ENGLISH COURSES

 

ENGL 1301. Composition and Rhetoric - Principles of clear, correct, effective expository
writing, with illustrative readings and frequent essays and conferences. Course should be taken within first year of enrollment.

ENGL 1302. Composition and Reading - Readings from imaginative literature; the research
paper and shorter critical and interpretive essays. Course should be taken within first year of
enrollment. Prerequisite: ENGL 1301.

ENGL 2301. English Literature - Selected studies in important works of English literature beginning with Beowulf. Prerequisite: ENGL 1302.

ENGL 2302. American Literature - Selected studies in important works in American literature
beginning with Jonathan Edwards. Prerequisite: ENGL 1302.

ENGL 2303. World Literature - Introduction to selected studies in important works of world
literature beginning with Homer. Prerequisite: ENGL 1302.

ENGL 2304. African Literature - Selected studies in important works of African literature.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1302. This course is only available to students completing degree programs in Kenya.

ENGL 3300. Major American Writers - The poetry and prose of prominent authors of the
19th century. Prerequisite: Advanced standing.

ENGL 3303. Studies in Fiction - Topics vary to include special studies in American, British,
and European short stories and novels. Prerequisite: Advanced standing.

ENGL 3304. Advanced Grammar - The theories of grammar, including traditional and transformational. Prerequisite: Advanced standing.

ENGL3305. Modern Poetry - English and American poetry of the 20th century. Prerequisite:
Advanced standing.

ENGL 3306. The Romantic Period - Representative poetry and prose from early 19th-century
England. Prerequisite: Advanced standing.

ENGL 3307. Creative Writing - Workshop approach to the theory and practice of writing
poetry and fiction. Prerequisite: Advanced standing.

ENGL 3308. The Modern Drama - Representative plays of modern dramatists: European,
English, and American; begins with Ibsen. Prerequisite: Advanced standing.

ENGL3309. The Victorian Period - Representative poetry and prose from Victorian England.
Prerequisite: Advanced standing.

ENGL 3316. Topics in English - Topics vary to include subjects, genres, or themes not exclusively covered in other literature courses. May be repeated when topics change. Prerequisite: Advanced standing.

ENGL 4301. Seventeenth-Century Prose and Poetry - Seventeenth-Century prose and poetry
including, among others, John Donne, George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, and John Milton.
Prerequisite: Advanced standing.

ENGL 4302. Eighteenth-Century Prose and Poetry - The rise, triumph, and decline of neoclassicism and the approaches to romanticism. Prerequisite: Advanced standing.

ENGL 4303. Shakespeare - Important literature of the English Renaissance, with special
emphasis on the major plays of Shakespeare. Prerequisite: Advanced standing.

ENGL 4305. The Middle Ages - A survey of the period with emphasis on the works of
Chaucer. Prerequisite: Advanced standing.

ENGL 4306. Introduction to Linguistics - Emphasis on descriptive, contrastive, and psycholinguistics with application to the teaching of English. Prerequisite: Advanced standing.

ENGL4309. Young Adult Literature (EDLI 4309) - Emphasis is placed on contemporary literary
and nonliterary selections that middle school and high school students read and may be
utilized in the English/Language Arts curriculum.

ENGL4314. Contemporary Usage - A practical study of present-day styles, stressing correctness, appropriateness, and clarity in writing; and attention to editing and proofreading. For teachers, professionals, secretaries, and students in all degree programs. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

ENGL 4345. Teaching English as a Second Language (EDLI 4345) - Methods of teaching
ESL for bilingual and ESL teachers. Instructional strategies are developed for transitioning to
English and mainstreaming second language English-speakers. An emphasis of the course is on developing instructional procedures for teaching reading and writing along with developing oral language. Content/subject sheltered instructional techniques. Prerequisites EDUC 3302.

ENGL 5301. Seventeenth-Century Prose and Poetry - Emphasis on the major works of
Milton, the metaphysical poets, and Cavalier, Puritan, and Restoration writers.

ENGL5302. Eighteenth-Century Prose and Poetry - Emphasis on the major works of Swift,
Pope, and the early novelists.

ENGL 5303. Shakespeare - An intensive study of eight major plays and the sonnets.

ENGL 5305. The Middle Ages - Emphasis on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and lesser works.

ENGL 5306. Linguistics - Emphasis on phonology, morphology, and syntax.

ENGL 5309. Young Adult Literature (EDLI 5309) - Focus is literature for the middle and
high school student. Emphasis is placed on contemporary literary and non-literary selections.

ENGL 5314. Contemporary Usage - Emphasis on present-day styles, stressing correctness,
appropriateness, and clarity in writing. For teachers, professionals, secretaries, and students in all degree programs.

ENGL 5345. Teaching English as a Second Language (EDLI 5345) - Methods of teaching
ESL for bilingual and ESL teachers. Instructional strategies are developed for transitioning to
English and mainstreaming second language English-speakers. An emphasis of the course is on developing instructional procedures for teaching reading, writing along with developing oral language. Content/subject sheltered instructional techniques. Course is designed for teachers and pre-service teachers in developing and analyzing strategies for assisting speakers of other languages to become English proficient.