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2011-12 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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EDU 495P - Student Teaching Practicum in Secondary Education - Math 9 Credit(s)
A full-time classroom experience in a local school setting providing the pre-service undergraduate with on-site supervisory support in the classroom and periodic observation and evaluation by a college supervisor at the school placement site. The practice of measuring and evaluating student achievement will also be examined as an integral part of the teaching/learning process. Students are also required to attend weekly seminar sessions as part of a co-requisite seminar. Minimum of 300 clock hours per semester. Required of all Secondary Education Minors seeking licensure in Mathematics. Not open to students who have received credit for EDU495. All Licensure Program prerequisites must be met prior to practicum assignment.
Prerequisites: Permission of department chairperson and program coordinator.
Co-requisite: .
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EDU 495PS - Practicum Seminar in Teaching Mathematics 3 Credit(s)
This course is a weekly seminar that serves as a companion to the practicum experience. Topics may include adapting classroom activities to serve different types of learners, current trends in mathematics education, such as new technology, as well as instruction in evaluation and classroom management. Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisites: Permission of the department chairperson and program coordinator; application to the student teaching practicum.
Corequisite: or .
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EDU 496 - Practicum in Student Teaching in Secondary Education (9-12) 12 Credit(s)
A full-time classroom experience in a local school setting providing the pre-service undergraduate with on-site supervisory support in the classroom and periodic observation and evaluation by a college supervisor at the school placement site. The practice of measuring and evaluating student achievement will also be examined as an integral part of the teaching/learning process. Students are also required to attend weekly seminar sessions. At these weekly sessions additional instruction in measurement and evaluation, classroom management and teaching strategies will be given. Minimum of 300 clock hours per semester, plus weekly seminars. Required of all Secondary Education Minors seeking licensure in History (EDU 493P ), Mathematics (EDU 495P ), Biology (EDU 496), Earth Sciences (EDU 497 ), English (EDU 498P ) or Chemistry (EDU 499 ). All Licensure Program prerequisites must be met prior to practicum assignment. Prerequisites: Permission of Department Chairperson and Program Coordinator.
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EDU 497 - Practicum in Student Teaching in Secondary Education (9-12) 12 Credit(s)
A full-time classroom experience in a local school setting providing the pre-service undergraduate with on-site supervisory support in the classroom and periodic observation and evaluation by a college supervisor at the school placement site. The practice of measuring and evaluating student achievement will also be examined as an integral part of the teaching/learning process. Students are also required to attend weekly seminar sessions. At these weekly sessions additional instruction in measurement and evaluation, classroom management and teaching strategies will be given. Minimum of 300 clock hours per semester, plus weekly seminars. Required of all Secondary Education Minors seeking licensure in History (EDU 493P ), Mathematics (EDU 495P ), Biology (EDU 496 ), Earth Sciences (EDU 497 ), English (EDU 498P ) or Chemistry (EDU 499 ). All Licensure Program prerequisites must be met prior to practicum assignment. Prerequisites: Permission of Department Chairperson and Program Coordinator.
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EDU 498P - Student Teaching Practicum in Secondary Education - English 9 Credit(s)
A full-time classroom experience in a local school setting providing the pre-service undergraduate with on-site supervisory support in the classroom and periodic observation and evaluation by a college supervisor at the school placement site. The practice of measuring and evaluating student achievement will also be examined as an integral part of the teaching/learning process. Students are also required to attend weekly seminar sessions as part of a co-requisite seminar. Minimum of 300 clock hours per semester. Required of all Secondary Education Minors seeking licensure in English. All Licensure Program prerequisites must be met prior to practicum assignment. Prerequisites: Permission of Department Chairperson and Program Coordinator. Co-requisite: .
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EDU 498PS - Practicum Seminar in Teaching English 3 Credit(s)
This course is a weekly seminar that serves as a companion to the practicum experience. Topics may include adapting classroom activities to serve different types of learners, current trends in English Language Arts education, such as interdisciplinary approaches and integration of the arts and humanities, as well as instruction in evaluation and classroom management. Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisites: Permission of the department chairperson and program coordinator; application to the student teaching practicum.
Corequisite: or .
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EDU 499 - Practicum in Student Teaching in Secondary Education (9-12) 12 Credit(s)
A full-time classroom experience in a local school setting providing the pre-service undergraduate with on-site supervisory support in the classroom and periodic observation and evaluation by a college supervisor at the school placement site. The practice of measuring and evaluating student achievement will also be examined as an integral part of the teaching/learning process. Students are also required to attend weekly seminar sessions. At these weekly sessions additional instruction in measurement and evaluation, classroom management and teaching strategies will be given. Minimum of 300 clock hours per semester, plus weekly seminars. Required of all Secondary Education Minors seeking licensure in History (EDU 493P ), Mathematics (EDU 495P ), Biology (EDU 496 ), Earth Sciences (EDU 497 ), English (EDU 498P ) or Chemistry (EDU 499). All Licensure Program prerequisites must be met prior to practicum assignment. Prerequisites: Permission of Department Chairperson and Program Coordinator.
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EDU 500 - Directed Studies in Education I 3 Credit(s)
Directed study initiated by the student and guided by a qualified faculty member in a specific content area. Course may be repeated for an additional three credits. Elective. Prerequisites: Adequate background for undertaking the study, willingness and expertise of faculty member, and approval of Department Chairperson.
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EDU 600H - Honors Research Seminar in Education 3 Credit(s)
The major purpose of the Honors Research Seminar in Education is to enable Dean’s List students majoring in Education to systematically pursue the research of salient problems in education which are both relevant to education today and of prime concern to them as individuals. Course may be repeated for an additional three credits. Elective for Education majors. Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing with minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0.
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ENL 100 - Basic Writing 3 Credit(s)
An introduction to composition skills, with special emphasis on methods of generating information and revising. Attention to mechanical skills such as punctuation and English usage on an individual basis. Does not satisfy any part of the English Department Composition requirements. Three lecture hours a week. The credit hours earned in this class count towards a student’s enrollment status. They do not count toward graduation. Prerequisite: Placement limited to students who have been recommended for this course on the basis of the English Department writing assessment or by the English Department Composition Committee.
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ENL 100ESL - Academic Writing in English as a Second Language 3 Credit(s)
This course is exclusively for students whose native language is not English. The course focuses on the development of the composition skills necessary for success at the college level. Through extensive practice in reading and writing both personal and expository essays, and more formal assignments, students will improve their abilities to generate ideas, write in standard academic English, and critique the ideas of others. Students will also learn how to use electronic resources in drafting and distributing documents. Six lecture/activity hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG100ESL.
Prerequisite: Placement by recommendation of the English Department.
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ENL 101 - Composition I 3 Credit(s)
This course teaches students how to compose expository essays on topics of interest to the college community and to other well-educated audiences. Students will learn how to draft and revise essays that express the writer’s own ideas while also considering the ideas of others. Reading assignments will include nonfiction texts, and students will learn basic procedures for summarizing, analyzing, and documenting sources. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG101. Prerequisite: ENG100 or ENL 100 or satisfactory completion of English Department placement procedure.
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ENL 101ESL - Composition I for ESL 3 Credit(s)
This course is exclusively for students whose native language is not English. The course focuses on English language skills necessary for success in academic writing. The course teaches students how to compose expository essays on topics of interest to the college community and to other well-educated audiences, with emphasis on achieving correctness in written English. Students will learn how to draft and revise essays that express the writer’s own ideas while also considering the ideas of others. Reading assignments include fiction and non-fiction texts, and students will learn basic procedures for summarizing, analyzing, and documenting sources. Equivalent to . Six lecture/activity hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG101ESL.
Prerequisite: Placement by recommendation of the English Department or a grade of C or better in ENG100ESL or .
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ENL 102ESL - Composition II for English as a Second Language 3 Credit(s)
This course is exclusively for students whose first language is not English. It builds on the skills taught in . The course teaches students how to conduct basic research and to compose persuasive and research essays on topics of interest to an academic community. At least one system of formal documentation will be discussed in detail. Extensive reading and evaluation of non-fiction texts will be required. Emphasis will be placed on achieving correctness in written English. Equivalent to . Three lecture/activity hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG102E.
Prerequisites: ENG101, , ENG101ESL, or placement by recommendation of the English Department.
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ENL 103 - Composition II for English Majors 3 Credit(s)
This course is designed to teach students how to write well-crafted, insightful essays about literature. The course will also teach students how to become more attentive, insightful readers. The students will draft and revise essays about literary works from several genres. Research and documentation skills will be introduced. Three lecture hours per week. Required of all first-year English majors. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG103.
Prerequisite: ENG101, ENL 101 , ENG 101ESL or ENL 101ESL , or satisfactory completion of English Department placement procedure.
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ENL 160 - Literature I: Reading Broadly 3 Credit(s) DI
Literacy works from a broad historical range and a variety of genres will be grouped around a common topic, and students will examine how writers approach significant questions from different perspectives. “Classics” will be juxtaposed with works from diverse time periods and cultures. Emphasis will be on developing framing questions and reading intertextually. Form, content, and aesthetics will be considered as students work on developing interpretive skills and forming questions. Required of Bachelor of Arts, English Majors. Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ENG 101 or .
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ENL 161 - Literature II: Reading Closely 3 Credit(s) DI
Through intensive close-reading practices, students will get to know a small number of literary works in great depth. Students will learn research methods as they study myriad aspects of the text(s) and context(s). Areas of focus may include: literary and historical traditions, sources, influences, intertexts, form, genre, aesthetics, thematics, and reception. Required of Bachelor of Arts, English Majors. Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite: , or permission of the chair; prerequisite or co-requisite: ENG 102, , ENG102E, , ENG103, , ENG106H, or .
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ENL 230 - Introduction to Poetry 3 Credit(s) DI
An introduction to the various forms and types of poetry, emphasizing the understanding and enjoyment of poetry. Students are encouraged to write and to discuss their own poetry. Three lecture hours per week. Not ope to student who have received credit or ENG 291. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, or
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ENL 231 - Literature and the Reader 3 Credit(s) DI
This course will focus on the interaction between readers and literary texts. Students will examine how their response to literature is influenced by both the text and their own values and assumptions. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 299. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or
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ENL 232 - Novels: Art as Entertainment 3 Credit(s) DI
An investigation into two functions of the novel: as artistic creation and as popular pastime. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG381. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 224. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ,ENG 102E, , ENG 103, , ENG 106H, or .
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ENL 240 - British Literary Studies I 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of major British literary figures who are representative of the early, medieval and renaissance periods. Emphasis upon the major characteristics of each literary period and the relationships among them. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG225.
Prerequisite: ENG102, , ENG102E, , ENG103, , ENG106H, or .
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ENL 241 - British Literary Studies II 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of major British literary figures who are representative of the Neo-Classic, Romantic and Victorian periods. Emphasis upon the major characteristics of each literary period and the relationships among them. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG226.
Prerequisite: ENG102, , ENG102E, , ENG103, , ENG106H, or .
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ENL 250 - American Literary Studies I 3 Credit(s) DI
A survey of Colonial and early national United States literature, up to and including the Civil War period. Classes may emphasize important Puritan, and antebellum writers as well as other significant traditions of this period. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG355.
Prerequisite: ENG102, , ENG102E, , ENG103, , ENG106H, or .
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ENL 251 - American Literary Studies II 3 Credit(s) DI
This course covers United States literature since the Civil War. Classes may emphasize important realist, naturalist, Modernist, and post-Modernist writers as well as other significant traditions during the late-nineteenth century through to the present day. Three lecture hours per week. Required of Bachelor of Arts in English majors. Not open to students who have received credit or ENG356.
Prerequisite: ENG102, , ENG102E, , ENG103, , ENG106H or .
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ENL 253 - American Ethnic Literatures Since World War II 3 Credit(s) DI V
This course will study the spectrum of ethic literatures written in the United States from the second half of the twentieth century to the present and will focus on the ways that the texts convey experiences of belonging and difference in a variety of communities, from the family to the nation. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 265. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H .
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ENL 255 - African American Literature I 3 Credit(s) DI V
This course will study the leading movements and figures in the African American literary tradition up to 1930. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG266 or ENG386. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H .
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ENL 256 - African American Literature II 3 Credit(s) DI V
This course examines the African American literary tradition from the modern period to the present. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG267 or ENG387. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H .
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ENL 260 - World Literature I 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of world literature emphasizing major works of Ancient literatures through the Seventeenth Century. May be used as literature sequence except by Bachelor of Arts English majors. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 294. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, OR
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ENL 261 - World Literature II 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of major works of world literature focusing on literatures from the Eighteenth Century to the present. May be used as a literature sequence except by Bachelor of Arts English majors. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG295. Prerequisite: ENL 102 .
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ENL 262 - Classics of World Literature I 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of selected major works of literature concentrating on the Greek and Roman periods. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG296.
Prerequisite: ENG102, , ENG102E, , ENG103, , ENG106H, or .
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ENL 263 - Classics of World Literature II 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of selected major works of literature concentrating on the Medieval period and Renaissance. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG297.
Prerequisite: ENG102, , ENG102E, , ENG103, , ENG106H, or .
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ENL 264H - Studies in Literature I (Honors) 3 Credit(s) DI
Emphasizes one major period or literary style each semester. Topic in the first semester will be selected from the Classic period to the Renaissance. Second semester topic selected from Neoclassical period to Contemporary literature. Two-semester, total of six credit hours. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG284H. Prerequisites: ENG 102, ENL 102 ENG 102E, , ENG 103, ENG 106H, Open only to students in the Honors Program.
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ENL 265H - Studies in Literature II (Honors) 3 Credit(s) DI
Emphasizes one major period or literary style each semester. Topic in the first semester will be selected from the Classic period to the Renaissance. Second semester topic selected from Neoclassical period to Contemporary literature. Two-semester, total of six credit hours. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 285H. Prerequisites: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, Open only to students in the Honors Program.
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ENL 266 - Poetry of Peace and War 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of a body of poems dealing with questions of peace and war that will strengthen the student’s awareness of the complexity of and the need for peaceful solutions to civil and international conflicts. Research also into non-fiction materials that relate to particular poems. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 250. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H,
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ENL 270 - History of the Cinema 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of the development of film as an aesthetic, cultural, and historical form. Considers film’s interaction with historical contexts, technological developments, and questions of representation. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for MEC245 or ENG245. Prerequisite:ENG102, ENL 102 , ENG102ESL, ENL 102ESL , ENG103, ENL 103 , ENG 106h or ENL 106H .
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ENL 271 - Film Analysis 3 Credit(s) DI
Introduces students to methods of film analysis. Considers the particularities of the medium and vocabulary of film. Explores key debates in film theory including questions of realism, formalism, authorship, and film as language. Investigates influences such as Marxism, psychoanalysis, reception theory, and narrative theory on film analysis. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for MEC246 or ENG246. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102ESL, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H or ENL 106H .
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ENL 272 - Literature and Film I 3 Credit(s) DI
A comparative study and examination of the expression of certain themes, ideas and styles in short stories, drama, novels, and poetry in print and on film. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 317. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, or
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ENL 273 - Literature and Film II 3 Credit(s) DI
An analytical study of short films, and media productions based on literature. Students will prepare productions of film and slide tapes on literature and library themes. Three lecture hours including workshop sessions per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 318. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H or
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ENL 276 - Classics of World Cinema 3 Credit(s) DI
This course examines outstanding achievements in world cinema. Emphasis is placed upon how films interact with specific cultural contexts and particular oral, visual, and literary traditions. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credits for ENG 248. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H .
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ENL 280 - Drama I 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of major texts of tragedy in drama. Three lecture hours per week.Not open to students who have received credit for ENG394. Prerequisite: ENL 102 .
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ENL 281 - Drama II 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of major texts of dramatic comedy. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 395. Prerequisite: ENL 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 106H,
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ENL 282 - World Drama 3 Credit(s) DI V
A multicultural study of such topics as African and Native American ritual drama, medieval English drama, Sanskrit drama (India), Roman drama, Yan drama (China), Commedia Dell’Arte (Italy), and Noh, Kyogon, Kabuki, and Bunrako drama (Japan), the religious, cultural, and intellectual forces that helped to create and advance world drama, and the similarities and differences between Western and Eastern drama. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG255. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 ,ENG 102ESL, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H .
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ENL 300 - Advanced Writing 3 Credit(s) W
A workshop course in advanced expository writing, involving regular peer review of manuscripts and evaluation by the instructor both in class and in conference. Students will focus specifically on various approaches to exposition, techniques for writing and elements of style. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG400.
Prerequisite: ENG102, , ENG102E, , ENG103, , ENG106H, or and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 305 - History of the English Language 3 Credit(s)
A study of the historical development of sounds, inflection, structure, and vocabulary of English, with particular attention to Middle English and early modern English. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 323. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, or and at least one English course at the 200- level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 306 - Grammar and Style 3 Credit(s)
The study of grammar for professional writers of prose in areas such as journalism, essay writing, fiction and professional or business writing. The course will review basic grammar, including the parts of speech, phrases, clauses and types of sentences. It will focus on correct, efficient and stylistically distinguished sentence structures. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 325. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H or and at least one English course at the 200- level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 310 - Introduction to Professional Writing 3 Credit(s) W
A general introduction to the large field of professional writing, focusing on the many different types of writing and the specific requirements for each area -business, technical, journalism, internet, media, etc. This course will include classroom analysis and lectures from professionals in the field, with some practical writing assignments due throughout the course. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 301. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENL 103 ENG 106H, or ENL 106H
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ENL 311 - Editing for Publication 3 Credit(s)
This course covers literary editing techniques appropriate for the option in professional writing. Students will develop both reading and critical skills, focusing not only on correct grammar and usage, but also on purpose, audience, and especially styles. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 303. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English sourse at teh 200-level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 313 - Survey of Journalistic Styles 3 Credit(s)
A survey of journalistic styles in writing, focusing on the interactions between journalism and literature, as, for example, the relationship between periodical journalism and Addison’s essays, or Boswell’s influence on the writing of popular profiles. Attention will also be paid to reading current journalistic pieces in a literary context - reviews, plus critical, social, political, ethical, and legal commentary. Writing assignments, including work for The Log and other campus publications may be both practical and analytical. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 314. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200- level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 314 - Business Writing 3 Credit(s)
Fundamentals of business communication, which involves business vocabulary, letter writing, public relations writing, the mechanics of persuasive style, business reports, etc. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 402. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H or and at least one English course at the 200-level or the permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 315 - Technical Writing 3 Credit(s)
This course provides training in report and procedure writing with emphasis on organization and layout. Students will practice writing representative technical documents, such as product instructions, process descriptions and informal feasibility and progress reports. As part of the course, students will write a formal report on a topic of their choice. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 405. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or the permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 316 - Travel Writing 3 Credit(s)
This course covers writing and marketing articles for newspaper and magazines and writing brochures and publicity for hotels, resorts, and other tourist attractions. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 408. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or the permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 317 - Internet Writing 3 Credit(s)
Internet Writing is an advanced writing course whose goal is to provide students with an understanding of the theory and practice of effective Internet discourse, including but not limited to web page composition, asynchronous media such as email and newsgroups and synchronous media such as MOOs. Students will study models of Internet writing and compose a variety of Internet documents. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 422. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, or and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the instructor.
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ENL 320 - Creative Writing 3 Credit(s) W
Emphasis upon the techniques of writing fiction, poetry, and drama for the beginning writer. Reading and discussion of manuscripts in class. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 300. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106, or
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ENL 321 - The Craft of Poetry 3 Credit(s)
The Craft of Poetry is a writing course that offers a thorough, hands-on exploration of poetic craft. Students will learn about meter and various poetic forms, such as the sonnet, villanelle, and sestina. The course will also cover technique in free verse, concentrating on line length, line breaks, and stanza length, with attention given to other poetic elements-word choice, diction, tone, imagery. Students will turn in a portfolio of poems and write short papers. Not open to students who have received credit for eng 403A. Prerequisite: ENG 300 or ENL 320 ,
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ENL 322 - The Craft of Fiction 3 Credit(s)
This writing course uses a sequence of single-focus writing exercises and prose models to promote mastery of the techniques of writing fiction. Topics include narrative structure, characterization, point-of-view, narration, description, voice and dialogue, and prose style. Writing assignments enable students to explore a variety of prose forms. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 407. Prerequisite: ENG 300, ENL 320 or permission of the Department Chairperson.
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ENL 330 - Short Story I (Introduction) 3 Credit(s) DI
An examination of the short story as a literary art form, with some attention to the historical evolution of the form. Three lecture hours per week. Note open to student swho have received credit for ENG 292. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E. ENG 103, ENG 106H, or
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ENL 331 - Short Story II (Twentieth Century) 3 Credit(s) DI
This course deals with major twentieth century short story writers, including such writers as Crane, Joyce, Anderson, Faulkner, Hemingway, Flannery O’Connor, Updike, Welty, Baldwin, and Oates. Each writer will be discussed in depth. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG298. Prerequisite: ENL 102 .
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ENL 332 - Novel I 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of the history of the novel throughout the world up to 1850. Topics usually covered will include long prose fiction in classical Europe and Asia prior to the late European renaissance, the rise of the novel in European national literatures during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Romantic novel and the rise of the Balzacian realism. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 327. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H or ENL 106H .
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ENL 333 - Novel II 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of the history of the novel throughout the world since 1850. The course will cover such topics as: the Realistic novel, the Naturalistic novel, the Modernistic novel, the nouveau roman, the Post-Modern novel, and the novel in colonial and post-colonial cultures. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 328. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H
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ENL 334 - Literature for Children in the Elementary Grades 3 Credit(s)
Students study classic and contemporary literature for children in grades one through six. Emphasized in this study are the origins and genres of children’s literature; literary elements; strategies for teaching children’s literature, and key issues in the field, such as cultural and gender stereotyping and the treatment of sensitive subjects. Three lecture hours per week. Students may receive credit for ENL334 or EDU 334 but not both. Not open to students who have received credit for EDU 321 or ENG 334. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H
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ENL 336 - Art of the Essay 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of the essay as a literary genre, focusing not only on its origin and development, but also on the aesthetics of the form itself. Readings will include representative “great” essays, some critical commentary, and a collection of essays by a major modern writer. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 350. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, or and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 337 - The Literature of Travel 3 Credit(s) DI
A literature course focusing on the specialized experience of travel as it is expressed in a variety of literary texts. Attention will be given to analyzing the conventions of travel writing and to identifying those aspects of this writing that qualify it as “literary”. Readings will include prose selections from the long history of literary travel writing, various poems, and representative modern travel writers. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 353. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENL 103 ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 338 - Poetry I (Modern) 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of poetry written from 1900-1945 that covers such writers as Eliot, Yeats, Hughes, Williams, Stevens, and Moore. The course will examine writers’ relations to the era’s major movements. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 390. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, or
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ENL 339 - Poetry II (Contemporary) 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of poetry since 1945, beginning with such poets as Bishop, Lowell, O’Hara, Ginsberg, and Plath. The course will consider the influence of such poets and the movements that they represent upon the current landscape of poetry. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 391. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H or
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ENL 340 - Shakespeare I 3 Credit(s) DI
An in-depth study of Shakespeare’s histories and comedies–about eight to ten plays–as well as one or more narrative poems. The class will focus on cultural and formal issues and features within Shakespeare’s writings as well as cultural trends that Shakespeare responded to and helped shape. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 328. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H .
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ENL 341 - Shakespeare II 3 Credit(s) DI
An in-depth study of Shakespeare’s tragedies and romances–about eight to ten plays–as well as his sonnets. The class will focus on cultural and formal issues and features within Shakespeare’s writings as well as cultural trends that Shakespeare responded to and helped to shape. Three lecture hours per week.ot open to students who have received credit for ENG 332. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H .
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ENL 352 - U.S. Latino/a Literature 3 Credit(s) DI V
This course examines U.S. Latino/a literary achievements in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, considering the various literary traditions, such as Chicano/a, Nuyorican, Cuban-American, and Dominican-American, that together make up U.S. Latino/a literature. The focus will be on common concerns of U.S. Latino/a writers such as ethnic identity and minority status, prejudice and discrimination, immigration and migration, bilingualism and linguistic hybridity, machismo and gender roles. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 389. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at teh 200-level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 353 - Literature for Young Adults 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of contemporary writing for young adults at the junior high level. Other materials in curriculum enrichment are included. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 489. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 360 - Irish and Irish-American Literature 3 Credit(s) DI
An exploration of the works of Irish and Irish-American writers of the twentieth century. These writers produced some of the richest drama, short stories, novels, and poetry in the English language. Such writers as Joyce, O’Casey, Lady Gregory, O’Connor, O’Faolain, O’Neill, O’Brien, Powers, and Breslin will be considered. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 260. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the chairperson.
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ENL 362 - Women and Fiction 3 Credit(s) DI V
The course will study a variety of fiction by twentieth-century women authors and will focus on the authors’ works as chronicles of the life experiences of women as well as expressions of the particular problems and sensibilities of women writers. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 360. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 363 - The Search for God 3 Credit(s) DI
Elective for non-English majors, free elective for English majors, focusing on the literary treatment of the search for God. Readings include the Bible, the Koran, and such writers as Donne, Dickenson, Wiesel, and Milton. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 378. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, or and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 366 - The Caribbean Experience in Literature 3 Credit(s) DI V
This course is an introduction to Caribbean literature written in English with emphasis on the contemporary period. Readings are in all literary genres and include such writers as Derek Walcott, Edward K. Brathwaite, V.S. and Shiva Naipaul, Edgar Mittelholzer, Sam Selvon, George Lamming, Jean Rhys, Merle Hodge, Jamaica Kincaid, Errol John, Earl Lovelace, Zee Edgell and Olive Senior. Attention is given to the development of distinctively Caribbean techniques and themes. Three lecture hours per week. Offered in alternate years. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 399. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or the permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 368 - Mystery Fiction 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of mystery fiction as a popular genre from the Romantic era to contemporary times. Emphasis will be on the broad area of mystery fiction including suspense, detective, horror, and spy fiction as it develops from Mrs. Radcliffe through the VIctorian era to the twentieth century. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 485. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department chairperson
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ENL 370 - Women in Literature and Film I 3 Credit(s) DI
A comparative study of the roles and treatment of women in the media. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 417. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, or
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ENL 371 - Women in Literature and Film II 3 Credit(s) DI
A workshop which continues the examination of women in the two media. The ultimate goal of the course is student production of films and slide-tapes based on the themes of the course. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 418. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, or
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ENL 375 - American Musical Film 3 Credit(s) DI
This course emphasizes the emergence of the American musical. Special attention may be given to the interaction of narrative development, movement, and music. Through the analysis of selected films, students may investigate such topics as form, movement, sound and aesthetic theory. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 247. Prerequisites: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 380 - Modern Drama I 3 Credit(s) DI
A survey of the major movements of naturalism and realism in modern drama. Three lecture hours per week.Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 490. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H
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ENL 381 - Modern Drama II 3 Credit(s) DI
A survey of the expressionism, absurdism, dadaism, and the avant-garde in modern drama. Three lecture hours per week.Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 491. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H
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ENL 390 - Literary Criticism 3 Credit(s) DI W
An intensive examination of major critical statements from Plato to the present that delineate the contours and the problems of literary discourse. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG321.
Prerequisite: ENG102, , ENG102E, , ENG103, , ENG106H, or and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 405 - Introduction to Linguistics 3 Credit(s)
A study of the origins of language, alphabet development, language classification, dialects, and language change; an analysis of phonology, syntax, and semantics of the English language. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 423. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, or and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the instructor.
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ENL 410 - Workshop in Literary Journalism 3 Credit(s) W
A writing course in literary journalism requiring students to write assignments intended for publication on-line as well as in newspapers, periodicals, and books. These assignments, including profiles, book reviews, personal reportage, and journalistic essays, reflect the genre’s focus on journalism of enduring literary value, as distinct from the primarily quotidian value of news reporting. Works by professional literary journalists serve as models. Students critique one another’s work and place successful work in the college newspaper. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 313. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200- level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 411 - Special Topics in Professional Writing 3 Credit(s) W
This seminar will focus on a genre or skill for professional writers preparing literary material for print or electronic media. May be repeated for credit once. Prerequisites: ENG 102, ENL 102 ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENL 103 ENG 106H or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the instructor.
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ENL 412 - Seminar in Modern Publishing 3 Credit(s)
An intensive examination of the field of publishing for professional writers, the class will examine business models for nonfiction book and magazine publishers, professional workflow dynamics in organizations, freelance nonfiction writing, ghost writing, and other forms of work-for-hire for print and electronic media. This course will include collaborative classroom practicum experiences and lectures from professionals in the field, with some practical writing assignments such as pitch and query letters throughout the course. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 470. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 420 - Creative Writing Workshop: Scriptwriting 3 Credit(s)
Study will focus on the principles and practices of modern dramaturgy. Characters, story, plot structure, and dialogue will be discussed and analyzed in contemporary works, and in the developing work of students. The objective of the course is eventual publication. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received crdit for ENG 404. Prerequisites: ENG 300 or ENL 320 and acceptable written portfolio.
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ENL 421 - Creative Writing Workshop: Non-fiction 3 Credit(s) W
A workshop course in writing essays, ranging from the strictly personal to the more objective, from brief journalistic pieces to more developed forms. Classes will involve open discussion of students’ writing and sharing of lessons derived from professional essayists. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 409. Prerequisite: ENG 300 or ENL 320 .
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ENL 422 - Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction 3 Credit(s)
A workshop course centered on fiction intended for eventual publication. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 410. Prerequisite: ENG 300 or ENL 320 .
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ENL 423 - Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry 3 Credit(s)
A workshop course centered on poetry intended for eventual publication. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 413. Prerequisite: ENG 300 or ENL 320 .
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ENL 424 - Special Topics in English: Creative Writing 3 Credit(s)
This course offers students the opportunity to write intensively on a particular subject or genre of creative writing. The professor will determine selection of the course topic. Three lecture hours per week. This course may be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite: ENG 300, ENL 320 or permission of Department Chairperson.
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ENL 440 - Arthurian Literature 3 Credit(s) DI
This course is a study of a literary tradition beginning with the historical Arthur of the Middle Ages and concluding with the Arthur of modern times. Readings will include Geoffrey of Monmouth, the Mabinogion, Chretien, Marie de France, Gottfried, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Malory, Tennyson, Twain, Dorothy Parker, T.H. White, and others. Class time will be devoted to lectures on background and to interpretation of specific works primarily through discussion and readings of critical papers. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 424. Prerequisite: ENG102, ENL 102 ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106, or and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the instructor.
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ENL 441 - Special Topic in Renaissance Literature 3 Credit(s)
The course allows for an intensive study of some aspect of English Renaissance Literature. The course may focus on an individual author (e.g. John Milton), linked authors (say Edmund Spenser and John Milton), or thematic (e.g. Nature in Early Modern Lyric Poetry, or some special topic like Politics and Gender in English Renaissance Writing). Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 429. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the instructor.
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ENL 443 - Seventeenth Century English Poetry 3 Credit(s) DI
A close study of such poets as Donne, Jonson, Herbert Crashaw, Marvell, and Vaughan with attention to the larger poetic context of the first half of the seventeenth century and its lines of poetic development. Emphasis will be on major characteristics of style, influences, and relationships. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to student who have received credit for ENG 422. Prerequisite: eng 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, or and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the instructor.
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ENL 444 - Origins of the British Novel 3 Credit(s) DI
This course is an introduction to the study of the British novel meant to teach undergraduate students how the culture of the eighteenth century gave rise to what is now the most popular literary genre in English. Through a series of readings both canonical and non-canonical, we will explore how authors negotiated and were shaped by the political, economic, and scientific realities of their day. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 440. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 445 - English Romanticism 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of the literature of the Romantic Movement from 1780-1832 with emphasis on such major poets as Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. Three lecture hours per week. NOt opent o students who have received credit for ENG 445. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, or and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the instructor.
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ENL 446 - VIctorian Literature 3 Credit(s) DI
A survey of the major writers of prose and poetry from 1825-1890, with emphasis on such writers as Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Macaulay and Carlyle. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 436. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENG 103, ENG 106H, or and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the instructor.
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ENL 447 - English Literature Between the Wars: 1920-40 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of diverse literary works by such authors as Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, Robert Graves, Evelyn Waugh, and George Orwell, who were active between 1920 and 1940. Focus on representative pieces which reflect the impact of World War I. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG449. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department chairperson.
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ENL 451 - American Romanticism 3 Credit(s) DI
A survey of literature of the first half of the nineteenth century, focusing on the works of such writers as Irving, Cooper, Sedgwick, Emerson, Thoreau, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman and Dickson. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 456. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department
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ENL 452 - American Realism 3 Credit(s) DI
A survey of late Nineteenth-Century American liturature, focusing on the works of writers such as Howells, James, Twain, Chopin, Jewett, Chesnut. and Freeman. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 457. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 106H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department
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ENL 453 - American Naturalism 3 Credit(s) DI
A study of the Naturalistic movement in American literature, with emphasis upon Naturalism as both philosophy and literary style. Readings include such writers as Crane, Norris, Dreiser, Sinclair, and Wharton. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENG 461. Prerequisite: ENG 102, ENL 102 , ENG 102E, ENL 102ESL , ENG 103, ENL 103 , ENG 105H, or ENL 106H , and at least one English course at the 200-level or permission of the department.
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