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3.00 Credits
Designed for juniors or seniors with a minimum of a 2.25 GPA who desire an immersion experience in an educational setting other than those available through education course-related field work experiences. The qualified student should have a specific area of educational interest such as special education, working in juvenile detention classrooms, working with school counselors, working in hospital settings, etc. The student will need to have successfully completed EDUC 220-221 or have permission of the instructor. For elective credit only, this course may not count towards an education minor. Application required; see Internship Program. Three hours. Ms. Davis.
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3.00 Credits
Works by five major 20th century novelists, J. Conrad, The Heart of Darkness, E. M. Forster, A Room with a View, D. H. Lawrence, Women in Love, Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, and John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman. A close critical study of the novels goes hand in hand with an analysis of screen adaptations, including looking at the different possibilities and limitations of the two media. Three hours.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the ways in which plays of the 16th and 17th centuries reach out to us today through an examination of the relationship between text and performance. As such, the main thrust of the course will be an appreciation of plays in performance. Particular reference will be made to plays being presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. This course may not be substituted for ENGL 311. Students may not receive credit for both this course and 76EN417. Three hours.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an exciting and stimulating opportunity for students to explore the work of Shakespeare through an examination of the relationship between text and performance. As such the main thrust of the course will be an appreciation of plays in performance. The course will focus upon plays in the Royal Shakespeare Company's season in Stratford-upon-Avon. This course, which falls into Group II of the major, may not be substituted for ENGL 311. Three hours.
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3.00 Credits
The course will trace how actors, directors and designers work on a text, with particular reference to productions staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The potential for a variety of interpretations will be explored further through analysis of film and television productions of the play. Three hours.
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3.00 Credits
The Victorians enjoyed narrative. Through the study of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Shirley, George Elliot's Mill on the Floss and Scenes of Clerical Life and Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urberville s an d TheMayor of Casterbridge, the course considers how reality is constructed by each author, and examines such social issues as class and gender. Three hours.
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3.00 Credits
This course looks at novels, poetry, and shorter fiction where one finds many kinds of satire, philosophical ideas, and sentiment, making up a rich picture of eighteenth-century life. Focuses upon the works of Pope, Swift, DeFoe, Johnson, and Voltaire. Three hours.
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4.00 Credits
Exposition and Argument provides an intensive introduction to all of the skills that go into good writing: critical reading, framing arguments for different audiences, mechanics, style, and research. The core curriculum will ask students to continue to refine their writing, but this course lays the foundation for the kinds of writing expected of students throughout college. This course is for students not eligible for the Seminar on Exposition and Argument. Not open to students who have completed ENGL 112, 123, 185, or GNED 103. Four hours. Staff.
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4.00 Credits
The Seminar on Exposition and Argument provides an intensive introduction to all of the skills that go into good writing: critical reading, framing arguments for different audiences, mechanics, style, and research. The seminar is taken in conjunction with the First-Year Colloquia, providing the opportunity for shared readings, assignments, or related activities. The core curriculum will ask students to continue to refine their writing, but this course lays the foundation for the kinds of writing expected of students throughout college. Must be taken concurrently with the FYEC sequential courses. Four hours. Staff.
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1.00 Credits
A one-hour limited enrollment class offered each semester in which majors, while enrolled in English 211, 212, 251, or 252 learn skills in close reading and write one essay. The readings vary with the instructor. Prerequisite: Permission of Department Chair. One hour. Staff.
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