English Courses

ENGL 0110. Critical Reading Workshop.

Critical Reading Workshop Critical Reading Workshop is an intensive reading workshop focusing on the reading skills needed for success in college -level course work and emphasizes the development of vocabulary, comprehension skills, and critical analysis. Students learn how to employ effective reading strategies at all stages of the reading process and learn to recognize and apply appropriate reading techniques. ENGL 0110 is designed for students who have a TSI reading score of 345-350. Students will take HIST 1301 as the mandatory co-requisite college-level course.

ENGL 0111. Composition Workshop.

Composition Workshop (0-1) An intensive composition workshop focusing on issues relating to written composition.

ENGL 0310. Reading & Communication Skills.

Reading & Communication Skills (3-0) Instruction in the reading process with emphasis on (1) the development of literal, inferential, analytical, and evaluative comprehension, and (2) the connected nature of reading and writing.

ENGL 0311. Basic English Composition.

Basic English Composition (3-0) Introduction to composition: prewriting, drafting, revision, and editing/proofreading; emphasis on adapting the writer's ideas and purpose to an audience. Editing skills (punctuation, spelling, grammar/usage) are presented within the context of the students' own writing. This course is designed to prepare students for college-level writing.

ENGL 0312. Integrated Reading & Writing.

Integration of critical reading and academic writing skills. The course fulfills TSI requirements for reading and/or writing.

ENGL 1311. Expos. English Composition (C).

Expository English Compostion (3-0) Instruction in addressing academic writing tasks through the composing process, with emphasis on strategic use of language, of rhetorical form, and of authorial voice and point of view to inform and persuade effectively; development of critical thought through writing and reading complex discoure.

ENGL 1312. Research & Critical Writ (C).

Research and Critical Writing (3-0) 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.

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.

ENGL 1611. Written & Oral Communication.

Written and Oral Communication (6-0) Integrated study of and practice in oral and written communication, with emphasis on the processes leading to the creation of effective essays and speeches; complementary skills of reading and listening are developed through extensive response to others' written and spoken work. Counts for both ENGL 1311 and COMM 1301.

ENGL 2311. English Literature (C).

English Literature (3-0) A study of British literature from its beginning to the late 1700s.

ENGL 2312. English Literature (C).

English Literature (3-0) A study of British literature from the late 1700s to the present.

ENGL 2313. Intro to American Fiction (C).

Introduction to American Fiction (3-0) (Common Course Number ENGL 2327) Contemporary American works as well as the historical development of the short story and the novel.

ENGL 2314. Intro to American Drama (C).

Introduction to American Drama (3-0) (Common Course Number ENGL 2328) Study of the nature and variety of drama through examination of the contemporary theatre and its historical development.

ENGL 2318. Intro to American Poetry (C).

Introduction to American Poetry (3-0) Study of the nature and forms of poetry through examination of modern poetry and its historical antecedents.

ENGL 2320. Introduction to Linguistics(C).

Introduction to Linguistics (3-0) Introduction to modern language studies with emphasis on contemporary as opposed to historical linguistics.

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.

ENGL 2403. Intensive Language Study.

Intensive Language Study (3-2) Presentation and analysis of the fundamentals of a language that is structurally distinct from modern English and other modern European languages. Reading of elementary texts. Laboratory exercises. May be repeated for credit as language varies. Course fee required.

ENGL 2404. Intesive Language Study.

Intensive Language Study (3-2) Presentation and analysis of the fundamentals of a language that is structurally distinct from modern European languages. Reading of elementary texts. Laboratory exercises. May be repeated for credit as language varies. Course fee required.

ENGL 3300. Intro. to Literary Studies.

Introduction to Literary Studies (3-0) An overview of various types of literary criticism, with particular attention to analysis of literary texts. This course or ENGL 4314 required of all majors in English and American literature.

ENGL 3301. Literary Studies.

Literary Studies (3-0) A study of special literary topics. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

ENGL 3302. Literature and Film.

Literature and Film (3-0) A textual study of film and literature.

ENGL 3303. Grammar and Writing.

Grammar and Writing (3-0) A study of the theories and principles related to grammar and writing, as well as pragmatic applications for teachers.

ENGL 3304. Gothic Literature.

Gothic Literature (3-0) A study of British, American, and world literatures in the gothic tradition.

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.

ENGL 3306. Young Adult Literature.

Young Adult Literature (3-0) Study of major works of literature that appeal to the young adult reader, with emphasis on contemporary novels and short stories.

ENGL 3307. English Phonetics & Phonology.

English Phonetics and Phonology (3-0) Crosslisted with LING 3307. Linguistic analysis of the sound system and the orthography of English. Course oriented toward the needs of teachers of English at all levels.

ENGL 3309. Detective Fiction.

Detective Fiction (3-0) A study of detective novels, short stories, and their writers.

ENGL 3310. Chicana/o Literature.

Chicana/o Literature (3-0) A study of Chicana/o literature.

ENGL 3311. American Literature to 1865.

American Literature to 1865 (3-0) Representative writers from the Pre-Colonial period to 1865, with emphasis on major figures.

ENGL 3312. Am. Literature 1865 to Present.

American Literature since 1860 (3-0) Representative writers from 1865 to the present, with emphasis on major figures.

ENGL 3314. Struct Engl for Lang Professnl.

The Structure of English for Language Professionals (3-0) Crosslisted with LING 3314. An examination of the structure of English in a descriptive framework. Structural phenomena analyzed in the context of teaching grammar to native and non-native speakers of English.

ENGL 3315. African American Literature.

African American Literature (3-0) A study of African American literature.

ENGL 3316. Native American Literature.

Native American Literature (3-0) A study of Native American literature representing various tribes of North America. Poetry, short stories, novels, and other genres of Native American writing.

ENGL 3317. Postcolonial Literature.

Postcolonial Literature (3-0) A study of literatures produced by writers who come from countries with a history of colonialism.

ENGL 3318. British Literature Before 1485.

British Literature before 1485 (3-0) A study of literature arising in the British Isles before 1485.

ENGL 3319. Sixteenth-Cent. Prose & Poetry.

Sixteenth-Century Prose and Poetry (3-0) A study of British prose and poetry of the sixteenth century.

ENGL 3320. Shakespeare.

Shakespeare (3-0) A study of selected comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances of William Shakespeare.

ENGL 3321. Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry.

Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry (3-0) A study of selected comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances of William Shakespeare, as well as his poetry.

ENGL 3323. 17th Century Prose and Poetry.

Seventeenth-Century Prose and Poetry (3-0) A study of British prose and poetry of the seventeenth century.

ENGL 3325. Literature of the Bible.

Literature of the Bible (3-0) A study of the English Bible as literature and as an source of literary allusion.

ENGL 3327. Jewish American Literature.

Jewish American Literature (3-0) A study of Jewish American literature.

ENGL 3328. Holocaust Literature and Film.

Holocaust Literature and Film (3-0) A study of 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.

Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature (3-0) A study British prose, poetry, and drama from 1660 to the end of the eighteenth century.

ENGL 3331. World Literature.

World Literature (3-0) Study of a selected world literature and culture in translation. Topics and authors to be determined by professor. Course may be taken more than once for credit when topic varies.

ENGL 3332. Contemporary Global Literature.

ENGL 3332: Contemporary Global Literatures (3-0) Study of select recent literatures of the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific Rim. May include contemporary Latino/a and Caribbean literatures, South and East Asian literatures, Middle Eastern literature, Oceanic literature, South and West African Literatures, diasporic literature in the original English or in translation. Topic to be specified by the professor. Course may be taken more than once for credit when topic varies.

ENGL 3333. Romantic Literature.

Romantic Literature (3-0) A study of British prose, poetry, and drama of the Romantic period.

ENGL 3337. Victorian Literature.

Victorian Literature (3-0) A study of British prose, poetry, and drama of the Victorian period.

ENGL 3341. History of Form I.

History of Form I (3-0) Studies in the history and theory of literary forms with a focus on one genre, such as the novel, short story, poetry, or drama. Topics vary.

ENGL 3342. History of Form II.

History of Form II (3-0) Studies in the history and theory of literary forms with a focus on one genre, such as the novel, short story, poetry, or drama. Topics vary.

ENGL 3344. Am. Poetry 1900 to Present.

American Poetry 1900 to the Present (3-0) A study of American poetry from 1900 to the present.

ENGL 3345. Editing.

ENGL 3345: Editing (3-0) Intensive study and practice in rhetorically effective writing. Includes grammar, style, relationships between language and meaning, roles of editors, document design, graphics, online documentation, and editing for the web.

ENGL 3349. Multimdl & Hybrid Frms in ELA.

Multimodal and Hybrid Forms in the English Language Arts (3-0): A study of the concepts of text and intertextuality as they relate to the teaching of English in secondary schools.

ENGL 3350. English Laboratory.

English Laboratory (3-0) Practice in designing, implementing, and analyzing one's own and others' teaching lessons, with an emphasis on pedagogical case methodology.

ENGL 3351. The Dynamics of Language.

The Dynamics of Language (3-0) This course will focus on the four language arts of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with an emphasis on the oral delivery of language, to include reading aloud, storytelling, and readers' theatre.

ENGL 3352. Reading and Writing Nonfiction.

Reading and Writing Nonfiction (3-0) A study of nonfiction for adolescents from both a reading and writing perspective.

ENGL 3353. Reading/Responding/Literature.

Reading and Responding to Literature (3-0) This course will focus on literature for preteen and early adolescent readers, with an emphasis on both critical and imaginative responses.

ENGL 3355. Workplace Writing.

Workplace Writing (3-0) A course that focuses on critical decision making in professional contexts. Principles of professional rhetoric are applied to the composing process; strategies for planning, organizing, drafting, and presenting written and oral communication for a workplace context are emphasized.

ENGL 3357. Computers and Writing.

Computers and Writing (3-0) A variable topics writing class exploring the connections between computers and writing. Course may be repeated when topics change.

ENGL 3358. Special Topics in Writing.

Special Topics in Writing (3-0) An advanced writing course emphasizing topics in professional writing and rhetoric. Course may be repeated when the topic changes.

ENGL 3359. Technical Writing.

Technical Writing (3-0) A professionally oriented communication course centered on assembling, organizing, drafting, and revising technical information for generating written documents and oral reports.

ENGL 3360. Women in Literature.

Women in Literature (3-0) A study of literature by women writers. May be repeated once for credit when the topic varies.

ENGL 3365. Adv Composition and Rhetoric.

Advanced Composition and Rhetoric (3-0) Study of classical and comtemporary rhetorical theory with emphasis upon the aims and modes of comtemporary discouse; practice in techniques of invention, organization, and style as applied to written composition.

ENGL 3366. Advanced Composition II.

Advanced Composition II (3-0) This course continues the development of argumentative writing by examining contemporary issues and ethical questions. The course will be project-based, will include collaborative work, and will emphasize stylistics.

ENGL 3371. Southwestern Literature.

Southwestern Literature (3-0) A study of literature of the Southwest.

ENGL 3372. Folklore and Mythology.

Folklore and Mythology (3-0) A study of various folk literatures and mythologies.

ENGL 3374. Folklore Of Mexican American.

Folklore Of Mexican American (3-0) A study of Mexican American folk genres and folklore theory.

ENGL 4300. Senior Writing Practicum.

Senior Writing Practicum (0-0-3) Required for Professional Writing and Rhetoric minors. Directed study to be taught with the consent of the professor and with the approval of the department chairperson. Advanced writing practicum aimed toward design and completion of a senior project. Students will submit a Practicum proposal and engage in all aspects of a professional-level writing project.

ENGL 4308. Chaucer.

Chaucer (3-0) A study of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer.

ENGL 4309. Milton.

Milton (3-0) A study of the works of John Milton.

ENGL 4314. Literary Criticism.

Literary Criticism (3-0) The theory and application of several major critical approaches to the study of literature.

ENGL 4315. Development Of English Drama.

The Development Of English Drama (3-0) A study of the various dramatic forms in England and from their origin in the Middle Ages through the Elizabethan and Jacobean Ages into the Restoration Period, including the early mystery and morality plays, and the dramas of such authors as Marlowe, Greene, Kyd, Beaumont and Fletcher, Dekker, Jonson, Webster, Dryden, Wycherley, Congreve and Sheridan.

ENGL 4316. Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900.

American Nonfiction and Poetry to 1900 (3-0) A study of American nonfiction and poetry to 1900.

ENGL 4317. American Fiction To 1900.

American Fiction to 1900 (3-0) A study of works of fiction by American writers to 1900.

ENGL 4318. Early 20TH Cent Am. Fiction.

Early Twentieth-Century American Fiction (3-0) A study of works of fiction by American writers from 1900 to 1945.

ENGL 4319. Am. Fiction 1945 to Present.

American Fiction 1945 to the Present (3-0) A study of works of fiction by American writers from 1945 to the present.

ENGL 4322. The American Drama.

The American Drama (3-0) A study of American dramatic works.

ENGL 4325. British Drama Since 1880.

British Drama Since 1880 (3-0) A study of British dramatic works from 1880 to the present.

ENGL 4340. Advanced Literary Studies.

Advanced Literary Studies (3-0) An advanced study of a special literary topic. May be repeated once for credit when the topic varies.

ENGL 4347. British Novel thru 18th Cent.

The British Novel through the Eighteenth Century (3-0) A study of the British novel to 1800.

ENGL 4348. British Novel: 19th Century.

British Novel: Nineteenth Century (3-0) A study of British novels of the 1800s.

ENGL 4349. British Novel: 20th Century.

British Novel: Twentieth Century (3-0) A study of British novels from 1900 to the present.

ENGL 4350. Maj Am. Writer(s) through 1900.

Major American Writer(s) through 1900(3-0) A study of the works of a major American writer or group of writers. Primary attention given to works produced through 1900.

ENGL 4351. Maj Am Writer(s) since 1900.

Major American Writer(s) since 1900 (3-0) A study of the works of a major American sriter or group of writers since 1900. Primary attention given to works produced 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.

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.

ENGL 4357. Sp Subjects in Engl for Tchers.

Special Subjects in English for Teachers (3-0) Special subjects in teaching elementary or secondary school English language arts. May be repeated for credit when the topics varies.

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.