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Course Descriptions - Lewis-Clark State College 2002-2003 Catalog

ENGL 090 - Basic Composition (3 cr.)

Improves basic reading and writing skills for ENGL 101. Assigned on the basis of standardized tests or the recommendation of the English faculty. Credit from ENGL 090 may not be applied toward graduation or toward the English Composition requirement. ENGL 090 is graded S/IP/U. Writing integrated.

ENGL 093 - Developmental English for Non-native Speakers (3 cr.)

Emphasizes writing and reading skills appropriate for entry into ENGL 101. Assigned on the basis of standardized tests or the recommendation of the English faculty. Credit may not be applied toward graduation or toward the English Composition requirement. Graded S/IP/U. Writing integrated.

ENGL 094 - Techniques for Reading and Learning (3 cr.)

Helps students acquire and improve skills for college textbook reading. Techniques to improve comprehension, vocabulary, and rate flexibility; methods of improving concentration, memory, textbook marking, note taking, personal reading-study systems, and interpretation and evaluation of reading material. Open to students of all skill levels. Enrollment may be repeated for an additional three credits with the permission of the instructor. Credit may not be applied toward graduation. Graded S/U. Writing integrated.

ENGL 101 - English Composition (3 cr.)

The fundamental skills of reading and writing the essay. Specific attention to personal, descriptive, expository, and persuasive writing. Required of all students except as specified by the English faculty. Successful students will be able to: 1. Understand writing as a process, including prewriting, revision, and editing; 2. Read and respond thoughtfully and analytically; 3. Control a main idea; 4. Develop and organize support for a main idea; 5. Develop a logical argument; 6. Identify and write to a variety of audiences; 7. Develop writing that is appropriate in academic and occupational settings; 8. Write clearly, concisely, and vigorously; 9. Use correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar; 10. Use basic word-processing skills to produce and revise an essay. Writing integrated; computer intensive. Pre-requisite: Satisfactory completion of ENGL 090 or 093, or appropriate placement.

ENGL 102 - English Composition (3 cr.)

A continuation of ENGL 101 with an emphasis on general research techniques with applications to various academic disciplines. Required of all students. Successful students will be able to: 1. Continue to demonstrate competency in the course outcomes for ENGL 101; 2. Locate, identify, and participate in academic discourse; 3. Read critically, synthesize, and evaluate information; 4. Use a variety of research tools (databases, indexes, the Internet, etc.) to locate appropriate information sources; 5. Develop a focused research topic or project; 6. Conduct a review of the literature for a specific topic; 7. Understand what constitutes evidence in a particular discipline; 8. Use valid evidence to support claims; 9. Understand and use APA and MLA formats for organizing and documenting multiple source papers; 10. Understand and demonstrate the ethical responsibility of the research writer to explore multiple perspectives on a topic and to cite sources and report findings accurately. Writing integrated; computer intensive. Pre-requisite: ENGL 101 or placement.

Note: English 101 and 102 are pre-requisites for all courses in English above ENGL 102. Exceptions require specific permission of the instructor. Before enrolling in English Composition courses (ENGL 101 and 102), all students, including international students, must be appropriately placed by the English faculty

ENGL 105 – Research Strategies (1 cr.)

Introduces the student to the library, its resources and the intellectual and practical processes used in locating, retrieving, evaluating and utilizing information.

ENGL 127 - Word Analysis (3 cr.)

Means to interpret unfamiliar words encountered in reading technical, scholarly, and scientific texts.

ENGL 150 - Introduction to Literature (3 cr.)

An introduction to reading and understanding world literature. Literary study as a method of thinking critically about historical and contemporary aspects of the human condition. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite/co-requisite: ENGL 101. (Previous to Spring Semester 2003, this class was listed as LL 150.)

ENGL 201 - Intermediate Composition (3 cr.)

Intensive emphasis on writing the expository essay. Writing integrated; computer intensive.

ENGL 203 - Technical Writing (3 cr.)

Focus on the processes and conventions of business and technical writing. Students produce abstracts, correspondence, reports, and other technical formats. Writing integrated; computer intensive.

ENGL 209 - Creative Writing: Non-fiction (3 cr.)

The study and practice of writing nonfiction in a variety of modes. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: ENGL 201 or permission of instructor.

ENGL 210 - Literary Analysis (3 cr.)

Basic methods and assumptions of literary study and research, application of various critical approaches to literature through oral and written analysis. Writing integrated.

ENGL 211 - Creative Writing: Poetry (3 cr.)

The study and practice of writing poetry. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: ENGL 201 or permission of instructor.

ENGL 212 - Creative Writing: Fiction (3 cr.)

The study and practice of writing fiction. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: ENGL 201 or permission of the instructor.

ENGL 215 - Internship in Publishing (4 cr.)

An introduction to publishing in general: Writing, editing, design, printing, technical production, marketing, distribution. Computer intensive.

ENGL 257 – World Classics (3 cr.)

World masterpieces as literary achievements and as indices to culture, with attention to non-western writings. Writing integrated. (Previous to Spring Semester 2003, the title of this course was World Literature 1)

ENGL 258 - International Literatures (3 cr.)

Contemporary literature as literary achievements and as indices to culture, with attention to non-western writings. Writing integrated. (Previous to Spring Semester 2003, the title of this course was World Literature 2)

ENGL 261 - Mythologies (3 cr.)

A study of the content, background, and literary application of myths from Egyptian, Babylonian, Indian, Hebrew, Greek, Roman, Norse, Arthurian, and Native American traditions; myths as literature in themselves; and mythological criticism. Writing integrated.

ENGL 267 – British Literature I (3 cr.)

Literary history of England, from the Anglo-Saxon era to the Neoclassical period. Writing integrated.

ENGL 268 - British Literature II (3 cr.)

Topics and issues in British literature, from the Romantic period to the present. Writing integrated.

ENGL 277 - American Literature I (3 cr.)

Literary history of America, from the Colonial period to the Civil War. Writing integrated.

ENGL 278 – American Literature II (3 cr.)

Topics and issues in American literature, from the 1870s to the present. Writing integrated.

ENGL 309/409 - Creative Writing: Non-fiction (3 cr. each)

The study and practice of writing nonfiction in a variety of modes. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: For 309: ENGL 209 or a grade of B or better in a 200-level creative writing course along with the instructor's permission. For ENGL 409: ENGL 309.

ENGL 310 - Development of the Novel (3 cr.)

Critical and historical approaches to the genre through examination of selected works from the eighteenth century to the present.

ENGL 311/411 - Creative Writing: Poetry (3 cr. each)

The study and practice of writing poetry. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: For 311: ENGL 211 or a grade of B or better in a 200-level creative writing course along with the instructor's permission. For ENGL 411: ENGL 311.

ENGL 312/412 - Creative Writing: Fiction (3 cr. each)

The study and practice of writing fiction. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: For 312: ENGL 212 or a grade of B or better in a 200-level creative writing course along with the instructor's permission. For ENGL 412: ENGL 312.

ENGL 320 - Shakespeare (3 cr.)

A systematic introduction to selected major plays and sonnet sequences, with attention to the skills of close reading and analysis, historical significance and setting, and approaches to teaching and presentation. Close reading and analysis include a minimum of two comedies, two histories, four tragedies, and thirty sonnets.

ENGL 323 – Shakespeare Films (1 cr.)

Although this course is designed as a “lab” class to accompany the ENGL 320 Shakespeare course, any student may take this course for one credit. During the semester a dozen films will be shown based on the plays which are being read in the ENGL 320 class. Participation in this class enhances an appreciation for the dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Pass/No Pass.

ENGL 326 - Modernism (3 cr.)

Study of the movements and innovations in American, British, and continental literature from roughly the 1890s until the Second World War. Representative writers include Crane, Conrad, Woolf, Joyce, Kafka, Yeats, Eliot, Frost, Pound, Ibsen, Beckett, Faulkner, Breton and those associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Writing integrated.

ENGL 327 - Applied Word Analysis (3 cr.)

Instruction and practice for those who wish either to teach word analysis or become highly proficient in its use. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: ENGL 127.

ENGL 335 - Young Adult Literature (2 cr.)

Also listed as RE 335. Identify criteria for selecting quality literature for adolescents, and ways of promoting and incorporating quality literature into school curriculum. Review literary elements such as characterization, plot, point of view, etc. Also addresses issues such as censorship, multi-cultural perspectives, bias, etc. Required for the reading minor/endorsement.

ENGL 346 - Contemporary Literature (3 cr.)

A focused exploration of a contemporary literary topic, set of works, movement, theme, or approach. Includes attention to genres and voices not in the traditional mainstream of literary study.

ENGL 360 - Poetic Form (3 cr.)

A systematic study of the formal features of poetry in English, including prosody, meter, rhyme, sound, and music. Some emphasis on such received forms as the sonnet, ode, ballad, villanelle, and sestina. Writing integrated.

ENGL 370 - Dramatic Literature (3 cr.)

Critical and historical approaches to drama as a genre. Includes close reading and discussion of several major plays and a survey of other plays, the Poetics of Aristotle, and selected manifestoes and critical theories. Typical plays to be analyzed are Oedipus Rex, Lysistrata, The Second Shepherds' Play, Othello, Tartuffe, The Rivals, Pygmalion, and Death of a Salesman. Writing integrated.

ENGL 385 - Editing (3 cr.)

Develops skills in matters of style, accuracy, balance, selection, makeup and layout, copy editing and proofing, and small-group communication in a working environment. Writing integrated; computer intensive.

ENGL 386 – Teaching Composition (3 cr.)

This course is required for all English-Secondary Education majors and all students seeking to be eligible for employment in LCSC’s Writing Center. The course introduces students to composition theory, assignment design and assessment, teaching grammar, and strategies for one-on-one writing conferences. The course includes a 15-hour practicum in the Writing Center.

ENGL 387 – Teaching Literature: Poetry (1 cr.)

Required of all English-Secondary Education majors. This course introduces students to methods of teaching poetry, including text selection, effective pedagogy, assignment design and assessment, and

professional developmental opportunities related to teaching literature.

ENGL 388 – Teaching Literature: Short Stories (1 cr.)

Required of all English-Secondary Education majors. This course introduces students to methods of teaching short stories, including text selection, effective pedagogy, assignment design and assessment, and professional development opportunities related to teaching literature.

ENGL 389 – Teaching Literature: Novels (1 cr.)

Required of all English-Secondary Education majors. This course introduces students to methods of teaching novels, including text selection, effective pedagogy, assignment design and assessment, and professional development opportunities related to teaching literature.

ENGL 409/309 - Creative Writing: Non-fiction (3 cr. each)

ENGL 411/311 - Creative Writing: Poetry (3 cr. each)

ENGL 412/312 - Creative Writing: Fiction (3 cr. each)

ENGL 415 - Internship in Publishing (1-4 cr.)

Student internships in trade publishing. Students may supervise a single book project, performing functions of publisher, editor, designer, typesetter, publicist, and distributor. Repeatable to a total of eight credits. Computer intensive.

ENGL 431 - History and Structure of the English Language (3 cr.)

Development from the Old English period to the present; phonology, morphology, and syntax; traditional grammar; structural linguistics.

ENGL 433 - Studies in Medieval Literature (3 cr.)

Representative works and genres of medieval British literature from Beowulf to Chaucer.

ENGL 450 - Classicism and Romanticism (3 cr.)

Works of British and European literature and philosophy of the period 1660-1830, typically including Pope, Swift, Voltaire, Goethe, Blake, Wordsworth, Shelley, and Byron, with reference to the ancient sources and continuing adaptations of the literary modes.

ENGL 451 - Renaissance Literature (3 cr.)

Poetry and prose of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, especially works by Wyatt, More, Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, Shakespeare (poetry), Donne, Milton.

ENGL 470 - Nineteenth-Century American Literature: Romanticism and Realism (3 cr.)

The central developments in American literary history, 1820-1918, usually including works by Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, James, Twain, Dreiser, and Cather. Addresses literary linkages between the period and what came before and after it in America and Europe.

ENGL 473 - Native American Oral Literature (3 cr.)

Exploration of the extensive Native American literature existing before the written tradition, as well as modern storytelling.

ENGL 474 - Native American Written Literature (3 cr.)

Representative works by Native Americans in the written tradition but typically incorporating characteristics of the oral tradition along with modern themes.

ENGL 475 - Western American Literature (3 cr.)

Representative twentieth-century writers of the American West.

ENGL 478 - Nineteenth-Century British Literature (3 cr.)

Representative works, conventions, and ideas of the century, with focus on Victorian literature, its roots in Romanticism, and its foreshadowing of Modernism. Incorporates a variety of critical approaches in an investigation of novels, critical essays, poetry, and drama by such authors as Austin, Brontë, Dickens, Eliot, Hardy, Thackeray, Trollope, Wilde, Arnold, Shaw, and Burke. Writing integrated.

ENGL 498 - Senior Research Seminar ( 2 cr.)

Required of all senior English majors; independent research undertaken with a faculty mentor. Working draft of 15-18 pages required. Approval of project required semester before enrollment. Writing integrated.

ENGL 499 – Senior Research: Oral Defense and Presentation (1 cr.)

Required of all senior English majors; students conclude their senior research project and present an oral defense to faculty and classmates. Completed written project of 20+ pages required. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: ENGL 498.