320 Old English. (Crosslisted with Medieval) 3 cr. The elements of Old English grammar with selected readings. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
321 Middle English. (Crosslisted with Medieval) 3 cr. The English language and its development in selected texts from the Norman Conquest to Chaucer. P: English 320 or con reg in 320.
323 History of the English Language. 3 cr. Linguistic and sociolinguistic change in English from its beginnings to the present. P: 6 cr of intro lit or con inst.
324 Structure of English. 3 cr. An introduction to linguistic methods of analysis and description of English syntax and morphology. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
325 English Grammar in Use. 3 cr. A course in the functions of English grammar, covering use in a variety of contexts and text types. Assignments involve analysis of spoken and written English across genres and settings. P: English 324 or cons inst.
329 Introduction to the Syntax of English. 3 cr. Introduction to syntactic theory as applied to the analysis of English sentences. P: English 324 or cons inst.
330 English Phonology. 3 cr. Basic principles of phonetics and phonology applied to the description of English. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
331 English Language Variation in the U.S. 3 cr. Description and analysis of geographical and social variation in English in the United States. P: So st.
332 Global Spread of English. 3 cr. Examination of the linguistic, social, and political impact of the spread of English around the world. Analysis of geographical, social, and stylistic variation in English in diverse world contexts. P: So st.
333 Second Language Acquisition. 3 cr. An introduction to the systematic study of how people learn ESL and other second languages. An interdisciplinary survey emphasizing research in linguistics, psychology, education, and sociology into the phenomenon of second language acquisition. P: English 324 or cons inst.
334 Introduction to Tesol Methods. 3 cr. An introduction to the teaching of English to speakers of other languages. Exploration of the contexts in which English is taught, and methods and materials used to teach it. P: So st & cons inst.
335 Techniques and Materials for Tesol. 3 cr. Supervised practice in the use of current techniques and materials in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages, including peer and community teaching with videotaped sessions. P: English 334 or cons inst.
336 English in Society. 3 cr. Social and public uses of English; relationships of English structure, lexicon, and discourse to race, gender, class, education, ethnicity, age, and identity; the role of English in public policy. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
337 Tesol Workshops. 1-3 cr. Practical modular workshops on key aspects of language teaching, stressing the application of techniques and theory to classroom needs. Rotating topics include teaching of reading, writing, oral skills, pronunciation, grammar, and assessment. P: English 334 or cons inst.
338 Topics in English Language and Linguistics. 3 cr. Subject differs each year. P: So st.
339 Linguistics and Literary Study. 3 cr. Introduction to linguistic and pragmatic features of English and their application to language properties of literary texts, with special reference to literature in English. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
341 Gender and Language. (Crosslisted with Women St) 3 cr. Examines taken-for-granted understandings of language and gender. Students produce analytic assignments and research projects, drawing on interdisciplinary theories and methods to address the representation and enactment of gender in talk, writing, and/or literary works. P: Jr st.
359 Beowulf. (Crosslisted with Medieval) 3 cr. An introduction to all aspects of the poem, which will be read in Old English. P: English 320 or cons inst.
360 The Anglo-Saxons. (Crosslisted with Medieval, History, Relig St) 3 cr. Life and literature during the Old English period (c450-c1100). Primary emphasis on the vernacular and Latin writings of the Anglo-Saxons themselves. Extensive historical and archaeological background; attention to the development and character of monasticism, to the production of manuscripts, etc. All reading in translation. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
361 A Study of an Outstanding Figure or Figures of Medieval English Lit. (Crosslisted with Medieval) 3 cr. Subject differs each year. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
362 A Study of a Theme in Medieval English Literature. (Crosslisted with Medieval) 3 cr. Subject differs each year. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
365 Early Medieval Literature (1066-1350). (Crosslisted with Medieval) 3 cr. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
367 Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. (Crosslisted with Medieval) 3 cr. Chaucer's masterpiece and the changing literary, linguistic, and intellectual traditions reflected in it. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
369 Contemporaries and Immediate Successors of Chaucer. (Crosslisted with Medieval) 3 cr. Selections from "Piers Plowman," the Pearl Poet, Gower, Wiclif, Lydgate, and others; maturity of the Middle Ages, and foreshadowing of the Renaissance in English. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
434 Milton. (Crosslisted with Relig St) 3 cr. Major poems and selected prose. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
464 The Romantic Age. 3 cr. An overview of the literature of the Romantic age in relation to philosophical, cultural, historical, artistic or scientific backgrounds and contexts. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
506 Modern British and American Drama. 3 cr. Study from a literary point of view of the major British and American dramatists since 1914. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
517 The Irish Tradition. (Crosslisted with Folklore) 3 cr. Study of the Irish literary tradition from the Middle Ages to the present day, with an emphasis on folk culture and its influence. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
518 The Scottish Tradition. (Crosslisted with Folklore) 3 cr. Study of the Scottish literary tradition from the Middle Ages to the present day, with an emphasis on folk culture and its influence. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
519 Englishness and Jewishness. (Crosslisted with Jewish) 3 cr. An exploration of Jewishness and Englishness as presented in British literature and culture. P: 6 cr of intro English.
520 Survey: Theories of Drama. (Crosslisted with Theatre) 3 cr. Selected major critical and theoretical sources, from Aristotle to the present day; the influences of theories upon playwriting and modes of theatrical production. P: Jr st.
523 Postcolonial Theatre. (Crosslisted with Theatre) 3 cr. Study of drama, dramatic theory and theatrical practices in postcolonial cultures, primarily in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Course considers status of drama/theatre in postcolonial studies and focuses on issues of form, language, intertextuality, trans-culturation, material organization and reception. P: Jr st or cons inst.
524 Indian Writers Abroad: Literature, Diaspora and Globalization. (Crosslisted with LCA) 3 cr. Study of literature, drama, and film produced by authors of South Asian origin in Europe, North America, and the Caribbean. Course considers theories of diaspora, changing patterns of subcontinental migration, and relation of diasporic forms to the cultures of origin and adoption. P: 6 cr of lit.
538 British Drama, 1914 to Present. (Crosslisted with Theatre) 3 cr. Plays and playwrights from the first World War to the present, including movements leading to the "revolt" of 1956 and subsequent proletarian and absurdist drama. Plays by Shaw, O'Casey, Maugham, Coward, Eliot, Osborne, Beckett, Pinter, Stoppard, Arden, Wesker, Bond, Churchill and others. P: Jr st.
571 Women in British and American Literature 1914 to the Present. (Crosslisted with Women St) 3 cr. An analysis of selected modern works with attention to women writers and to the image of women in modern literature. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
593 Literature of Jewish Identity in America. (Crosslisted with Jewish) 3 cr. The construction of Jewish American identity within American life. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
608 Colonial and Early Romantic American Literature. 3 cr. Historical study of the major figures, genres, and ideas of the period (beginnings to 1835). P: 6 cr of intro lit.
654 Race and Sexuality in American Literature. (Crosslisted with Asian Am, Women St) 3 cr. Explores the intersection between race and sexuality in American literature with an emphasis on sex/gender difference, feminism, transgenderism, and nationalism. Focuses on the nature of literature as advocacy. P: So st.
662 Selected Topics in Multicultural American Literature. (Crosslisted with Afroamer) 3 cr. Exploration of the nature of multicultural, comparative American literary studies. Consideration of a formal, thematic or historical topic with emphasis on close reading of texts by African-American, Asian-American, American Indian, Jewish-American, Latino/a, and European-American writers. P: 6 cr of intro lit.
672 Selected Topics in Afro-American Literature. (Crosslisted with Afroamer) 3 cr. An intensive analysis of specific themes in the Afro-American experience. Subjects vary with instructor. P: Jr st. Stdts wanting cr in English must have 6 cr of intro lit.
700 Introduction to Composition Studies. 3 cr. Rhetorical, linguistic, psychological, and social foundations of writing; implications for instruction. P: Grad st or cons inst.
701 Writing and Learning. 3 cr. Historical, critical and philosophical perspectives on the relationship between writing and learning. In addition to reviewing current research, students will have the opportunity to carry out their own investigation designed to study possible relationships between writing and learning. P: Grad st & cons of English dept Grad advisor.
702 Perspectives on Literacy. 3 cr. Social, historical, and educational perspectives on literacy and literacy learning. P: Grad st & cons inst.
703 Research Methods in Composition Studies. 3 cr. Introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods in composition studies. P: English 700 or cons inst.
704 Intellectual Sources of Contemporary Composition Theory I-Classical. (Crosslisted with Com Arts) 3 cr. Selected issues in the history of rhetoric, concentrating on classical theories of invention, and their importance for contemporary issues in composition theory. P: Grad st.
705 Intellectual Sources of Contemporary Composition Theory Ii-Modern. 3 cr. Historical, critical, and philosophical perspectives on the development of composition studies during the modern era, with special emphasis on the 20th Century. P: Grad st.
706 Special Topics in Composition Theory. 3 cr. In-depth treatment of specific problems, questions, themes, authors, texts, or historical periods in composition and rhetoric. Subject will differ each year. P: Grad st.
708 Advanced English Syntax. 3 cr. Modern syntactic theory applied to selected areas of English grammar, including the interface between syntax and the lexicon, and morphology. P: English 329 or Linguis 330 or cons inst.
709 Advanced English Phonology. 3 cr. Problems of English segmental and suprasegmental phonology, including morphophonemic alterations and stress assignment. P: English 330 or cons inst.
710 Discourse Analysis. 3 cr. The study of English language use in connected discourse. This course covers current research in discourse linguistics, focusing on the analysis of the different tasks accomplished through language and the relationship between language use and linguistic structure. P: English 329 or cons inst.
711 Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. 3 cr. An introduction to various research paradigms in applied linguistics and second language acquisition. A preparation for critically evaluating published research in applied linguistics and second language acquisition. P: Grad st & cons inst.
713 Topics in Contemporary English Linguistics. 3 cr. Subject differs each year. P: Grad st & cons of English dept Grad advsr.
715 Advanced Second Language Acquisition. 3 cr. An examination of linguistic, psychological, and sociological theories of second language acquisition and their application to research in syntax, phonology, lexicon, or pragmatics of a second language. P: English 333 or cons inst.
722 Composition and Critical Theories. 3 cr. Study of the relationship between composition and critical theories. P: English 700, Grad st & cons inst.
723 Critical Methods in British and American Literature. 3 cr. Practical criticism and the theoretical principles behind it; examples using texts in British and American literature from various genres and periods. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
724 Narrative Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
725 Poetry. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
726 Drama. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
727 Literary Theory. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
737 Feminist Theory and Criticism. 3 cr. Methods and theories of feminist literary criticism. Subject will vary. P: Grad st.
741 Seminar-Old English Poetry. 3 cr. Selected poems (aside from Beowulf). P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advisor.
742 Seminar-Beowulf. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Engl dept Grad advsr.
745 Seminar-Medieval Romances in English Literature. 3 cr. Ability to read the language of the period assumed. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
750 Main Problems of Chaucerian Scholarship. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
751 Chaucer and the Courtly Tradition. (Crosslisted with Medieval) 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
752 Late Medieval Religious Literature. (Crosslisted with Relig St, Medieval) 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of dept Grad advsr.
753 Medieval Literature. (Crosslisted with Medieval) 2-3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advisor.
760 The Literature of the 16th Century. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advisor.
761 The Literature of the 17th Century. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
762 Renaissance Dramatic Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
763 Seminar-Special Topics in Renaissance Literature. 2-3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advisor.
764 Seminar-Special Topics in Renaissance Literature. 2-3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
768 Seminar in Spenser. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advisor.
770 English Literature, 1660-1700. 3 cr. Selected works, with an emphasis on literary and cultural background. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept grad advsr.
771 English Literature, 1700-1745. 3 cr. Selected works, with an emphasis on literary and cultural background. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
772 English Literature, 1745-1798. 3 cr. Selected works, with an emphasis on literary and cultural background. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
773 Eighteenth Century British Novel. 3 cr. Selected major novels in English, 1660-1800, including works by writers such as Defoe, Fielding, Richardson, Smollett, and Sterne. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
778 Seminar in Renaissance Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
780 Creative Writing: Graduate Workshop. 3 cr. The course provides professional training in the writing of fiction, poetry, or creative non-fiction. The topic of the course will vary from semester to semester. P: Submission of writing sample to instr before reg. Grad or LS9 st.
781 Graduate Fiction Workshop. 3 cr. Graduate level fiction workshop for MFA creative writing students. Open to other graduate students by submission of writing sample. Students write short stories and novel chapters, critique the work of fellow students and read contemporary fiction. P: Admission to the MFA in creative writing or permission of director of creative writing.
782 Graduate Poetry Workshop. 3 cr. Graduate level poetry workshop for MFA creative writing students. Open to other graduate students by submission of writing sample. Students write poems, critique the work of fellow students and read contemporary poetry. P: Admission to the MFA in creative writing or permission of director of creative writing.
783 Creative Writing Pedagogy Seminar. 3 cr. Graduate level course in creative writing pedagogy required of all incoming MFA in creative writing students. P: Admission to the MFA in creative writing or permission of director of creative writing.
785 Mfa Thesis. 3-6 cr. Thesis hours for MFA creative writing students. Students work to complete a book of short stories, poems or a novel. P: Admission to the MFA in creative writing.
790 Proseminar in the Teaching of Writing. 1 cr. Introduction to the teaching of writing; guides first-time and prospective teachers in teaching and evaluating a first-year writing class.
795 One-credit Seminar. 1 cr. Subject differs each semester. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
799 Independent Reading. 1-6 cr. P: Cons of English Grad advisor & director of English Grad division.
801 The English Romantic Period. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
802 The English Victorian Period. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
803 Seminar in 17th Century Literature. 3 cr. Subject differs each year. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
806 Aesthetic Movements in Later Victorian Literature. 3 cr. The Pre-Raphaelite, Aesthetic, and Decadent Movements, focussing on early modernist avant-garde elements in literature. P: Grad st & cons of English dept Grad advisor.
809 Seminar-Milton. (Crosslisted with Relig St) 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
810 Intensive Course in the Major American Novelists. 3 cr. An intensive study of the development of the American novel from Brown through Dreiser and Wharton. P: Grad st and approval of English dept grad adviser.
811 Intensive Course in Major American Poets. 3 cr. An intensive course in American poetry from Taylor through Frost. P: Grad st and approval of English dept grad adviser.
812 Intensive Course in the Literature of the American Renaissance. 3 cr. An intensive study of American literature of the period 1835-1860. P: Grad st and approval of English dept grad adviser.
813 American Realism. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
819 Seminar in Restoration Drama. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
820 Sem-Main Problems in Scholarship in Literature of 18th Century. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
821 Twentieth Century British Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
822 20th Century American Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
823 Twentieth Century Literature. 3 cr. Selected twentieth-century British and/or American figures, works or movements in cultural and literary context. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
824 Seminar-Special Topics in Restoration & 18th Century English Literature. 2-3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
829 Seminar-Swift. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
841 Seminar in 19th Century Drama. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
845 Seminar-Special Topics in 19th Century English Literature. 2-3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
846 Seminar-Special Topics in 19th Century English Literature. 2-3 cr. Continuation of 845. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
860 Main Problems of Scholarship in English Lit of the 20th Century. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
867 Smr-Modern Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
869 Smr-20th Cent British & Amer Drama: Study of Themes of Comedy. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
870 Smr-20th Cent British & Amer Drama: Study of Themes of Tragedy. 3 cr. Continuation of 869. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
873 Seminar-Special Topics in 20th Century English and American Literature. 2-3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
874 Seminar-Special Topics in 20th Century English and American Literature. 2-3 cr. Continuation of 873. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
900 Topics in Composition Study. 3 cr. P: Grad st & consent of English dept grad advisor.
905 Seminar-Topics in Applied English Linguistics. 3 cr. Topics vary. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
906 Seminar-The English Language. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of English dept Grad advsr.
935 Advanced Seminar-English Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
936 Advanced Seminar-English Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
939 Seminar-Feminist Theory and Criticism. 3 cr. Research in feminist theory and criticism. P: Grad st.
940 Main Problems of Scholarship in American Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
942 Seminar-American Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
943 Seminar-The Literature of Colonial America. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
945 Seminar-American Literature 1775-1836. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
946 Seminar-Emerson. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
947 Seminar-Melville. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
949 Seminar-Special Topics in American Literature Up to 1914. 2-3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
950 Seminar-Topics in Medieval Literature. (Crosslisted with Medieval) 2-3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advisor.
956 Seminar-Topics in Renaissance Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st, cons of Eng dept Grad advisor.
960 Seminar-Topics in Restoration & 18th Century English Literature. 2-3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
965 Seminar: Topics in Nineteenth Century English Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
971 Seminar-Topics in 19th Century American Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
975 Seminar-Topics in 20th Century British Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
976 Seminar-Topics in 20th Century American Literature. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
977 Seminar-Topics in 20th Century American and British Drama. 3 cr. P: Grad st & cons of Eng dept Grad advsr.
990 Research in English. 1-12 cr. In connection with the doctoral thesis. Consult graduate adviser. P: Grad st & cons PhD advisor.
999 Independent Reading for Ph.D. Candidates. 1-12 cr. Consult graduate adviser. P: Completion of PhD. English course requirements: consult Eng dept PhD adv.