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ENGL 630 - Research on the Teaching of Literacy and Literature
Credits: 3
Examines theory and research in literacy, reading and responding to literature and other forms of writing, and the teaching of young adult and other relevant works of literature. Includes application of theory and research to classroom practices.
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ENGL 632 - Composition Theory and Practice
Credits: 3
A study of current theories of composition and ways those theories might be enacted in the composition classroom for students who will teach on the postsecondary level. Time in the course will be spent on both discussion of readings of theoretical texts and development of teaching activities based upon those theories. The course will include an historical overview of the discipline, focusing on process and post process theories for teaching composition that have emerged since the publication of Peter Elbow’s seminar Writing without Teachers (1973).
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ENGL 641 - Topics in ESL Pedagogy
Credits: 3
Explores a single topic in depth. Topics, announced in advance, include such areas as ESL Testing, Teaching Listening Comprehension for ESL Students, Teaching English for Specific Purposes, and Teaching Writing for ESL Students.
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ENGL 643 - ESL/TEFL Methodology
Credits: 3
Surveys current theory and practice in teaching English to non-native speakers and includes traditional and innovative approaches, design, and procedures for teaching all language skills at various educational levels.
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ENGL 644 - ESOL Teaching Methodology, Materials, and Instructional Technology
Credits: 3
This course surveys current theory and practice in teaching English to non-native speakers. It includes traditional and innovative approaches for integrating instructional technology and multimedia, designing of classroom materials for specific purposes, and preparing procedures for teaching all language skills at various educational levels. This is meant to heighten awareness of unequal social hierarchies that may be embedded in approaches, materials and media used in the classroom.
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ENGL 649 - Introduction to Research in Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Credits: 3
Explores the basic concepts and methods of conducting and reading research. This course will use a textbook to introduce these basic concepts and will practice their usage within the framework of the class. This course is designed to prepare students for the process of writing an MA Thesis and read and conduct research. Within the framework of this course, each student will define a research question of personal interest, collect suitable research articles, write and present a literature review and finally write and present a provisional MA Thesis proposal to the MATESOL faculty.
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ENGL 674 - Research Trends in English
Credits: 3
Practical training in special methods and materials of research in English.
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ENGL 675 - Literature and the International Student
Credits: 3
Develops the reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills needed for success by the international student in the graduate study of literature in the American university. Examines the principles of literary analysis, research, and documentation in the United States and orients the student to the American library system and the American college classroom.
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ENGL 676 - Critical Approaches to Literature
Credits: 3
Focuses on theoretical and applied approaches to literary criticism. Introduces such approaches as they have been historically developed and are currently practiced and considers how familiarity with a variety of critical methods enhances the appreciation and teaching of literature.
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ENGL 681 - Special Topics
Credits: 3
Courses relating to specialized interests in literature, rhetoric, or linguistics which fulfill special needs or interests. May become permanent course offerings.
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ENGL 688 - Practicum in TESOL
Credits: 3
Intended to provide a balance between observation and practical teaching experience. Students plan, teach, and reflect on lessons. Emphasis is placed on application of theory and pedagogical knowledge gained from course work, as well as on developing skills to reflect on teaching and its consequences for learners. Class size is limited to fifteen students. Although not a prerequisite, this course can be used as a way to prepare for a teaching internship.
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ENGL 690 - Writing as a Way of Learning
Credits: 3
Examines the theoretical relationship between thought and writing, with specific attention to ways this relationship underlies learning in all disciplines. The course, which functions as part of the Southcentral Pennsylvania Writing Project, involves reading, writing, and demonstration of pedagogical methods.
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ENGL 692 - American English Grammar
Credits: 3
The study of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics of present-day American English, using various approaches to the analysis of grammar and usage.
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ENGL 693 - Seminar in Teaching English in the Secondary School
Credits: 3
Explores recent developments in teaching of language, composition, and literature.
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ENGL 694 - Observation in Teaching English
Credits: 3
Surveys instruments to observe classroom teaching behavior and provides practice in the use of observation instruments. Surveys research on classroom teaching and design. Emphasizes awareness of teaching behaviors and their consequences in English classrooms for native and non-native speakers of English.
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ENGL 696 - Internship in ESL/EFL
Credits: 3
Consists of one semester of supervised teaching, tutorial activities, and materials preparation for non-native English-speaking students. The purpose of the practicum is to demonstrate the candidate’s preparation for teaching English as a second or foreign language.
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ENGL 698 - Internship
Credits: 3-6
Practical experience in the student’s area of interest, working under professional supervision on the job. Special permission only, dependent upon needs of student’s program as well as personal and academic qualifications.
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ENGL 699 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-3
Study in depth of topics not available through regular course work. Student works with supervising professor on carefully planned, student-initiated project. Prior approval necessary.
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ENGL 703 - Language and Cognition
Credits: 3
Examines areas where language, thought, and cognitive process interact. Studies the essential nature of meaning and mental concepts, the core characteristics of language, and the complex relations between the two domains.
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ENGL 705 - Language and Social Context
Credits: 3
Introduces the study of language as a social phenomenon, including such topics as language varieties, stereotypes, and social identity; language planning and language policy; standard and nonstandard usage; censorship; discourse analysis; language attitudes; language, culture, and thought; communicative competence; small group communication; and classroom interactions.
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ENGL 723 - Second Language Teaching
Credits: 3
Considers trends, issues, and research in second language teaching and assessment; also considers ways teachers can explore teaching beliefs and practices.
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ENGL 724 - Second Language Acquisition
Credits: 3
Introduces current research in second language acquisition, especially of English. Focuses on prominent research trends in the study of the language learner, the process of acquisition, and the interaction of learner, language, and context.
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ENGL 725 - Second Language Literacy
Credits: 3
Studies theory, research, and pedagogy associated with the development of literacy in two languages, either simultaneously or successively. Focuses on how individuals and groups become literate in English as an additional or second language. Includes explorations of political, cultural, social, and contextual, as well as cognitive, textual, and educational, issues that arise in acquiring and using a second literacy. Open to MA/TESOL and PhD students in Composition and TESOL.
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ENGL 730 - Research and Practice in the Teaching of College Composition
Credits: 3
Applies research in composition, rhetoric, and writing studies to the teaching of college composition in diverse contexts and with diverse student populations, including multilingual writers. Links research based-practices to curriculum design. The course covers best teaching practices such as responding to writing, performing assessment, and interacting with students in the college composition classroom.
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ENGL 734 - Linguistics and the English Teacher
Credits: 3
Examines four key topics: foundations of linguistic thought, applications of linguistics to the teaching of English, classroom discourse patterns, and language pedagogy.
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ENGL 742 - Cross-Cultural Communication
Credits: 3
Investigates cultural behaviors, assumptions, values, and conflicts surrounding communication across cultures in the context of teaching English as a second or foreign language at all levels.
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ENGL 744 - Reading Theory and the College English Teacher
Credits: 3
Examines the psycholinguistic and ethnographic research on the fluent reading process of native and non-native college readers, as it pertains to the teaching of reading and writing for academic purposes.
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ENGL 747 - Identity, Power, and the Multilingual Writer
Credits: 3
This course addresses understandings of current theories on identity as they relate to multilingual writers and develops the ways these theories can be used to analyze processes of identity construction in relation to writers and writing. It explores theories and definitions of identity as fluid, dynamic, and co-constructed in interactions, including writing. It addresses how issues related to notions of power and ownership of language are part of the larger social constructions of multilingual writers identities and considers how these identities are often indexed in both research about multilingual writing and in multilingual writing itself. Since identity will be addressed as a socially mediated construction, theories to examine these constructions are also addressed.
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ENGL 753 - Studies in Literature as a Profession
Credits: 3
There are many ways in which students can prepare themselves to be competitive and successful when they enter the English literature professions. Focusing on the practical aspects of literature as a profession, this course will cover a variety of topics including the job market, publishing, defining a field of study, writing in relevant genres, and teaching. Although appropriate for any student in the master’s or doctoral program, this course is aimed at those students seeking employment at the university level and/or those who are looking to develop their academic research and writing skills. The purpose of this course is to provide a space in which students can engage in intensive work on the project or projects of their choice while situating that work within broader scholarly and professional communities. Students will become fully immersed in the profession by studying the resources relevant to their chosen fields and careers. This course is offered as an elective for MA and PhD students, and it will also fill the Research Skills requirement.
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ENGL 754 - World Englishes in Composition and Applied Linguistics
Credits: 3
An interdisciplinary approach to understanding issues around World Englishes (WE) scholarship where teachers, researchers, teacher educators, and administrators from composition, developmental writing, writing centers, ESL/EFL K-16 and teacher educations contexts come together to explore and critique how English(es) is/are positioned around the globe, and how that impacts learning and teaching.
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ENGL 756 - Digital Literacy for the English Professional: A Domain of One’s Own
Credits: 3
Enables students to make professional choices by exploring the transformations of traditional conceptions of literacy as a consequence of the emergence of new media and digital networks. Fosters informed and critical production in the digital sphere, including how to control one’s web presence; utilize web services and platforms; and compose and publish multi-modal projects. Facilitates literacy as a form of agency through workshops and projects. Satisfies the doctoral research skills requirement.
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ENGL 757 - Digital Composition, Literature, and Pedagogy
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to the pedagogical issues at the intersections of literary studies, composition, and emerging digital technologies. Addressing history, theory, and teaching practice. Digital Composition, Literature, and Pedagogy: 1. explores the emerging conventions of writing for digital environments, giving students practice in conceiving, composing, and producing networked texts; 2. extends traditional skills of literary interpretation to emergent, digital genres, including both remediated/archival, print texts and contemporary, “born digital” eliterature; 3. familiarizes students with changes in the field, exploring exemplary projects of digital scholarship and how they can be integrated into teaching.
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ENGL 760 - Teaching College Literature
Credits: 3
Examines current research on teaching college literature and involves ongoing observation and practice of teaching strategies. Special attention is given to the impact of critical theory and such issues as canon, race, class, and gender in specific classroom settings.
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ENGL 761 - American Literature before 1870:
Credits: 3
Studies major figures, movements, or topics in American literature from the Colonial Period through 1870. The content of the course will be determined by the individual instructor and announced in advance. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 762 - American Literature since 1870:
Credits: 3
Studies major topics, authors, and movements in American literature from 1870 to the present. Specific course content is chosen by the instructor and announced in advance. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 763 - British Literature before 1660:
Credits: 3
Studies major figures, movements, or topics within the period. The specific content of the course is determined by the instructor and announced in advance. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 764 - British Literature Since 1660:
Credits: 3
Studies major figures, movements, and topics in British literature within the period 1660 to the present. Content of the course will be determined by the instructor and announced in advance. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 765 - Literature as Genre:
Credits: 3
Examines one literary genre (such as novel, drama, or film), its development, and its current practice and theories. The course also surveys the major recent critical approaches to the genre. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 766 - Comparative Literature:
Credits: 3
Introduces the theory and methods of comparative literary analysis. Topics include the relationships between literatures of different countries, between literary genres, and between literature and other related fields. The specific course content is chosen by the instructor and announced in advance. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 767 - Research on Writing Centers and Writing Program Administration
Credits: 3
This course examines the history, theory, and every day practices that surround writing centers and writing programs, including advances in writing across the curriculum and writing in the disciplines. Students will read key books and articles and develop a research project suitable for publication and presentation.
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ENGL 771 - Postmodern Literature:
Credits: 3
Investigates the postmodern reaction to the modern literary tradition and the experimentation it engendered. Focuses on how postmodern critics and writers have responded to modernist manifestations of character, narrative, and theme and explores the critical, pedagogical, and philosophical implications and assumptions of postmodern literature, assessing its role in contemporary culture and thought. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 772 - Women’s Literature:
Credits: 3
Reexamines nineteenth-century works by women in light of feminist perspectives. Studies twentieth-century works within and outside feminine and feminist traditions. Also considers works by black, Chicano, Native American, and Asian-American women. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 773 - American or British Minority Literature
Credits: 3
Examines the literature of one or more American or British minorities (for example, Native Americans, immigrants, blacks, Chicanos). The focus and subject matter of the course will be chosen by the faculty member and announced in advance. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 781 - Special Topics
Courses relating to specialized interests in literature, rhetoric, or linguistics which fulfill special needs or interests. May become permanent course offerings.
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ENGL 795 - Thesis
Credits: 6
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ENGL 797 - Independent Seminar
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of relevant program director(s) and instructor.
Selected readings and/or research in a specialized area of composition, criticism, and/or critical theory, literature, TESOL, linguistics, creative writing, cultural studies, literary translation, or literacy not normally covered by the curriculum in either track of the PhD in English. In consultation with a designated faculty member in the semester prior to registration, a student submits a complete syllabus for study and assessment in one of the areas listed above. The syllabus must be approved first by the faculty member and then by the director of the appropriate graduate program. Course is delivered to individuals or small groups, either in residence or electronically, as determined by the instructor/program. May be repeated once with new content.
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ENGL 799 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-3
An in-depth investigation of topic or area related to the student’s doctoral program but not available through regular course work. Independent study is initiated by the student and supervised by a faculty member in the area of study. Prior approval by the director of the student’s doctoral program is required.
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ENGL 800 - Research in Composition and Applied Linguistics
Credits: 3
Introduces students to various types of research in Composition and TESOL for examining the transmission of literacy.
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ENGL 803 - Language and Cognition
Credits: 3
Examines areas where language, thought, and cognitive process interact. Studies the essential nature of meaning and mental concepts, the core characteristics of language, and the complex relations between the two domains.
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ENGL 805 - Language and Social Context
Credits: 3
Introduces the study of language as a social phenomenon, including such topics as language varieties, stereotypes, and social identity; language planning and language policy; standard and nonstandard usage; censorship; discourse analysis; language attitudes; language, culture, and thought; communicative competence; small group communication; and classroom interactions.
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ENGL 808 - Technology and Literacy
Credits: 3
Presents an overview of the interrelationship between literacy and technology. Demonstrates approaches to teaching English using computer technology.
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ENGL 815 - Qualitative Research Methods in Composition and Applied Linguistics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENGL 800
Involves both reading about and training in qualitative research methods such as participant observation, interviewing, coding, and analysis. Also covers dissemination of research findings.
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ENGL 820 - Quantitative Research in Composition and Applied Linguistics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENGL 800
Presents students with the conceptual aspects of designing, constructing and analyzing quantitative research in Composition and Applied Linguistics. Also provides students with practical experience designing a quantitative study, constructing appropriate research instruments, acquiring IRB approval, collecting data, analyzing data, and reporting results.
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ENGL 823 - Second Language Teaching
Credits: 3
Considers trends, issues, and research in second language teaching and assessment; also considers ways teachers can explore teaching beliefs and practices.
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ENGL 824 - Second Language Acquisition
Credits: 3
Introduces current research in second language acquisition, especially of English. Focuses on prominent research trends in the study of the language learner, the process of acquisition, and the interaction of learner, language, and context.
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ENGL 825 - Second Language Literacy
Credits: 3
Studies theory, research, and pedagogy associated with the development of literacy in two languages, either simultaneously or successively. Focuses on how individuals and groups become literate in English as an additional or second language. Includes explorations of political, cultural, social, and contextual, as well as cognitive, textual, and educational, issues that arise in acquiring and using a second literacy. Open to MA/TESOL and PhD students in Composition and TESOL.
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ENGL 830 - Research and Practice in the Teaching of College Composition
Credits: 3
Applies research in composition, rhetoric, and writing studies to the teaching of college composition in diverse contexts and with diverse student populations, including multilingual writers. Links research based-practices to curriculum design. The course covers best teaching practices such as responding to writing, performing assessment, and interacting with students in the college composition classroom.
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ENGL 831 - Rhetorical Traditions
Credits: 3
Studies how rhetorical traditions influence the teaching of composition. Examines how cultural factors such as history, politics, ideology, gender, race, and ethnicity affect the composing process. Encourages students to think of composition as an open, multicultural event of imagination and social innovation.
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ENGL 833 - Theories of Composition
Credits: 3
Reviews the major theories of composition, especially those of the modern and postmodern eras. Examines how cultural factors such as education, history, politics, ideology, gender, race, and ethnicity affect the theorizing about composition. Encourages students to construct their own theories of composition by entering into a collaborative cultural and intellectual process.
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ENGL 834 - Linguistics and the English Teacher
Credits: 3
Examines four key topics: foundations of linguistic thought, applications of linguistics to the teaching of English, classroom discourse patterns, and language pedagogy.
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ENGL 835 - Research Design and the Craft of Writing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENGL 815 , ENGL 820
Presents students with the conceptual aspects of designing and conducting a research study. Addresses making critical choices concerning research questions, data collection, methods of measurements, and analysis. Focuses on professional-level, academic writing including writing for a dissertation and writing for publication. Includes a discussion of dissemination of research results and navigating the professional publication process. A practical application is attention to dissertation proposal development and addressing the processes, skills, knowledge, and general dispositions of the professional academic writer.
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ENGL 842 - Cross-Cultural Communication
Credits: 3
Investigates cultural behaviors, assumptions, values, and conflicts surrounding communication across cultures in the context of teaching English as a second or foreign language at all levels.
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ENGL 844 - Reading Theory and the College English Teacher
Credits: 3
Examines the psycholinguistic and ethnographic research on the fluent reading process of native and non-native college readers, as it pertains to the teaching of reading and writing for academic purposes.
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ENGL 845 - Theories of Literacy
Credits: 3
Examines the status of current and past theories of literacy, including the nature of literacy itself; the ways literacy is shared and used by individuals, families, and cultures; and the political, social, and personal ramifications of literacy.
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ENGL 846 - Research Seminar
Credits: 3
Explores a single topic in depth in the fields of Composition and Applied Linguistics. Topics are announced in advance and have recently included narrative inquiry, writing centers, computers in composition, alternative research methods, discourse analysis, and assessment. May be taken more than once.
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ENGL 847 - Identity, Power, and the Multilingual Writer
Credits: 3
This course addresses understandings of current theories on identity as they relate to multilingual writers and develops the ways these theories can be used to analyze processes of identity construction in relation to writers and writing. It explores theories and definitions of identity as fluid, dynamic, and co-constructed in interactions, including writing. It addresses how issues related to notions of power and ownership of language are part of the larger social constructions of multilingual writers identities and considers how these identities are often indexed in both research about multilingual writing and in multilingual writing itself. Since identity will be addressed as a socially mediated construction, theories to examine these constructions are also addressed.
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ENGL 848 - Topics in Composition and Applied Linguistics
Credits: 3
Explores a single topic in depth. Topics are announced in advance and have include language history and change, pragmatics, oral and written discourse, stylistics, discourse analysis, and cross-linguistic patterns in language structure and use.
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ENGL 853 - Studies in Literature as a Profession
Credits: 3
There are many ways in which students can prepare themselves to be competitive and successful when they enter the English literature professions. Focusing on the practical aspects of literature as a profession, this course will cover a variety of topics including the job market, publishing, defining a field of study, writing in relevant genres, and teaching. Although appropriate for any student in the master’s or doctoral program, this course is aimed at those students seeking employment at the university level and/or those who are looking to develop their academic research and writing skills. The purpose of this course is to provide a space in which students can engage in intensive work on the project or projects of their choice while situating that work within broader scholarly and professional communities. Students will become fully immersed in the profession by studying the resources relevant to their chosen fields and careers. This course is offered as an elective for MA and PhD students, and it will also fill the Research Skills requirement.
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ENGL 854 - World Englishes in Composition and Applied Linguistics
Credits: 3
An interdisciplinary approach to understanding issues around World Englishes (WE) scholarship where teachers, researchers, teacher educators, and administrators from composition, developmental writing, writing centers, ESL/EFL K-16 and teacher education contexts come together to explore and critique how English(es) is/are positioned around the globe, and how that impacts learning and teaching.
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ENGL 856 - Digital Literacy for the English Professional: A Domain of One’s Own
Credits: 3
Enables students to make professional choices by exploring the transformations of traditional conceptions of literacy as a consequence of the emergence of new media and digital networks. Fosters informed and critical production in the digital sphere, including how to control one’s web presence; utilize web services and platforms; and compose and publish multi-modal projects. Facilitates literacy as a form of agency through workshops and projects. Satisfies the doctoral research skills requirement.
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ENGL 857 - Digital Composition, Literature, and Pedagogy
Credits: 3
This course introduces students to the pedagogical issues at the intersections of literary studies, composition, and emerging digital technologies. Addressing history, theory, and teaching practice. Digital Composition, Literature, and Pedagogy: 1. explores the emerging conventions of writing for digital environments, giving students practice in conceiving, composing, and producing networked texts; 2. extends traditional skills of literary interpretation to emergent, digital genres, including both remediated/archival, print texts and contemporary, “born digital” eliterature; 3. familiarizes students with changes in the field, exploring exemplary projects of digital scholarship and how they can be integrated into teaching.
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ENGL 860 - Teaching College Literature
Credits: 3
Examines current research on teaching college literature and involves ongoing observation and practice of teaching strategies. Special attention is given to the impact of critical theory and such issues as canon, race, class, and gender in specific classroom settings.
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ENGL 861 - American Literature before 1870:
Credits: 3
Studies major figures, movements, or topics in American literature from the Colonial Period through 1870. The content of the course will be determined by the individual instructor and announced in advance. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 862 - American Literature since 1870:
Credits: 3
Studies major topics, authors, and movements in American literature from 1870 to the present. Specific course content is chosen by the instructor and announced in advance. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 863 - British Literature Before 1660:
Credits: 3
Studies major figures, movements, or topics within the period. The specific content of the course is determined by the instructor and announced in advance. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 864 - British Literature Since 1660:
Credits: 3
Studies major figures, movements, and topics in British literature within the period 1660 to the present. Content of the course will be determined by the instructor and announced in advance. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 865 - Literature as Genre:
Credits: 3
Examines one literary genre (such as novel, drama, or film), its development, and its current practice and theories. The course also surveys the major recent critical approaches to the genre. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 866 - Comparative Literature:
Credits: 3
Introduces the theory and methods of comparative literary analysis. Topics include the relationships between literatures of different countries, between literary genres, and between literature and other related fields. The specific course content is chosen by the instructor and announced in advance. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 867 - Research on Writing Centers and Writing Program Administration
Credits: 3
This course examines the history, theory, and every day practices that surround writing centers and writing programs, including advances in writing across the curriculum and writing in the disciplines. Students will read key books and articles and develop a research project suitable for publication and presentation.
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ENGL 871 - Postmodern Literature:
Credits: 3
Investigates the postmodern reaction to the modern literary tradition and the experimentation it engendered. Focuses on how postmodern critics and writers have responded to modernist manifestations of character, narrative, and theme and explores the critical, pedagogical, and philosophical implications and assumptions of postmodern literature, assessing its role in contemporary culture and thought. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 872 - Women’s Literature:
Credits: 3
Reexamines nineteenth-century works by women in light of feminist perspectives. Studies twentieth-century works within and outside feminine and feminist traditions. Also considers works by black, Chicano, Native American, and Asian-American women. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 873 - American or British Minority Literature
Credits: 3
Examines the literature of one or more American or British minorities (for example, Native Americans, immigrants, blacks, Chicanos). The focus and subject matter of the course will be chosen by the faculty member and announced in advance. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 881 - Special Topics
Credits: 3
Courses relating to specialized interests in literature, rhetoric, or linguistics which fulfill special needs or interests. May become permanent course offerings.
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ENGL 897 - Independent Seminar
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of relevant program director(s) and instructor.
Selected readings and/or research in a specialized area of composition, criticism, and/or critical theory, literature, TESOL, linguistics, creative writing, cultural studies, literary translation, or literacy not normally covered by the curriculum in either track of the PhD in English. In consultation with a designated faculty member in the semester prior to registration, a student submits a complete syllabus for study and assessment in one of the areas listed above. The syllabus must be approved first by the faculty member and then by the director of the appropriate graduate program. Course is delivered to individuals or small groups, either in residence or electronically, as determined by the instructor/program. May be repeated once with new content.
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ENGL 899 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-3
An in-depth investigation of topic or area related to the student’s doctoral program but not available through regular course work. Independent study is initiated by the student and supervised by a faculty member in the area of study. Prior approval by the director of the student’s doctoral program is required.
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ENGL 955 - The History and Theory of Criticism
Credits: 3
Studies the founding texts of the Western tradition in ancient Greece beginning with Plato, Aristotle, and the sophists and places them in the historical context of significant cultural turns in literary, rhetorical, and cultural theory leading up to the present. As preparation for ENGL 956 , this course examines key moments in the history of Western metaphysics in relation to contemporary concerns for theory, pedagogy, multiculturalism, and the changes in higher education, especially as they affect English studies.
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ENGL 956 - Literary Theory for the Teacher and Scholarly Writer
Credits: 3
Focuses on contemporary literary and cultural theory, especially as it affects the teaching, scholarship, and curricular design of English studies, which has undergone significant changes in recent decades. Examines contemporary theoretical approaches such as New Criticism, poststructuralism, deconstruction, reader response, Marxism, New Historicism, cultural studies, feminism, postcolonialism, gay and lesbian theory, and others, with a special emphasis on practice: how theory affects the classroom, the curriculum, and the writing of professional presentations and publications.
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ENGL 983 - Literary Theory & American Authors
Credits: 3
Advanced, independent work in a seminar format. Emphasizes the production of a research paper of publishable quality. Specific content for the course—a major author or specific theme in American literature—will be chosen by the instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 984 - Literary Theory & British Authors
Credits: 3
Draws on knowledge and critical skills from core courses and traditional and special literature courses for advanced, independent work. Focus is on a single major author or well-defined theme in British literature chosen by the instructor. Each student conducts practice teaching and produces a research essay suitable for submission for publication or presentation at a conference. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 985 - Comparative Literary Theory
Credits: 3
Explores and applies literary theory, criticism, and the theories and methods of comparative literature to traditional and special literatures. Students may expect to investigate from various critical perspectives to conflicting social and literary values. The specific course content is chosen by the instructor and announced in advance. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits under a different topic area.
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ENGL 995 - Dissertation
Credits: 12
NOTE: Special Topics in Language and Literature and courses with titles beginning “Topics in” (ENGL 761 -ENGL 766 and ENGL 771 -ENGL 773 ), as well as seminars, may be scheduled more than once, because subject matter will change with each offering of the course. More complete course descriptions are available from the department.
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FDED 514 - Comparative Foundations of Education
Credits: 3
Educational theories and practices in different nations will be studied. Educational purposes, curriculum, methods, administration, school systems, teacher education, and other educational features in America will be analyzed, evaluated, and compared.
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FDED 581 - Special Topics
Credits: 3
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FDED 590 - Improving Professional Practice in Instructional Settings
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: Appropriate teaching certificate or other professional credential or preparation.
Reviews current research in instructional practices, motivational techniques, and professional issues. May focus on any of these aspects of teaching, learning, or professional practice. May be presented with a kindergarten through grade twelve, elementary, middle school, secondary, or adult orientation. Offered only for continuous professional development and may not be applied toward a graduate degree.
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FDED 591 - Improving Professional Practice in Instructional Settings
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: Appropriate teaching certificate or other professional credential or preparation.
Reviews current research in instructional practices, motivational techniques, and professional issues. May focus on any of these aspects of teaching, learning, or professional practice. May be presented with a kindergarten through grade twelve, elementary, middle school, secondary, or adult orientation. Offered only for continuous professional development and may not be applied toward a graduate degree.
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FDED 595 - International Education Studies Program
Credits: 3
A travel-seminar conducted in a foreign country and designed to afford educators and students of education the opportunity to investigate teaching-learning process in cultural settings other than their own. Particular attention to such current educational issues as theories of curriculum development, methodology, teacher education, and changing value systems.
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FDED 611 - Historical Foundations of Education
Credits: 3
Study of historical development of American education. European influences on philosophies and practices of American schools will serve as a background. Emphasis on development of education in America as influenced by various individuals and schools of thought. Historical trends will be related to current problems and practices in education.
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FDED 612 - Philosophical Foundations of Education
Credits: 3
Analysis and evaluation of basic philosophies and their impact upon education. Nature, value, means, and ends of education and some other fundamental phases of schooling will be thoroughly examined. Stress on essentials enhancing an individual working philosophy of education and on basic ideas heightening a sound philosophy for American schools.
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FDED 613 - Social Foundations of Education
Credits: 3
Social and cultural forces which influence education. Particular stress on current problems as they relate to entire educational systems and to curricular problems and practices in today’s schools.
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