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Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Basic linguistic concepts and methodology as applied to the English language—its history, structure, varieties and acquisition. Special emphasis on the social aspects of English.

Prerequisite: ENGL 313 or permission of the instructor. An examination of how directors have adapted Shakespeare’s plays to the medium of film. Our work will involve close reading of six plays and analysis of 12 to 15 film versions. Each student will present a seminar paper at the end of the course. (CT)

Prerequisite: ENGL 219 or permission of the instructor. 
This advanced fiction workshop intensifies and expands upon the writing and critical reading skills covered in English 219 and is designed for those students who are serious about refining their craft. It is also geared toward those students enrolled in the M.A. program in Curriculum and Instruction who are now or will soon be teaching creative writing. Students will develop and refine elements in their fiction such as voice, structure, dialogue, setting, and pacing.  (CW)

Prerequisites: ENGL 219 or permission of the instructor. This course follows up the ENGL 219 introductory creative writing course, and is designed for those students who are serious about refining their craft. It is also geared toward those students enrolled in the M.A. program in Curriculum and Instruction who are now or will soon be teaching creative writing. A key difference between ENGL 421/521 and 219 is that this course will be devoted entirely to the writing of poetry. (CW)

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. An in-depth study of two writers who embrace language and celebrate the human spirit. Readings may include Faulkner’s The Unvanquished, The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, and Absalom, Absalom!, as well as Morrison's The Bluest Eye, Sula, Beloved, and Jazz. (WS)

Prerequisites: ENGL 311 or permission of instructor. Advanced study in an area of current interest to faculty and students, including an introduction to major schools of contemporary criticism. Juniors and seniors will explore a topic, period, author or question in literary history or theory.

Prerequisite: By invitation of the department. The departmental honors paper is a two-semester senior-year program designed for students who wish to pursue intensive research or special projects in close coordination with faculty advisers. Departmental honors students are known as the Christine P. Tischer Scholars and receive 6 credits for this work.

Prerequisite: By invitation of the department. The departmental honors paper is a two-semester senior-year program designed for students who wish to pursue intensive research or special projects in close coordination with faculty advisers. Departmental honors students are known as the Christine P. Tischer Scholars and receive 6 credits for this work.