ENGLISH (ENG)
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Women in Literature | This course introduces students to the wealth of literature by and/or about women. Discussion of readings, films and other media enables students to analyze the portrayal of women in literature and to trace the historical development of writing by wo... | |
**ENG140 | Writing for New Media | Writing for New Media introduces students to strategies for composing content across a variety of digital media, including websites, blogs, podcasts, social media and/or other new and emerging media. Students will learn the fundamentals of new media... |
Intro Scripts for Screen | This course will introduce students to the concepts, structure and format needed to develop reading scripts for TV and film. Students will complete several invention and writing exercises in this screenwriting genre. They will analyze professional an... | |
Creative Writing | This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of approaches, writing techniques and stages of the crafting process in the genres of prose fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry. Students will complete writing exercises in these genres.... | |
Early American Lit | In this course, students will read and study selected writings of a number of major American writers from the colonial period up to 1900. Students will explore this literature in light of its social, historical, philosophical, aesthetic, and critical... | |
Creative Writing II | This course is designed to focus on the creative process in one of three specific genres - prose fiction, prose creative nonfiction or poetry. The course will emphasize the creative process and the ability to critique and analyze texts in the topic g... | |
Survey of British Literature I | This course introduces students to the authors and texts that have greatly influenced the literature of English speakers. From the first English epic to the poems, prose, and drama of the Eighteenth Century, the works covered reflect the major artist... | |
Survey of British LiteratureII | This course introduces students to British and Anglophone literatures from the Romantic, Victorian, Modern, and Postmodern periods. Students will explore the philosophical, social, aesthetic, and critical contexts of selected literature from the nine... | |
Introduction to Shakespeare | Introduction to Shakespeare offers an examination of the writer's works and their historical and literary background through readings and discussions of selected comedies, histories and tragedies. Videotapes of performances will be shown in class. | |
World Literature | This course examines representative writers of European, Asian, African, Middle Eastern, and Latin American literature. It surveys the classics and the influential works from societies around the world, their periods and movements from ancient times... | |
American Lit:20th C to Present | This course introduces students to American literature in the 20th and 21st centuries and is designed to acquaint them with selected major writers of prose fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Students will explore this literature in light of its... | |
Introduction to Poetry | The course is designed to introduce students to a wide variety of English and American poetry, both traditional and modern. Emphasis will be on the relationship between meaning and form in individual poems, and class discussion will allow for student... | |
Introduction to Fiction | The course is designed to introduce students to a wide variety of English, American, and Continental short stories, both traditional and modern. At least two longer short stories will be read, and at least one novel will be selected later in the cou... | |
Mythology and Fairy Tales | This course introduces students to the study of myths, legends, and fairy tales from various cultures. Students will consider Greek, Norse, and Hindu mythology as well as Grimm's fairy tales. The lasting power and influence of mythological themes and... | |
Latin American Writers | This course introduces students to significant Latin American writers. Drawing upon poetry, short fiction, novels and memoirs in English, the course will present and discuss the significant conditions and contributions of people of this underrepresen... | |
International Women Writers | This course introduces students to the literary contributions of women writers outside of the United States, Britain, and Europe. Modern novels and stories, ancient to modern poems, and other media will give students windows to view the concerns, tri... | |
Children's Literature | This course introduces students to significant works, authors and trends in literature written for children and young adults. Emphasis will be placed on identifying various literary genres, developing criteria for evaluation of texts as well as explo... | |
Intro to Writing Center | This course is designed to introduce student tutors to the fundamental issues of theory and practice underlying writing center work. Topics will include practical strategies and techniques for effective tutoring in a variety of situations and with a... | |
Methods of Teaching ELLs | This course will discuss approaches to teaching English Language Learners (ELLs). Techniques for needs assessment, syllabus design, selection of course materials and assessment will be introduced. Current methods of teaching academic content in Engli... | |
ELL/Bilingual Education Theory | This course will introduce the prominent theories of second language acquisition and teaching with a special emphasis on the instructional models for teaching of English Language Learners (ELLs). In addition, the course will discuss the relationship... | |
Early American Minority Writer | This course introduces students to the wealth of literature contributed by minority writers before 1920. For this course minority will be defined as groups who have not traditionally been represented in the American Literary Canon. Such groups includ... | |
Mod American Minority Writers | This course introduces students to the wealth of literature contributed by minority writers after 1920. For this course, minority will be defined as groups who have not traditionally been represented in the American Literary Canon. Such groups includ... | |
Teaching Grammar to ELLs | This course will begin with a brief historical perspective of transformational, structural and traditional methodologies used in teaching English Language Learners (ELLs). In addition, the course will focus on a descriptive analysis of English and so... | |
Professional Communication | Professional Communication is a sophomore-level course designed for students who have completed their composition requirements and are interested in furthering their writing skills for a variety of purposes. Students will learn about technical writi... | |
Teaching Pronunciation to ELLs | This course will introduce students to the basic concepts in articulatory phonetics, including the physiology of articulation, phonetic characterization of individual speech sounds, stress at the word and sentence level, intonation patterns, rhythm a... | |
Assessment of ELLs | This course will provide participants with a basic understanding of assessment concepts and terminology. Current assessment tools used with multilingual learners (MLLs) will be introduced. The course will also examine alternative assessments and tech... | |
TESOL Practicum | This course will include observation of experienced ESL teachers, as well as supervised teaching in an ESL setting. It will include evaluating course materials and planning and implementing of lesson plans that apply TESOL theory and methodology in... | |
Princ Prac Forgn Lang Teach | This course will present important principles and practices in language learning and teaching in a foreign language context. There will be an overview of first and second language acquisition theories and of issues to consider in both first and secon... | |
English Lang: Structure & Use | This introductory course will explore the English language, its internal structure and its function. An analysis of the English language in terms of its phonetics, phonology, and grammar will be made. Students will apply this knowledge in examining a... | |
TEFL Pedagogy | This course will discuss approaches to teaching English in a non-English speaking context, referred to as Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL).There will be a brief overview of the methodical history of foreign language teaching. Strategies,... | |
Language Teaching Fieldwork | This practicum program allows students a chance to gain hands-on experience in a real classroom environment while using the skills and methods addressed in the TEFL courses. The practicum also gives students a chance to experiment with new classroom... | |
Special Topics in English | This course addresses the in-depth study of special topics in English that do not have specific courses in the catalog. Course content will vary depending on the topic being studied. Topics may include Humor in Literature, the Graphic Novel, Literatu... |
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