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ENGL 800 - Studies in Literature
Credits:
4.00
Students in the MAT, MEd, and MST programs, as well as
non-degree students, can register for graduate course work
in English under this number. The precise topics and focus
of each section vary. Topics include Old English
Literature, Medieval Literature, 16th century, 17th
century, 18th century, English Romantic Period, Victorian
Period, 20th and 21st Century, Drama, Novel, Poetry,
Fiction, Nonfiction, A Literary Problem, Literature of the
Renaissance, Postcolonial Literature, 20th to 21st Century
American Literature. Barring duplication of subject, may be
repeated for credit. Note: Students in the MA and PhD
programs in English may not take English 800 for credit
toward their degrees. English 800 will only be offered on
the Manchester campus.
ENGL 803 - Advanced Nonfiction Writing
Credits:
4.00
A workshop course for students intending to write
publishable magazine articles or nonfiction books. Equal
stress on research and writing techniques. Prereq:
newswriting; written permission of instructor required. May
be repeated for credit with the approval of the department
chairperson.
ENGL 804 - Advanced Nonfiction Writing
Credits:
4.00
A workshop course for students intending to write
publishable magazine articles or nonfiction books. Equal
stress on research and writing techniques. Prereq:
newswriting; written permission of instructor required. May
be repeated for credit with the approval of the department
chairperson.
ENGL 805 - Advanced Poetry Workshop
Credits:
4.00
Workshop discussion of advanced writing problems and
submitted poems. Individual conferences with instructor.
Prereq: writing poetry or equivalent. Written permission of
instructor required for registration. May be repeated for
credit with the approval of the department chairperson.
ENGL 806 - The Art of Research for Creative Writers
Credits:
4.00
Many writers think that the heart of creative nonfiction
is style, but in truth, the genre's soul is in its
content. This course covers tools such as intimate
reporting, periodicals, the Internet, and first-hand
observation to research people, places, issues, and
history. The skills learned will serve graduate students of
all kinds of writing, from fiction to academic. Permission
of instructor required. Special fee.
ENGL 807 - Fiction: Form and Technique
Credits:
4.00
A writer's view of the forms, techniques, and theories of
fiction. The novels, short stories, and works of criticism
studied vary, depending on the instructor.
ENGL 808 - Nonfiction: Form and Technique
Credits:
4.00
A writer's view of contemporary nonfiction, emphasizing
the choices the writer faces in the process of research
and writing.
ENGL 809 - Poetry: Form and Technique
Credits:
4.00
A writer's view of the problems, traditions, and
structures of poetry.
ENGL 810 - Teaching Writing
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
An introduction to various methods of teaching writing.
Combines a review of theories, methods, and texts with
direct observation of teaching practice.
ENGL #811 - Editing
Credits:
4.00
A survey of newspaper editing. Intended primarily for
students in the graduate nonfiction writing program, the
course will cover copy editing, content editing, coaching
writers, writing headlines, and ethical and legal issues in
journalism. Students will complete editing assignments and
act as coaches for undergraduate students in ENGL 621:
Newswriting. While much work in the course will involve
newspapers, principles applicable to magazine and
nonfiction book editing will also be covered. Written
permission of the instructor required for registration.
Special fee.
ENGL 812 - Writing the Creative Nonfiction Book
Credits:
4.00
In this course, students learn to flesh out an idea for a
book of creative nonfiction, which could either be
literary journalism - a tale based on reportage - or
memoir. Students focus on pulling multiple themes together
in a strong narrative. By semester's end, students have
written a book proposal and a first chapter. Students are
asked to arrive at the first class with a topic researched
enough to begin the book process. Permission of instructor
required. May be repeated for credit up to 8 credits.
ENGL 814 - Literary Theory
Credits:
4.00
Major theoretical approaches to literature and its
contexts; a range of works from ancient Greece to the
present. Questions addressed include: What is literature?
What methods might one use to analyze literary texts? What
role might cultural and social conditions play in our
understanding of literature? How have traditional answers
to these and other questions about literature been
contested? Lecture-discussion format.
ENGL 815 - Teaching English as a Second Language: Theory and Methods
Credits:
4.00
A study of how linguistic, psychological, sociological,
and neurological theory influences or determines the
choice of methods of language teaching. Research on second
language acquisition and bilingualism, language aptitude,
and the cultural context of language acquisition. Includes
an introduction to standard and exotic methods of language
teaching.
ENGL 816 - Curriculum, Materials and Assessment in English as a Second Language
Credits:
4.00
A study of the problems in designing an effective teaching
program for various types of ESL students. An introduction
to competence and aptitude testing and to the choosing and
adapting of materials for ESL classes.
ENGL 819 - Sociolinguistics Survey
Credits:
4.00
How language varies according to the characteristics of
its speakers: age, sex, ethnicity, attitude, time, and
class. Quantitative analysis methods; relationship to
theoretical linguistics. Focus is on English, but some
other languages are examined. Prereq: introduction to
linguistics or permission.
ENGL 827 - Issues in Second Language Writing
Credits:
4.00
Study of various issues in second language writing theory,
research, instruction and administration. Topics include
the characteristics and needs of second language writers,
second language writing processes, contrastive rhetoric,
grammar instruction, teacher and peer feedback, assessment,
course design and placement.
ENGL 829 - Spec Top/Composition Studies
Credits:
4.00
Advanced course on a topic chosen by the instructor.
Precise topics and methods of each section vary. Possible
topics include: alternative discourses and rhetorics;
contrastive rhetoric; electronic discourse and digital
rhetoric; women's rhetorics and feminist pedagogies;
Montaigne and the essay tradition; theories of literacy;
theories of persuasive writing; theories of transactional
writing; and written discourse analysis. Barring
duplication of subject, may be repeated for credit. For
details see the course descriptions available in the
English Department.
ENGL 830 - Practicum in Teaching English and the Language Arts
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
A site-based course for practicing teachers that features
in-class observations and demonstrations, individual
consultation, and group meetings in the schools. Prereq:
permission. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 credits.
ENGL 838 - Topics in Asian American Studies
Credits:
4.00
Study of literature, history, scholarship, and current
thought by and about Asian America. Representative works
from among Japanese Americans, Chinese Americans, Korean
Americans, Southeast Asian Americans, South Asian Americans.
ENGL 845 - Contemporary American Literature
Credits:
4.00
A gathering of forms, figures, and movements since 1945.
Individual works and cultural background. (Not offered
every year.)
ENGL 846 - Studies in American Drama
Credits:
4.00
Topics vary from year to year. Examples: 20th-century
American drama; contemporary playwrights; theatricality in
American life. May be repeated for credit, barring
duplication of topic. (Not offered every year.)
ENGL 847 - Studies in American Poetry
Credits:
4.00
Topics vary from year to year. Examples: poets of the road;
Pound and his followers; major American poets;
contemporary American poetry. May be repeated for credit,
barring duplication of topic. (Not offered every year.)
ENGL 848 - Studies in American Fiction
Credits:
4.00
Topics vary from year to year. Examples: the romance in
America; the short story; realism and naturalism; the city
novel; fiction of the thirties. May be repeated for credit,
barring duplication of topic. (Not offered every year.)
ENGL 850 - Special Studies in American Literature
Credits:
4.00
Topics vary from year to year. Examples: the Puritan
heritage; ethnic literatures in America; landscapes in
American literature; five American lives; pragmatism;
American humor; transcendentalism; women regionalists. May
be repeated for credit, barring duplication of topic.
ENGL 851 - Medieval Epic and Romance
Credits:
4.00
Two major types of medieval narrative; comparative study
of works from England, France, Germany, and Iceland,
including "Beowulf", "Song of Roland", "Nibelungenlied",
Gottfried's "Tristan", Njal's "Saga", and Malory's "Morte
d'Arthur". All works read in modern English translations.
(Not offered every year.)
ENGL 852 - History of the English Language
Credits:
4.00
Evolution of English from the Anglo-Saxon period to the
present day. Relations between linguistic change and
literary style.
ENGL 853 - Old English
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to Old English language and literature
through readings of selected poetry and prose.
ENGL 858 - Shakespeare
Credits:
4.00
A few plays studied intensively. Live and filmed
performances included as available.
ENGL #869 - English Romantic Period
Credits:
4.00
Major literary trends and authors, 1798 to 1832. Focus on
poetry but attention also to prose works and critical
theories. Wordsworth, Coleridge, Lamb, Hazlitt, DeQuincy.
(Not offered every year.)
ENGL 873 - British Literature of the 20th Century
Credits:
4.00
Poets and novelists of the modernist and postmodernist
periods. W.B. Yeats, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, E.M.
Forster, D.H. Lawrence, and other modernists. (Not offered
every year.)
ENGL 879 - Linguistic Field Methods
Credits:
4.00
Devoted to the study, with use of an informant, of some
non-Indo-European language that is unfamiliar to both the
students and the instructor at the beginning of the class.
The primary aim of the course is to give students a
practical introduction to linguistic analysis without the
support of a text. Theoretical concepts are introduced as
needed. Special fee.
ENGL 880 - English Drama to 1640
Credits:
4.00
Development of the drama through the Renaissance,
emphasizing the Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatists. (Not
offered every year.)
ENGL 881 - English Drama from 1660 to 1800
Credits:
4.00
Study of selected plays, their performance and their
publication. Works by such figures as William Wycherley,
Thomas Otway, Mary Pix, George Lillo, Susanna Centlivre,
Richard Sheridan, and Elizabeth Inchbald. Special attention
to the new prominence of women in the drama of this period,
changes in theater architecture, forms of non-dramatic
spectacle, and the political and social significance of
drama. (Not offered every year.)
ENGL 883 - English Novel of the 18th Century
Credits:
4.00
Study of the rise and development of the novel in the
eighteenth century. Works by such figures as Daniel Defoe,
Eliza Haywood, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, Charlotte
Lennox, Laurence Sterne, Frances Burney, and Jane Austen.
Focus on writers who published their work in England but
with examples from the colonial world and the continent (in
translation) when appropriate. (Not offered every year.)
ENGL 885 - Major Women Writers
Credits:
4.00
Intensive study of one or more women writers. Selections
vary from year to year. May be repeated for credit,
barring duplication of topic.
ENGL 890 - Special Topics in Linguistics
Credits:
4.00
An advanced course on a topic to be chosen by the
instructor. Inquire at the English department office for a
full course description each time the course is offered.
Topics such as word formation, dialectology, linguistic
theory and language acquisition, language and culture,
cross-disciplinary studies relating to linguistics. Barring
duplication of subject, may be repeated for credit. (Not
offered every year.)
ENGL 891 - English Grammar
Credits:
4.00
A survey of the grammar of English (pronunciation,
vocabulary, sentence structure, punctuation, dialect
variation, historical change) with special attention to the
distinction between descriptive and prescriptive grammar
and to the problems students have with formal expository
writing.
ENGL 892 - Teaching Literature and Literacy
Credits:
4.00
This course introduces theories and practices of teaching
literature and literacy, including teaching reading and
writing as well as teaching literary analysis at the
secondary level. Students also learn to plan lessons,
choose texts, and create learning activities for speaking,
listening, and viewing in grade five through twelve. The
course is designed for students who are interested in
teaching as a possible career.
ENGL 893 - Phonetics and Phonology
Credits:
4.00
The sounds and sound systems of English in the context of
linguistic theory: comparisons of English to other
languages. Prereq: a basic linguistic course or permission.
(Not offered every year.)
ENGL 894 - Syntax and Semantic Theory
Credits:
4.00
The relationship of grammar and meaning as viewed from the
standpoint of modern linguistic theory. Emphasis on the
syntax and semantics of English, with special attention to
the construction of arguments for or against particular
analyses. Prereq: a basic linguistic course or permission.
ENGL 897 - Special Studies in Literature
Credits:
4.00
A) Old English Literature; B) Medieval Literature; C) 16th
Century; D) 17th Century; E) 18th Century; F) English
Romantic Period; G) Victorian Period; H) 20th Century; I)
Drama; J) Novel; K) Poetry; L) Nonfiction; M) American
Literature; N) A Literary Problem; O) Literature of the
Renaissance. The precise topics and methods of each section
vary. barring duplication of subject, may be repeated for
credit. For details, see the course descriptions available
in the English department.
ENGL 898 - Special Studies in Creative Writing
Credits:
4.00
Courses offered under this number focus on topics within
creative writing, such as poetic influences, the short
story form, and writing the novel. The precise topics and
methods of each section vary. Barring duplication of
subject, course may be repeated for credit. For details,
see the course descriptions available in the English
Department.
ENGL 899 - Master of Fine Arts in Writing Thesis
Credits:
1.00 to 8.00
Eight credits required, that can be taken in any
combination during the student's academic coursework.
Maximum of 8 credits. IA (Continuous grading). Cr/F.
ENGL 901 - Advanced Writing of Fiction
Credits:
4.00
Workshop discussion of advanced writing problems and
readings of students' fiction. Individual conferences with
instructor. Prereq: writing fiction or equivalent. Written
permission of the instructor required for registration. May
be repeated for credit with the approval of the department
chairperson.
ENGL 902 - Master Fiction Workshop
Credits:
4.00
A fiction workshop for third-year M.F.A. students to
refine the drafts of their book-length M.F.A. thesis.
Completion drafts will be workshopped and revised. Various
directed readings. May be repeated for credit up to 8
hours. Special fee.
ENGL 903 - Advanced Memoir Writing
Credits:
4.00
Workshop of essays/chapters in memoir, and discussion of
current models of the form. Individual conferences with
instructor. Written permission of instructor required for
registration. May be repeated for credit with the approval
of the department chairperson.
ENGL 910 - Practicum in Teaching College Composition
Credits:
4.00
Focus on problem issues and methods for teaching writing
to first-year students. Open only to teachers in Freshman
English program.
ENGL 911 - Writing for Teachers
Credits:
4.00
Opportunity for teachers of composition to work
intensively on their writing, to read as writers, and to
discover the principles appropriate to the writing genre
they are teaching. Because of its special focus, this
course may not be applied to the M.A. in English/writing
option. Topics may vary.
ENGL 912 - Historical and Theoretical Studies in Rhetoric
Credits:
4.00
The rhetorical tradition in Western culture, with a
special focus on three critical periods: the classical
period (Aristotle, Cicero, Quintillian), the eighteenth
century (Blair and Campbell), and the modern era (Burke,
Booth, Perelman, Ong, Weaver).
ENGL 913 - Theory and Practice of Composition
Credits:
4.00
Examination of major theoretical and pedagogical works in
the field of composition. To include works on the writing
process, writing development, response to writing, and
other topics.
ENGL 914 - Special Topics in Composition and Rhetoric
Credits:
4.00
Topics chosen by instructor may include: A) Political,
Philosophical, and Ethical Issues in Composition; B)
Gender and Writing; C) Cognition and Composition; and D)
Ethnographics of Literacy. May be repeated for credit,
barring duplication of topic.
ENGL 916 - History of Composition
Credits:
4.00
Composition teaching and theory in American colleges and
academics from the 18th century to the present.
ENGL 918 - Research Methods in Composition
Credits:
4.00
Overview of major research approaches including
historical, case study, ethnographic, and textual; special
emphasis on research design.
ENGL 919 - Teaching the Writing Process
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Focus both on the writing of the participants and on the
teaching of writing in grades K-12. Special attention is
given to strategies for prewriting, revision, evaluation,
and conducting writing conferences. May be repeated to a
maximum of 8 credits.
ENGL 920 - Issues in Teaching English and the Language Arts
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Special topics in the teaching of English and the language
arts. Inquire at the English department to see what topics
in the teaching of reading, writing, literature, or
language arts may be scheduled. Open only to graduate
students with a professional interest in teaching or to
practicing teachers. 1-6 credits depending on the specific
course.
ENGL 921 - Practicum in Teaching English and the Language Arts
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
A site-based course for practicing teachers that features
in-class observations and demonstrations, individual
consultation, and group meetings in the schools. Prereq:
permission. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 credits.
ENGL 922 - Advanced Topics in Literacy Instruction
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Specialized study of literacy topics that may include: A)
Nature Journaling; B) Gender and Literacy; C) Digital
Storytelling; D) Multigenre Writing; E) Assessment; F)
Capstone Project; and G) Literacy Problem.
ENGL 923 - Advanced Essay Writing
Credits:
4.00
Writing and reading course in which students are
encouraged to experiment with a variety of styles and
forms. Discusses outside reading by focusing on techniques
that the student might want to apply to his or her own
material. Prereq: permission.
ENGL 924 - Professional Preparation
Credits:
2.00
This 2-credit course, offered in alternate years, is
designed primarily to help doctoral students prepare to
enter the profession. It takes up such topics as writing a
resume or curriculum vitae, presenting a conference paper,
submitting an article, applying for a job, and
interviewing. Cr/F.
ENGL 925 - Graduate Study of Literature
Credits:
4.00
Techniques, resources, and purposes of literary study:
close reading; practical criticism; critical theories and
their values; pertinence of intellectual and historical
backgrounds. Approaches applied to a specific area of
literary study, which varies from year to year.
ENGL 926 - Seminar: Literary Theory
Credits:
4.00
Major questions and topics in the current theories about
literature and contexts. What is literature? What method
might one use to analyze literary texts? What role might
cultural and social conditions play in our understanding of
literature? How have traditional answers to these and other
questions about literature been contested? May be repeated.
ENGL 927 - Seminar: Feminist Criticism Theory and Practice
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 932 - Seminar: Folklore and Folklife
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 935 - Seminar: Studies in American Literature
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 936 - Seminar: Literature of Early America
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 937 - Seminar: Studies in 19th Century American Literature
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 938 - Seminar: Studies in 20th Century American Literature
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 953 - Seminar: Studies in Old English
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 956 - Seminar: Studies in Medieval Literature
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 958 - Seminar: Studies in Shakespeare
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 959 - Seminar: Studies in Milton
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 960 - Seminar: Studies in English Drama
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 964 - Seminar: Studies in 16th Century Literature
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 965 - Seminar: Studies in Early 17th Century Literature
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 968 - Seminar: Studies in 18th Century Literature
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 970 - Seminar: Studies in the Romantic Period
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 971 - Seminar: Studies in the Victorian Period
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 974 - Seminar: Studies in 20th Century British Literature
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 981 - Seminar: Studies in Post-Colonial Literatures in English
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 990 - Seminar in Linguistics
Credits:
4.00
May be repeated.
ENGL 994 - Practicum in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Credits:
2.00 to 6.00
Students have an opportunity to observe and discuss ESL
classes and to design and carry out their own lessons,
with follow-up evaluation. Cr/F.
ENGL 995 - Independent Study
Credits:
1.00 to 8.00
To be elected only with permission of the director of
graduate studies and of the supervising faculty member.
ENGL 996 - Reading and Research
Credits:
2.00 to 8.00
Cr/F.
ENGL 998 - Master's Paper
Credits:
4.00
Cr/F. IA (Continuous grading).
ENGL 999 - Doctoral Research
Credits:
Cr/F.