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Study abroad course in English Studies. Course may be repeated up to six hours when content does not duplicate previous topic. Prerequisites:
ENG 201 with a grade of 'C' or higher; permission of instructor. Recommended: ENG 234.
Credits
3-6(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of 'C' or higher; permission of instructor
Corequisites
None.
Development of nonfiction writing skills through individual projects in diverse genres. This course may be offered in an online format. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of 'C' or better.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of'C' or better
Corequisites
None.
Processes and strategies for writing technical correspondence, reports, proposals, and instructions; emphasizes ethics and usability. Writing Intensive. May be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a C or better; completion of 56 credits.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a C or better; 56 credit hours completed
Corequisites
None.
Methods of teaching literature and reading in middle and high schools. Includes clinical experience. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a C or better; ENG 211 or 56 credit hours completed; ENG 234.
Credits
3(3-1)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a C or better; ENG 211 or 56 credit hours completed; ENG 234
Corequisites
None.
Introduction to theories and pedagogies on writing in elementary and middle schools. Pre-student teaching field experience. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; Admission to Teacher Education.
Credits
4(3-1)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; Admission to Teacher Education
Corequisites
None.
Preparation for teaching writing and grammar in grades 3-6. Includes 20 student contact hours in local 3rd- 6th grade classroom. May be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better, ENG 381, EDU 330.
Credits
3(3-1)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better, ENG 381, EDU 330
Corequisites
None.
Methods of teaching writing and rhetoric in secondary English classrooms. Prerequisites: ENG 234, ENG 211, and 56 credit hours completed.
Credits
3(3-1)
Prerequisites
ENG 234, ENG 211, and 56 credit hours completed
Corequisites
None.
History, meaning, and influence of fantasy and science fiction. Emphasis on 19th-21st century literature and film. This course may be offered in an online format. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Study of popular American art forms from their historical, sociocultural, critical, and/or theoretical contexts. Writing Intensive. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisite: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
Discussion and comparison of folktales, songs, superstitions, and customs preserved in both oral and literary traditions. Prerequisites:
ENG 201 with a C or better.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a C or better
Corequisites
None.
Examination of the techniques and technologies of story as it is shifted from one frame of reference (media, format, intended audience, culture, time) to another. This course may be offered in an online format. Recommended:
ENG 201. (University Program Group I-B: The Arts)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Examination of women writers in a variety of historical and cultural traditions, approached through the lenses of feminist and queer theory. Identical to WGS 327. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better. (University Program Group IV-A: Studies in Discrimination)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
Cross Listed Courses
WGS 327
A study of Native American literature and film within their cultural contexts. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
Examines literary and cultural contributions of African Americans from colonial times to present through written and oral expression, e.g., poetry, fiction, drama, nonfiction, and music. Prerequisites:
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
The origins and development of mythic patterns with major emphasis on the adaptation and interpretation of classical and Northern myths to literary usage. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Introduction to literatures of non-Western cultures, such as African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Aboriginal, Caribbean, or Latin American. Repeatable up to 6 hours when content does not duplicate previous topics. Prerequisites:
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better or
ENG 234WI with a grade of C or better.
Credits
3-6(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better or ENG 234WI with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
Intensive survey of theories of literature, interpretation, and culture that have been of historical importance to literature and cultural studies. Prerequisites:
ENG 201 with grade of C or better; ENG 234. Recommended: at least three hours of literature courses at the 300-level or above.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with grade of C or better; ENG 234
Corequisites
None.
Focused topics introducing key literary movements and historical contexts from antiquity to 1500. Prerequisite: ENG 234.
Credits
3-6(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 234
Corequisites
None.
Focused topics introducing key literary movements and historical contexts from 1500-1800. Prerequisite: ENG 234.
Credits
3-9(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 234
Corequisites
None.
Topics that introduce key literary movements and historical contexts from 1790-1910 in one of the following traditions: A. American; B. British; C. World. Prerequisite: ENG 234.
Credits
3-9(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 234
Corequisites
None.
Topics that introduce key literary movements and historical contexts from 1890-present in one of the following traditions: A. American; B. British; C. World. Prerequisite: ENG 234.
Credits
3-9(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 234
Corequisites
None.
A study of selected sonnets and a variety of comedies, histories, and tragedies with consideration of their historical and cultural contexts. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites:
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better. Recommended: ENG 234.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
Teaching English learners in general education classrooms grades PK-6. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: ENG 101 with a grade of C or better; Admission to Teacher Education.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 101 with a grade of C or better; Admission to TeacherEducation
Corequisites
None.
Introduction to best practices for teaching K-6 students how to apply grammar concepts to their writing and other means of communication. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; admission to Teacher Education. Recommended: ENG 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; admission to Teacher Education
Corequisites
None.
Methods of teaching grammar in grades 5-12. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better. Admission to Teacher Education. Recommended: ENG 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
A survey of the field of linguistics, including discussion of sounds, word structure, sentence structure, meaning, acquisition, social use and historical change of language. May be offered in an online format. Prerequisite:
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better. Recommended:
ENG 175.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
Examination and analysis of contemporary prose and poetry suitable for children from literary, aesthetic, sociocultural and educational perspectives. Writing Intensive. (University Program Group I-A: Human Events and Ideas)
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None.
Corequisites
None.
Examination of racism, racial identity and diversity, historically and in the present, through a range of genres of American literature for children and young adults. Prerequisites: ENG 201 with a C or better; ENG 134 or ENG 234 or ENG 381. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity)
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a C or better; ENG 134 or ENG 234 or ENG 381
Corequisites
None.
Discussion of craft of fiction and constructive evaluation of student fiction. Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: ENG 294 with a grade of B or better. Recommended: ENG 201 with a grade of C or better.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 294 with a grade of B or better
Corequisites
None.
Discussion and critical evaluation of student poetry. Writing Intensive. Prerequisite: ENG 294 with a grade of B or better.
Credits
3(3-0)
Prerequisites
ENG 294 with a grade of B or better
Corequisites
None.
Consideration of subjects not listed in the regular department offerings. May be repeated when content is not a duplication of a previous special topic offering. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisite:
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better
Corequisites
None.
Individualized study in an interest area related to English language, literature, writing, and/or pedagogy agreed upon by the student and supervising instructor. May be repeated when content does not duplicate a previous independent study. Prerequisites:
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; at least one other English course at the 200-level or higher; approval of the instructor and department chairperson required before registration.
Credits
1-9(Spec)
Prerequisites
ENG 201 with a grade of C or better; at least one other English course at the 200-level or higher; approval of the instructor and department chairperson required before registration
Corequisites
None.