2013-2014 Catalog

226 ENG 256. Prosody 3 credits A workshop course on the forms and mechanics of poetry. Students will study and write traditional Western and non-Western forms, such as the sonnet, villanelle, and haiku, as well as contemporary revisions of traditional forms and recent developments in form. The course will also address the scansion of poems with established metrical or syllabic patterns. Prerequisites: ENG 102, 185 or 188; ENG 155. Spring ENG 295. Special Topics in Literature or Creative Writing 3 credits A study of various particular topics – including individual authors, works, genres, themes –chosen by the members of the department in consultation with students.

The topic will usually be different for each semester. This course, when offered as Special Topics in Literature, meets the literature course requirement of the General Education curriculum. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 185 or 187. (Offered when departmental resources permit) ENG 301. American Literature I 3 credits A study of major authors, literary periods, and terms associated with American Literature from the beginnings to 1865. Prerequisite: ENG 185, 235 or permission of Department Chair. (Spring 2014 and alternate years) ENG 302. American Literature II 3 credits A study of major authors, literary periods and terms associated with American Literature from 1865 to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 185, 235 or permission of Department Chair. (Spring 2015 and alternate years) ENG 305. Research Writing Skills 3 credits This course emphasizes collaborative writing/learning skills and research skills.

Each student will research and write at least one substantial paper during the semester. This course meets the writing course requirement in the General Education curriculum. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 185 or 188. Spring ENG 307. Language and the English Language Learner 3 credits Strategies for meeting the instructional needs of English language learners will be emphasized in the larger context of studying the nature and history of language and how it is acquired. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 185 or 188. Spring ENG 308. The Study of Children’s Literature 3 credits (formerly ENG 208 – 2010 WU Catalog) A study of literature written for children and of the social trends which have figured in its evolution, for the purpose of furnishing an adult reader with the background necessary for the enjoyment of this extensive literary form. This course meets the literature course requirement in the General Education curriculum. Prerequisite: ENG 102, 185 or 188; EDU 105; or permission of the instructor. Spring ENG 311. British Literature I (formerly ENG 226 – 2010 WU Catalog) 3 credits A study of major authors, literary periods, and terms associated with British Literature up to Romanticism. Prerequisite: ENG 185, 235 or permission of Department Chair.

(Fall 2013 and alternate years) ENG 312. British Literature II (formerly ENG 229 – 2010 WU Catalog) 3 credits A study of major authors, literary periods, and terms associated with British Literature from Romanticism to the present. Prerequisite: ENG 185, 235 or permission of Department Chair. (Spring 2015 and alternate years) ENG 316. Adolescent Literacy 3 credits A study of recent literature for adolescents and appropriate instructional strategies.

Prerequisites: ENG 102, 185 or 188; EDU 206. (Spring 2015 and alternate years) ENG 317. World Literature I (formerly ENG 217 – 2010 WU Catalog) 3 credits A study of selected works of world literature including fiction, drama, poetry, and memoir up to the 17th Century. Primary focus will be on non-European works.

Prerequisite: ENG 185, 235 or permission of Department Chair. (Spring 2014 and alternate years)