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  • ENGLISH 2712: International Film

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    An examination, through masterpieces of world cinema, of international film cultures and national cinemas, with emphasis on the cultural, sociopolitical, and theoretical contexts. Offers a global context for film and other arts.

    Note: Variable content; may be given as post-World War II European film, French film, Third World film; consult the Undergraduate English Office or English web page for details.

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  • ENGLISH 2713: Art of the Film

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    An exploration of the black presence in American films from the racist portrayals in The Birth of a Nation, the Stepin Fetchit films, and Gone with the Wind, through the blaxploitation films like Shaft and Superfly, culminating in recent black cinema from directors such as Melvin Van Peebles, Spike Lee and John Singleton.

    Note: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core Studies in Race (RS) requirement. Although it may be usable towards graduation as a major requirement or university elective, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the university GenEd requirements. See your advisor for further information.

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  • ENGLISH 2796: Writing the Research Essay

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    Designed to improve writing skills in general and teach students to use library and online resources, conduct research, and organize and present the acquired information effectively. Readings may be assigned, but class and conference time are devoted principally to analysis and discussion of research and writing problems. Students write a total of approximately 5000 words in essays and exercises related to a research project.
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  • ENGLISH 2821: Introduction to Linguistics

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    The nature and structure of human language: the universal properties of language, how languages resemble each other, how children learn languages, how sound and meaning are related to each other, how the mind processes language, and how geographic and social factors affect language. Attention to the scientific methods linguists use to test hypotheses.

    Note: Not recommended for students who have had Anthropology 2507 (0127) and Communication Sciences 1108 (0108), or the equivalent.

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  • ENGLISH 2822: Language and Race

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    An investigation of language and race in order to evaluate accurately and objectively many common beliefs about the connections between the two. How all languages systematically organize sounds, grammar, and meanings, with a special emphasis on the structure of African American English; how particular ways of speaking may or may not affect one’s thought patterns or social identity; public policy issues involving language and race.

    Note: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core Studies in Race (RS) requirement. Although it may be usable towards graduation as a major requirement or university elective, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the university GenEd requirements. See your advisor for further information.

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  • ENGLISH 2897: Literacy and Society

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    An exploration of the social context for reading and writing: how concepts of literacy can reinforce, elaborate, or threaten established social orders. Experiential study of how the written word is used; self-observation of our own writing practices and observation of others engaged in puzzling out the world through books, letters, pamphlets, flyers, newspapers, textbooks, billboards, signs, and labels. The purpose is to see literacy in action, see written documents shaping lives and see lives shaping written language. Reading about literacy, and a service or experiential component.
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  • ENGLISH 2898: Texts/Cultures of Science

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    How scientists write, and how their writing is read. Students with interests in the natural and social sciences are welcome, but no special background knowledge or expertise is required. Class work will include readings of scientific texts, including popularizations and science fiction; analysis of new forms such as scientific web sites; and possibly visits to science museums and workshops. The aim is to learn something about scientific literacy, and why so few people think they have it.
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  • ENGLISH 2900: Honors Special Topics

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    Continuity in Community: Poetry and Art Since 1950. This course is a hybrid: a study of the arts and community as well as a poetry writing workshop. As such, the class is intended for students interested in creative writing, art, and music. Baseline readings will most likely include Daniel Kane’s All Poets Welcome: the Lower East Side Poetry Scene in the 1960’s, which will be used to survey a sampling of arts groups/movements since 1950 such as Black Mountain, the San Francisco Renaissance, the New York School, and the Black Arts Movement. The poetry workshop will entail in-class creative and critical writing exercises. Student work will also be presented to the class for commentary and critique.
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  • ENGLISH 2901: Intermediate Honors: Developing Advanced Literacy in College

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    Although a variable content course, it often serves to prepare students to be peer tutors for first-year students in Temple’s basic composition courses. As part of the course requirements, students are required to keep journals, deliver reports, and write research papers.

    Note: Variable content; consult the Undergraduate English Office or English web page for details.

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  • ENGLISH 2903: Honors Creative Writing: Plays

    3.00 Credits
    Temple University

    Workshop in which students read and discuss one another’s material and develop skills as both writers and readers. Students may consider dramatic and stylistic problems in selected contemporary American plays, but the main texts will be those produced by members of the class.
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