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Course Criteria
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
Selected topics, studied with a view to giving added breadth and depth to the understanding of special areas of literature. Where appropriate, this course may be substituted for listed requirements. (2-4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the most influential modern theories about what literature is and how we experience it, with particular emphasis on deconstruction, feminism, New Historicism, and post-colonial criticism.
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3.00 Credits
Key documents in the history of Western thought about literature, from Plato's banishment of the poets to the advent of Modernism. Other authors studied include Aristotle, Augustine, Dante, Sidney, Kant, Coleridge, Arnold, Nietzsche, and Marx.
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3.00 Credits
Selected subjects, such as a group of writers, a literary form, or a theme, studied with a view to critical concerns and the integration of faith and learning in literary study.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
An individually planned program of reading, research, and consultation under the supervision of a member of the department. (1-4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
English Department approval. Graded pass/fail.
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3.00 Credits
After successfully completing Eng 101, all students are encouraged to take any English Department course at the 200 level, except Eng 247 and Eng 290.
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3.00 Credits
A small class for students who want individualized instruction and practice in writing and who need to achieve a satisfactory level of proficiency in written academic English. In addition to one class meeting per week, students meet individually with the course instructor and a writing tutor to identify and pursue solutions to specific writing problems. The course is normally taken either prior to or at the same time as English 101. (Susan Dearing, Constance Campana)
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3.00 Credits
English 060 is designed to help non-native speakers of English gain the knowledege, skills and practice necessary to succeed at college writing. Students who place into this course must take it for two semesters, once concurrently with English 101 in the fall semester, and then once more in the spring, in order to fulfill the first-year writing and foreign language requirements. With permission of the instructor, other students for whom English is a second language may elect to take the course once for one-half credit or twice for one full credit. (Susan Dearing, David Williams)
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3.00 Credits
Required of all first-year students except those who have passed the Advanced Placement examination with a 4 or 5 or have passed the Wheaton exemption examination, which is given by invitation. The focus for the writing and reading varies from section to section, permitting students to follow special interests and explore new material. All sections introduce students to some college-level literacy practices. The topic for each of the sections will be announced before the date of course selections and sent to all entering students during the summer. Recent topics have included popular culture, London, multicultural lives, the environment, and rebellion and authority. At least one short paper each week or a longer paper biweekly is required. Focus is on understanding invention, composing, revising and editing processes and using them. Students are encouraged to engage in conferences outside of class with their professors and to seek the help of Wheaton's student writing tutors, who have completed a onesemester peer tutoring course that is jointly offered by the English and education departments.
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