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3.00 Credits
Fall This is an overview of some of the most outstanding Christian literature ranging from St. Augustine to John Donne to C. S. Lewis. In a close study of Christian spiritual writings, the course demonstrates an effective integration of Christian faith and learning in literature. Offered alternate years (Fall 2008). Prerequisites: ENG 131 and ENG 132
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3.00 Credits
SPRING This literature course focuses on reading and viewing the comedy, tragedy, and history plays of Shakespeare. Although the plays dominate the content of the course, some of Shakespeare's sonnets and poems are included as well as information on the Renaissance theater. Offered alternate years (Spring 2010). Prerequisites: ENG 131, ENG 132, or consent of the instructor
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Close reading of the earlier plays with attention to understanding of the narrative and appreciation of the text. Classes focuses on earlier plays with attention to variety of type; e.g., comedies A Midsummer Night's Dream,TwelfthNight andMuch Ado AboutNothing;histories Richard II and Henry IV; tragedies Macbeth and Othello; romances Cymbeline and Pericles. Elizabethan background and critical study is included. The play choices will be made considering the availability of Shakespeare in performance.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Close reading of the later plays.Classes will focus on a variety of types such as: tragedies Hamlet, King Lear and Antony And Cleopatra; comedies As You Like It,Measure For Measure and Troilus And Cressida; romances The Tempest and The Winter's Tale. Elizabethan background and critical study are included. Play choices will be made considering the availability of Shakespeare in performance. ENG 4400 is not a prerequisite.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. An in-depth study of one English or American writer, with special focus on the writer's important works and the cultural, historical and literary contexts. Offerings may include, but are not limited to, Geoffrey Chaucer, VirginiaWoolf, D.H. Lawrence and William Faulkner.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Comparison of written and cinematic texts. A variety of film theories will be discussed in conjunction with image creation. Narrative issues - e.g., theme, style and characterization - will also be covered.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Introduction to literary theory, ancient to post-modern. The course surveysmajor theoretical trends in the West from classical, medieval, modern, and post-modern periods. Students will also articulate and examine critically their own theoretical assumptions about literature and literary study. Junior or senior standing or instructor permission required.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Introduction to the history of the English language, theories of grammar and major topics in linguistics. Class discussions will focus on a variety of questions: how language got started, what it is, where English comes from, how English has changed, the extent to which there is such a thing as correct English, what dialects are and how they are significant, how words and their semantic values change, what the major approaches to grammar are, how people learn language, how the mind processes language, how linguistics can help teachers and how systems of writing arose and developed.
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4.00 Credits
4 cr. Provides students with an integrated approach to the teaching of reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing skills in bothmiddle level and high school settings. Topics include: teaching strategies that address the stages of the reading process and the writing process; teaching strategies that help students interpret and evaluate texts in a variety of ways; assessment; technology integration; selection of middle school and high school texts; lesson design and presentation; membership in professional organizations. Pre-requisites: EDU 2800 and EDU 2805.Co-requisite:ENG 4445.
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1.00 Credits
1 cr. Introduces students to the culture of a high school environment. They observe and assist teachers, interview school personnel, talk with students, and teach lessons that incorporate computer-based technology activities and content area reading strategies. Co-requisite: ENG 4440.
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