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"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle." This quote, often attributed to Philo of Alexandria, points to the commonality of suffering and the importance of empathy in human interaction. How do we cope with and make sense of the painful dimensions of our existences? This creative nonfiction class uses the recent scholarship examining the connection between psychological/social/physical healing and the creation of meaning that occurs through the writing process to help students explore the therapeutic dimension of storytelling for both writer and audience and to craft narratives in which painful experiences, including physical illness, become meaningful on both personal and social levels. Emphasis is placed on fostering a supportive but critical writing community to aid the creative meaning-making process of shaping private stories into public ones. This course is appropriate for those earnestly interested in effecting healing through writing about personal experiences and sharing their stories with others. Prerequisites of ENG 1 and ENG 2 are required.
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The period known to historians of literature as the Middle Ages, approximately 1100-1500, was a time of great artistic innovation in England. In this course, students read the popular types of medieval literature - such as the chivalric romance, the fabliau or erotic comic tale, the beast fable, the lyric poem, the narrative ballad, the debate, and the drama - in terms of the intellectual context of the period. Beliefs about love, sex, marriage, religion, social and political relationships, art, beauty, money, and power affect the way writers of any age express themselves artistically; and it will be the work of this course to develop greater understanding of medieval thought processes as reflected in their literature. Prerequisites of ENG 1 and ENG 2 are required.
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English 1 is an introductory writing course that uses interpretation and analysis of texts to promote clear thinking and effective prose. Students learn the conventions of academic writing. In addition, students learn how to adapt writing for various audiences and rhetorical situations. This course is required of all students unless exempted by Advanced Placement credit or successful achievement on the SAT examination in writing. Students exempted by assessment or department proficiency examination must take an upper-level English course in substitution after completing ENG 2. For non-native speakers. No Pass/Fail option.
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3.00 Credits
English 1 is an introductory writing course that uses interpretation and analysis of texts to promote clear thinking and effective prose. Students learn the conventions of academic writing. In addition, students learn how to adapt writing for various audiences and rhetorical situations. This course is required of all students unless exempted by Advanced Placement credit or successful achievement on the SAT examination in writing. Students exempted by assessment or department proficiency examination must take an upper-level English course in substitution after completing ENG 2. For students in the Program for Academic Success. No Pass/Fail option. Four hours lecture/recitation. Must be in Program for Academic Success.
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3.00 Credits
English 1 is an introductory writing course that uses interpretation and analysis of texts to promote clear thinking and effective prose. Students learn the conventions of academic writing. In addition, students learn how to adapt writing for various audiences and rhetorical situations. This course is required of all students unless exempted by Advanced Placement credit or successful achievement on the SAT examination in writing. Students exempted by assessment or department proficiency examination must take an upper-level English course in substitution after completing ENG 2. For students identified as needing more personalized attention (S sections). No Pass/Fail option. Four hours lecture/recitation.
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3.00 Credits
English 2 is a course in analysis and argumentation, focusing on scholarly research and documentation. Building on the work begun in English 1, the course develops knowledge of complex rhetorical and stylistic techniques and culminates in a library research paper. This course is required for all students unless exempted by Advanced Placement credit. Special sections are offered for students in the Program for Academic Success (P sections) and for non-native speakers (F sections). No Pass/Fail option. Prerequisite of ENG 1 is required.
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3.00 Credits
Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) is usually considered the greatest English writer of his age, and his collection of short tales in verse, The Canterbury Tales, as one of the masterpieces of medieval literature. The Canterbury Tales tells the story of a group of travelers who journey from London to Canterbury in a diverse group, entertaining themselves along the way with a tale-telling competition. Because the members of the group are from different social and economic backgrounds, the kinds of stories they tell differ also. Like other medieval writers and readers, Chaucer knew the typical tale types of his time: the chivalric romance, the fabliau or erotic comic tale, the beast fable, the debate, the legend or saint's life. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he combined them in this single work. In the process of reading selected stories from Chaucer's great collection, students will acquire an understanding of the Middle Ages as it shaped one of its greatest literary innovators. Prerequisites of ENG 1 and ENG 2 are required.
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Many of us are unfamiliar with fundamental aspects of the English language that we use for everyday communication as well as in our academic and creative work. In this course, the English language will take center stage as we investigate the structures, sounds, history, variation and use of the English language. We will look into the unique history of English as well as its affinities with languages such as German, Dutch and French. We will examine the differences between the varieties of English that exist within the U.S. and around the world, the so-called Global Englishes. We will also consider English in diverse contexts of use to see how speakers draw inferences in conversation and how our use of the language speaks to our attitudes toward class, gender and other sociocultural variables. Finally, the course will consider the ways in which specialized knowledge of the English language can be drawn upon by educators, creative writers and scholars of literature. Prerequisites of ENG 1 and ENG 2 are required.
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This course will look into the ways in which varieties of the English language differ and will consider the reasons for these differences. Using Standard American English as a starting point, we will look at the important differences in structure, sound and vocabulary between American English and varieties such as Black English, Appalachian English, Standard British English, Belfast English, Singapore English, Australian English, South African English and others. As we go, we will address important questions such as: Is one variety of English "better" than the others? How do different varieties come into existence? What have been the effects of the gradual spread of English on indigenous languages? Prerequisites of ENG 1 and ENG 2 are required.
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Inspired by the philosopher Paul Grice's seminal work of the same title, this course is an introduction to the logic of conversation. From the initial premise that speakers are cooperative in conversation, we will see how Grice's and other's theories explain the way we interact and interpret conversation in context. In doing so, we will see how speakers calculate irony, correctly interpret nonliteral uses of language such as metaphor and simile, deal with misunderstandings and mistakes, as well as draw presuppositions, implicatures and other inferences in the context of conversation. We will also see how an analysis of conversation can be applied to literary texts to yield nuanced interpretations of dialogue and to reveal effects created against the backdrop of our basic expectations about how conversation works. Prerequisites of ENG 1 and ENG 2 are required.
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