English Courses
Courses
ENGL 0111. Composition Workshop.
Composition Workshop (0-1) An intensive composition workshop focusing on issues relating to written composition. Corequisite: ENGL 1311. Prerequisite: Placement by examination.
Department: English
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Prerequisite(s): (TSIE score between 0 and 3 AND TSIW score between 353 and 390 ) OR (TSIE score between 0 and 4 AND TSIW score between 310 and 339 ) OR (TSIE score between 5 and 8 AND TSIW score between 310 and 339)
Corequisite(s): ENGL 1311
ENGL 0312. Integrated Reading & Writing.
Integration of critical reading and academic writing skills. The course fulfills TSI requirements for reading and/or writing.
Department: English
3 Credit Hours
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Prerequisite(s): (TABR score between 5 and 6 AND TSIR score between 310 and 341 ) OR (TSIR score between 342 and 350 ) OR (TSIW score between 310 and 349 ) OR (TSIE score between 0 and 3 AND TSIW score between 310 and 390 ) OR (TSIE score between 4 and 8 AND TSIW score between 310 and 362 ) OR (2TSE score between 1 and 4 AND 2TWR score between 945 and 990 ) OR (2TDW score between 4 and 6 AND 2TSE score between 1 and 4 AND 2TWR score between 910 and 944 ) OR (2TDW score of 4 AND 2TSE score between 5 and 8 AND 2TWR score between 910 and 944 ) OR (2TDW score between 1 and 3 AND 2TWR score between 910 and 944)
ENGL 1312. Research & Critical Writ (C).
Research and Critical Writing: [TCCN ENGL 1302] Instruction in incorporating research into writing, with emphasis on (1) focusing questions, (2) using academic methods and resources, (3) learning to comprehend, analyze, synthesize, and critically evaluate materials, (4) shaping materials into coherent pieces of persuasive discourse appropriate to the writer's purpose and audience, and (5) understanding the logic and forms of documentation. (Non-native English speakers may substitute ESOL 1312).
ENGL 1313. Writing About Literature.
Writing About Literature (3-0) A research and writing course in the analysis and interpretation of literature, progressing from basic exegesis of diction and syntax to the broad range of critical and stylistic approaches to literary works. Strongly suggested as preparation for junior and senior level courses in literature. Required of all English majors in lieu of ENGL 1312. Strongly advised for all ENGL 1312 with department approval. ENGL 1313 fulfills the catalog requirements for ENGL 1312. Prerequisite: ENGL 1311 or ENGL 1611.
ENGL 2311. English Literature.
English Literature: [TCCN ENGL 2322] A study of British literature from its beginning to the late 1700s.
ENGL 2312. English Literature.
English Literature: [TCCN ENGL 2323] A study of British literature from the late 1700s to the present.
ENGL 2313. Intro to American Fiction.
Introduction to American Fiction: [TCCN ENGL 2342] Contemporary American works as well as the historical development of the short story and the novel.
ENGL 2314. Intro to American Drama.
Introduction to American Drama: [TCCN ENGL 2343] Study of the nature and variety of drama through examination of the contemporary theatre and its historical development.
ENGL 2318. Intro to American Poetry.
ENGL 2320. Introduction to Human Language.
Introduction to Linguistics (3-0) Introduction to modern language studies with emphasis on contemporary as opposed to historical linguistics.
Department: English
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ENGL 2322. The Acad. Vocab. of English.
The Academic Vocabulary of English (3-0) The study of English vocabulary with emphasis on the academic lexicon. Systematic review of Greek and Latin elements in English. Close attention to derivational patterns and lexical families. Prerequisite: ENGL 1312 or ENGL 1313 or ESOL 1312 each with a grade of "C" or better.
ENGL 3300. Intro. to Literary Studies.
ENGL 3301. Literary Studies.
ENGL 3302. Literature and Film.
ENGL 3303. Grammar and Writing.
ENGL 3304. Gothic Literature.
ENGL 3305. Children's Literature.
Children's Literature (3-0) A survey of the major genres of literature for children from the seventeenth century to the present, including traditional to contemporary poetry, folk and fairy tales, fantasy, realistic fiction, biography, and informational books. Prerequisites: ENGL 1312 or ENGL 1313 or ESOL 1312. Junior standing recommended.
ENGL 3306. Young Adult Literature.
ENGL 3307. English Phonetics & Phonology.
ENGL 3309. Detective Fiction.
ENGL 3310. Chicana/o Literature.
ENGL 3311. American Literature to 1865.
ENGL 3312. Am. Literature 1865 to Present.
ENGL 3315. African American Literature.
ENGL 3316. Native American Literature.
ENGL 3317. Postcolonial Literature.
ENGL 3318. British Literature Before 1485.
ENGL 3319. Sixteenth-Cent. Prose & Poetry.
ENGL 3320. Shakespeare.
ENGL 3321. Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry.
ENGL 3323. 17th Century Prose and Poetry.
ENGL 3325. Literature of the Bible.
ENGL 3327. Jewish American Literature.
ENGL 3328. Holocaust Literature and Film.
ENGL 3329. Early Modern British Drama.
Early Modern British Drama A study of selected genres if early modern British drama, excluding Shakespeare, from 1485-1660.
ENGL 3330. Restoration & 18th Century Lit.
ENGL 3331. World Literature.
ENGL 3333. Romantic Literature.
ENGL 3337. Victorian Literature.
ENGL 3341. History of Form I.
ENGL 3344. Am. Poetry 1900 to Present.
ENGL 3349. Multimdl & Hybrid Frms in ELA.
Department: English
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ENGL 3350. English Laboratory.
ENGL 3351. The Dynamics of Language.
ENGL 3352. Reading and Writing Nonfiction.
ENGL 3353. Reading/Responding/Literature.
ENGL 3357. Computers and Writing.
ENGL 3358. Special Topics in Writing.
ENGL 3360. Women in Literature.
ENGL 3371. Southwestern Literature.
ENGL 3374. Folklore Of Mexican American.
ENGL 4308. Chaucer.
ENGL 4309. Milton.
ENGL 4314. Literary Criticism.
ENGL 4316. Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900.
ENGL 4317. American Fiction To 1900.
ENGL 4318. Early 20TH Cent Am. Fiction.
ENGL 4319. Am. Fiction 1945 to Present.
ENGL 4322. The American Drama.
ENGL 4325. British Drama Since 1880.
ENGL 4340. Advanced Literary Studies.
ENGL 4347. British Novel thru 18th Cent.
ENGL 4348. British Novel: 19th Century.
ENGL 4349. British Novel: 20th Century.
ENGL 4350. Maj Am. Writer(s) through 1900.
ENGL 4351. Maj Am Writer(s) since 1900.
ENGL 4354. Writing Processes of Children.
Writing Processes of Children (3-0) Current theory and practice in K-8 writing development; Review of applicable rhetorical and linguistic theories; evaluation and assessment of written work; relationships between reading and composition. Prerequisite: ENGL 1312 or ENGL 1313 or ESOL 1312. Junior standing recommended.
ENGL 4355. Tch Compos and Lit in Sec Schl.
Teaching Composition and Literature in Secondary Schools (3-0) Current theory and practice in teaching writing and literature in the secondary schools; review of application research along with practices for teaching literature and the composing process. Field experience is required. Prerequisite: ENGL 1312 or ENGL 1313 or ESOL 1312. Junior standing recommended.
ENGL 4357. Sp Subjects in Engl for Tchers.
ENGL 4390. Directed Study.
Directed Study (0-0-3) Individual directed study on an approved topic, to be taught with thw consent of the professor and with the approval of the department chairperson. Restricted to major: ENGL. Prerequsite: Department approval. Junior standing recommended.
Department: English
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