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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course studies the novel genre, examining its characteristic elements and forms. Students will explore several novels written in English and encompassing the 18th through 20th centuries including critical approaches applied to the novel. Students will be encouraged to experiment with their own approaches.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts of linguistics. It includes the study of sounds, words and word formation, sentence structure, and meaning. Students will also study language variation and change.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will examine some of the major influences--social, political and commercial--at work in the world of children's literature, both past and present. Through readings and discussions, a wide range of children's literature will be critiqued for quality and appeal. Appropriate ways of sharing literature with children will be emphasized.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students read a selection of major representative writers from Western Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia and the Caribbean cultures to become familiar with literary trends, themes, and structures in works both past and contemporary. This course fulfills the College's Humanities Core requirement.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students have the opportunity to pursue a focused study of literature by authors in the political, cultural and literary context of the Early Period before 1700. Students may take the courses with different descriptors more than once, with the approval of the Division Chair. This course fulfills the College's Humanities Core requirement. Prerequisite: Successful completion of En101 and En102 or approval of Division Chair
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students have the opportunity to pursue a focused study of literature by authors in the political, cultural, and literary context of the Later Period between 1700-1900. Students may take the courses with different descriptors more than once, with the approval of the Division Chair. This course fulfills the College's Humanities Core requirement. Prerequisite: Successful completion of En101 and En102 or approval of Division Chair
  • 3.00 Credits

    (Modern Period-1900-Present) Students have the opportunity to pursue a focused study of literature by authors in the political, cultural and literary context of the Modern Period between 1900-present. Students may take the courses with different descriptors more than once, with the approval of the Division Chair. This course fulfills the College's Humanities Core requirement. Prerequisite: Successful completion of En101 and En102 or approval of Division Chair
  • 3.00 Credits

    emphasis of this course is on both the study of theory and actual practice of literary criticism. The course surveys major critical theories and movements in Western literature from Aristotle through the present. Students will gain practice in using various critical methods on a variety of literary works. The goal is for each student to arrive at a recognition and articulation of his/her own preferred critical method and to put that method into practice in a major project.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students will have an opportunity to explore a variety of literary works from various time periods, concentrating on literature's use as both a reflection of its society and as a catalyst for social change. In looking into these works, students will consider their significance both to the time in which they were written, and to the world today. It is the ultimate goal of this course to instill a greater understanding and appreciation of the intimate relationship between a society and its literature. Specific course content is chosen by the instructor and will be announced in advance. Prerequisite: Successful completion of both En101 and En102 or approval of Division Chair.
  • 3.00 Credits

    (Early Period-Before 1700) Students will have an opportunity to study relevant themes, genres, major figures and historical or literary movements in literature within the context of the Early Period before 1700. Specific course content is chosen by the instructor and will be announced in advance. Students may take the course with different descriptors more than once, with approval of the Division Chair. Prerequisite: Successful completion of En101 and En102 or approval of Division Chair
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