English | French 147 elementary grades. Not applicable towards an English major. Offered second term. Three semester hours.
or consent of instructor. Offered spring term even years. Three semester hours.
ENGL 361. Novel - A study of the history and development of the novel as a literary type with special emphasis on eighteenth and nineteenthcentury British and American novels. Offered spring term alternate years. Three semester hours.
ENGL 432. Age of Satire: Swift, Pope, Johnson, and Their Contemporaries – Engagement with fiction, drama, and poetry from the English Restoration and Eighteenth Century, with special attention to the cutting edge of satire. Offered spring term alternate years. Three semester hours.
ENGL 362. African-American Narrative Literature - A study of autobiographical and fictional narratives by African-American writers with emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and attention to historical context and current critical issues. This course fulfills the ethnic studies course requirement in the general education core. Offered fall term alternate years. Three semester hours. ENGL 365. Literature by Women - A study of women’s literature as a distinct tradition. The course involves reading of major women writers from different periods and genres, with the major emphasis on the nineteenth century and the twentieth century. Writers studied include Mary Wollstonecraft, the Brontes, Christina Rossetti, Kate Chopin, Virginia Woolf, Susan Glaspell, Doris Lessing, Adrienne Rich, Toni Morrison, and Caryl Churchill. Offered fall term alternate years. Three semester hours. ENGL 375. Post-Colonial Literature in English– A study of representative writers from the British Commonwealth who are reshaping and enriching the English tradition. Writers studied include Chinua Achebe, J.M. Coetzee, Buchi Emecheta, Nadine Gordimer, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, V.S. Naipaul, Naguib Mahfouz, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Salman Rushdie, and Wole Soyinka as well as selected poets from Asia, Africa, and South America. Offered spring term alternate years. Three semester hours. ENGL 402. Short Story - A chronological study of the genre of the short story during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with emphasis on American, British, and post-colonial stories. A unit on writers who examine the role of God and faith in human experience is featured in the last month of the semester. Offered fall term alternate years. Three semester hours. ENGL 404. Mark Twain: American Idol – A study of Twain’s skills, weaknesses, and development as a writer from the 1860’s to his death in 1910. The course involves close reading of several of Twain’s major works, with reference to his own life experiences and the American culture which he both admired and attacked. Prerequisite: HUMN 201, or ENGL 304, or ENGL 305, or the equivalent of one of these—or approval of the instructor. Offered spring term even-numbered years. Three semester hours. ENGL 411. Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Drama - A study of significant works of poetry and drama in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries., including American, English, and post-colonial writers. . Offered spring term even years.. Three semester hours.
ENGL 434. The Age of Wordsworth: Poetry, Prose, Politics - A study of the Romantic era in English literature with special emphasis upon the poet Wordsworth and his contemporaries, both poets and prose writers, along with selected political writings. Offered spring term alternate years. Three semester hours. ENGL 435. Victorian Debates: Wealth, Women, Evolution, and Empire - A study of the fascinating contradictions of the second half of the nineteenth century as expressed in the major poets, essayists, and novelists of the period. Offered spring term alternate years. Three semester hours. ENGL 450. Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism - A study of the theory and practice of literary criticism, designed to provide knowledge of the underpinnings of the discipline and a primary conversance with the major approaches. This is a seminar course, involving discussions, independent research, and oral presentations. Offered fall term alternate years. Three semester hours. ENGL 460. Elizabethan Drama - An examination of the earlier Shakespearean plays with collateral reading in the works of his fellow playwrights. Offered spring term alternate years. Three semester hours. ENGL 461. Jacobean Drama - An examination of the later Shakespearean plays with collateral reading in the works of his fellow playwrights. Offered spring term alternate years. Three semester hours. ENGL 462. Love and Faith: Spenser, Donne, Milton, and Their Contemporaries - Careful readings of the works of Spenser, Sidney, Shakespeare (nondramatic), Jonson, the Metaphysical poets, and Milton. Offered fall term every three years. Three semester hours. ENGL 489. Directed Readings - A supervised program of readings which provides for study of material not included in the regular course offerings. One to three semester hours. ENGL 490. Directed Studies – An individualized program of reading, writing, editing, and conferences in which the student will develop a significant portfolio of writing. Required for the English major with writing emphasis. The student will consult with the Area Chair of Humane learning to arrange for an instructor and develop a tutorial proposal. Three semester hours.
ENGL 414. British Fiction of the Twentieth Century - A study of major British writers in the Twentieth Century, such as A. S. Byatt, Joseph Conrad, E. M. Forster, Graham Greene, James Joyce, D. H. Lawrence, Katherine Mansfield, Iris Murdoch, and Virginia Woolf. Offered fall term alternate years. Three semester hours.
ENGL 495. Seminar - A seminar designed to promote in-depth discussion, independent research, and writing in areas not included in the regular course offerings. Topics considered vary from semester to semester. One to three semester hours.
ENGL 430. Medieval Literature - A study of English literature of the Middle Ages, from Beowulf and “The Dream of the Rood” to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and portions of Canterbury Tales and Morte d’Arthur. Also included are the plays Everyman and The Second Shepherds’ Play and many shorter works, such as Caedmon’s hymn, Anglo-Saxon riddles, and even a ballad about Robin Hood. Offered fall term alternate years. Three semester hours.
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ENGL 431. Narrative Journalism - A practical course in researching and writing in-depth feature articles for newspapers and magazines, including a survey of trends in feature writing. Students will also have the opportunity to produce stories using video and/or audio media. Students submit their work for publication. Cross listed as COMM 431. Prerequisite: COMM 205 milligan college academic catalog | 2011-12 | www.milligan.edu
FREN 111-112. Elementary French - A proficiency-oriented introductory course emphasizing oral communicative skills, including the essentials of grammar, practical vocabulary, and basic reading and writing skills within a cultural context. Three class periods and one laboratory period per week. French 111 and 112 will be offered in the fall term of 2011 for six semester hours.. FREN 211-212. Intermediate French - A proficiency-oriented intermediate course consisting of a review of elementary skills and an integrated development of more complex listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Cultural and literary readings serve as a basis for class discussion and written