132

4 hours

Satisfies Ethics and Personal Values requirement

This course explores the interpretation of literature and related media such as film and visual art from the primary perspective of the reader’s experience. It focuses on a variety of texts that raise issues about ethics and personal values, why we value reading, and what obligations we have as readers. Students will develop reading, writing, and critical thinking skills as well as cultivating a passion for life-long reading and reflection. This course is designed for students in any major.

203

2 hours

Study of the kinds of literature read by children in elementary education classes. May be applied only for teacher certification, not as an English elective.

204

2 hours

Study of the kinds of literature read by adolescents in secondary English classes. May be applied only for teacher certification, not as an English elective.

205

4 hours

Students are introduced to the discipline of English and its prominent critical approaches to reading and writing about literary texts. Focusing on print (books and essays) and non-print texts (including film and hypertext), they explore key concepts of literary theory and criticism and use them to create and develop their own critical reading and writing. The course is a requirement for all English majors and minors, a foundation for future studies in the discipline. Students not majoring in English but interested in exploring the creative power of literature and criticism are welcome.

210

4 hours

Satisfies Creative Expression requirement

Techniques of fiction writing used to tell true stories.

211

4 hours

Satisfies Creative Expression requirement

Theory and practice of rhetoric in several modes of composition and with emphasis on persuasion and style.

241

4 hours

Satisfies Global Awareness requirement; Satisfies Religious Traditions Flag

Survey of ancient Greek and Roman mythology and classical and medieval literature from Homer to Dante.

243

4 hours

Satisfies Ethics and Personal Values requirement

Exploration of a selection of African-American and American Indian literatures.

245

4 hours

Satisfies Ethics and Personal Values requirement

Study of literature by and about women. Specific focus and content will vary from semester to semester.

251

4 hours

Satisfies American Experience requirement

Study of interconnections of literature and culture with topics varying from semester to semester.

281

4 hours

Satisfies Creative Expression requirement

An introductory course in writing poetry and fiction.

343

4 hours

Satisfies American Experience requirement

Students study a slice of American literary history (about 100 years), reading works by major authors in various genres. Through reading, discussion, and writing, students think critically about literature as art, tradition, and reflection of the American experience.

344

4 hours

Satisfies Global Awareness requirement

Students study a slice of British literary history (about 100 years), reading works by major authors in various genres. Through reading, discussion, and writing, students think critically about literature as art, tradition, and reflection of the British experience.

345

4 hours

Through study of texts in a particular genre (such as novel, short fiction, drama, poetry, essay), students learn how writers create within or outside formal conventions and traditions and how readers’ genre expectations shape their experience of texts.

346

4 hours

Through in-depth study of a particular major writer or literary movement, students apply knowledge of culture, genre, biography, and criticism to develop their own interpretations of particular texts.

347

4 hours

Through study of literary works and their stage or screen adaptations, students learn to understand choices performance professionals make to translate literature from page to the stage or screen. Students become more sophisticated in understanding how interpretation, personal vision, medium, and cultural milieu can influence performance of literature.

351

4 hours

Origin and evolution of the English language.

354

4 hours

Satisfies Service Learning Flag

This course studies the art of writing from the pedagogical point of view. Students learn practices for developing writing fluency and achievement in three related components: the process of writing and its creative practice (focusing on their own writing), the theory and pedagogy of teaching writing (focusing on mentoring developing writers, integrating grammar and usage), and the potential for writing in a digital domain (focusing on new technologies and media for writing). A service learning component will extend the course into the community as students tutor developing writers and reflect on their experiences. This course is geared for future English and language arts teachers (K-college), future graduate students in the humanities, and anyone who wants a better grasp of their own writing and the powerful role it plays in our learning and our lives.

382

4 hours

Satisfies Creative Expression requirement

An advanced workshop concentrating on the writing of poetry.

383

4 hours

Satisfies Creative Expression requirement

An advanced workshop concentrating on the writing of fiction.

425

4 hours

(EDUC 300, EDUC 321, Jr. standing, 2.50 cum gpa, 2.50 Education gpa, admitted to Teacher Preparation Program)

Study and practice of methods of teaching literature, writing, grammar, and other subfields within English. Counts for secondary education certification, not as an English elective.

495

4 hours

(205; 300-level English course recommended)

Senior Capstone Experience

Students apply theories of literature, writing, language, or pedagogy to a particular seminar topic and then research and write several drafts of a seminar paper on a topic negotiated with the instructor.