ENG 031D DEVELOPMENTAL ENGLISH. An intense study of grammar and mechanics, effective sentence construction, and basic essay organization and development. Credit in this course will not be allowed to count toward graduation or computation of grade point average or classification of students by hours completed. Students failing EITHER the English Placement (Pre-TASP) Test or the writing section of the TASP Test must enroll in this course. (Does not fulfill University degree requirements.) (SUMMER I; SUMMER II)

ENG 164 COMPOSITION I. [ENGL 1301] Basic studies in English diction, syntax, and rhetoric with emphasis on the development of a single thesis. Credit 3. (SUMMER I; SUMMER II)

ENG 164A (Honors Class) Students with high marks in English on the SAT/ACT exams may qualify to enroll in ENG 164A, an accelerated class for students with superior skills in English. Students earning an A or B in ENG 164A will receive advanced credit for ENG 165 and automatically become eligible for sophomore English. Credit 3-6.

ENG 165 COMPOSITION II. [ENGL 1302] A continued study of basic writing skills in English, begun in ENG 164, with emphasis on more complex modes or patterns of composition. In addition to writing expository essays, the student will write a research paper. Prerequisite: ENG 164. Credit 3. (SUMMER I; SUMMER II)

ENG 265 READINGS IN LITERATURE OF THE WESTERN WORLD. [ENGL 2331 or ENGL 2332] Readings in the classical, medieval, and modern masterpieces of the western world. Written assignments are based on themes and concepts found in the works studied. Open to all students. Required of English majors and minors. Suggested for all majors in the College of Arts and Sciences. Prerequisite: 6 hours of freshman English. Credit 3. (SUMMER I; SUMMER II)

ENG 266 READINGS IN LITERARY GENRES. [ENG 2342 Intro to Literature I] A study of the various kinds of literature on the basis of their content, form, or technique, with emphasis on the conventions or usages which govern each type. The major genres of poetry, fiction, and drama will be covered, but each instructor will be free to choose his/her own emphasis. Prerequisites: 6 hours of freshman English. Credit 3. (SUMMER I; SUMMER II)

ENG 267 LITERATURE AND IDEAS.[ENG 2343 Intro to Literature II] A study of the ways in which literature concerns itself with challenging and assimilating other ways of knowing that other disciplines pursue, and with the ways that other fields incorporate literary strategies of argument and representation as a form of persuasion. As an interdisciplinary course, it is designed to show how literature and other fields of knowledge interact. Prerequisites: 6 hours of freshman English. Credit 3. (SUMMER I; SUMMER II)

ENG 330 INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL WRITING. A course in the special problems of technical literature and technical report writing. Open to majors in Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Industrial Technology, and Agriculture. Prerequisite: 6 hours of freshman English. Credit 3. (SUMMER I)

ENG 334 LITERATURE AND FILM. A study of the structure, imagery, characterization, and themes of novels, short stories, essays and poems with those of selected motion picture films. Prerequisite: 9-12 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 336 STUDIES IN WOMEN'S LITERATURE. A study of works by women writers encompassing a variety of genres, nationalities, and literary periods. Prerequisite: 9 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 338 STUDIES IN MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE. Study of themes, techniques, and literary movements from different cultures. Focus will typically be on more than one ethnic or national culture. Prerequisite: 9 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 360 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1865. Outstanding short fiction, selected novels, selected poetry, selected non-fiction: the best of four genres in American literature. Required for all English majors. Prerequisite: 9 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER I)

ENG 361 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE FROM 1865-PRESENT A survey of authors, genres, and movements in American literature from 1865 to the present, including representative works of Realism, Naturalism, Modernism, and Post-Modernism. Required of all English majors. Also required of all English minors not seeking certification. Prerequisites: 9 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER I)

ENG 362 SHAKESPEARE. A survey of Shakespeare's major work. Recommended for all majors and minors. Prerequisite: 9 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER II)

ENG 363 MYTHOLOGY AND FOLKLORE. The study of myths and folk motifs of various cultures throughout the world. Recommended for certification program in Language Arts composite (see Secondary Education Requirements). Prerequisite: 9 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER II)

ENG 370 MODERN DRAMA. The major figures in modern British, American and Continental drama. Prerequisite: 9 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 372 THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Study of area of language to which elementary education majors would need to be exposed, such as acquisition of English, language and education, the play and history of the English languages among the languages of the world, the basics of the sound system of English, and dialect variation. Prerequisite: 9 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER I)

ENG 373 ENGLISH GRAMMAR. Introduction to descriptive linguistics. Survey of such current grammatical descriptions of English as traditional prescriptive grammar, structural grammar, and generative-transformational grammar. Prerequisite: 9 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER I; SUMMER II)

ENG 380 ADVANCED COMPOSITION. A study of rhetorical forms and approaches to problems of composition. Prerequisite: 9 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER I; SUMMER II)

ENG 381 INTRODUCTORY CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION. Directed writing in fiction. Prerequisites: 9 hours of English and permission of the instructor. Credit 3. (SUMMER I)

ENG 382 INTRODUCTORY CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY. Directed writings in poetry. Prerequisite: 9 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 384 EARLY ENGLISH MASTERWORKS. A study of the major figures in English literature from the beginning to 1798. Required for all English majors. Prerequisite: 9 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER I; SUMMER II)

ENG 385 LATER ENGLISH MASTERWORKS. A study of the major figures in English literature from 1798 to the present. Required for all English majors . Prerequisite: 9 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER I)

ENG 390 THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE. Narrative, structural, and thematic study of selected books of the Old and New Testament. Course of study includes an examination of Hebrew and Christian scriptures in translation and an analysis of various genres. Consideration will also be given to the cultural and mythological context of selected portions and to some of the literary influences exerted by these passages. Prerequisites: 9 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER II)

ENG 391 SHAKESPEARE: TRAGEDIES AND HISTORIES.

ENG 392 SHAKESPEARE: COMEDIES AND ROMANCES.

ENG 430 WRITING IN THE PROFESSIONS. Additional training in technical writing, including instruction in the preparation and editing of specialized documents in various subject areas, such as Computer Science, Conservation, Marketing, etc. Prerequisite: ENG 330. Credit 3.

ENG 431 COMPOSITION THEORY AND THE TEACHING OF WRITING. An introduction to pedagogical technique for composition appropriate for elementary and secondary students. Major theories of composition will be studied. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 435 STUDIES IN RHETORIC. Selected topics may include rhetorical theory, style and stylistics, rhetorical criticism, ethical issues in rhetoric, and rhetoric literature. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 460 THE ENGLISH ROMANTIC MOVEMENT. A survey of the Romantic movement in England, with major emphasis upon the works of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats, and Shelley. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 463 STUDIES IN THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE. A study of non-dramatic literature of England written between 1500 and 1660. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER I)

ENG 464 METHODS OF TEACHING ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Directed studies and practice in the selection, organization, and presentation of English subject matter and skills to students. Required for English majors and minors who are working for a secondary teaching certificate. Prerequisite: 18 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER I)

ENG 465 VICTORIAN LITERATURE. A survey of major writers of the Victorian period, supplemented by lectures on the political, social and economic background of the age. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 467 HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. A survey of the English language, including its relationship to other Indo-European languages, followed by a study of the changes in English sounds, spelling, and syntax from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER II)

ENG 469 STUDIES OF SELECTED GENRES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE. Readings in major writers, themes, and/or historical movements within a selected genre in American literature. The approach may vary from semester to semester, and will include such subjects as modern poetry, the short story, the Naturalists, folklore, regional literature, nonfiction prose, or others. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 470 AMERICAN REGIONAL LITERATURE. Selected representative South/Southwestern writers. Readings will emphasize works of artistic merit, but they may include ancillary material such as folklore, "local color," and historical documents for background study. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 472 AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1820’S TO 1860’S. A study of the emergence of a distinctive American literary art, including such writers as Poe, Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 474 STUDIES IN THE ENGLISH NOVEL. The study of a variety of topics and figures in the English novel. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER II)

ENG 475 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN ENGLISH. Directed study on individual topics or problems for advanced students. Admission by permission of the department chair. This course may be taken for Academic Distinction credit. See Academic Distinction Program in this catalogue. Credit 3. (SUMMER I; SUMMER II)

ENG 476 TUDOR AND STUART DRAMA. The development of the drama in England, the predecessors and contemporaries of Shakespeare. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 477 ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE RESTORATION AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: 1609-1800. Varying topics, including Restoration drama, Augustan poetry and prose, and later writings through the age of Goldsmith, Boswell, and Johnson. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 478 STUDIES IN WORLD FICTION. The study of a variety of topics and figures in world fiction. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3. (SUMMER I)

ENG 480 ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING. An examination of manuscript preparation and editing, and a study of existing markets for poetry and fiction. Techniques in revision of manuscripts for publication are also stressed. Prerequisite: ENG 381. Credit 3.

ENG 483 THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRAMA IN AMERICA. A study of major movements and significant figures in American dramatic literature from Royall Tyler to the present. Prerequisite: 15 of English including ENG 360 or its equivalent.Credit 3.

ENG 484 STUDIES IN THE AMERICAN NOVEL. The study of a variety of topics and figures in the American novel. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 485 STUDIES IN CHAUCER. A close study of the works of Chaucer, with primary emphasis on The Canterbury Tales as they reflect the man and his times. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 486 LITERATURE OF THE MIDDLE AGES. A study of selected works of Old and Middle English literature with some continental works. The course will include, at various times, works as early as Beowulf (ca. 8th-9th c.) to ones as late as Malory's Morte D'Arthur (late 15th c.). Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 487. TWENTIETH-CENTURY LITERATURE OF ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND THE COMMONWEALTH. A study of a variety of 20th-century literature by writers associated with England, Ireland, or English-speaking groups (not American) formerly colonized by the British. Though the course varies from term to term, it generally aims to have students read literary works by major figures, learn of the cultural and historical forces influencing these works and writers, and develop an understanding of the main concepts and movements that distinguish this body of literature. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3.

ENG 490 LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY. A survey of the major modes of literary criticism. Study of the basic concepts underlying specific theories of literary criticism and their application and impact within a literary field selected by the instructor. Prerequisite: 15 hours of English. Credit 3.