2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

ENG 204 Literature about Childhood and Adolescence

Prerequisites: ENG 122 or its equivalent. Focus on literature by and/or about children.

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ENG 211 Survey of American Literature

Prerequisite: ENG 122. Study of American Literature from its beginning to the present. Emphasizes the cultural, historical appreciation of selected representative works and contribution of the literature to contemporary life and thought. (LAC, gtP)

3

ENG 213 Survey of British Literature I

Prerequisite: ENG 122. Chronological survey of English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the 18th century. This literature will be considered from various perspectives, but with constant attention to its historical context. (LAC, gtP)

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ENG 214 British Literature II

Prerequisite: ENG 122. Survey of British literature from the Romantic Period to the present. Emphasizes close reading of selected major works in historical context. (LAC, gtP)

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ENG 225 Communications on a Theme

Prerequisite: ENG 122. Topics for writing chosen from ideas of historical influence and/or contemporary problems. Repeatable, may be taken two times, under different subtitles. (LAC, gtP)

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ENG 227 Technical Writing

Prerequisite: ENG 122. Analysis of sentence structure, order of presentation and use of illustration in writing essential for the technician, engineer, scientist, with emphasis on arranging and stating information clearly.

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ENG 236 Ethnic American Literature

Prerequisite: ENG 122. Introduce themes and ideas in ethnic American literature by studying representative authors of one or more U.S. ethnicities. Repeatable, under different subtitles. (LAC, gtP)

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ENG 238 Introduction to Folklore

The study of tales, legends and other lore passed on orally or by customary example in groups bound by common background or experience. Subtitle may indicate specific group or groups. Repeatable, maximum of six credits, under different subtitles.

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ENG 239 Topics in Women's Literature

Investigation, from a feminist perspective, of writing by or about women. Figures, nationalities, genres and periods will vary with subtitles. Repeatable, maximum of nine credits, under different subtitles.

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ENG 240 Introduction to Creative Writing

Introduction to techniques in writing fiction, poetry, or in theatre, film and television. Repeatable, maximum of nine credits, under different subtitles.

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ENG 262 Masterpieces of World Literature

Study of the riches of world literature in translation. Course content will be designated by one of the following subtitles: Continental Masterpieces, Masterpieces of Russian Literature, Masterpieces of the Orient. Repeatable, maximum of nine credits, under different subtitles. (LAC, gtP)

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