Spring, 2008, Group I courses
Open to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students:
EN 100: Understanding the Structure of English. Prof. Aguero.
This course is required and crucial for any student who is considering becoming an educator. It will provide you with the necessary information to begin to prepare for the Communication and Literacy Skills Test that is required for every and any education licensing exam in the country It is also a wonderful course for any student who want to develop skills as a tutor or academic mentor in a K-12 school setting and/or after school program.
Students who are considering taking any graduate school qualifying exams, the GRE, the Miller’s, etc., will also find this course helpful. It will support your review of grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension and writing.
(EN 100 does not count towards an English major, nor fill any group requirement.)
EN 112: World Literature: Genres and Themes. Prof. Aguero.
Introduces students to the basic elements of poetry, fiction, drama, and nonfiction while exploring important works of world literature. Through close reading students will analyze how literary works are constructed in a variety of cultures and explore how authors throughout the world reflect individual and social concerns.
May be used instead of EN 111 for English majors and minors.
Required for students in the English Secondary Teacher Licensure Program.
No Prerequisite.
EN 204: Feature Writing. Prof. Kimberley Small.
You have seen the student newspaper on campus and now write for it! Students will explore a variety of styles by writing columns, human-interest stories and reviews as well as compile a writing portfolio and create the concept for a magazine. Students currently enrolled in College Composition who are interested in taking this course should seek permission from Prof. Small. Works towards Outcomes 1, 4 and 6.
EN 205: Visiting Writers Seminar: Prose Fiction. Prof. Amy Clark.
This dynamic course will combine in-class writing exercises, workshops of storytelling critiques and a lecture series of visiting fiction writers. These writers will bring their literary expertise along with practical advice on magazine publishing to the class.
Works toward Outcomes 1, 4, and 10. Prerequisite: CC 102 or permission of instructor.
EN 216, Shakespeare I. Prof. Emma Dassori.
This course examines a variety of Shakespeare's plays including comedies, tragedies, histories, and one tragicomedy other than those studied in EN 216.
Either EN 216, Shakespeare I or EN 217 is required for English majors.
No prerequisite. Works towards Outcomes 1, 4, and 10.
EN 219: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: The Life and Work of a Woman Genius. Prof. Melinda Ponder.
Reading Virginia Woolf's diaries, letters, fiction and essays, we will trace the growth of this influential creative woman. Discover the worlds of a modern feminist, publisher and writer who broke the bonds of convention in her life and work in twentieth-century England.
Works towards Outcomes 1, 4, 8, 10 and 11. No prerequisite. This course may be used towards a Women’s Studies Minor.
EN 232: American Writers: Faith, Race and Gender. Prof. Melinda Ponder.
We will look at how American authors, both women and men, black and white, wrote innovative fiction, poetry and essays that helped create and then challenge the American experiment. Writers include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, and Mark Twain. Required for English majors.
Works towards Outcomes 1, 4, and 11. No prerequisite.
EN 332: American Girls and New Women: American Literature, l870-l930.
Prof. Ponder. English majors must take two 300-level English courses.
This course may be used towards a Women’s Studies Minor.
What were Americans reading in their magazines and novels at the turn of the century? How has the literary portrayal of the American woman changed during an exciting time in women's history and literary history? Emphasis on development of skills of critical analysis and writing. Interdisciplinary approach.
Prerequisite: A literature course or permission of the instructor.
Works towards Outcomes 1, 4, and 11.
EN 213: Editing Practicum. One Credit. Prof. Kreilkamp.
This course will enable students interested in literature or publishing to participate in the production of an international Irish Studies journal. Permission of the instructor.