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  • ENG 142: Film as Art

    1.00 Credits
    Gustavus Adolphus College

    A study of the motion picture as an art form from the critic's point of view. Several films will be screened each week, including a required two-hour viewing session on Monday evenings. This course traces the historical development of film as an art, an industry, an entertainment form, and a social force. Students will investigate the distinctive elements of cinematic art and explore the various film genres. Throughout, they will work toward forming more sophisticated critical judgments based on deeper understanding. Fall semester.
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  • ENG 144 ,244, 344: Special Topics

    1.00 Credits
    Gustavus Adolphus College

    Special topics in English studies. Content will vary from semester to semester. Courses will explore a topic or problem in depth and students will read, discuss and write. More than one special topic may be taken. Offered occasionally.
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  • ENG 212: Academic Writing

    1.00 Credits
    Gustavus Adolphus College

    This intensive, process-based writing course introduces students to rhetorical approaches to academic writing. The course also examines how the act of writing has been used historically and culturally to further notions of "the public good." Students will learn to use the concepts of context, purpose, audience, and genre in order to make appropriate choices in academic writing situations. Students will generate several academic genres, including analytical and argumentative essays. The course also encourages students to analyze examples of both their own prose and academic writing across the disciplines in order to examine the relationship between style and context. This course emphasizes multiple drafts and revision, peer response, and the student's responsibility for final editing. WRITI, offered annually
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  • ENG 231: Modern Poetry

    1.00 Credits
    Gustavus Adolphus College

    A study of groups of poets who represent significant movements in twentieth-century poetry. The work of major modern British or American poets will be emphasized, but we also may examine the translated work of poets from other cultures. LARS, Fall semester.
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  • ENG 232: Modern Fiction

    1.00 Credits
    Gustavus Adolphus College

    The modern reader reads more fiction-and of that genre, more modern fiction-than any other type of literature. We will study the causes, the rise, the development, and the variety of modern fiction, beginning with Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, going through Hardy and James, to Joyce, Woolf, and others. We will also read works of more contemporary writers, such as Doris Lessing and John Fowles. LARS, Spring semester.
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  • ENG 234: Modern Drama

    1.00 Credits
    Gustavus Adolphus College

    Close study of selected plays by major modern dramatists; class readings and independent investigations in dramatic literature in relation to problems of modern theatre and its literary forms; survey of the major movements and modern conventions. LARS, Spring semester, odd years.
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  • ENG 237: Adolescent Literature And Literacy

    1.00 Credits
    Gustavus Adolphus College

    This course introduces prospective teachers and others to the history and range of literature typically regarded as written primarily for diverse readers age 10 to 15. We study beloved classics and very recently published texts, which may include a range from Anne of Green Gables and A Wrinkle in Time to Whale Catcher and Speak. We study changes in expectations and practice in this body of literature and also examine additional examples in both print and electronic media. Students engage in lively conversation, produce several essays based on primary texts and research, and also scrutinize and discuss state education requirements and effective pedagogy. LARS, Spring semester.
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  • ENG 242: Language and Society

    1.00 Credits
    Gustavus Adolphus College

    This course studies problems arising from the uses of language in education, politics, business, religion, law, the arts, and the media. Emphasis is on problems encountered in the United States, but some international issues will be considered. Spring semester.
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  • ENG 247: Teaching Writing:Theory and Practice

    1.00 Credits
    Gustavus Adolphus College

    This course introduces students to contemporary theories and practices of teaching writing. Topics covered include: the writing process; contemporary theories of composition; classroom strategies for teaching creative and critical writing; and an introduction to evaluation and assessment. The course also models a variety of activities related to the teaching of writing, including peer response, in-class invention strategies, collaborative writing, and journaling. Prerequisite: FTS-100 or CUR-100. WRITI, Spring semester, even years.
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  • ENG 251: Writing Poetry

    1.00 Credits
    Gustavus Adolphus College

    Directed practice in the repertoire of techniques, genres, subjects, and schemas available to contemporary poets. This course will also examine the points of view of modern practitioners of poetry. During the course, each student will produce and revise a substantial portfolio of original poems. Some classes will be conducted as workshop sessions in which students will criticize each other's work. Prerequisite: ENG-112 or consent of instructor. WRITD, Fall semester, odd years.
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