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4.00 Credits
This course places formal English grammar in the context of the structure and development of the language. Devoting significant attention to the evolution of English and its overall structure, the course also offers intensive study of standard grammar, aimed at both Literature and Teaching students. Students study parts of speech, parts of the sentence, verb and pronoun forms and agreement, and the uses of phrases and clauses within sentences, and they learn to identify these in their writing and the writings of others. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: EMS.
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4.00 Credits
This course helps students to understand the systematic nature of language and to appreciate their own language expertise. Through class discussions and excercises, students discover for themselves the grammar rules that govern the language they have spoken all their lives. Native speakers of English always know how to use English correctly. In this course, students learn why their English is correct. Offered every spring. Prerequisite: EMS.
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4.00 Credits
Instead of stigmatizing vernacular language as instances of "broken" and "incorrect" English, modern literary theory examines the complex cultural gestures which the vernacular represents. Drawing upon the persistent and forceful variants of standard English, this course examines the logic and use of vernacular forms, including African American, Native American, Latino American, and Asian American expressions and their functions as custodians of local culture. Offered periodically. Prerequisite: EMS.
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4.00 Credits
Linking the rise of rap to the oral tradition out which formal literature arises, this course looks at oral literature from a variety of cultures and engages students in techniques of oral presentation, paying special attention to the cultural contexts of language, voice and gesture. Offered periodically. Prerequisite: EMS
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4.00 - 8.00 Credits
Students enrolled in Peer Mentoring Tutorial will work under the supervision of a faculty mentor and will, in turn, serve as mentor to selected students. Following an orientation seminar, student mentors will regularly attend an assigned class, assist students in and outside the class with papers, homework, course material, as well as serving as peer advisor. Student mentors will keep records of meetings with mentees, submitting written reports at regular intervals on each mentee. Mandatory attendance at scheduled Peer Mentoring Tutorial. Term report required. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: B average, recomendation of faculty.
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4.00 Credits
A survey course examining the works of major English writers from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 18th century, including the Beowulf poet, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, and Swift. Attention paid to their influence on later writers. Prerequisite: EMS.
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4.00 Credits
This course explores representative works from the modern American tradition that find their roots in multiculturalism. The readings and discussions focus on the dominant themes that evolve from the poetry and prose writings of the emerging new voices that include writers who are African American, Native American, Hispanic, Asian, and female in orientation. The course also includes studies of writings about multicultural contributions to literature. Offered every fall. Prerequisite: EMS
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4.00 Credits
This course encourages diverse responses to some of the works of literature traditionally taught in English and American Literature courses. It fosters the skills of close reading and develops the confidence necessary for independent "readings" or interpretations of literary texts. After studying each of the four texts students read critical articles about them reflecting the approaches of traditional "new" criticism, biographical criticism, new historicism & feminism. Small group discussions of study questions, oral reports, and writing assignments will encourage students to read the texts specifically and respond to them independently. Offered every spring. Prerequisite: EMS.
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4.00 Credits
Taught in English. This course recognizes the contributions of "Latino" writers who have produced a body of literature in English. The works represent the cultural diversity within the Latino communities in the United States , and the response by various authors to questions of acculturation to new social conditions. This course is cross-listed with the Modern Languages Program. Offered Periodically. Prerequisite: EMS.
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4.00 Credits
This course explores representative works of U.S. and international literature that find their roots in the world's multiplicity of cultures. The course emphasizes multiple strands and traditions both within world literary culture and within the literary cultures of the United States and other nations. Readings and discussions focus on the dominant themes in fiction, poetry, drama, and essays by writers of distinct national and ethnic identities, genders, and sexual orientations. The course also includes studies of writings about multicultural contributions to literature. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: EMS.
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