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  • 3.00 Credits

    Descriptive overview and analysis of present day English grammar and usage, particularly those aspects that are relevant to the use of English in formal situations and to what is generally referred to as the “standard” American English dialect. Extensive editing opportunities will serve to enhance students’ knowledge of the subject matter. This course is especially useful for those who intend to teach English or language arts. Prerequisite: ENG 112 or ENG 112H
  • 3.00 Credits

    An advanced writing class, Creative Nonfiction fuses attention to style and form with concern for fact, often using powerful setting and characterization. Essays are enhanced by personal reflection, honed by careful crafting, and may inform, persuade, or amuse. Prerequisite: ENG 207.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An advanced creative writing class, Poetry Writing seeks to make students aware of their obligations to craft. Students will keep a journal of ideas, do exercises that stimulate figurative power, practice laser-like description, experiment with form and rhyme and meter, learn to peel away sentimentality and self-pity, and begin developing a personal style. Students will build a manuscript of verse separate from their class exercises, will read aloud frequently, and will do at least one special project. Prerequisite: ENG 207.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An advanced creative writing class, Fiction Writing explores the forms and techniques of the short story by requiring a wide range of reading and by exploring narrative technique, point of view, characterization, structure, and style. Students will write several stories and do at least one special project. Prerequisite: ENG 207.
  • 3.00 Credits

    If comedy is about laughing, students will laugh with Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. If tragedy is about crying, students will cry over Othello and King Lear. If history is about conflict, students will fight about Henry IV and Richard III. In other words, students in ENG 322 will laugh, cry, and fight as they discover why Shakespeare is the most quoted writer of all time. Prerequisite: a 200-level ENG course other than ENG 207, or permission of instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An upper-level study of literature, this course offers the opportunity for in-depth study of a particular author, period, theme, or genre in American, British, or world literature. Prerequisite: a 200-level ENG course other than ENG 207, or permission of instructor..
  • 3.00 Credits

    Whether viewed as one region or as several “Souths,” the southeastern United States has a recognized identity in literature as well as history. This course charts the development of Southern writers and themes, and includes such authors as Faulkner, Wolfe, O’Connor, Welty, and Warren. Prerequisite: a 200-level ENG course other than ENG 207, or permission of instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An exploration of the development of the English language from its Indo-European background to the present, ENG 350 covers various grammars, dialects, and levels of language use. The class explores psychological factors, cultural roles, and the nature and development of human/other languages and their historical changes. Prerequisite: a 200-level ENG course other than ENG 207, or permission of instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    What do the terms literature, interpretation, meaning and text really mean? This class provides a brief historical overview of the development of literary criticism, then concentrates on the application of modern methods such as formalism, structuralism, deconstruction, reader-response, feminism, and Marxism. Students will write practical criticism on a variety of genres. Prerequisite: a 200-level ENG course other than ENG 207, or permission of instructor.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An advanced seminar in the writing process, including approaches to the teaching and assessment of writing in a variety of content areas, this course is primarily intended for students seeking teacher licensure at the secondary level. Hands-on experience in the AEC and/or work as a teaching assistant in a section of ENG 111 or ENG 112 is a key element of the course. Prerequisite: a 200-level ENG course other than ENG 207, or permission of instructor. ENG 305 is highly recommended. Students not in the teacher licensure program for secondary English certification must have permission of the English major coordinator to enroll.
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