Division of Humanities & Social Sciences

Department of English

Courses

EGL 1013 English I (Three hours)
Essay writing featuring several rhetorical styles: exposition, narration, argumentation, and description.

Offered each semester

EGL 1023 English II (Three hours)
An introduction to literature through the study of short stories, drama, poetry, and novels. In addition to short compositions, a lengthy research paper is required.
Prerequisite: EGL 1013

Offered each semester

EGL 1083H English I: Honors Composition (Three hours)
A course which has as its thematic core the ethnographical study of local cultures. Focus is on primary and secondary research methods, problem solving, and speaking skills. Methods include experiential, reflective, integrative, and collaborative learning, and teaching by way of field experiences, group projects, interviews, guest speakers, and seminar-type participation.
Prerequisite: admission to the Honors Program or permission of the Honors Committee.

Offered fall semester

EGL 1093H English II: Honors Literary Analysis and Research (Three hours)
An introduction to the analysis of literary texts, including poetry, drama, short fiction, and the novel. Methods may include collaborative learning, field experience, group projects, guest speakers, and seminar-type participation. Assignments will include analysis and response to literary texts and a short documented scholarly research paper, leading up to a longer research project in which the student works with a selected text, the author of that text if possible, and secondary sources to analyze the production of texts in context.
Prerequisites: admission to the honors Program or permission of the Honors Committee and EGL 1013 or Honors equivalent.

Offered spring semester

EGL 2213 World Literature I (Three hours)
Readings from the major writers of the Western World from ancient through
Renaissance. Includes readings from related non-Western literature. A scholarly paper is required.
Prerequisite: EGL 1023

Offered fall semester (odd-numbered years)

EGL 2223 World Literature II (Three hours)
Readings from writers of the Western World from the Enlightenment through the contemporary period. Includes readings from related non-Western literature. A scholarly paper is required.
Prerequisite: EGL 1023

Offered spring semester (even-numbered years)

EGL 2243 Young Adult Literature (Three hours)
An introduction to young adult literature as a genre, including an overview of the history of the field, experiences with representative samples of the literature, and guidelines to be used in the promotion and evaluation of such works for use in the classroom and family settings.

Offered spring semester

EGL 2313
See Adult and Continuing Education.

EGL 3313 Medieval Literature (Three hours)
A study of early English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period through the fifteenth century. Authors may include Chaucer, Langland, and Kempe; anonymous works may include Beowulf, The Dream of the Rood, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Most works will be read in translation; however, the course introduces students to broad concepts in the history of the English language. A scholarly paper is required.
Prerequisite: EGL 1023 or equivalent

Offered fall semester (odd-numbered years)

EGL 3321 Writing Center Practicum (One hour)
Experience in Writing Center methods through participant-observation, readings, and periodic staff meetings. Three hours of tutoring (peer reviews and grammar advice on student writing) each week and a weekly memo are required.
Prerequisite or corequisite: EGL 2393 and 3363

Offered each semester

EGL 3323 Renaissance Literature (Three hours)
A study of the masterpieces from the English Renaissance. A scholarly paper is required.
Prerequisite: EGL 1023 or equivalent

Offered spring semester (even-numbered years)

EGL 3333 Shakespearean Drama (Three hours)
Representative comedies, tragedies, histories, and romances. A scholarly paper is required.
Prerequisite: EGL 1023 or equivalent

Offered spring semester (odd-numbered years)

EGL 3341 Literary Magazine Practicum (One hour)
Working with the production of a literary magazine,including editing, formatting, and writing.

Offered spring semester (odd-numbered years)

EGL 3343 Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature (Three hours)
A study of the major writers, genres, and issues of this period. Authors may include Dryden, Behn, Pope, Richardson, Johnson, and Burney; issues may include British colonialism and slavery, the rise of the novel, and the beginnings of British feminism. A scholarly paper is required.
Prerequisite: EGL 1023 or equivalent

Offered fall semester (even-numbered years)

EGL 3353 Nineteenth Century British Literature (Three hours)
A study of the major British writers of the Romantic and Victorian periods. A scholarly paper is required.
Prerequisite: EGL 1023 or equivalent

Offered spring semester (odd-numbered years)

EGL 3363 Advanced English Grammar (Three hours)
An intensive study of the systems of English grammar.
Prerequisite: EGL 1023 and junior standing

Offered fall semester

EGL 3393 Advanced Composition (Three hours)
Writing techniques and practice in the different types and mechanics of writing. A scholarly paper is required.
Prerequisite: EGL 1023 or equivalent, junior standing, or consent of instructor

Offered spring semester

EGL 3583 Curriculum and Instruction: TESOL (Three hours)
Methods and materials for teaching English to non-English speakers. Course addresses classroom strategies, for teaching elementary children through adults survival English, and English for other specific purposes. Includes the skills to evaluate, select, access, and implement appropriate ESL materials and teaching strategies. (Same as ED 3583)
Prerequisite: ED 2133

Offered upon sufficient request

EGL 3713 Literary Theory (Three hours)
A study of the primary texts of literary criticism and aesthetics from Plato to the
present. Focuses on developing knowledge and application of the various ideas from the different schools of thought.
Prerequisites: EGL 1013, EGL1023, RPH 3002* and one upper- level literature course.
* Can be taken as a corequisite.

Offered fall semester (odd-numbered years)

EGL 4003 Masterpieces of Literature (Three hours)
Selections from ancient to contemporary world literature in drama, prose, and poetry. A capstone of the University Core Curriculum.
Prerequisites: EGL 1023, HST 1003, and RPH 3002

Offered each semester

EGL 4043 Irish Literature (Three hours)
A reading-intensive overview of the literary history of Ireland through examination of selected works of writers William Butler Yeats, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, C.S.Lewis, and others. A scholarly paper is required.
Prerequisites: EGL 1023, HST 1003, and RPH 3002.
May substitute for EGL 4003 in the Core Curriculum

Offered summer, Irish Studies Program

EGL 4111 Careers for English Majors (One hour)
A seminar that explores the world of work as it relates to the skills developed in the English program and the individual strengths of the students.
Prerequisite: senior standing

Offered fall semester

EGL 4413 American Literature to 1900 (Three hours)
Major American writers from colonial times through the neneteenth century. A scholary paper is required.
Prerequisite: EGL 1023 or equivalent

Offered fall semester (even-numbered years)

EGL 4433 Twentieth Century Literature (Three hours)
A study of major British and American writers of the period, including authors representing Modernism, Existentialism, and other Post-Modern literary movements. A scholarly paper is required.
Prerequisite: EGL 1023 or equivalent.

Offered spring semester (odd-numbered years)

EGL 4453 Seminar in Literature (Three hours)
Independent investigation of an area which is not covered in depth in other departmental offerings. A scholarly paper is required.
Prerequisite: 12 hours in English

Offered upon sufficient request

EGL 4473 Selected Topics: Creative Writing (Three hours)
Instruction in a designated genre of writing, such as poetry, creative non-fiction, or biography.A scholarly paper is required. May be repeated for credit, as topics vary each semester.
Prerequisite: EGL 1023 or equivalent

Offered spring semester

EGL 4483 Selected Topics: Literature (Three hours)
In-depth study of a literary topic of interest. Options: a. Author, b. Period, c. Genre, d.Topic. (See one example below.) A scholarly paper is required.
Prerequisite: EGL 1023 or equivalent

Offered each semester

EGL 4493 Composition Theory (Three hours)
A study of the history and development of writing as an academic discipline with emphasis on how various aspects and styles of writing are valued, taught, and assessed at different levels of education.
Prerequisite: 12 hours of EGL

Offered fall semester (odd-numbered years)

EGL 4611, 4612, 4613 Independent Study / Research (One to three hours)
Independent study supervised by a member of the English faculty. A scholarly paper and / or a significant research project is required. Enrollment by permission of the department.

Offered upon sufficient request