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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the stylistic and technical elements of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and writing for performance through close readings of professional examples and writing exercises. This workshop course focuses on the production, critique, and revision of student writing. Prerequisite: EN 102.
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A study of what it means to "know" a language and how speakersbuild communicative competence in both first and second languages. Special emphasis is given to the difference between child and adult second-language learners, barriers to language learning, and the cross-cultural problems involved in learning a second language. ( 3)
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An introduction to the foundations of literary theory and to the process of applying these critical approaches in literary research. Students will explore the principles of New Criticism, Reader-Response Criticism, Gender Studies, New Historicism and Cultural Criticism, and Psychoanalytic Criticism. Open to English majors and minors only. English majors must earn a grade of C or better. Prerequisite: EN 200. ( 3)
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A study of traditional and contemporary composition theory stressing the connection between writing and learning. This workshop/portfolio writing course provides opportunities for revision and peer review and culminates in a self-study informed by current research in writing. English majors must earn a grade of C or better. Prerequisites: EN 101 and EN 102. ( 3)
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An in-depth study of literary nonfiction with attention to stylistic and technical elements and/or topical concerns of the genre. This course is provided in a workshop format, focusing on production, critique, and revision of student work, supplemented by assigned readings. Open to juniors and seniors, and to others with the consent of the instructor. Prerequisite: EN 102. ( 3)
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An in-depth study of the stylistic and technical elements of one of the genres of creative writing (poetry, fiction, or writing for performance) through close analysis of professional examples and practice of the craft in a workshop format. ( 3)
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An advanced writing workshop exploring the effects of style on revision and enabling students to analyze and perfect their own writing styles. Style includes the principles of clear and fluid sentence-level prose as well as the connection between sentencelevel choices and an author's voice. Students will apply the guidelines of well-known style manuals and analyze and imitate the distinctive styles of prominent writers. English majors must earn a minimum grade of C. Prerequisite: EN 102. ( 3)
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A critical study of the development of modern drama from the 19th century to the present. The course includes a study of major modern dramatic movements such as realism, expressionism, black arts, and postmodern performance art. Prerequisite: EN 102 or permission of instructor. ( 3)
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A study of major British poets of the Romantic and Victorian periods in the context of the important literary traditions and techniques of their age. Prerequisite: EN 102 or permission of instructor. ( 3)
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A study of modern poetry beginning in the late 19th century, with selections from Whitman, Dickinson, Hardy, Hopkins, Yeats, Eliot, Pound, Stevens, Williams, Lowell, and more recent poets. Prerequisite: EN 102 or permission of instructor. ( 3)
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