English, Theatre, and Speech Communication

English Courses

Please note that the frequency of course offerings is subject to change without notice, because of changes in faculty availability, sabbaticals and leaves, and other circumstances. Please consult the latest Schedule of Classes (and supplement) and/or the Department Chairperson to determine if a course will be offered during a certain term or year, especially if Progress Toward Graduation is a factor.

Class Schedule

INTRODUCTORY COURSE—ENG 110

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE COURSES—ENG 103 and 104

COMPOSITION COURSES—ENG 124, 201, 202, 275, 303 (F, N, or P), 306

LITERATURE COURSES—ENG 122, 130, 135, 138, 140, 141, 212, 236, 237, 242, 340, 343, 344, 345, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 360, 363, 364, 381, 485, 186/286/386/486, 390/490A, 390/490B, 395/495, 397/497A, 397/497B, and 398/498

ENGLISH EDUCATION COURSES—ENG 223, 312, 387, and THR 218

ENG 103

ESL and American Culture

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor

Offered: Typically every Fall Term

Extensive practice in the four communication skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking (including pronunciation), with a focus on American culture. Grammatical structures will be reviewed as needed. Introduction to idiomatic expressions and extensive vocabulary. Meets four days a week with an additional tutorial or language lab session.

1 Course

ENG 104

Advanced ESL

Prerequisite: ENG 103 or permission of instructor

Offered: Typically every Spring Term

Reading and discussions in American literature and history, with continued attention to grammar, vocabulary, and academic writing. Meets four days a week with an additional tutorial or language lab session.

1 Course

ENG 110

Intro to English Studies

Offered: Typically Fall and Spring terms

An introduction to English as a scholarly discipline. Develops students' skills in critical-reading strategies, analytical and creative writing, disciplinary research methods, and the examination and use of various types of sources. This course also introduces the Portfolio required of all English majors and should be taken by the end of the sophomore year, but the first year is preferred.

1 Course

ENG 122

Form & Meaning in Literature

Offered: Typically annually (term next offered term yet to be determined)

Readings in various genres and periods of literature, focusing on the central techniques and development of Western literature. Introduction to basic terminology of literary study and criticism. Emphasis on critical reading and writing and library research. Arts Perspective.

1 Course

ENG 124

Intro to Creative Writing

Offered: Typically annually (next offered Fall 2008)

An introduction to the forms of creative writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama), combining the careful reading of established works and original student writing. Conducted as a workshop, with frequent writing exercises and student and instructor criticism of works. Arts Perspective.

1 Course

ENG 130

American Texts

Offered: Typically annually (next offered Fall 2008)

The American tradition in literature prior to 1950, stressing major writers and genres. Emphasis on critical reading and writing and library research. Open to all students and strongly recommended as an introductory course for the English major.

1 Course

ENG 135

Afr-Amer Women Writer(AFR/WST)

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered 2009-2010)

How have African-American women writers coped with invisibility? How have they emerged from silence and created visions of identity and culture? This course will examine the writings of African-American women as a separate and distinct cultural group and the ways in which their writing is an expression of the culture and a historical record of its development. African Americans', Appalachians', and Women's Perspective.

1 Course

ENG 138

Shakespeare: An Introduction

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Fall 2008)

Reading and discussion of Shakespeare's plays, selected from the various genres--e.g., comedy, tragedy, history, romance--and including early, mid-career, and late works. Arts Perspective.

1 Course

ENG 140

Appalachian Literature (APS)

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Fall 2009)

Study of poetry, fiction, and oral literature of the region. African Americans', Appalachians', and Women's Perspective.

1 Course

ENG 141

African-American Lit (AFR)

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Fall 2008)

Representative selections from fiction, poetry, and nonfiction prose of African-American authors from slavery to the present. Focus on historical and social conditions reflected in the works and relationships between African-American literature and other American literary movements. African Americans', Appalachians', and Women's Perspective and Arts Perspective.

1 Course

ENG 186

Special Topics

Prerequisites: Determined by instructor

Offered: Typically as student interest and faculty availability allow

A course designed to meet the particular interests of student and faculty. Topics vary from year to year. See course description in the "Schedule of Classes."

1/2 to 1 Course

ENG 201

Exposition

Offered: Typically annually (next offered Fall 2008)

An advanced college writing course that includes persuasive, analytical, and argumentative writing styles. Reading of a variety of essays. Practice in recognizing and making appropriate stylistic choices. Emphasis on developing advanced writing skills and adroit use of sources and evidence.

1 Course

ENG 202

Introduction to Journalism

Offered: Typically annually (next offered Spring 2009)

Study of news and news-gathering techniques, the significance of mass media in our culture and the process of organizing and reporting news. Practice in analyzing and writing journalistic forms.

1 Course

ENG 212

Lit-Caribbean Women(AFR/WST)

Prerequisite: GSTR 210

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Spring 2010)

This course is an exploration of voices of women in the Caribbean. Students will read works by writers from the Anglo-Caribbean, French Caribbean, and Hispanic Caribbean. These writers represent the islands of Jamaica, Cuba, Guadalupe, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Barbados. Their works investigate issues of racial configuration, relationships between women, politics, colonialism, and post-colonialism, and the creation of the island space. We will look at the long, turbulent history of the island of Hispaniola from the perspective of both the Haitian and Dominican, the complex history of each of these island nations, and other important topics. African Americans', Appalachians', and Women's Perspective and World Culture (Non-Western) component of the International Perspective. NOTE: Noncredit for students who took this course as GSTR 209.

1 Course

ENG 223

Grammar For Teachers

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate Short Terms (next offered Short Term 2010)

This course is a study of modern English grammar and usage appropriate to teaching English and language arts. The emphasis will be on traditional and structural grammar, with an introduction to transformational grammar. Additional focus will be on levels of usage, standard and nonstandard English, and dialects.

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ENG 236

Film

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered 2009-2010)

Consideration of the art of cinema, possibly including history of film, its relationship with other art forms, its place in popular culture and/or its sociological import and cultural impact. Students will view films and videotapes as texts. Emphasis on critical reading and writing and library research. Arts Perspective. NOTE: Noncredit for students who completed ENG 136.

1 Course

ENG 237

Women And Literature (WST)

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered 2009-2010)

Selected literature by women, focusing on works written in English. Emphasis on historical background and ethnic and cultural influences. African Americans', Appalachians', and Women's Perspective.

1 Course

ENG 242

Intro to Non-Western Lit

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered in Fall 2008)

Selected works of fiction by significant 20th-century authors of Asia, Latin America, and/or Africa. Emphasis on literary elements and relationships between these works, with attention to cultural influences. Satisfies one of the six English major literary-period requirements. World Culture (Non-Western) component of the International Perspective.

1 Course

ENG 275

Writing for Science & Technol

Prerequisite: GSTR 110; and permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Spring 2009)

An introductory course on writing and reporting for the sciences, social sciences, technology, agriculture, nursing, and other fields. Practice with pre-writing, outlining, organizing, writing, editing, and revising technical texts. Emphasis on developing accurate language and style and learning formats for formal laboratory and research reports; laboratory journals; memos; letters; summaries; worksheets; oral presentations and demonstrations; visual aids; and other specialized communication in the physical and life sciences, nursing, and technology. Designed for first-year and sophomore students who are considering majors in disciplines requiring technical and scientific communication.

1 Course

ENG 286

Special Topics

1/2 to 1 Course

ENG 303

Creative Writing

Offered: Typically Fall and Spring terms (303P next offered Spring 2009; 303N next offered Fall 2009;303F next offered Fall 2008)

An imaginative writing course focusing on either poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction; analysis of literary models; and frequent writing exercises. Conducted as a workshop, with student and instructor criticism of works. Poetry (P), fiction (F), and creative nonfiction (N) writing are offered in rotation. Students may take one or more sections, but an individual focus (P,F, or N) taken as ENG 203 or ENG 303 cannot be repeated for credit.

1 Course

ENG 303F

Creative Writing: Fiction

Offered: Typically Fall and Spring terms

Next offered Fall 2008

An imaginative writing course focusing on either poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction; analysis of literary models; and frequent writing exercises. Conducted as a workshop, with student and instructor criticism of works. Poetry (P), fiction (F), and creative nonfiction (N) writing are offered in rotation. Students may take one or more sections, but an individual focus (P,F, or N) taken as ENG 203 or ENG 303 cannot be repeated for credit.

1 Course

ENG 303N

Creative Writing (Non-Fiction)

Offered: Typically Fall and Spring terms

Offered Spring 2008

An imaginative writing course focusing on either poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction; analysis of literary models; and frequent writing exercises. Conducted as a workshop, with student and instructor criticism of works. Poetry (P), fiction (F), and creative nonfiction (N) writing are offered in rotation. Students may take one or more sections, but an individual focus (P,F, or N) taken as ENG 203 or ENG 303 cannot be repeated for credit.

1 Course

ENG 303P

Creative Writing (Poetry)

Offered: Typically Fall and Spring terms.

Next offered Fall 2007.

An imaginative writing course focusing on either poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction; analysis of literary models; and frequent writing exercises. Conducted as a workshop, with student and instructor criticism of works. Poetry (P), fiction (F), and creative nonfiction (N) writing are offered in rotation. Students may take one or more sections, but an individual focus (P,F, or N) taken as ENG 203 or ENG 303 cannot be repeated for credit.

1 Course

ENG 306

Playwriting

Prerequisites: GSTR 110; GSTR 210; submission of a dramatic writing sample; and interview with the instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Fall 2008)

This course is designed to introduce students to the craft of playwriting. It will lead students through a series of writing exercises and enable them to work on an extended piece of dramatic writing (either a complete one-act play or an act of a longer, full-length work.) The course will be limited to ten students. Part one of each class will be devoted to writing exercises, discussion, and analysis; part two will be devoted to sharing new writing in a workshop setting. Arts Perspective. NOTE: Noncredit for students who completed ENG 206.

1 Course

ENG 312

The Teaching of English

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher AND ENG 122, 130, or another literature course; OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Fall 2008)

A study of secondary-school English teaching methods and theory. Critical examination of the agenda, scope, and history of the secondary English curriculum, with an emphasis on its nature, purpose, and complexity in a democratic society. Planning and implementing instruction, including use of media/technology, evaluation techniques, and individual and team teaching in local schools.

1 Course

ENG 343

The Early Novel

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher AND ENG 110 or any other 100-level literature course; OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Fall 2008)

Development of the novel from the 18th century through the early 19th century. Study of novel form, technique, and ideas; and the social and historical backgrounds behind the rise of the novel. Focus on novels in their cultural contexts. Satisfies one of the six English major literary-period requirements.

1 Course

ENG 344

The Modern Novel

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher and ENG 110 or any other 100-level literature course; OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered 2009-2010)

Selected novels from the mid 19th century through the early 20th century. Emphasis on social, historical, ideological, and aesthetic connections between the novel form and 20th-century Western

1 Course

ENG 345

History of English Language

Prerequisite: GSTR 110 AND GSTR 210

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Spring 2009)

A study of the history of spoken and written English from the language's Germanic roots, through its origins in England, its spread throughout the British Empire, and, finally, to its present-day status as a de facto "World Language." The course will examine the development of English in terms of both the language itself (sounds, vocabulary, dialects) and the social and political forces that have influenced it. The course is divided into five units designed to illustrate how English, like any living language, has evolved: 1) Germanic roots; 2) Old English; 3) Middle English; 4) Modern English; and 5) the politics of world English. NOTE: Noncredit by students who completed ENG 245.

1 Course

ENG 350

Classical & Biblical Texts

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher and ENG 110 or any other 100-level literature course; OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Spring 2009)

Important texts of Greek and Roman literature, with emphasis on the epic and other major literary forms, and portions of the Bible crucial in terms of literary influence. Discussion of the cultural and historical context of ancient literature. Satisfies one of the six English major literary-period requirements. Western History Perspective.

1 Course

ENG 351

Medieval Texts

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher and ENG 110 or any other 100-level literature course; OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Fall 2008)

Important texts of the Middle Ages, emphasizing Anglo-Saxon and Middle English writers. Discussion of cultural and historical contexts of medieval literature. Satisfies one of the six English major literary-period requirements. Arts Perspective and Western History Perspective.

1 Course

ENG 352

Renaissance Texts

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher and ENG 110 or any other 100-level literature course; OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Spring 2009)

Important writers and/or genres of the European Renaissance, focused primarily on British texts. Discussion of cultural and historical contexts of the Renaissance. Satisfies one of the six English major literary-period requirements.

1 Course

ENG 353

Eighteenth-Century Texts

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher and ENG 110 or any other 100 level literature course; OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered 2009-2010)

Important writers and/or genres of both American and European literary traditions, beginning with the Restoration. Discussion of changes in social and political attitudes and beliefs, and the new culture of the Enlightenment in Europe and America. Satisfies one of the six English major literary-period requirements.

1 Course

ENG 354

Nineteenth Century Texts

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher and ENG 110 or any other 100-level literature course; OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Spring 2009)

Important writers and/or genres of the 19th century, including British, American, and continental texts but focusing on romantics, Victorians, and realists. Discussion of social and ideological contexts of modern Western literature. Satisfies one of the six English major literary-period requirements. Western History Perspective.

1 Course

ENG 355

Twentieth Century Texts

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher and ENG 110 or any other 100-level literature course; OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Spring 2009)

Important writers and/or genres of the 20th century, focused primarily on literature from Britain and the Americas, with some international texts. Discussion of cultural and literary contexts of the works. Satisfies one of the six English major literary-period requirements.

1 Course

ENG 356

Modern Poetry

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher and ENG 110 or any other 100-level literature course; OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered 2009-2010)

Major poets from Whitman and Dickinson through the Confessionals. Discussion of the departure from traditional meter and stanza to free verse and liberated imagery, in the context of changing social and psychological views. Readings from both Western and Non-Western texts. Satisfies one of the six English major literary-period requirements.

1 Course

ENG 360

Chaucer

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher and ENG 110 or any other 100-level literature course; OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered 2009-2010)

Readings from the bulk of Chaucer's work, including The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, and selected minor poems. Satisfies one of the six English major literary-period requirements.

1 Course

ENG 363

Milton

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher and ENG 110 or any other 100-level literature course; OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically as student interest and faculty availability allows

A study of Milton's major poetry with emphasis on Paradise Lost. A close reading of the poetry with reference to the epic tradition in Western literature and Milton's poetic technique. Satisfies one of the six English major literary-period requirements.

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ENG 364

Shakespeare & Contemporaries

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher and ENG 110 or any other 100-level literature course; OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered 2009-2010)

Reading and discussion of plays drawn from the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries, such as Marlowe, Jonson, Marston, Chapman, Webster, Dekker, Beaumont, and Fletcher. Satisfies one of the six English major literary-period requirements.

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ENG 381

Greek Classics-Translation

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher and ENG 110 or any other 100-level literature course; OR permission of instructor

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered 2009-2010)

One of the Homeric epics; selected tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides; selected comedies of Aristophanes; and selections from minor poets and the philosophers. Consideration of Greek material in contemporary authors. Satisfies one of the six English major literary-period requirements. Arts Perspective.

1 Course

ENG 386

Special Topics

1/2 to 1 Course

ENG 387

The Study of Language

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher

Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered 2008-2009)

Theories on the origins and nature of language; language families; development of the English language; phonology and morphology; methods of grammatical analysis; social and regional usage; and recent theoretical developments in language study. NOTE: Noncredit by students who completed ENG 287.

1 Course

ENG 390A

Independent Study

Prerequisite: Sophomore or junior standing for 390; senior standing for 490

Offered: Typically as student interest and faculty availability allow

A course initiated, directed, and organized by the student. All such courses are to be supported by a faculty sponsor, second reader, academic adviser, Department Chairperson, and possibly others. Course proposals must meet the approval of the Coordinator of Advising (the Academic Program Council liaison). Will be registered by the Office of Academic Services as 390/490A if approved to meet the Active Learning Experience (ALE) or as 390/490B if approved as non-ALE.

1 Course

ENG 390B

Independent Study w/o ALE

1 Course

ENG 395

Internship

Prerequisite: Sophomore, junior, or senior standing

Offered: Typically every term

An experiential learning experience individually designed for students with a special academic interest requiring integration of classroom learning with practical experience. Includes on-campus seminars with academic sponsors, as well as non-classroom experience. One to three course credits in one 14-week term or one course credit in Short Term may be taken in Internships. Requires the approval of two faculty sponsors and the Program assumes the responsibility for determining credit allowance. The Coordinator of Internships gives final approval for Internship proposals. This course may be used to meet the Active Learning Experience (ALE) requirement.

1 to 3 Courses

ENG 397A

Team Initiated Study

Prerequisite: Sophomore or junior standing for 397; senior standing for 497

Offered: Typically as student interest and faculty availability allow

A course initiated, directed, and organized by two or more students who have a similar interest in the topic proposed. All such courses are to be supported by a faculty sponsor, second reader, academic adviser, Program Director, and possibly others. Course proposals must meet the approval of the Coordinator of Advising (the Academic Program Council liaison). Will be registered by the Office of Academic Services as

1 Course

ENG 397B

Team Initiated Study w/o ALE

1 Course

ENG 398

Directed Study

Prerequisites: Will vary, but always will include permission of instructor

Offered: Typically on a limited basis as student interest and faculty availability allow

A course organized and directed by faculty and approved by the Department Chairperson to meet the particular interests and/or needs of specific students.

1 Course

ENG 485

Seminar in Literature

Prerequisites: Senior standing only & permission of Department Chairperson

Offered: Typically Fall and Spring terms

Intensive study of a basic literary topic, to develop skills in understanding, analyzing, discussing, and writing on concentrated ideas. Content will vary according to interests and needs of English majors.

1 Course

ENG 486

Special Topics

1/2 to 1 Course

ENG 490A

Independent Study

1 Course

ENG 490B

Independent Study w/o ALE

1 Course

ENG 495

Internship

1 to 3 Courses

ENG 497A

Team Initiated Study

1 Course

ENG 497B

Team Initiated Study w/o ALE

1 Course

ENG 498

Directed Study

1 Course