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3.00 Credits
An intermediate-level workshop in the writing of fiction, with class discussions of student work as well as the work of established writers. Students explore and experiment with techniques and structures of the short story. Work produced during the course is considered for publication in VWC's literary magazine. Prerequisite: ENG 105 with a grade of C or better. Pass/fail grading. Does not fulfill General Studies sophomore literature requirement. Offered spring of even-numbered years.
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A study of the many and varied voices in contemporary American poetry, especially selected works of poetry published since 1960. Authors studied include poets such as Jorie Graham, Dana Levin, and Adrienne Rich. Prerequisites: ENG 105 with a grade of C or better, one 200-level literature course, and junior status or consent. Offered intermittently.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of literary theory and criticism as it relates to drama, poetry and fiction from Plato and Aristotle to contemporary poststructuralist theory. Prerequisite: junior status or consent. Identical to TH 311. Does not fulfill General Studies sophomore literature requirement. Offered each fall.
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The development of English from its Indo-European and Germanic backgrounds to the present. The course includes a survey of current dialects of English and discussion of current social and political issues relating to English. Prerequisite: junior status or consent. Does not fulfill General Studies sophomore literature requirement. Offered spring of even-numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
An intensive introduction to poetry through an examination of the poem's relationship to universal human experiences and with a special emphasis on gaining a thorough understanding of the elements of poetry. Attention is given to explication, analysis, and reading comprehension. Students also experiment with writing some poetry. The course is particularly geared toward those who will be teaching poetry. Prerequisites: ENG 105 with a grade of C or better, a 200-level W literature course, and junior status. Does not fulfill General Studies sophomore literature requirement. Offered each semester.
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A study of the patterns of children's literature, the major themes, the genres taught in elementary grades and middle school, with attention to criteria for selecting books, stories, and poems with cultural and literary value suited to the needs of children. Prerequisite: junior status or consent. Does not fulfill General Studies sophomore literature requirement. Offered each fall.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of literature for young adults including the classics of adolescent fiction, social problem novels, historical fiction, biographies, and poetry. Prerequisite: ENG 105 with a grade of C or better. Offered each spring.
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Examines contemporary arguments about the nature of women and men as well as about the biological, social, and aesthetic categories of male, female, intersex, masculine, feminine, heterosexual, homosexual, and the transgendered. Gender issues are studied in relation to historical and cross-cultural contexts, in relation to western women's movements of the 19th and 20th centuries, and in relation to local and global issues affected by the politics of gender. Prerequisite: WGS 220 or ENG/TH 311 or consent. Identical to WGS 320. Offered spring of oddnumbered years.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of several main areas of linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, language acquisition, language variation, and language change. Prerequisite: ENG 105 with a grade of C or better. Does not fulfill General Studies sophomore literature requirement. Offered spring of odd-numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
The history of the British novel from its antecedents through the 20th century. Along with attention to theories of the novel, the course focuses in detail on representative texts. Prerequisite: any sophomore literature course or consent. Offered spring of even-numbered years.
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