English

Introduces the thesis-support essay form, including informative, persuasive, documented, and literary analysis with emphasis on avoiding plagiarism. Includes strategies for organizing, writing, editing, revising, quoting, summarizing, paraphrasing, and documenting.

Integrates the elements of writing and speaking so students may appreciate how they intersect. Explains a rhetorical situation as a determining factor in all communication decisions and provides instruction on gathering, organizing, researching, and presenting information appropriate for the audience. This includes context and purpose of the event. Students deliver written and oral products to demonstrate mastery of language skills. Cross-listed with COMM 205.

Provides advanced instruction in the thesis-support essay form with emphasis on analysis and rhetorically appropriate responses. Explains advanced research strategies by writing at least two papers requiring considerable source support. Focuses on adjusting writing styles toward audience, purpose, and specific writing situations.

Applies fundamental techniques for producing scholarly papers in literary analysis and interpretation. Tailored for persons in literary-studies degree programs (primarily English and Theology and Global Church Ministries). Emphasis on academic citation, acquisition and use of worthwhile scholarly sources, fruitful close reading of texts, and introduction to major literary-critical theories. Substantive academic writing and oral speeches required.

Demonstrates how literature currently read by adolescents/young adults represents cultural, physical, and ethnological diversity as well as a variety of adolescent/young-adult concerns and value systems. This course does not meet the "Reading and Imagination" requirement in the Core Curriculum, but it may be used for the "Humanities" Option.

Focuses on the expository essay as a means of exploration and self-expression. Includes reading a range of essays and imitating or developing techniques suitable for blog writing, academic writing, feature writing, and other contexts that require academic or creative, non-fictional expression. May be used in place of ENGL 211 or ENGL/COMM 205 for the Effective Communication option requirement, except by Elementary Education majors.

Examines American writing with emphasis on social and intellectual backgrounds from the Puritans through Transcendentalism.

Examines American writing with emphasis on social and intellectual backgrounds from Realism to post-World War II.

Available as needed.

Emphasizes English grammar and the teaching of writing. Aims for mastery of the grammatical and mechanical concepts of the language and gives practical experience in tutoring or teaching writing. Students attend class 3 hours a week and serve as assistants for ENGL 102 labs. Students have professor permission to enroll in ENGL 298 one semester before enrollment. ENGL 298 is the Prerequisite to ENGL 398 and 445.

Explores the Medieval and Renaissance eras in English literature to about 1670. Emphasizes major writers. Course offered every other year.

Explores the Neoclassical and Romantic eras in English literature to about 1832 (first Reform Act). Emphasizes major writers. Course offered every other year. 

Explores the Victorian and Twentieth Century eras in English literature to the present. Emphasizes major writers. Course offered every other year.

Explores varied genres of children's literature with discussion of literary-critical interpretations; narrative and visual literacy; text-to-self, community, and world connections; and historical and contemporary values of children's literature with applications for the various grade levels. Elementary and Early Childhood Education majors (only) may use this course to meet the "Reading and Imagination" requirement in the Core Curriculum. The course does not count for the "Humanities" option in the Core Curriculum.

Examines selected drama by Shakespeare: comedies, history plays, and tragedies. This course may be used to fulfil the Reading and Imagination Requirement or Humanities Elective in the Core Curriculum. Cross-listed with THTR 331.

Examines representative plays with attention to historical development, form, theme, and impact of trends of thought. Cross-listed with THTR 334.

Explores the Bible as a masterpiece written in various literary forms.

Introduces the fundamentals of teaching English in secondary schools (grades 9-12) with attention to a variety of methods, strategies, and other aids.

Discusses skills in writing tasks normally encountered in the work world, including various types of business correspondence, mechanism and process description, instructions, proposals, and reports. Some class assignments involve subject matter from the student's major area of study.

Discusses forms of fiction in a developmental context, concentrating on fiction since 1875.

Examines significant 20th-century American literature, including works by Hemingway, Faulkner, Frost, O'Neill, and other selected writers.

Discusses writers who deal significantly with matters of Christian faith in their works. Cross-listed with THEO 440.

Introduces modern linguistics analysis including semantics, syntax, phonology, structural, and transformational-generative approaches to grammar. Introduces a brief history of the English language including historical forces leading to changes, internal changes based on structure and phonetics, and English dialects. Cross-listed with TESL 445.

This online course examines the life and work of C. S. Lewis as it relates to our understanding of communication, Christian theology and philosophy, and literature. The class will focus on Lewis’ contributions to the study of reason, myth and imagination by examining his writings and by exploring the city of Oxford. This course meets the Core Curriculum Global Connections requirement and must be taken with the C.S. Lewis Oxford Study Tour.

Explores poetry, fiction, and drama written primarily by British and American authors since 1950. Course content varies each time. Cross-listed with THTR 455.

Builds on the literary artistic practice in Creative Writing 1 as students create a more substantial original work, such as a novella or poetry collection, and experience the process of editing and preparing the work for publication.

Provides an elective literary study for English majors, concentrations, and minors.

Teaches critical reading, writing, and development of research skills with an emphasis on literary criticism. Addresses job opportunities, preparation of a resume, and available professional organizations for English majors.

Provides students with writing, tutoring, or other English-related vocational training. Students complete 37 hours of on-the-job training for each credit hour scheduled during a fall or spring semester. Summer internships require 50 on-the-job training hours per credit hour. More details about the internship application, purpose, and expectations are in the Humanities Department Internship Manual.

Provides students with writing, tutoring, or other English-related vocational training. Students complete 37 hours of on-the-job training for each credit hour scheduled during a fall or spring semester. Summer internships require 50 on-the-job training hours per credit hour. More details about the internship application, purpose, and expectations are in the Humanities Department Internship Manual.

Provides students with writing, tutoring, or other English-related vocational training. Students complete 37 hours of on-the-job training for each credit hour scheduled during a fall or spring semester. Summer internships require 50 on-the-job training hours per credit hour. More details about the internship application, purpose, and expectations are in the Humanities Department Internship Manual.