Associate Professors: Kathleen Beyer, Thomas Grove, *Catherine McLaughlin, Julia Scandrett

Principal courses, twelve (12) required, as follows:

21.204 Literary Study (Students permitted by the Chair to waive this requirement must take 21.333 Critical Writing.)

One (1) of the following writing or journalism courses:

21.225 Introduction to Journalism

21.282 Creative Writing

21.284 Prose Writing

21.286 Professional Writing

21.288 Writing Fiction

21.331 News Writing

21.333 Critical Writing

21.335 Feature Writing

21.410 Seminar in Creative Writing

21.411 Seminar in Prose Writing

21.471 Business Writing

21.472 Technical Writing

21.480 Writing for Publication

Literature Group A: One (1) course from the following:

21.251 British Literature I: Old English to 1660

21.313 English Drama from the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century

21.314 Poetry and Prose of the English Renaissance

21.220 Shakespeare

21.317 Studies in Shakespeare

21.321 Rise and Establishment of the English Novel

21.407 Chaucer

Literature Group B: One (1) course from the following:

21.255 British Literature II: 1660 to 1890

21.232 Irish Literature

21.318 Romantic Movement

21.322 Nineteenth and Twentieth Century English Fiction

21.330 Victorian Period

21.374 Modern British and American Poetry (may be used for Group B or C but not both)

Literature Group C (American): Two (2) courses in American literature:

21.243 American Short Story

21.245 American Novel

21.260 American Ethnic Literature

21.261 American Writers I

21.262 American Writers II

21.273 Recent Narratives by American Women

21.353 Dickinson and Frost

21.360 African American Literature

21.365 American Romanticism

21.368 American Realism and Naturalism

21.374 Modern British and American Poetry (may be used for Group B or C but not both)

Literature Group D: One (1) course in Classical, Biblical or Renaissance Literature:

21.202 Comparative Mythology

21.265 World Literature: Our Cultural Heritage

21.266 World Literature: Renaissance to Present

21.271 Development of the Drama

21.345 Studies in the Bible as Literature

21.203 Global Perspectives in Literature

21.277 Contemporary World Literature by Women

21.342 Modern Drama

21.362 Russian Literature in Translation

21.376 The Twentieth-Century Novel

21.379 Contemporary European and American Literature

21.422 Seminar in Literature (prerequisite eight English courses, including one at the 300 level)

(1) mythology ; (2) film studies; (3) language studies; (4) children's literature (only one course in this area may be counted toward the 12 courses required for the major); (5) 21.111 Approaches to Literature; (6) 21.490 Independent Study in English

All English majors must take two (2) literature courses at the 300 or 400 level in addition to the seminar.

Intermediate knowledge of one foreign language required (0-4 courses). The intermediate level may be met in one of several ways: 1) completion of a college-level Intermediate II language course; 2) placement test score of 80 or above; 3) waiver from the Chair of the Modern Language Department if high school academic language is other than English (usually applies to international students); four years of a single language in high school; achievement of level 4 in a single language in high school.

Twelve (12) required courses for the major, plus four (4) of the following:

21.225 Introduction to Journalism

21.282 Creative Writing

21.283 Writing Poetry

21.284 Prose Writing

21.286 Professional Writing

21.288 Writing Fiction

21.331 News Writing

21.333 Critical Writing

21.335 Feature Writing

21.410 Seminar in Creative Writing

21.411 Seminar in Prose Writing

21.471 Business Writing

21.472 Technical Writing

21.480 Writing for Publication

21.481 Editorial Workshop in Journalism

Twelve (12) required courses for the major, plus four (4) of the following:

21.225 Introduction to Journalism or

21.335 Feature Writing

21.286 Professional Writing

21.471 Business Writing

21.472 Technical Writing

21.480 Writing for Publication

21.495 Practicum in English (writing)

Note: No more than one of these courses may be used to fulfill both the requirement of twelve courses in English and four courses for this concentration.

Twelve (12) required courses for the major, plus four (4) of the following:

21.282 Creative Writing

21.283 Writing Poetry

21.284 Prose Writing

21.288 Writing Fiction

21.300 Writing for the Children’s Market

21.410 Seminar in Creative Writing

21.411 Seminar in Prose Writing

21.480 Writing for Publication

Note: No more than one of these courses may be used to fulfill both the requirement of twelve courses in English and four courses for this concentration.

Minimum of 15 courses as follows:

Twelve (12) required courses for the major, plus the following four (4):

21.225 Introduction to Journalism

21.331 News Writing

One internship: 21.481 Editorial Workshop in Journalism or 21.494 Practicum in Journalism

One(1) of the following:

21.335 Feature Writing

21.480 Writing for Publication

Internship (whichever one was not taken above): 21.481 Editorial Workshop in Journalism or 21.494 Practicum in Journalism

71.115 Introduction to Speech Communication

42.200 Psychology of Development (Gen.Ed.)

100-level courses are foundation courses in literature and composition. They assume little or no previous experience in the subject and include 21.110 Expository Writing, a college-wide requirement. 100-level courses are offered each semester.

200-level courses examine a broad range of material and various literary traditions, periods, and genres. These include historical overviews in British, American, and world literatures; genre studies; writing and journalism courses; women’s studies; language studies; minority literature; film studies; and 21.204 Literary Study, a required seminar for English majors that should be taken in the first year or as early in the student’s career as possible. Literature courses at this level include a research component. Most of these courses are offered each semester or once a year; a few are normally offered every other year.

800-level courses are designed for graduate credit only.

Note: Although the Department does not require majors to take a prescribed number of courses from any level, it recommends that they focus on 300-400-number courses in their junior and senior years.

An introduction to the writing of short essays typically required in the College's General Education program. Course work emphasizes the development of thesis statements, organizing support information, summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, and citing sources. Editing and revising, including a review of grammar, mechanics, and usage are major features of the course. A reading module reinforces critical thinking and analytical reasoning. Note: Credit is given for this course only if taken before 21.110 Expository Writing

Designed to improve the writing of expository prose needed in college and beyond. The emphasis rests on collecting, evaluating, and organizing evidence from primary and secondary sources in order to support an explicit, arguable, and substantive thesis. The course includes the writing of a well-researched and documented paper that draws on traditional and electronic sources. Note: Credit will not be given for this course and 21.102 Essentials of Writing. Students must pass 21.110 to fulfill the College's writing requirement (general education goal 1) and entering students must complete this course within their first three semesters. Credit is given for both this course and 21.100 Introduction to College Writing if 21.100 Introduction to College Writing is taken first.

Prerequisite: Satisfactory performance on the English placement exam or 21.100 Introduction to College Writing.

Critical reading and discussion of poetry, prose, and drama for the purpose of increasing the student’s appreciation of the dynamics between themes and forms in the art of literature. Some sections emphasize literary forms and others philosophical, moral, or social themes. The focus of each section is announced before registration. Note: Students who have taken 21.111 Types of Literature or 21.115 Ideas in Western Literature will not receive credit for this course.

21.201 Mythology and Folklore (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)

A comparative analysis of myths and folklore from various cultures, such as Native American, Greek, American, Teutonic, and African American. A significant part of the exploration deals with issues of class and race, as well as gender problems like female-male stereotyping. Other topics may include postulation of common types of tales and motifs, theories of the origin and nature of myth and folklore, as well as consideration of each myth or folklore piece as representative not only of its genre but also a possibly intact unified structure.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

21.202 Comparative Mythology (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 11)

A comparative study of primarily ancient myths through the Western and non-Western world, emphasizing such sources as Indian, Mayan, Finnish, Native American, Near Eastern, and Greek. Each belief system is first studied by itself before resemblances to other systems are sought. Finding elements that recur in a myth and that appear in other myths leads to considering the origin and nature of myth, as well as the significance of myth for a group of people.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

An introduction to contemporary literature outside of Europe and the United States. The course also includes Western writings which highlight international encounters between cultures. Readings are in English and draw on various genres.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

The foundation course for the major in English. This seminar focuses on close reading, analytical writing, and research methods. Students examine in depth one important work in English (or a group of related works) and the criticism surrounding it. English majors are encouraged to take Literary Study as early as possible.

Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing; for students not in the English major/minor or the Interdisciplinary Major in Language Arts, permission of the instructor is required.

21.205 Film History and Criticism (Gen.Ed. Goal 5)

A study of the development of film and its significance as an art form. Works by notable directors, such as Griffith, Eisenstein, and Welles, are viewed in class and critically analyzed as representative of important film movements, personal artistic expression, and national film cultures. The inherent qualities of film are examined in relationship to the other arts.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of the instructor.

An examination of the relationship between film and literature with a close analysis of the aesthetic and practical problems involved in adapting fiction to the film. Readings include film and literary criticism, as well as the fiction upon which films viewed in class are based. Discussions focus on the potentialities, limitations and nature of each art form.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of the instructor.

21.207 The Language of Film (Gen.Ed. Goal 5)

A study of the vocabulary proper to an intelligent discussion of film. Topics to be included are directorial techniques, the role of editing, styles of film acting, the relation of one shot to another, mise-en-scene and montage, lighting, and the relationship between form and content. Emphasis is on an aesthetic of the film from the perspective of the film-viewing experience.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of the instructor.

21.208 Film Genres

Studies of genre films concentrating on the historical, thematic, and specifically cinematic nature of representative sound and silent works. Possible genres include comedy, the western, the gangster film, the musical, the horror film and science fiction, and the "woman’s picture." A different genre is selected each time the course is offered.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of the instructor.

21.212 Literature for Children

A critical approach to the survey of traditional and contemporary literature for children from kindergarten through grade eight, including poetry, folklore, fantasy, realistic and problem stories, biography, and selected informational books. An introduction to basic bibliographic tools and review media is included.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

An introduction to Shakespearean comedy, tragedy, history, and romance in such plays as As You like it, Measure for Measure, King Lear, Othello, Henry V, and The Tempest. The course explores the Elizabethan-Jacobean roots of Shakespeare’s plays and their continuing popularity by studying language, dramatic technique, performance on stage and screen, and the representation of gender, race, and class. Students who have received credit for 21.215/315 Shakespeare I, or 21.216/316 Shakespeare II will not receive credit for this course.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

21.225 Introduction to Journalism

An introduction to the profession of journalism providing historical background, basis for libel, and other fundamental, technical and legal knowledge for journalists. Students produce extensive writing in a variety of journalistic formats, such as news, features, and op/ed pieces. The course also investigates current issues in contemporary journalism by analyzing a wide range of newspapers.

Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing.

A consideration of the development of Irish literature from its origins in myth, saga, and lyric through the twentieth century, with emphasis on the period from the Literary Revival in the late nineteenth century to the present. Among the writers covered are Swift, William Carleton, Maria Edgeworth, Thomas Moore, Yeats, Synge O'Casey, Joyce and Beckett.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

21.243 The American Short Story (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)

A survey of the short story in America from Irving, Poe, and Hawthorne to the present with emphasis on writers who reflect various regions, cultures, and ethnic groups.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

21.245 The American Novel (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)

The background and development of the American novel from its beginnings to the present. Covering representative novels by such writers as Hawthorne, Stowe, Melville, Twain, James, Dreiser, Cather, Faulkner, Ellison, Mailer, Bellow, and Morrison, the course reflects the diversity and range of American fiction and addresses the social and intellectual backgrounds of the writers and issues of race, class, and gender.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

A chronological study of British literature that focuses on representative works and authors through the restoration period. Readings include Beowulf, selections from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, one Shakespeare play, and selections form other writers such as Malory, Spenser, Sidney, Donne, Cary, and Milton. Works are explored in the context of the literary, cultural, and historical milieu in which they were produced.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

A chronological study of British literature from the Restoration to the Late Victorian period that focuses on representative works and authors. Readings include selections from such writers as Behn, Swift, Johnson, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Austen, Byron, the Brontes, Shelley, Keats, Tennyson, Arnold, Browning, and George Eliot. Works are explored in the literary, cultural, and historical milieu in which they were produced. Note: 21.251 British Literature I is not a prerequisite to this course.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

A study of Native American, African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and other ethnic writers. The course explores issues of individual and collective identity, as well as the tension between assimilation and ethnic affirmation in the works of writers throughout American history. Note: Students who have taken 21.260 Minority Literature will not receive credit for this course.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

21.261 American Writers I (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)

A survey of literature from the age of European exploration to the middle of the nineteenth century. The course reflects the diversity and range of American experience. Readings may include letters and journals of early discoverers, explorers, and settlers; selections from the Native American oral tradition; essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, and Henry David Thoreau; autobiographies by Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs; and poetry and fiction by writers ranging from Anne Bradstreet to Herman Melville.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

A survey of literature since the middle of the nineteenth century. The course reflects the diversity and range of American experience. Readings may include memoirs, criticism, poetry, fiction, or drama by authors such as Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Willa Cather, T.S.Eliot, William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, and James Baldwin. Note: 21.261 American Writers I is not a prerequisite for this course.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

A course designed to acquaint the student with great continental writers of Western civilization from antiquity through the Middle Ages. Representative selections from the Bible, Homer, Plato, Greek drama, Virgil, Dante, and the medieval epic and romance are studied in translation.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

A course designed to acquaint the student with great continental writers of western civilization from the Renaissance to the present. Representative selections from Boccaccio, Castiglione, Machiavelli, Cervantes, Voltaire, Rousseau, Goethe, Balzac, Tolstoy, Mann, and Hesse are studied in translation.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

A study of women writers from the medieval to the modern period in the content of their times and literary traditions. Topics vary and include exploration of a specific period; a genre such as life writing, romance, and poetry, or a cultural milieu such as literary circle, place, or family.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

A study of the drama as an art form from its genesis in classical antiquity through its most recent expressions. Representative plays illustrating this development are read and discussed and students are encouraged to prepare selected scenes for class presentation. Related topics touched on include history of the theater and the literature of dramatic criticism.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

21.273 Recent Narratives by American Women (Gen.Ed. Goals 4, 12)

A study of novels and memoirs by American women writers of various racial and ethnic backgrounds whose works are a response to the feminist movement of the late 1960’s. The course explores the relationships of their works to the cultural ideologies of the period during which they wrote; the diversity of forms, voices, and myths; distinctions between "novels" and "memoirs"; and such themes as the battle of the sexes, family relations, friendships, and race relations.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

An examination of the writings of twentieth-century women through a variety of critical approaches from the traditional to the contemporary. The readings explore their lives and works, and their relationship to feminism. The course features an international, cross-cultural selection of writers.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 or permission of instructor.

A study of the methods and techniques of creative writing, with emphasis on the variety of forms used in contemporary literature. Students are encouraged to experiment both in prose and poetry in order to develop new strategies to express their experiences and feelings. Students read manuscripts in class.

Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing.

A workshop in reading and writing poetry, with an emphasis on personal expression, free verse technique, and contemporary adaptations of traditional forms. Some attention is also given to techniques developed by contemporary poets for teaching poetry to children and adolescents.

A career-oriented course introducing students to a wide variety of writing formats used in business, government, and the professions. Resumes, employment documents, letters and memos, short proposals, public relations and advertising documents, and basic aspects of technical description are among the writing assignments. Critiquing, rewriting, editing, and word processing are integral parts of this course. Note: Credit is not given for this course if it is taken after both 21.471 Business Communication and 21.472 Technical Writing.

Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing or permission of the instructor.

Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing.

21.297 English Grammar: A Structural Analysis

An intensive analysis of the theory and practice of English grammar. The effects of syntactic structure upon meaning in such phenomena as dependent clauses, prepositional phrases, nouns and verbs, subjects, objects, and modifiers are explored in order to understand a grammatical description of English.

Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing

Prerequisite: One course in writing beyond 21.110 Expository Writing, or 21.212 Literature for Children.

An intensive examination of a significant national cinema. This course focuses on the distinct aesthetic style and themes of such major directors as Ozu, Mizoguchi, and Kurosawa; the social, political, and cultural conditions that influence their films; and the ways in which these films reflect the values and concerns of Japanese society. Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one of the following film courses: 21.205 Film History and Criticism, 21.206 Film and Literature, 21.207 The Language of Film, or 21.208 Film Genres; or permission of the instructor.

A study of the forms English drama has taken from its beginnings in religious and festive rituals to the popular entertainments of the pre-modern era. Readings include medieval mysteries and moralities; Renaissance pastoral, tragedy, and middle-class comedy; Restoration heroic drama and social satire; and eighteenth-century comedy of manners. Dramatic language, style, and performance are explored with some consideration of the social context and stage conditions.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

The study of sixteenth and seventeenth-century authors who created a new national literature out of classical, continental, and native traditions. As writers of lyric, romance, pastoral, and allegory, they developed a rich array of forms and expanded the resources of the language. The topics for this course include love poetry, the idea of the garden, and the literature of the 1590’s.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

An exploration of a special topic in Shakespearean drama, focusing on a theme, a genre, or a particular literary, social, or political context in selected plays. Shakespeare is studied as a poet, playwright, and thinker. Topics, which change every year, will include Shakespeare on Film, Shakespearean Families, Gender and Genre in Shakespeare, Shakespeare’s Dramatic Imagery, and Shakespeare’s Tragic Heroes.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

A critical and historical study of romanticism in English literature. Concentration is on the major poets: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

A study of the beginnings, development, and tradition of the novel in England through an examination of contributing prose forms of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the major authors of eighteenth century fiction such as Fielding, Smollett, and Austen.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

A study of the Victorian and Modern tradition in fiction through a consideration of writers such as Dickens, the Brontes, and Lawrence.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

A study of British poetry and prose (exclusive of the novel) from the 1830’s to the end of the nineteenth century with emphasis on forces and influences that have helped to shape the present. Historical and social backgrounds of the literature; major philosophical ideas and conflicts; aesthetic developments; relationships with America and continental Europe.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

A rigorous examination of news writing with emphasis on accuracy, journalistic conventions, and deadlines. Students cover a variety of news events. The course explores the question "What is News?" and such issues as libel, privacy, the right to know, and freedom of information. May be used to fulfill the requirements for the English major.

Prerequisite: 21.225 Introduction to Journalism. Students who have taken 21.331 Reporting of Public Affairs will not receive credit for this course.

An advanced writing course designed to foster theoretically informed textual analysis. The course includes extensive study of literary theory, research, and writing about a variety of works.

Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing and two literature courses.

21.335 Feature Writing

A course which emphasizes writing the feature story for newspapers and magazines. This course develops the skills to recognize a news peg that can be expanded into a feature, and studies the growth in the use of features within print journalism.

Prerequisite: 21.225 Introduction to Journalism.

An examination of methods and types of modern continental, British, and American drama. Critical reading and discussion of plays by such writers as Ibsen, Chekhov, Pirandello, Anouilh, Ionesco, Shaw, Miller, Williams, and Albee.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

An in-depth study of the literary art of the Bible in the context of the literature of the ancient Middle East. Focusing on specific topics, the course investigates the special literary characteristics of sacred texts, and may emphasis particular techniques (such as allusion, repetition, or parallelism) or genres (such as poetry, epic, prophecy, fable or history) within the Bible canon.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

Careful reading of selected writings which reflect the development of these two major New England poets.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

21.360 African American Literature

A study of the fiction and non-fiction of African Americans throughout American history, including characteristic literary forms such as the slave narrative, autobiography, and song. The course focuses on such writers as Wheatley, Douglass, Jacobs, Washington, DuBois, Hurston, Toomer, Hughes, Baldwin, Wright, Ellison, King, Malcolm X, Walker, Morrison, and Wilson.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

A study of novels, short stories, plays, and poetry by Russian writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Mayakovsky, Olesha, Babel, Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn, and Yevtushenko. The works are studied for the purpose of tracing the continuing concerns of the Russian writers before and after the Revolution. All readings are in English translation.

A critical study of essays, novels, short stories, and poetry by some of the major American writers of the first half of the nineteenth-century. Through a consideration of writers such as Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, and Poe, students explore the aesthetic developments and philosophical ideas expressed through the genre of Romanticism and its related movement, Transcendentalism. The cultural and historical background of the genre is also discussed.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

A critical study of works from the major American writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including such writers as Crane, Dreiser, James, Jewett, Twain, and Wharton. Emphasis is on the development of realism and naturalism, and on the historical, political, and cultural contexts of these literary movements.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

A study of various modern poets, including Yeats, Eliot, Frost, Robinson, Housman, Hardy, and Hopkins. Attention is given to various theories about the nature and function of modern poetry, particularly where these theories differentiate modern poetry from the poetry of the past.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

A study of major writers, ideas, and forms of the twentieth-century novel in Europe and America, with emphasis on the first half of the century. Close reading and discussion of representative works by such writers as Joyce, Hesse, Faulkner, Camus, and Bellow.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

An examination of ideas, trends, and forms in recent literature from Europe and North and South America, beginning with "classic" contemporary authors such as Sartre, Camus, Beckett, Borges, and moving on to those who have come to prominence more recently, such as Italo Calvino, Peter Handke, Gabriel Garcia-Marquez, and Tillie Olsen. The course focuses on the ways in which these writers view contemporary experience.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

A critical examination of the literature relating to the special emotional and intellectual needs of readers in the 9-13 age group. Although emphasis is placed on study and evaluation of contemporary realistic novels, related areas such as biography, poetry, and history are considered.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

A workshop which explores the relationship between children's books and the curriculum of grades K-8. Emphasis is on interdisciplinary and multi-age approaches. Diverse activities provide background for discussion of the literary genres represented in traditional and contemporary writings for children and their application to classroom use.

Prerequisite: 21.212 Literature for Children.

21.395 Literature for Young Adults

An introduction to the literature appropriate for young adults, including fiction and nonfiction for leisure reading as well as for curriculum enrichment. Selected audiovisual materials related to this literature are also considered. This course aids teachers, librarians, media specialists, and those preparing for these professions in the selection evaluation of literature for junior and senior high school students. Reference sources, selection tools, and the problems of censorship inherent in the field are also studied.

Prerequisite: The equivalent of two full years of college study or permission of the instructor.

The study of literature for the child from toddler through Grade 3: folktales, nursery rhymes and poetry, picture and picture story books, informational books, easy-to-read books and novels for beginning readers. The various genres are examined in relation to aesthetic criteria, social implications, and appropriate audiences. An introduction to selective bibliographic tools and review media is included.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

A study of current books for children and adolescents with particular emphasis upon the novel as reflecting attitudinal changes, contemporary problems, and social concerns. Opportunity will be provided for discussion and comparative evaluation of recent books prior to their being reviewed in professional journals.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

21.401 The English Language

A study of the ancestry of English, of the processes and results of change in sound, form, and meaning. The classification of languages, social and regional dialects, theories of language acquisition, and other topics are examined to give the student a general understanding of modern developments in linguistics. Note: This course is recommended for students planning graduate study in English.

A study of The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, and other shorter poems in relation to Chaucer’s world and time, his development as an artist, and the lasting value of the works. After an introduction to Chaucer’s language, students read his works in Middle English.

Prerequisite: Completion of Goal 1 and one 200-level literature course; or permission of instructor.

An advanced writing workshop, in which students will be encouraged to follow their own writing interests, particularly in long subjects. Reading and discussion of manuscripts.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.

21.411 Seminar in Prose Writing

An advanced writing workshop for students who already have had some experience in writing nonfiction, and who now wish to complete extended projects or work on new material. The course explores various types of creative nonfiction: biography and memoir, and writing about travel, food, nature, and society. Classes are devoted to discussion of student work and to some discussion of notable nonfiction.

Prerequisite: 21.284 Prose writing or permission of instructor.

21.471 Business Writing

An advanced course to develop students’ abilities in business writing and related presentation skills. Typical projects involve work on newsletters, brochures, proposals, documented reports, and speeches, as well as major oral and written presentations including visual aids. Students are exposed to the problems of writing within business organizations, and to current graphics and computer writing technology.

Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing or permission of the instructor.

21.472 Technical Writing

An advanced writing course culminating in preparation of major reports based on technical subjects and meeting publication standards in the field. Students are exposed to technology and to methods of objective reporting and writing definitions, descriptions, instructions, and summaries. The course includes editing and writing for technical and non-technical audiences and hands-on experience in word processing and graphics. Prior coursework in technical subjects is useful.

21.480 Writing for Publication

An advanced writing course in which students learn to produce professional quality essays. Each time the course is offered, it focuses on three general areas, such as Writing about Public Affairs; Writing about Science and Technology; Writing about the Arts; Writing about Gender; and Writing about Sports. In each area students read published writing, study the markets, and write extended essays. Classes include workshops, individual conferences with the instructor, group conferences, and simulation of what goes on at each stage of the writing process leading to publication.

Prerequisite: 21.110 Expository Writing and one other writing course or permission of the instructor.

An intensive course in news, feature and editorial writing, as well as copy editing and newspaper management. Students gain hands-on experience working on The Gatepost. This course does not fulfill requirements for the English major.

Prerequisites: 21.225 Introduction to Journalism and either 21.331 News Writing or 21.335 Feature Writing, and a QPA of 3.00 in previous journalism courses; or permission of the instructor.

An independent study supervised by a member of the English Department and offered to juniors and seniors. The independent study may, but need not, be done as an honors project under the jurisdiction of the Honors Committee. It counts as one course in the student’s program and may not substitute for the Seminar in Literature.

21.494 Practicum in Journalism

A supervised field experience in an approved professional setting such as a newspaper office or radio or television station. A written report on the experience is required. This course is open only to students with a quality point average of at least 3.0 in their previous journalism courses. Registration is contingent upon the student finding an instructor able to supervise the practicum.

Prerequisite: 21.225 Introduction to Journalism, and two of the following: 21.331 News Writing, 21.335 Feature Writing, 21.481 Editorial Workshop in Journalism.

21.495 Practicum in English

A supervised practical experience related to the student’s background and interests, with a written report required as part of the work of the course. Open only, usually in the senior year, to students majoring in English who have a quality point rating of at least 3.0 in their previous English courses and to students minoring in professional writing who have a quality point rating of at least 3.0 in the other courses required for that minor. Does not fulfill requirements for English major. Arrangements must be made during the semester before the beginning of the practicum and approved by the Chair of the English Department.