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Course Descriptions

Lewis-Clark State College Catalog 2007-2009

ENGLISH
(HUMANITIES DIVISION)


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. Writing integrated. Graded S/NC/U.

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 applied toward graduation or toward the English Composition requirement. Writing integrated. Graded S/U.

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/NC/U. Writing integrated.

ENGL-101 COLLEGE WRITING (3 CR.)
The fundamental skills of reading and writing the essay. Specific attention to personal, descriptive, expository, and persuasive writing. 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 RESEARCH WRITING (3 CR.)
A continuation of ENGL 101 with an emphasis on general research techniques with applications to various academic disciplines. 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: A grade of “C” or better in ENGL 101 or satisfactory placement score.

ENGL-108 INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION (3 CR.)
This class focuses on writing that takes place within Specific organizational contexts. Through a process approach, the class teaches students to communicate effectively within such organizational contexts. Students will develop an understanding of the problem-solving value of effective written and oral communication in the work place.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 101 or ENGL 109.

ENGL-109 COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH (6 CR.)
A one-semester 6-credit integrated version of two required 3-credit courses, ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. Students in ENGL 109 will develop the fundamental skills of reading and writing a range of college-level essays, including expository, analytical, argumentative, and research-based essays. This course fulfills the Skills: English component of the General Education Core.
Pre-requisite: Satisfactory completion of ENGL 090 or appropriate placement score.

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 or ENGL 109.

ENGL-190 DIRECTED STUDY IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-192 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-196 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-201 INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION (3 CR.)
Intensive emphasis on writing the expository essay. Writing integrated; computer intensive.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

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.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

ENGL-209 CREATIVE WRITING: NON-FICTION (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing non-fiction in a variety of modes. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109 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.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

ENGL-211 CREATIVE WRITING POETRY (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing poetry. Writing integrated. Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109 or permission of instructor.

ENGL-212 CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing fiction. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGl 109 or permission of instructor.

ENGL-215 INTERNSHIP IN PUBLISHING (4 CR.)
An introduction to publishing in general: Writing, editing, design, printing, technical production, marketing, distribution. Computer intensive. Students enrolled in this course will be engaged in the production of LCSC’s student literary journal.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

ENGL-257 WORLD CLASSICS (3 CR.)
World masterpieces as literary achievements, with attention to non-western writings. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite/Co-requisite: ENGL 101 or ENGL 109.

ENGL-258 INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE (3 CR.)
Contemporary literature as literary achievements, with attention to non-western writings. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite/Co-requisite: ENGL 101 or ENGL 109.

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.
Pre-Requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

ENGL-267 BRITISH LITERATURE I (3 CR.)
Literary history of England, from the Anglo-Saxon era to the Neoclassical period. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

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.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

ENGL-278 AMERICAN LITERATURE II (3 CR.)
Topics and issues in American literature, from the 1870s to the present. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

ENGL-290 DIRECTED STUDY IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-291 WORKSHOP IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-292 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-295 PRACTICUM IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-296 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-299 RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-303 SCRIPTWRITING AND PRE-PRODUCTION PLANNING (3 CR.)
This course explores the various aspects of planning and writing for television/video/fi lm and radio productions. Cross-listed with COMM 302.

ENGL-309 CREATIVE WRITING: NON-FICTION (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing non-fiction in a variety of modes. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 209 or a grade of “B” or better in a 200-level creative writing course along with the instructor’s permission.

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.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

ENGL-311 CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing poetry. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 211 or a grade of “B” or better in a 200-level creative writing course along with the instructor’s permission.

ENGL-312 CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing fiction. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 212 or a grade of “B” or better in a 200-level creative writing course along with the instructor’s permission.

ENGL-320 SHAKESPEARE (3 CR.)
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. Texts include a minimum of two comedies, two histories, four tragedies, and thirty sonnets. Cross-listed with THEA 322.
Pre-Requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGl 109.

ENGL-323 SHAKESPEARE FILMS (1 CR.)
Designed as a “lab” class for students in ENGL 320 Shakespeare, but available to any student. Films shown are based on the plays being read in ENGL 320. Participation in this class enhances an appreciation for the dramatic works of William Shakespeare. Graded P/F. Cross-listed with THEA 323.

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.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

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.)
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. Cross-listed with RE 335.

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.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

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.
Pre-Requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

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.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109. Cross-listed with THEA 370.

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. Students enrolled in this course will be engaged in the production of LCSC’s literary journal.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

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.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

ENGL-387 TEACHING LITERATURE: POETRY (1 CR.)
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.)
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.)
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-390 DIRECTED STUDY IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-391 WORKSHOP IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-392 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-394 INTERNSHIP IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-395 PRACTICUM IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-396 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN ENGLISH (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-399 RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP (1-12 CR.)

ENGL-409 CREATIVE WRITING: NON-FICTION (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing non-fiction in a variety of modes. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 309.

ENGL-411 CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing poetry. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 311.

ENGL-412 CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION (3 CR.)
The study and practice of writing fiction. Writing integrated.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 312.

ENGL-415 INTERNSHIP IN PUBLISHING (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 up to eight credits. Computer intensive. Students enrolled in this course will be engaged in the production of LCSC’s literary journal.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

ENGL-431 HISTORY & STRUCTURE/ENGLISH LANGUAGE (3 CR.)
Development from the Old English period to the present; phonology, morphology, and syntax; traditional grammar; structural linguistics.
Pre-Requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

ENGL-433 STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE (3 CR.)
Representative works and genres of medieval British literature from Beowulf to Chaucer.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

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.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109

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.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 210

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.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.

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.
Pre-requisite: ENGL 102 or ENGL 109.
 




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