This course offers a descriptive study of English grammar along with the historical development of the English language. Students identify grammatical features and diagram sentences in Present Day English and learn about cultural changes that influenced Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, and Present Day English. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195.
This course focuses on a single literary genre, its conventions, and challenges to those conventions. Course may emphasize fiction, non-fiction, drama, adaptations, specific forms of poetry, or other literary genres. Concurrent enrollment in the Advanced Writing Tutorial required. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. May be repeated once for credit. LA
In this course, students explore the way language used in digital texts such as social media, web sites, blogs, and online journalism, perpetuates power and privilege. Students develop skills in media literacy, media ethics, and critical thinking in order to analyze and critique social structures in the U.S. Writing in the course relies heavily on scholarly research in the humanities and social sciences.
This course introduces students to writing and literacy theories that examine the way immediate and extended communities influence and are influenced by language and texts. Students explore regional dialects and variations on the English language to learn about the diverse nature of communication in the U.S. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195.
This creative writing workshop surveys multiple genres-fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction-and the intersection of those genres. Students engage representative works to develop their voice, perspective, and preferred genre(s) of expression. Course discussions emphasize vital writing craft strategies such as structure, language, description, imagery, point of view, and setting. Students participate in workshops by composing original work in the genre of their choice and responding orally and in writing to the work of their peers in generative conversations.
Students in this course analyze and construct arguments using the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos but also read and write arguments according to the conventions of particular genres such as op-ed pieces, scholarly articles, film reviews, blog posts, and advertisements. Students write rhetorical analyses of published arguments and write two longer arguments with sources before remixing one argument into a different genre. Recommended for pre-law program. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. WCII, IL
Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of an English faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. May be repeated for credit.
Non-classroom experiences in the field of English. Placements are off-campus, and may be full- or part-time, and with or without pay. Credit for experiences must be sought prior to occurance, and learning contracts must be submitted before the end of the first week of the semester. See the experiential learning: internship section of this catalog for more details. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. Graded CR/NC.
Courses on topics of interest to English students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisites as determined by instructor. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click to the Section Details in VitNet.
Course will be flexible to allow focus on a survey of women poets, on regional writers, on North and South American poets, or on a single theme or topic. This course exists as both a 200-level course for Core Curriculum students and as a more challenging 300-level course required for English majors and minors and open to other interested students and to those who need UD credit. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195.