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  • ENG 351: American Literature I

    1.00 Credits
    Elmhurst University

    A survey of American literature beginning with European exploration of the continent in the 15th century and ending with the Civil War. The course explores the historical and cultural forces that shaped such writings as Bradford146s Of Plymouth Plantation, Franklin146s Autobiography, Thoreau146s Walden, Stowe146s Uncle Tom146s Cabin, and the poetry of Whitman and Dickinson. Prerequisite: ENG 220 or equivalent. Fall Term.
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  • ENG 352: American Literature II

    1.00 Credits
    Elmhurst University

    A survey of American literature from the end of the Civil War to the contemporary period. The course will use American history and culture to examine such writings as Twain146s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, James146 Daisy Miller, Wharton146s The Age of Innocence, poetry by Langston Hughes and Sylvia Plath, and short stories by Louise Erdrich and Toni Cade Bambara. Prerequisite: ENG 220 or equivalent. Spring Term.
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  • ENG 354: August Wilson's America

    1.00 Credits
    Elmhurst University

    In August Wilson's Century Cycle of plays, he chronicles the African American Experience in America decade by decade from Post-Reconstruction until the end of the 20th century. In this course we will study three of Wilson's plays: "Gem of the Ocean" (Post-Reconstruction), "The Piano Lesson" (1930's), and "Fences"(1940's) as a means of understanding the cultural environment-historical, social, political-and the effects it had on the development of the African-American's "self-consciousness: in America.
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  • ENG 363: Hollywood U: Read & Write Film

    1.00 Credits
    Elmhurst University

    This course explores the theme of academic life in the movies as a way to learn how to "read" films--how to critically interpret them from an academic perspective. Course topics include cinematic techniques, various interpretive frameworks (cultural and theoretical), and film writing (film analysis, movie reviews and argumentative, critical essays). Readings include an introductory film textbook; a rhetoric; two dramas, Educating Rita and Oleanna; and some brief critical and theoretical handouts. Through class discussions, writing workshops, and film screenings, students will become more sophisticated readers of cinema by exploring the rhetorical impact of film, as well as the writing that surrounds it. This writing-intensive course will enable you to support your interpretations, synthesize your primary and secondary research, and develop a critical voice. The prerequisite for this course is English 201- Composition III.
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  • ENG 365: Journalism Practicum

    0.25 Credits
    Elmhurst University

    Quarter course Applied journalism, emphasizing skills in reporting, editing, and photojournalism. Students in this course are responsible for the content of The Leader, the student newspaper. Students may elect to concentrate in news, features, sports writing, photography, or advertising. A minimum of five hours of activity per week is required. Repeat for credit. Up to four quarter-course practica may be counted toward the major. Prerequisite: ENG 305 or consent of instructor. Fall Term, Spring Term.
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  • ENG 370: Portfolio Synthesis Seminar

    0.50 Credits
    Elmhurst University

    Half course This course is designed to assist and assess students in completing the exit portfolio now required of all students seeking teacher certification. Students will work on completing the portfolio that meets Illinois State Board of Education standards in teaching, subject area, and technology. Course meetings will help students compile required materials, complete a reflection essay on links between courses in content area and their own teaching, and understand the standards and method of evaluation of the portfolio. Course sessions will also prepare students for seeking employment in teaching by focusing on such activities as designing a resum233, creating a cover letter, setting up a file at the Center for Professional Excellence, and obtaining letters of recommendation. Finally, this course will help students prepare a teaching portfolio for use in job interviews. Students will participate in individual conferences as needed as they compile their portfolios. Each student will also take part in two conferences established as checkpoints for evaluation150one meeting before beginning student teaching and an exit interview after student teaching upon completion of the portfolio. Required of all students seeking secondary teaching certification. P/NP only. Consent of the instructor is required.
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  • ENG 372: Multicultural/Postcolonial Lit

    1.00 Credits
    Elmhurst University

    A study of how literature written by writers from a range of racial and ethnic backgrounds explores and responds to contemporary ideas, political developments, and various quests for social justice. Writers with such diverse aesthetic and political interests as Toni Morrison, Amy Tan, August Wilson, Kurt Vonnegut, Leslie Marmon Silko Chinau Achebe, Laura Esquivel, Yusef Komunyakaa, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Bharati Mukherjee could be explored. Prerequisite: ENG 220 or equivalent.
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  • ENG 401: Composition IV:Theory & Rsrch

    1.00 Credits
    Elmhurst University

    A writing course that introduces students to the scholarly field of composition studies. Students will read and respond to texts that define contemporary theories of, and report recent research in, composition and rhetoric. The course will include practical experience in tutoring students in 100-level writing courses. Recommended for students with junior or senior standing and required for students seeking teacher certification. ENG 201 or equivalent.
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  • ENG 410: Advanced Writing Seminar

    1.00 Credits
    Elmhurst University

    A course primarily for English majors that counts for an elective in the writing emphasis. It is a writing-intensive course that will alternate each year between creative writing and composition/rhetoric topics. For creative writing students, the course might be an advanced fiction or poetry workshop, while composition/rhetoric students might take on an in-depth project in their field. Consult members of the English Department or the current course schedule for the specific topic each year. Prerequisites: Any advanced writing class and consent of the instructor.
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  • ENG 412: Advanced Fiction Writing

    1.00 Credits
    Elmhurst University

    This course will concentrate on advanced work in fiction writing and practices with a strong emphasis on class workshops and intensive study of published fiction and student work. Students should expect their first short story to be due by the second week of class. Scheduled conferences with the instructor will focus on individual student development. Prerequisite: Grade "B" or better in ENG 312 (or its equivalent), or permission of instructor (upon submission of a sample writing portfolio).
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