forms, techniques, and theories of fiction as exemplified by such writers as Scott, Dickens, Eliot, and Hardy.
- ENG-L 351 American Literature 1800-1865 (3 cr.) Study of a range of texts from the formative period of the republic to the end of the Civil War. Special attention paid to the shifting definitions and constructions of U.S. American national and cultural identity, as affected by issues of race, environment, transatlantic exchanges, scientific discourse, and the emergence of women writers.
- ENG-L 352 American Literature 1865-1914 (3 cr.) Surveys American literature through the development of realism, regionalism, naturalism, and the beginnings of modernism. Considers literature's relation to social and cultural phenomena of this era, such as urbanization, industrialization, immigration, racial tensions, labor strife, changing gender roles, and the spread of mass media and consumer culture.
- ENG-L 354 American Literature since 1914 (3 cr.) Study of modernist and contemporary American writers in various genres, 1914 to the present, including Frost, Stein, Faulkner, O'Connor, Baldwin, Morrison, and others.
- ENG-L 364 Native American Literature (3 cr.) A survey of traditional and modern literature by American Indians, especially of the high plains and southwest culture areas, with particular attention to the image of the Indian in both native and white literature.
- ENG-L 370 Recent Black American Writing (3 cr.) A study of the major black American writers, with special emphasis on recent writing.
- ENG-L 378 Studies in Women and Literature (3 cr.) British and American authors, such as George Eliot, Gertrude Stein; groups of authors, such as the Bronte sisters, recent women poets; or genres and modes, such as autobiography, film, criticism. Topics will vary from semester to semester.
- ENG-L 379 American Ethnic and Minority Literature (3 cr.) A survey of representative authors and works of American ethnic and minority literature with primary focus on Black, Hispanic, and Native Americans.
- ENG-L 382 Fiction of Non-Western World (3 cr.) An in-depth study of selected narratives from the fiction of the non-Western world. Focus and selections vary from year to year.
- ENG-L 406 Topics in African American Literature (3 cr.) Focuses on a particular genre, time period, or theme of African-American literature. Examples: 20th-century AA women's novels, black male identity in literature, kinship in AA literature, AA autobiography. May be repeated once for credit.
- ENG-L 411 Literature and Society (3 cr.) Influence of political, social, and technological trends on literary works. Topics will vary from semester to semester.
- FILM-C 292 An Introduction to Film (3 cr.) Nature of film technique and film language; analysis of specific films; major historical, theoretical, and critical developments in film and film study from the beginnings of cinema to the present.
- ENG-W 206 Introduction to Creative Writing (3 cr.) Provides students with the opportunity to develop their creative writing skills, and gives them a working knowledge of the basic principles of fiction, poetry and drama.
- ENG-W 207 Introduction to Fiction Writing (3 cr.) An introduction to the techniques and principles of fiction writing. Written assignments, workshop discussions of student work in progress, seminar study of classic and contemporary examples of the genre. This course may be used as a prerequisite for ENG W301, ENG W302,or ENG W305. This course is recommended for English majors pursuing a concentration in creative writing.
- ENG-W 208 Introduction to Poetry Writing (3 cr.) One of three introductory creative writing courses, the course focuses on the fundamentals of poetry writing exclusively, including the image, the line, metaphor, sound play, and poetic meter. Students will practice a variety of techniques, will engage in weekly reading and writing, and will learn to revise their own poems and to help edit their classmates' work.
- ENG-W 210 Literacy and Public Life (3 cr.) An introduction to the uses of literacy in public and civic discourse, with connections made to theories of writing and professional prospects for writers; serves as the required gateway course for the Concentration in Writing and Literacy and as an exploration of this concentration for other English majors and students considering the possibility of an English major.
- ENG-W 400 Issues in Teaching Writing (3 cr.) Focuses on the content of rhetoric and composition and considers fundamental theoretical and practical issues in the teaching of writing. Reviews rhetorical and compositional principles that influence writing instruction, textbook selection, and curriculum development.
- ENG-Z 205 Introduction to the English Language (3 cr.) This course is an introduction to how language, and English in particular, is structured, including sounds (phonetics and phonology), words (morphology), sentences (syntax) and meaning (semantics). Discussions focus on examples from everyday language and the application of these basic concepts to real world contexts, including language teaching and learning.
- ENG-Z 206 Introduction to Language Use (3 cr.) An introduction to how we use language in our lives. This course explores how and why language varies between different groups and places, as well as the role of context in language meaning and interpretation. Insights are applied to understanding the impact of literature, film, writing, and other disciplines.
- FILM-C 292 Introduction to Film (3 cr.) Nature of film technique and film language; analysis of specific films; major historical, theoretical, and critical developments in film and film study from the beginnings of cinema to the present.
- FILM-C 350 Film Noir (3 cr.) Private detectives, femmes fatales, dark, shadowy criminal underworlds. But what, really, is Film Noir? A genre? A historical cycle? Film scholars don't agree. Ironic noirs of the1940's and 1950's lurk here alongside international examples, precursors, and contemporary neo-noirs.
- FILM-C 351 Musicals (3 cr.) A study of the genre from the dawn of "talkies" to the Glee era; the film musical in its folk, fairy tale, and show business variants; the "organic" musical; Busby Berkeley; Astaire and Rogers; the Freed Unit at M-G-M; Broadway adaptations; revisionist musicals; revival in the 2000s: All will be covered.
- FILM-C 353 History of Animated Cinema (3 cr.) This course will explore one of the most popular and durable of all film genres, animation. We will look at the development of animation in all its aspects-as short subjects shown before features, animation as modern art, and the competition in the 1930s between the Walt Disney Studio in Bur-bank, California and the New York-based and more adult-oriented Fleischer Studios. We will see how Disney's move to features changed the medium even as the anarchic shorts from Warner Bros.- "Termite Terrace" influenced popular culture for many years. We will see the evolution of animation from a drawn, cel-based medium to the three-dimensional computer animation of Pixar, Dream-Works, and other animation studios of today. We will also look at animation internationally, with particular attention to Japanese animation and animation as modern art, as well as the effects of computer generated imagery (CGI) on live-action films. There will be regular class screenings.
- FILM-C 361 Hollywood Studio Era 1930-1949 (3 cr.) Hollywood's "Golden Age"; "pre-Code" era; genres, auteurs, and stars; "House style"; "mass audience" when that meant something; the House Un-American Activities Committee and the Hollywood Ten; the U.S. vs. Paramount decision and other factors that ended the era.
- FILM-C 362 Hollywood in the 1950s (3 cr.) A period of transition and reinvention. Television, the blacklist, widescreen, Method acting, psychological realism, the decline of the Production Code, the influence of art cinema; iconic films from Sunset Blvd. to Some Like It Hot, Singin' in the Rain to The Searchers, Rebel Without a Cause to On the Waterfront.
- FILM-C 364 The Hollywood Renaissance: 1967-80 (3 cr.) Survey of an era of great change in American Cinema: the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, and second-wave feminism, and international art cinemas impacted genres and conventions, in a crucial time of creative experimentation. The Hollywood Renaissance can still be felt in American independent as well as mainstream cinemas.
- FILM-C 380 French Cinema (3 cr.) Arguably the world's most fervid and versatile film culture; the first public film showings; the first fantasy/science fiction films; the wide-screen lens; the idea of film noir, the Auteur Theory, the New Wave; philosophy and aesthetics, culture and politics; the cross-pollenation between French and U.S. cinemas.
- FILM-C 390 The Film and Society: Topics (3 cr.) Film and politics; race and gender; social influences of the cinema; rise of the film industry. May be repeated once with different topic.
- FILM-C 391 The Film: Theory and Aesthetics (3 cr.) Film form and techniques; aesthetic and critical theories of the cinema; relationships between film movements and literary and artistic movements; relationships of word and image; analysis of significant motion pictures.
- FILM-C 392 Genre Study in Film (3 cr.) Problems of definition; the evolution of film genres such as criminal or social drama, comedy, the western, science fiction, horror, or documentary film; themes, subject matter, conventions, and iconography peculiar to given genres; relationship of film genres to literary genres. Focus on one specific genre each time the course is offered. May be repeated once with different topic.
- FILM-C 393 History of European and American Films I (3 cr.) C393 is a survey of the development of cinema from its beginnings in 1895 to approximately 1949. We will see classic films in their historical, political, and social contexts. The class includes the silent era, the coming of sound in the late 1920s, the Golden Age of Hollywood, Film Noir, and world cinema before, during, and immediately after World War II, including movements such as French Poetic Realism and Italian postwar Neo-Realism.
- FILM-C 394 History of European and American Films II (3 cr.) C394 is a survey of world cinema since 1950. Particular attention will paid to representative work of leading filmmakers, the emergence of film movements and the development of national trends, the diversification of film industries, and the growth of cinema internationally, from European countries such as Italy, France, and Germany, to Japan to China to Hong Kong to Iran and South America. We study the impact of changing technologies, such as television, home video, and the digital revolution.
- FILM-C 491 Authorship and Cinema (3 cr.) Study of the work of one or more film artists. Attention paid to the style, themes, and methods that make the filmmaker's work unique. Filmmakers studied in the contexts of film traditions, ideologies, and industries that informed their work. May be repeated once with a different topic.
- FILM-C 493 Film Adaptations of Literature (3 cr.) Analysis of the processes and problems involved in turning a literary work (novel, play, or poem) into a screenplay and then into a film. Close study of literary and film techniques and short exercises in adaptation.
- ENG-W 260 Writing of 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 302 Screenwriting (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 206 or ENG-W 207, or permission of instructor. A practical course in basic techniques of writing for film and television. Covers the essentials of dramatic structure, story development, characterization and theme, scene construction, dialogue, and, briefly, the practicalities of working as a screenwriter today.
- ENG-E 398 Internship in English (3-6 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or equivalent OR ENG-W 140, each course with a grade of C or higher A supervised internship in the use of English in a workplace. Apply during semester before desired internship.
- ANTH-L 300 Language and Culture (3 cr.) This course explores the relationships between language and culture, focusing on research methodology and surveying various theoretical frameworks. Topics to be discussed include linguistic relativity (the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis), ethnographies of communication, interview techniques, and methods of data collection and analysis.
- ASL-L 340 Interpreting Discourse: ASL to English (3 cr.) This course focuses on the analysis of language use in different genres of spoken English so that interpreting students become explicitly aware of everyday language. Students collect, transcribe, and analyze features of conversations, lectures, explanations, interviews, descriptions, and other types of speech genres while reading and discussing theoretical notions underlying language use in English.
- ENG-W 310 Language and the Study of Writing (3 cr.) An introduction to the logical foundation and rhetorical framework of effective writing.
- ENG-Z 104 Language in our World (3 cr.) This course explores the power and importance of language in our everyday lives and looks at how language unites and separates us culturally, politically, socially, and psychologically.
- ENG-Z 204 Rhetorical Issues in Grammar and Usage (3 cr.) An introduction to English grammar and usage that studies the rhetorical impact of grammatical structures (such as noun phrases, prepositional phrases, and different sentence patterns). This course considers language trends and issues, the role of correctness in discourse communities, and the relations between writing in context and descriptive and prescriptive grammars and usage guides.
- ENG-Z 205 Introduction to the English Language (3 cr.) This course is an introduction to how language, and English in particular, is structured, including sounds (phonetics and phonology), words (morphology), sentences (syntax) and meaning (semantics). Discussions focus on examples from everyday language and the application of these basic concepts to real world contexts, including language teaching and learning.
- ENG-Z 206 Introduction to Language Use (3 cr.) An introduction to how we use language in our lives. This course explores how and why language varies between different groups and places, as well as the role of context in language meaning and interpretation. Insights are applied to understanding the impact of literature, film, writing, and other disciplines.
- ENG-Z 301 History of the English Language (3 cr.) P: ENG-Z 205 is recommended. A study of the origins of the English language, focusing on how and why English has changed over time. Topics include: the process of language standardization and its impact on education and literacy, relationships between language and literature, and the changing role of English around the world.
- ENG-Z 302 Understanding Language Structure: Syntax (3 cr.) R: ENG-Z 205 is recommended. An introduction to how language is organized at the sentence level, focusing on what it means to know how to produce and understand grammatical sentences. The acquisition of syntax by children learning their first language and non-native speakers learning a second language will be studied.
- ENG-Z 303 Understanding Language Meaning: Semantics (3 cr.) Examines the question of meaning, with a focus on the English language. After introducing various approaches to the study of meaning, the course examines how linguistic semantics analyzes such concepts as entities, events, time, space, possibility, and negation, and how these relate to human culture and cognition.
- ENG-Z 310 Language in Context: Sociolinguistics (3 cr.) R: ENG-Z 206 is recommended. This course explores the relationships among language, society, and culture. The interplay between social factors such as age, sex, status, class, and education and language use are discussed within the framework of various theoretical and methodological approaches. Perceptions of several varieties of English are investigated.
- ENG-Z 370 Second Language Writing (3 cr.) R: ENG-Z 206 is recommended. The course will consider theories and practices in the teaching and evaluation of second language writing (SLW). It will explore connections between first and second language writing, literacy, culture, and a variety of purposes. Students will learn how to identify writing needs, design tasks, and assess writing, and will form a philosophy of teaching SLW.
- ENG-Z 405 Topics in the Study of Language (3 cr.) This is a variable topics course in the study of the English Language.
- ENG-Z 432 Second Language Acquisition (3 cr.) P: ENG-Z 205. An introduction to a broad range of issues in the field of second language acquisition, providing the student with an overview of the most important approaches to the fundamental questions of how people learn a second language. Provides students with basic knowledge of theories of second language acquisition and an understanding of how theoretical perspectives inform practical application.
- ENG-Z 434 Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language (3 cr.) P: ENG-Z 432 or consent of instructor. The course examines recent theories of teaching English as a second or foreign language. Students will get a chance to examine theories and methods and develop knowledge of linguistic resources available to new and/or practicing teachers.
- 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 202 Literary Interpretation (3 cr.) Students in this course develop critical skills essential to participation in the interpretive process. Through class discussion and focused writing assignments, introduces the premises and motives of literary analysis and critical methods associated with historical, generic, and/or cultural concerns.
- ENG-L 208 Topics in English and American Literature and Culture (3 cr.) Selected works of English and/or American literature engages students in relation to a single cultural problem or theme. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once for credit.
- 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 207 Women and Literature (3 cr.) Issues and approaches to critical study of women writers in British and American literature.
- ENG-L 301 English Literature Survey I (3 cr.) Representative selections with emphasis on major writers from the beginnings to Swift and Pope.
- ENG-L 302 English Literature Survey II (3 cr.) Representative selections with emphasis on major writers from the rise of romanticism to the present.
- ENG-L 315 Major Plays of Shakespeare (3 cr.) A close reading of a representative selection of Shakespeare's major plays.
- ENG-L 348 Nineteenth-Century British Fiction (3 cr.) Forms, techniques, and theories of fiction as exemplified by such writers as Scott, Dickens, Eliot, and Hardy.
- ENG-L 351 American Literature 1800-1865 (3 cr.) This course surveys a range of texts from the formative period of the republic to the end of the Civil War. Special attention paid to the shifting definitions and constructions of U.S. American national and cultural identity, as affected by issues of race, environment, transatlantic exchanges, scientific discourse, and the emergence of women writers and writers of color.
- ENG-L 352 American Literature 1865-1914 (3 cr.) This course surveys American literature through the development of realism, regionalism, naturalism, and the beginnings of modernism. We consider literature's relation to social and cultural phenomena of this era, such as urbanization, industrialization, immigration, racial tensions, labor strife, changing gender roles, and the spread of mass media and consumer culture.
- ENG-L 354 American Literature since 1914 (3 cr.) This course surveys modernist and contemporary American writers in various genres, 1914 to the present, including Frost, Stein, Faulkner, O'Connor, Baldwin, Morrison, and others.
- ENG-L 364 Native American Literature (3 cr.) A survey of traditional and modern literature by American Indians, especially of the high plains and southwest culture areas, with particular attention to the image of the Indian in both native and white literature.
- ENG-L 370 Recent Black American Writing (3 cr.) A study of the major black American writers, with special emphasis on recent writing. Writers such as Morrison, Mosely, Ward, Whitehead and Coates may be included.
- ENG-L 378 Studies in Women and Literature (3 cr.) This course engages in an in-depth focus on major British and American authors such as George Eliot, Gertrude Stein, or Tori Morrison; groups of authors such as the Bronte sisters or recent women poets; or genres and modes such as autobiography, film, or criticism. Topics will vary by semester.
- ENG-L 379 American Ethnic and Minority Literature (3 cr.) A survey of representative authors and works of American ethnic and minority literature with primary focus on African American, Latinx, Asian American, and Native Americans writers.
- ENG-L 382 Fiction of the Non-Western World (3 cr.) An in-depth study of selected narratives from the fiction of the non-Western world. Focus and selections vary from year to year. May be repeated once for credit. May be repeated once for credit.
- ENG-L 406 Topics in African American Literature (3 cr.) Focuses on a particular genre, time period, or theme in African American literature. Topics may include twentieth-century African American women's novels, black male identity in African American literature, or African American autobiography. May be repeated once for credit with different focus.
- ENG-L 411 Literature and Society (3 cr.) Influence of political, social, and technological trends on literary works. Topics will vary from semester to semester.
- ENG-W 280 Literary Editing and Publishing (3 cr.) P: Any literature course; ENG-W 206, ENG-W 207, or ENG-W 208. Principles of editing and publishing literary writing. Kinds of journals, varieties of formats (including print and e-zine), introduction to editing and production processes. Possible focus on genre publishing (fiction, poetry, non-fiction prose), grant writing, Web publishing, etc.
- 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-Z 205 Introduction to the English Language (3 cr.) This course is an introduction to how language, and English in particular, is structured, including sounds (phonetics and phonology), words (morphology), sentences (syntax) and meaning (semantics). Discussions focus on examples from everyday language and the application of these basic concepts to real world contexts, including language teaching and learning.
- ENG-Z 206 Introduction to Language Use (3 cr.) An introduction to how we use language in our lives. This course explores how and why language varies between different groups and places, as well as the role of context in language meaning and interpretation. Insights are applied to understanding the impact of literature, film, writing, and other disciplines.
- ENG-Z 301 History of the English Language (3 cr.) P: ENG-Z 205 is recommended. A study of the origins of the English language, focusing on how and why English has changed over time. Topics include: the process of language standardization and its impact on education and literacy, relationships between language and literature, and the changing role of English around the world.
- ENG-Z 302 Understanding Language Structure: Syntax (3 cr.) R: ENG-Z 205 is recommended. An introduction to how language is organized at the sentence level, focusing on what it means to know how to produce and understand grammatical sentences. The acqusiition of syntax by children learning their first language and non-native speakers learning a second language will be studied.
- ENG-Z 310 Language in Context: Sociolinguistics (3 cr.) R: ENG-Z 206 is recommended. This course explores the relationships among language, society, and culture. The interplay between social factors such as age, sex, status, class, and education and language use are discussed within the framework of various theoretical and methodological approaches. Perceptions of several varieties of English are investigated.
- 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 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 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.) This course introduces students to major Western literary works from the Renaissance to the twenty-first 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 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 science fiction from its origins to the present with emphasis upon Golden Age writers such as Asimov and Heinlein, post-World War II writers such as Bradbury and Clarke, and New Wave and contemporary writers such as LeGuin, Butler and Gaiman.
- ENG-L 387 Queer Literary Studies (3 cr.) This course offers an exploration of poetry, fiction, drama, and creative non-fiction with attention to queer style, themes, and literary histories. The course theme is the history and influence of queer identity in canonical British and American literature. Topics include queer theory, representations of LGBTQ+ experience in various literary movements, and queer poetics.
- 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 produce and convey meaning.
- ENG-L 433 Conversations with Shakespeare (3 cr.) An interdisciplinary and intertextual study of Shakespeare's work and its influence through the present day. Students will compare Shakespeare plays with more recent novels, plays, poems, and films that allude to or incorporate some aspect of Shakespeare's art.
- ENG-L 440 Senior Seminar in English and American Literature (3 cr.) This course engages students in an in-depth study of one or more major writers or of one significant theme or form. Subject varies each semester. May be repeated once for credit.
- ENG-L 478 Illness Narrative (3 cr.) This course explores the world of medical storytelling in literature and the arts. We study interpretations of the experience of illness as narrated across a range of genres including nonfiction, fiction, poetry, drama, and film.
- ENG-L 495 Individual Readings in English (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor or department chair. May be repeated once for credit.
- ENG-E 398 Internship in English (3-6 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or equivalent OR ENG-W 140, each course with a grade of C or higher A supervised internship in the use of English in a workplace. Apply during semester before desired internship.
- ENG-W 210 Literacy and Public Life (3 cr.) An introduction to the uses of literacy in public and civic discourse, with connections made to theories of writing and professional prospects for writers; serves as the required gateway course for the Concentration in Writing and Literacy and as an exploration of this concentration for other English majors and students considering the possibility of an English major.
- ENG-W 230 Writing in the Sciences (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or ENG-W 140 Prerequisite: ENG-W131 or Equivalent with C or higher or ENG-W140, each course with a grade of C or higher OR GEWR-UN 100 Instruction in preparing scientific reports, proposals, visuals, and research projects with instruction in appropriate documentation and style.
- 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 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 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 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 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 398 Internship in Writing (1-3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or ENG-W 140 each course with a grade of C or higher Combines study of writing with practical experience of working with professionals in journalism, business communication, or technical writing. Researched reports are required. Evaluations made by both supervisor and instructor.
- ENG-W 400 Issues in Teaching Writing (3 cr.) Focuses on the content of rhetoric and composition and considers fundamental theoretical and practical issues in the teaching of writing. Reviews rhetorical and compositional principles that influence writing instruction, textbook selection, and curriculum development.
- 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.
- ENG-Z 204 Rhetorical Issues in Grammar and Usage (3 cr.) An introduction to English grammar and usage that studies the rhetorical impact of grammatical structures (such as noun phrases, prepositional phrases, and different sentence patterns). This course considers language trends and issues, the role of correctness in discourse communities, and the relations between writing in context and descriptive and prescriptive grammars and usage guides.
- ENG-Z 370 Second Language Writing (3 cr.) R: ENG-Z 206 is recommended. The course will consider theories and practices in the teaching and evaluation of second language writing (SLW). It will explore connections between first and second language writing, literacy, culture, and a variety of purposes. Students will learn how to identify writing needs, design tasks, and assess writing, and will form a philosophy of teaching SLW.
- ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or ENG-W 140 (with a grade of C or higher). To develop research and writing skills requisite for most academic and professional activities. Emphasis on methods of research, organization, and writing techniques useful in preparing reviews, critical bibliographies, research and technical reports, proposals and papers.
- ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or ENG-W 140 (with a grade of C or higher). Offers instruction and practice in writing argumentative essays about complicated and controversial issues. The course focuses on strategies for identifying issues, assessing claims, locating evidence, deciding on a position, and writing papers with clear assertions and convincing arguments.
- ENG-E 398 Internship in English (3-6 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or equivalent OR ENG-W 140, each course with a grade of C or higher A supervised internship in the use of English in a workplace. Apply during semester before desired internship.
- ENG-E 450 Capstone Seminar (3 cr.) This senior capstone integrates students' undergraduate study through writing and reading projects, faculty and student presentations, and creation of capstone portfolios. Students apply linguistic, literary, and rhetorical knowledge in culminating projects and learning portfolios. The course looks back at accomplishments and forward to postgraduation planning.
- ENG-L 433 Conversations with Shakespeare (3 cr.) An interdisciplinary and intertextual study of Shakespeare's work and its influence to the present day. Students will compare Shakespeare texts with latter-day novels, plays, poems, and films that allude to or incorporate some aspect of Shakespeare's art.
- ENG-L 440 Senior Seminar in English and American Literature (3 cr.) P: One 200-level and two 300-400-level literature courses. Detailed study of one or more major British and American writers or of one significant theme or form. Subject varies each semester. May be repeated once for credit.
- 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.
- ENG-W 496 Writing Tudor Training Seminar (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 and permission of instructor. Internship in University Writing Center. ENG-W 496 is an internship that prepares undergraduates to tutor in the University Writing Center.
- ENG-G 101 Special Topics in EAP (1-4 cr.) Designed for EAP students, this course provides an introduction to English for Academic Purposes. The students will study the grammatical structures of the English language,EAP vocabulary, and their use in EAP speaking, listening, and reading.
- ENG-G 15 Pronunciation Skills (1 cr.) This course focuses on American English pronunciation and stresses active learner involvement in small groups and self-tutorials. Practice in a contextualized format includes drills and multimedia listening and speaking activities. Classwork emphasizes stress and intonation patterns and vowel and consonant production. Individualized instruction focusing on specific needs is a component of the course.
- ENG-G 109 Intermediate EAP: Listening and Speaking (3 cr.) C: G010 Intensive practice of basic speaking and pronunciation skills, as well as listening comprehension skills, to develop language proficiency required for study at the university level.
- ENG-G 110 Intermediate EAP: Reading, Writing, and Grammar (3 cr.) C: ENG G109 This course introduces and reviews basic English grammatical structures; presents basic reading strategies and vocabulary development; and focuses on functional language use and study skills.
- ENG-G 111 Academic English Reading: Perspectives on Culture/Society (3 cr.) In this course, non-native English speaking students will develop their academic reading, (cross) cultural understanding, and critical thinking skills through indepth reading. Students will read academic texts about current socio-cultural issues and explore their meaning in U.S. and global context. The students will learn how to critically analyze, interpret, and synthesize texts they read. They will demonstrate their reading and cultural analysis skills in discussions, oral presentations, and written responses and analyses of academic readings. Vocabulary building for college-level communication is integrated into the instruction.
- ENG-G 112 Listening and Speaking Skills for Academic Purposes (3 cr.) This course focuses on developing speaking and listening skills that are essential to academic life, encouraging participation in group discussion, improvement in presentation strategies, and development of questioning and answering skills. It provides community involvement to help students better understand American culture and language use. Reading skills, vocabulary development, oral communication and presentation skills for the academic context are emphasized.
- ENG-G 114 EAP Grammar (1 cr.) C: ENG G111 This course introduces and reviews English grammatical structures for EAP students. As a co-requisite of G111 (Academic English Reading), the course provides practice in and clarification of grammatical structures in academic texts at high-intermediate levels of EAP. Students from other EAP courses may be identified as needing additional EAP grammar support based on an instructor-led evaluation and can, therefore, be required to complete the course, as well. The class is conducted as a lab in which students will meet face to face with an instructor part of the time and then complete work on assigned grammar units outside of class. In class additional instruction and practice will be given, and students will complete assessments (quizzes and exams) focused on EAP grammar.
- ENG-G 130 Principles of Composition for English for Academic Purposes (3 cr.) Adapted for EAP students, ENG G130, which will be the EAP equivalent of ENG W130, is for students who have taken the EAP placement test and who subsequently need a semester of writing instruction before taking ENG G131, which is the credit-bearing equivalent of ENG W131. Like ENG W130, G130 will provide practice in writing papers for a variety of purposes and audiences and attention to sentence and paragraph structure.
- ENG-G 131 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry for English for Academic Purposes (3 cr.) P: ENG-G130 with C or higher OR placement score of 8, 10, 12, 15 or 16 Adapted for EAP students, ENG G131, which will be the EAP equivalent of ENG W131 and satisfy the freshman writing requirement, teaches skills of critical reading, thinking, and writing to help students meaningfully engage artifacts, events, and issues in our world. The course builds students' abilities to read written and cultural texts critically; to analyze those texts in ways that engage both students' own experiences and the perspectives of others; and to write about those texts for a range of audiences and purposes as a means of participating in broader conversations. Assignments emphasize the analysis and synthesis of sources in making and developing claims.
- ENG-G 410 Introduction to Legal English (1 cr.) An intensive, integrated academic language skills course addressing the linguistic demands of legal study in the U.S. Focuses on reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills.
- ENG-G 411 Legal English I (3 cr.) A language skills course focusing on (1) grammatical structures and reading strategies required to understand legal texts and material, and (2) listening skills needed for the law school classroom. Instruction in fundamental organizational patterns in writing is provided as needed.
- ENG-G 412 Legal English II (3 cr.) An integrated language skills course that focuses primarily on the advanced study of academic legal writing, including editing skills.
- ENG-G 115 English Pronunciation for Academic Purposes (1 cr.) This course provides instruction and practice in English pronunciation. The objective is to help non-native English speakers achieve clear communication skills for their academic work and beyond. Through focused input and practice, students will be trained to perceive and produce the sounds, rhythm, intonation, and stress patterns of English.
- ENG-G 434 TESOL Methods (3 cr.) The course examines recent theories of teaching English as a second or foreign language. Students will get a chance to examine theories and methods and develop knowledge of linguistic resources available to new and/or practicing teachers.
- ENG-G 515 English Pronunciation for Academic Purposes (1 cr.) This course provides instruction and practice in English pronunciation. To help non-native English speakers achieve clear communication skills for their academic work and beyond. Through focused input and practice, trained to perceive and produce the sounds and linking of sounds in English and the native-like rhythm, intonation, and stress patterns.
- ENG-G 441 Materials Prep for ESL Instruction (3 cr.) Students learn about materials preparation, syllabus design, and test preparation by applying a variety of theories to books and other ESL (English as a second language) teaching devices (e.g. tapes, videotapes, computer and software programs) in order to evaluate their usefulness and will learn to evaluate ESL materials for adequacy.
- ENG-G 500 Introduction to the English Language (3 cr.) An introduction to the English language: its nature, structure, and development.
- ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing, And Inquiry (3 cr.) ENG-W 131 teaches skills of critical reading, thinking, and writing to help students meaningfully engage artifacts, events, and issues in our world. The course builds students' abilities to read written and cultural texts critically; to analyze those texts in ways that engage both students' own experiences and the perspectives of others; and to write about those texts for a range of audiences and purposes as a means of participating in broader conversations. Assignments emphasize the analysis and synthesis of sources in making and developing claims.
- ENG-W 140 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry: Honors (3 cr.) Offers an introductory writing course for advanced first-year writers. Like W131, W140 teaches skills of critical reading, thinking, and writing to help students meaningfully engage artifacts, events, and issues in our world. The course builds students' abilities to read written and cultural texts critically; to analyze those texts in ways that engage both students' own experiences and the perspectives of others; and to write about those texts for a range of audiences and purposes as a means of participating in broader conversations. Assignments emphasize the analysis and synthesis of sources in making and developing claims.
- ENG-W 230 Writing in the Sciences (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or ENG-W 140 (with a grade of C or higher). Instruction in preparing scientific reports, proposals, visuals, and research projects with instruction in various styles of scientific documentation.
- ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 (with a grade of C or higher). To develop research and writing skills requisite for most academic and professional activities. Emphasis on methods of research, organization, and writing techniques useful in preparing reviews, critical bibliographies, research and technical reports, proposals and papers.
- ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or ENG-W 140 (with a grade of C or higher). Offers instruction and practice in writing argumentative essays about complicated and controversial issues. The course focuses on strategies for identifying issues, assessing claims, locating evidence, deciding on a position, and writing papers with clear assertions and convincing arguments.
- ENG-W 250 Writing in Context (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or ENG-W 140 (with a grade of C or higher). An intermediate-level expository writing course. During each five-week segment students will read on a contemporary issue and write a seven-to-ten page paper on that issue. Topics will vary from year to year.
- ENG-D 600 History to the English Language (4 cr.) Survey of the evolution of the English language from its earliest stages to the present, with reference to its external history and to its phonology, morphology, syntax, and vocabulary.
- ENG-G 500 Introduction to the English Language (4 cr.) An introduction to the English language: its nature, structure, and development.
- ENG-G 513 Academic Writing Graduate Students (3 cr.) Designed to meet the academic writing needs of ESL graduate students from multiple disciplines, this course focuses on a variety of academic writing styles and disciplinary approaches to producing research papers and professional documents. Students practice paraphrasing, summarizing, critiquing discipline-related articles, as well as writing research proposals and a comprehensive research paper.
- ENG-G 652 English Language Sociolinguistics (4 cr.) This course investigates sociocultural aspects of language use and explores the relationships between language and society. The course provides background in various theoretical and methodological approaches to sociolinguistics. Other topics to be covered include gender and language, ethnicity and language, social factors in language acquisition, and bilingualism. Familiarity with basic issues and concepts in linguistics would be useful.
- ENG-G 520 Communication Skills for Graduate Students and Internationals (3 cr.) Designed for graduate students who are non-native speakers of English, this course provides instruction on oral communication skills, academic presentation skills and basic teaching strategies for the U.S. classroom. The primary focus is on oral language skills necessary to present academic materials in English to an American audience. Language skills, teaching skills, and knowledge about the U.S. classroom culture will be developed through discussions and classroom observations/simulations. Presentations, teaching practice and regular conferences will focus on individual needs.
- ENG-G 625 Discourse Analysis and Introduction to Research (4 cr.) This course introduces students to current approaches to text and discourse coherence, including recent theories of cognitive and interactional text modeling.
- ENG-L 501 Professional Scholarship in Literature (4 cr.) Instruction in the materials, tools, and methods of research. The course is especially designed to familiarize beginning graduate students with the research expectations associated with graduate study in literature.
- ENG-L 503 Teaching of Lit in College (2-4 cr.) Classroom teaching of literature in the light of current approaches.
- ENG-L 506 Introduction to Methods of Criticism and Research (4 cr.) The conditions and assumptions of studying English, with emphasis on criticism and research on a culturally and historically diverse range of texts.
- ENG-L 508 Practicum on Teaching Literature in College (2-4 cr.)
Topics include syllabus construction, lecture and discussion techniques, use and evaluation of written work. Offered in two formats: as a practicum in course and syllabus design for a future undergraduate course; or as a practicum for AIs running concurrently with the related undergraduate course.
- ENG-L 553 Studies in Literature (4 cr.) Emphasis on thematic, analytic, and generic study. With consent of instructor, may be repeated once for credit.
- ENG-L 560 Literary Studies in England and Scotland (4 cr.) Provides on-site opportunities in England and Scotland to explore the literary landscapes of British authors in relation to the English and Scottish school systems. Designed primarily for education majors and continuing certification credits.
- ENG-L 573 Interdisciplinary Approaches to English and American Literature (3 cr.) Social, political, and psychological studies in English and American literature. Topics may vary and include, for example, literature and colonialism, literature and psychoanalysis, or literature and gender. May also include other world literatures.
- ENG-L 590 Internship in English (1-4 cr.) A supervised internship in the uses of language in the workplace. (For prospective teachers, the workplace may be a class.) Each intern will be assigned a problem or new task and will develop the methods for solving the problem or completing the task. Interns will complete a portfolio of workplace writing and self-evaluation; they will also be visited by a faculty coordinator and evaluated in writing by their on-site supervisors.
- ENG-L 606 Topics in African American Literature (4 cr.) Focuses on a particular genre, time period, or theme of African American literature. Examples: twentieth-century African American women's novels, black male identity in literature, kinship in African American literature, and African American autobiography. May be repeated twice for credit with different focuses.
- ENG-L 625 Readings in Shakespeare (4 cr.) Critical analysis of selected tragedies, comedies, history plays, and poetry.
- ENG-L 635 Readings in American Ethnic Literature and Culture (4 cr.) In-depth or comparative study of African-American, Asian American, Latino/a, Chicano/a, Native American, and/or other American ethnic literature and culture.
- ENG-L 643 Readings in Colonial and Postcolonial Literatures (4 cr.) Study of literature within the historical, cultural and political context of European colonialism and anti- or post-colonial resistance. Topics might include the role of literature in the formation of nations and national consciousness, literatures of particular nations, or postcolonial theory.
- ENG-L 650 Studies in American Literature to 1900 (4 cr.) Intensive study of one writer, a group of writers, or a theme or form significant in the period.
- ENG-L 666 Survey of Children's Literature (3-4 cr.) A survey of literature written for children and adolescents from the medieval period to the present.
- ENG-L 641 English Literature 1790-1900 (4 cr.) The course will explore the nexus between English literature, history, and print culture from the late sixteenth- to the early seventeenth century, using as our starting point England's unexpected (yet, perhaps, divinely inspired!) victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588 - the event that established England as a naval, military, and commercial power on par with continental Europe. From this triumphant moment, we will follow the nation through several succession crises, religious controversies, economic turmoil, struggles over theatrical and print censorship, and violently contested debates about the nature of Kingship itself, all of which led to a Civil War, the closing of the public theaters, the beheading of Charles I, and the eventual Restoration of the monarchy after an uncomfortable period of Parliamentarian and Protectorate rule.
- ENG-L 680 Special Topics in Literary Study and Theory (4 cr.) Reading in sociological, political, psychological, and other approaches to literature.
- ENG-L 681 Genre Studies (4 cr.) A variable-title course, Genre Studies examines the specific characteristics of individual genres. May be repeated once for credit.
- ENG-L 695 Individual Readings in English (1-4 cr.) Enables students to work on a reading project that they initiate, plan, and complete under the direction of an English department faculty member. Credit hours depend on scope of project.
- ENG-L 657 Readings in Literature and Critical Thinking (4 cr.) Study of major movements, figures, or topics in literary and/or critical theory.
- ENG-W 500 Teaching Writing: Issues and Approaches (4 cr.) Consideration of fundamental issues in the teaching of writing and the major approaches to composition instruction. Specific topics include teaching invention and revision, diagnosing errors, teaching style and organization, making assignments, and evaluating student writing.
- ENG-W 501 Practicum on Teaching of Composition (4 cr.) Practical teaching of composition; current theories and policies.
- ENG-W 508 Creative Writing for Teachers (4 cr.) Offers current and future teachers insights into the creative writing process, teaches them to think as writers do, suggest strategies for critiquing creative work, and provide guidance in developing creative-writing curriculum. Emphasis on hands-on writing activities in three genres, adaptable for use with students at entry level.
- ENG-W 509 Introduction to Writing and Literacy Studies (4 cr.) This is the core course in the writing and literacy track of the English master's program. Students will read, analyze, discuss, and write about key issues in writing and literacy, laying a foundation for further study. Special emphasis will be placed on research methods in this field.
- ENG-W 510 Computers and Composition (4 cr.)
Based in current theories about the process of writing, this course surveys the use of computer programs (such as word processing) as writing tools, computer-assisted instruction as teaching aids and computer programs as research aids to study writing.
- ENG-W 511 Writing Fiction (4 cr.) A graduate-level fiction writing workshop. Seminar study of advanced techniques in the writing of fiction, both short stories and the novel. Workshop discussion of advanced student work in progress.
- ENG-W 513 Writing Poetry (4 cr.) Poetry writing workshop on the study of prosody and form (including formal elements of free verse) in the context of writing by class members.
- ENG-W 525 Research Approaches for Technical and Professional Writing (4 cr.) Students focus on how to learn about content, audiences in their situations, and document design in order to produce high quality publications.
- ENG-W 531 Designing and Editing Visual Technical Communication (4 cr.) Students learn principles of designing publications that communicate both visually and verbally.
- ENG-W 532 Managing Document Quality (4 cr.) This course will examine and apply principles of planning, researching audience and content, designing publications, drafting, obtaining reviews, conducting user testing, and negotiating within organizational cultures in order to produce effective technical and professional documents.
- ENG-W 533 Science Writing (1 cr.) C: COMM-C 533; COMM-C 534. With an emphasis on shorter forms of writing, students discover voices, messages, and forms appropriate for bringing scientific expertise to non-science readers. They practice processes of response, revision, and editing to shape presentations for various readers, contexts, and paths of publication.
- ENG-W 535 Advanced Science Writing (1 cr.) Each student identifies a complex project that includes long-forms and/or multi-genres of writing to deliver scientific expertise to non-science readers in a specific community or context. Collaborating through peer-critique and role-playing relevant readerships, students adjust their messages and modes of delivery.
- ENG-W 590 Teaching Writing: Theories and Applications (4 cr.) Drawing on current scholarship and relevant statements from the rhetorical tradition, this course examines theoretical assumptions in the design of classroom practices.
- ENG-W 597 Writing Center: Theory and Practice (4 cr.) Writing Center Theory & Practice is designed to examine the techniques of consulting with writers, as well as the various theories that guide and inform consulting. The course will focus on the practical components of writing center work and how writing center and composition theories can be applied to a variety of settings, including but not limited to college, middle school, high school, professional, and other community settings. In particular, this course will train students to consult with writers in the IUPUI University Writing Center. Specific topics will include writing process, collaborative learning, approaches to consulting, consultant roles, consulting strategies for multiple populations of students (including but not limited to multilingual writers, first-generation students, returning students), cultural divides in writing centers, the use of technology and multimodal composing in writing centers, online consulting, assessment and research in writing centers, and composition and learning theories that influence writing center work and resource development.
- ENG-W 600 Topics in Rhetoric and Composition (4 cr.) Covers selected issues in current composition and rhetorical theory.
- ENG-W 605 Writing Project Summer Institute (3-6 cr.) By application and invitation only. For teachers from K-university, who together consider major issues involved in the teaching of writing and explore the pedagogical approaches inherent in these issues. The institute explores current theories of writing and their application in the classroom. Preference given to active classroom teachers.
- ENG-W 609 Directed Writing Projects (1-4 cr.) Individual creative or critical writing projects negotiated with the professor who agrees to offer tutorial assistance. Credit hours will vary according to the scope of the project.
- ENG-W 615 Graduate Creative Nonfiction Writing (4 cr.) Writing workshop in such modes as personal essay, autobiography, and documentary.
- ENG-Z 520 Second Language Development (3 cr.) Introduction to linguistic, psychological, cognitive, social, and sociocultural approaches to second language development. Explores relationship between second language development and such topics as age, gender, motivation, cognition, and cross-linguistic and sociological influences.
- ENG-Z 523 TESOL Methods (3 cr.) This course is designed to help teachers understand, recognize and address the language acquisition challenges of non-native English speakers, both in the U.S. and abroad. The course stresses the development and use of practical techniques and materials to teach ESL based on second-language acquisition principles.
- ENG-Z 536 Pedagogical Grammar (3 cr.) The focus of this course is on understanding the functions that grammar fulfills in oral and written communication, analyzing those aspects of grammar most problematic for English language learners, and exploring approaches to helping learners understand and use those structures in meaningful communicative contexts. The course combines theoretical discussion about various aspects of grammar with consideration of how to prepare effective lessons for teaching grammar to learners of different ages, proficiency levels and needs.
- ENG-Z 541 English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and Materials Development (3 cr.) P: ENG-Z 523 or instructor's permission. English for Specific Purposes (ESP) focuses on the analysis and teaching of English, including the development of appropriate materials that meet specific language needs of non-native speakers in specific contexts for specific purposes. This course explores and applies the theoretical principles for identifying the needs, developing curricula and preparing teaching materials for ESP contexts.
- ENG-Z 545 TESOL Practicum (3 cr.) P: ENG-Z 520 and ENG-Z 523. Students will be placed with a supervising teacher in a class for adult learners of English as a second language. Students will observe and assist the teacher, and then have the opportunity to create, teach and assess lessons.
- ENG-Z 570 Second Language Writing (3 cr.) This course explores theories and practices in the teaching and evaluation of second language writing (SLW) as well as connections between first and second language writing, literacy, and culture. Students learn how to identify writing needs, design tasks, and assess writing, and form a philosophy of teaching SLW.
- ENG-Z 575 Second Language Learning and Technology (3 cr.) Explores the theory, use, and issues of using technology in second language instruction, focusing specifically on the acquisition of intercultural competence, culture, and pragmatics.
- ENG-Z 598 TESOL Internship (3 cr.) P: Completion of ENG-Z 520 and ENG-Z 523, or instructor's approval, and placement by TESOL Program into an approved internship site. The TESOL Internship is designed to provide students with a supervised internship experience in a professional ESL or EFL context. Interns will gain practical, hands-on experience in TESOL, including teaching, research, and/or program administration.
- ENG-Z 600 Seminar in TESOL (3 cr.) Topics in this course will vary, but will focus on current issues in TESOL and applied linguistics. May be taken more than once with different topics. Up to 9 credit hours.
- ENG-Z 690 Advanced Readings in TESOL (1-4 cr.) P: Approval of Instructor. Directed reading on a focused topic in TESOL and applied linguistics that students initiate, plan, and complete under the direction of an English department faculty member. Credit hours depend on scope of project. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours.
