English Course Outcomes

ENGL 1107- Nature of Language

Define and apply the key concepts and theories of language acquisition, language evolution, descriptive linguistics, and historical and comparative linguistics
Describe and apply the articulatory processes, natural classes, and the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol for sounds and their interactions
Articulate and describe the underlying structure of language, including the elements of words, phrases, sentences, and pragmatics.
Apply understanding of the characteristics of global linguistic diversity, including language typologies, writing systems, and variations

ENGL 1115- Themes and Literature

Upon completion, students will demonstrate at least 5 of the following 7 competencies:

Recognize and describe humanistic, historical, or artistic works within problems and patterns of the human experience.
Distinguish and apply methodologies, approaches, or traditions specific to the discipline.
Differentiate formal, conceptual, and technical elements specific to the discipline.
Analyze, evaluate, and interpret texts, objects, events, or ideas in their cultural, intellectual, or historical contexts.
Interpret artistic or humanistic works through the creation of art, language, or performance.
Develop critical perspectives or arguments about the subject matter, grounded in evidence-based analysis.
Demonstrate self-reflection, widened perspective, and respect for diverse viewpoints.

ENGL 1123- Academic Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English

Apply conventions for organizing, presenting, and using targeted grammatical structures in both speaking and writing
Analyze the Academic word list including meaning and form
Describe the various steps in the writing process
Construct a variety of paragraphs and essays that follow standardized formatting and citations conventions
Analyze various rhetorical patterns
Revise written and designed work to incorporate peer feedback

ENGL 1126- Art of Film I

Upon completion, students will demonstrate at least 5 of the following 7 competencies:

Recognize and describe humanistic, historical, or artistic works within problems and patterns of the human experience.
Distinguish and apply methodologies, approaches, or traditions specific to the discipline.
Differentiate formal, conceptual, and technical elements specific to the discipline.
Analyze, evaluate, and interpret texts, objects, events, or ideas in their cultural, intellectual, or historical contexts.
Interpret artistic or humanistic works through the creation of art, language, or performance.
Develop critical perspectives or arguments about the subject matter, grounded in evidence-based analysis.
Demonstrate self-reflection, widened perspective, and respect for diverse viewpoints.

ENGL 1175- Literature and Ideas

Upon completion, students will demonstrate at least 5 of the following 7 competencies:

Recognize and describe humanistic, historical, or artistic works within problems and patterns of the human experience.
Distinguish and apply methodologies, approaches, or traditions specific to the discipline.
Differentiate formal, conceptual, and technical elements specific to the discipline.
Analyze, evaluate, and interpret texts, objects, events, or ideas in their cultural, intellectual, or historical contexts.
Interpret artistic or humanistic works through the creation of art, language, or performance.
Develop critical perspectives or arguments about the subject matter, grounded in evidence-based analysis.
Demonstrate self-reflection, widened perspective, and respect for diverse viewpoints.

ENGL 2206- Creative Writing Workshop

Produce generative writing at a level appropriate to an introductory course
Apply basic writing strategies to produce drafts of poems and prose works
Consider literary examples of contemporary poetry and prose from a craft perspective
Apply basic terminology in the critical discussion of creative texts
Practice receiving criticism of at least one creative draft in class-wide workshop
Provide critiques of peer drafts in one-on-one and workshop settings
Formally revise—acknowledging feedback with receptivity and discernment—at least one creative work
Articulate goals and associated strategies guiding student’s own creative work

ENGL 2210- American Cultural Studies

Identify the defining characteristics of culturally diverse communities in regional, national, or global contexts.
Describe the influence of cultural attributes such as ability, age, class, epistemology, ethnicity, gender, language, nationality, politics, or religion inherent in different cultures or communities.
Apply knowledge of diverse cultures to address contemporary or historical issues.

ENGL 2211- Introduction to Literary Analysis

Read and interpret poems, novels, short stories, and plays, exploring a number of critical approaches to each, with careful attention to features of language and technique
Recognize and consider aspects of literary craft specific to fiction, poetry, and drama
Develop informed, persuasive interpretations of literary texts in writing
Evaluate scholarly conversations around literary texts, and apply relevant rhetorical features of these conversations to one’s own written interpretations

ENGL 2215- Survey of World Mythology

Upon completion, students will demonstrate at least 5 of the following 7 competencies:

Recognize and describe humanistic, historical, or artistic works within problems and patterns of the human experience.
Distinguish and apply methodologies, approaches, or traditions specific to the discipline.
Differentiate formal, conceptual, and technical elements specific to the discipline.
Analyze, evaluate, and interpret texts, objects, events, or ideas in their cultural, intellectual, or historical contexts.
Interpret artistic or humanistic works through the creation of art, language, or performance.
Develop critical perspectives or arguments about the subject matter, grounded in evidence-based analysis.
Demonstrate self-reflection, widened perspective, and respect for diverse viewpoints.

ENGL 2257/58- Survey of World Literature I/II

Upon completion, students will demonstrate at least 5 of the following 7 competencies:

Recognize and describe humanistic, historical, or artistic works within problems and patterns of the human experience.
Distinguish and apply methodologies, approaches, or traditions specific to the discipline.
Differentiate formal, conceptual, and technical elements specific to the discipline.
Analyze, evaluate, and interpret texts, objects, events, or ideas in their cultural, intellectual, or historical contexts.
Interpret artistic or humanistic works through the creation of art, language, or performance.
Develop critical perspectives or arguments about the subject matter, grounded in evidence-based analysis.
Demonstrate self-reflection, widened perspective, and respect for diverse viewpoints.

ENGL 2267/68- Survey of British Literature I/II

Identify, define, and investigate major periods of World, British, and American literature
Recognize literary figures and interpret works from each period and region
Describe and analyze how literary works reflect and respond to some of the historical and literary contexts in which they were written
Recognize, explain, and classify specific historical, literary, and cultural movements

ENGL 2277/78- Survey of American Literature I/II

Identify, define, and investigate major periods of World, British, and American literature
Recognize literary figures and interpret works from each period and region
Describe and analyze how literary works reflect and respond to some of the historical and literary contexts in which they were written
Recognize, explain, and classify specific historical, literary, and cultural movements

ENGL 2280- Grammar and Usage

Identify all the lexical, phrase, and clause categories
Identify the function of each phrase and clause in a sentence
Learn, understand and use the vocabulary terms necessary to fully understand and describe grammatical structures
Be able to analyze the grammatical patterns in written texts
Develop analytical skills and promote critical thinking skills through active learning

ENGL 2281- Introduction to Language Studies

Identify and discuss the main areas of linguistic study
Recognize the systems that underlie structures of English and apply the knowledge of these systems in the analyses of language
Explain the dynamics underlying real-world uses of language, including language history, conventions of politeness and cooperation, and the influence of culture, prestige, and gender
Identify beliefs about language and assess their validity using linguistic concepts

ENGL 3305- The Art of Film II

Apply knowledge of film history, terminology, aesthetic principles, and creative process to the films selected for the course
Identify the features that make given films characteristic of / distinct from a particular director or movement
Investigate how films reflect and respond to the relevant historical and cultural events at the time of production, and argue for their relevance in today’s film culture

ENGL 3306- Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop

Produce generative writing at a level appropriate to an intermediate course
Apply writing strategies to produce drafts of poems and prose works
Analyze literary examples of contemporary poetry and prose from a craft perspective
Apply appropriate terminology in the critical discussion of creative texts
Practice receiving criticism of multiple creative drafts in class-wide workshop
Provide insightful critiques of peer drafts in one-on-one and workshop settings
Formally revise— incorporating feedback with receptivity and discernment—multiple creative works
Articulate and reflect on goals and associated strategies guiding student’s own creative work

ENGL 3307- Professional and Technical Writing

Apply and integrate professional standards of correctness, grammar, diction, paragraph structure, and conventions of written English within their work.
Create and design documents that show an awareness of audience analysis and specific ways to restructure documents according to levels of readers, including providing for multiple levels of readers in one document. This involves adjusting to different stylistic levels of writing.
Analyze and compare the multiple ways purpose can be demonstrated in various texts. This entails writing documents that follow fixed formats for discipline-specific audiences (such as NIH requests for proposals) and tailored formats for individual readers (such as progress reports), as well as document formats for standard reports (such as instruction manuals and literature reviews).
Analyze and then use common stylistic traits inherent to various academic disciplines (for example, when to use the passive verb, particularly in laboratory reports). Enhance and refine students̓ prose styles.
Evaluate, recognize and then perform essential research skills in major fields, generally in library research and specifically in individual disciplines. Enhance skills already acquired in English 1102.
Understand, develop and then demonstrate a consistent form of documentation of sources found in specific disciplines. This may allow students to demonstrate a knowledge of publishing conventions (journal requirements, for example) in their respective fields, and may allow students to write a publishable document during the course.
Plan, organize, and then generate documents within an environment where revision skills are emphasized.
Analyze, and then implement alternatives to individually written products, such as group writing situations. This could entail learning interpersonal skills necessary to working in groups, and may involve other oral communication projects, such as oral reports and mock job interviews.

ENGL 3308- Business Communications

Explain key terms and concepts related to business rhetoric
Analyze effectiveness of business documents
Create effective documents for a variety of rhetorical situations
Perform research using business publications and resources
Give well-organized and professional oral presentation
Create professional visual images for a variety of business contexts

ENGL 3311- Literary Criticism and Theory

Demonstrate knowledge of 4 to 5 major critical movements in English literary studies
Proficiently apply critical concepts to literary analysis in reading and writing literary texts
Capably identify and analyze a variety of literary genres and styles

ENGL 3321 Drama and Performance

Describe and apply important terms and characteristic elements of the genre of drama
Describe some of the relationships between a dramatic text and performance
Explore and evaluate ways that performances interpret dramatic scripts
Analyze ways that dramatists and theaters work with and reshape generic conventions
Practice skills in the written interpretation of dramatic literature and performance

ENGL 3322- Poetry and Poetics

Gain familiarity with techniques distinctive to poetry as a form
Recognize the ways in which poetry engages with projected audiences
Write compelling interpretations of poems, with attention both to specific textual features and relevant contexts

ENGL 3323- Studies in Fiction

Explore and evaluate forms and conventions of selected prose fiction as a literary form
Describe the origins and evolution of specific genres and traditions within prose fiction
Apply relevant literary theories in the analysis of fiction
Practice skills in the written interpretation of prose fiction

ENGL 3324- Studies in Nonfiction

Explore and identify the forms and conventions of a selected non-fiction genres
Analyze and evaluate the structure, style, and popular success of a non-fiction genre
Assess the content, purpose, and broad applications of the selected readings
Practice skills in the written interpretation of non-fiction

ENGL 3327- Special Topics in Genre

Explore and evaluate a generic tradition, as modified by thematic or historical contexts, with emphasis on topics not regularly treated in the other genre classes
Practice skills in the written interpretation of the selected genre

ENGL 3328- Gender and Sexuality in Literature

Summarize historical and theoretical trends in feminism and gender / queer studies
Read and interpret literary texts both in historical context and via the concepts of feminism, gender / queer studies, and intersectionality
Write interpretive analyses of literary texts in academic prose
Perform scholarly research on literary texts

ENGL 3353- Literature of the American West

Identify and explain generic features of “the western” and literature of the American West
Interpret “western” literary and cultural texts by applying the concepts of cultural studies theory and historicist theory
Write literary criticism that synthesizes observations and interpretations of “western” literary and cultural texts via the concepts of cultural studies and historicist theory.

ENGL 3354- Studies in Black Literatures

Read and interpret works by Black authors, with possible attention to African literature, African Diasporic literature, Afro-Caribbean literature, or African American literature, including oral traditions
Demonstrate ability to interpret relevant works of literature via historical, cultural, generic, and/or theoretical frameworks
Read, comprehend, and engage with relevant scholarship
Write informed interpretive essays on relevant literary works

ENGL 3355- Studies in Latino Literatures

Read and interpret works by Latino/a/x authors, with possible attention to Chicano/a/x literature, Mexican American literature, Caribbean literature, or South American literature, including oral traditions
Demonstrate ability to interpret relevant works of literature via historical, cultural, generic, and/or theoretical frameworks
Read, comprehend, and engage with relevant scholarship
Write informed interpretive essays on relevant literary works

ENGL 3356- Studies in Asian Literatures

Read and interpret works by Asian authors, with possible attention to Asian literature, Asian Diasporic literature, or Asian American literature, including oral traditions
Demonstrate ability to interpret relevant works of literature via historical, cultural, generic, and/or theoretical frameworks
Read, comprehend, and engage with relevant scholarship
Write informed interpretive essays on relevant literary works

ENGL 3376- Language in the United States

Explore, describe, and analyze the variety of languages of the United States (American Indian languages, immigrant languages, and ethnic and regional varieties of English) along with the social and political aspects of American language use

ENGL 4404- Creative Writing: Forms and Craft

Analyze literary examples of contemporary poetry and prose from a craft perspective
Apply appropriate terminology in the critical discussion of creative texts
Examine the interplay of form, genre, and theme, making effective use of assigned creative and critical works as evidence
Experiment with formal approaches in creative writing exercises.

ENGL 4405- Creative Writing in the Schools

Produce generative writing appropriate for at a level appropriate to an intermediate or advanced course.
Analyze literary examples of contemporary creative texts, including book-length works, from a craft as well as critical perspective affiliated with the course’s interest in dominant and marginalized cultures.
Apply appropriate terminology in the critical discussion of creative texts
Produce creative drafts that engage with formal approaches modeled in assigned readings.
Practice receiving criticism of multiple creative drafts in class-wide workshop
Provide insightful critiques of peer drafts in workshop settings
Formally revise—incorporating feedback with receptivity and discernment—multiple creative works and their lesson plan as lead teacher.
Assist during classmate’s creative writing lesson at local elementary school.
Develop a lesson plan, lead a creative writing activity for elementary school children, then revise the lesson based on its success.
Through reading, analysis, and discussion, examine how an individual’s identity and opportunities are shaped—supported, stymied, and everything in between—by the dominant culture and its interaction with the other cultures in which we may participate.

ENGL 4406- Advanced Prose Workshop

Produce generative writing at a level appropriate to an advanced course
Produce poetic drafts that acknowledge traditional and innovative poetic modes and strategies
Analyze literary examples of contemporary poetry, including book-length works, from a craft perspective
Apply appropriate terminology in the critical discussion of creative texts
Practice receiving criticism of multiple creative drafts in class-wide workshop
Provide insightful critiques of peer drafts in one-on-one and workshop settings
Formally revise—incorporating feedback with receptivity and discernment—multiple creative works
Articulate and reflect on goals and associated strategies guiding your own creative work, contextualizing them among important concepts in the field

ENGL 4408- Advanced Poetry Workshop

Produce generative writing at a level appropriate to an advanced course
Produce prose drafts that acknowledge traditional and innovative narrative modes and strategies
Analyze literary examples of contemporary prose works from a craft perspective
Apply appropriate terminology in the critical discussion of creative texts
Practice receiving criticism of multiple creative drafts in class-wide workshop
Provide insightful critiques of peer drafts in one-on-one and workshop settings
Formally revise—incorporating feedback with receptivity and discernment—multiple creative works
Articulate and reflect on goals and associated strategies guiding your own creative work, contextualizing them among important concepts in the field

ENGL 4409- Literary Magazine Production

Analyze elements of the role of literary magazines in the shaping and breaking of genre expectations and traditions in twentieth- and twenty-first century American literature
Assess criteria for selecting poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction to be published in literary magazines, based upon study of established editors
Develop their own editorial priorities—from funding sources and magazine aesthetics, to platform, to literary theme and form
Critique the history of who has been published, championed, or promoted to editorial positions and who has been excluded from literary magazines
As assistant editors, select, through careful reading and group deliberation, the literary work that will appear in the next issue of Black Rock & Sage
Copy edit with expertise and zeal
Describe the editorial and managerial tasks necessary to publish regularly a literary magazine and develop readership and community
Organize events that celebrate student arts on campus and promote BR&S

ENGL 4431- Methods of Teaching Composition

Review the objectives and methods of teaching composition in secondary schools
Demonstrate ability to create and present lesson plans and to design a conceptual unit
Recognize and critique current problems in composition pedagogy
Rationally and articulately defend pedagogical choices in teaching writing

ENGL 4433- Methods of Teaching Literature

Acquire strategies and techniques for teaching reading, listening, and speaking
Recognize new trends in secondary pedagogy and incorporate those trends into literature pedagogy
Rationally and articulately defend pedagogical choices in teaching literature

ENGL 4453- Studies in Indigenous Literatures

Read and interpret works by Indigenous authors, with focus especially on North American Indigenous literature, but may also include focus on Indigenous literatures of any continent or global region, including oral traditions
Demonstrate ability to interpret relevant works of literature via historical, cultural, generic, and/or theoretical frameworks
Read, comprehend, and engage with relevant scholarship
Write informed interpretive essays on relevant literary works

ENGL 4461- Studies in Classical Literature

Examine various works of literature and relevant authors of the given period
Differentiate various literary forms of the given period, their historical origins and circumstances, generic conventions, and cultural functions
Apply selected interpretive models to analyze literature of the given period
Report on critical responses and defend analyses of a variety of texts from the period
Formulate a research project based on those texts

ENGL 4462- Studies in Medieval Literature

Examine various works of literature and relevant authors of the given period
Differentiate various literary forms of the given period, their historical origins and circumstances, generic conventions, and cultural functions
Apply selected interpretive models to analyze literature of the given period
Report on critical responses and defend analyses of a variety of texts from the period
Formulate a research project based on those texts

ENGL 4463- Studies in Renaissance Literature

Examine various works of literature and relevant authors of the given period
Differentiate various literary forms of the given period, their historical origins and circumstances, generic conventions, and cultural functions
Apply selected interpretive models to analyze literature of the given period
Report on critical responses and defend analyses of a variety of texts from the period
Formulate a research project based on those texts

ENGL 4464- Studies in Seventeenth Century Literature

Examine various works of literature and relevant authors of the given period
Differentiate various literary forms of the given period, their historical origins and circumstances, generic conventions, and cultural functions
Apply selected interpretive models to analyze literature of the given period
Report on critical responses and defend analyses of a variety of texts from the period
Formulate a research project based on those texts

ENGL 4465- Studies in Eighteenth Century Literature

Examine various works of literature and relevant authors of the given period
Differentiate various literary forms of the given period, their historical origins and circumstances, generic conventions, and cultural functions
Apply selected interpretive models to analyze literature of the given period
Report on critical responses and defend analyses of a variety of texts from the period
Formulate a research project based on those texts

ENGL 4466- Studies in Nineteenth Century Literature

Examine various works of literature and relevant authors of the given period
Differentiate various literary forms of the given period, their historical origins and circumstances, generic conventions, and cultural functions
Apply selected interpretive models to analyze literature of the given period
Report on critical responses and defend analyses of a variety of texts from the period
Formulate a research project based on those texts

ENGL 4468- Studies in Twentieth Century Literature

Examine various works of literature and relevant authors of the given period
Differentiate various literary forms of the given period, their historical origins and circumstances, generic conventions, and cultural functions
Apply selected interpretive models to analyze literature of the given period
Report on critical responses and defend analyses of a variety of texts from the period
Formulate a research project based on those texts

ENGL 4469- Studies in Twenty-First Century Literature

Examine various works of literature and relevant authors of the given period
Differentiate various literary forms of the given period, their historical origins and circumstances, generic conventions, and cultural functions
Apply selected interpretive models to analyze literature of the given period
Report on critical responses and defend analyses of a variety of texts from the period
Formulate a research project based on those texts

ENGL 4470- Postcolonial Literature

Define the terms colonial and postcolonial, and understand their historical contexts
Identify and discuss key postcolonial authors and texts in their historical and cultural contexts
Define and use key concepts in postcolonial studies, such as nationalism, hybridity, and discourse
Describe how colonialism influenced colonized peoples and writers, and how these writers responded
Understand and appreciate how postcolonial works of literature describe different forms of personal and social identity
Read, comprehend, and engage with postcolonial scholarship
Write informed interpretive essays on postcolonial literary works

ENGL 4471- Literature and the Environment

Read and understand works of literature that focus on the natural environment and the human relationship with it
Gain a deeper understanding of issues, ideas, and themes expressed in environmental literature, including human impact on natural worlds
Evaluate these themes as expressed in literary works on the environment
Appreciate key aesthetic forms, such as style and genre, that have been used to express these ideas and themes
Write about environmental literature at an advanced level of proficiency

ENGL 4472- Studies in a Single Author or Literary Circle Pre-1800

Explore the literary output and breadth of a given author or literary circle, either pre- or post-1800
Investigate how the author’s works intersect with broader literary conversations, cultural movements, or historical circumstances
Trace recurring themes or motifs in the author’s works and examine how their techniques evolve over the course of their career
Apply various interpretative methods and theoretical positions in a substantial research project analyzing the author’s works

ENGL 4473- Studies in a Single Author Post-1800

Explore the literary output and breadth of a given author or literary circle, either pre- or post-1800
Investigate how the author’s works intersect with broader literary conversations, cultural movements, or historical circumstances
Trace recurring themes or motifs in the author’s works and examine how their techniques evolve over the course of their career
Apply various interpretative methods and theoretical positions in a substantial research project analyzing the author’s works

ENGL 4474- Literature and Religion

Read and understand religious texts in their historical context
Become familiar with various genres of religious writing and identify their aesthetic features
Understand theoretical perspectives within religious studies and how they apply to religious texts
Gain awareness of religion as an institution that shapes social structures and practices
Conduct research on an original literary topic in religious studies

ENGL 4475- Topics in Literature, Identity, and Place

Read and understand works of literature that focus on intersections of literature, identity, and place
Appreciate key aesthetic forms, such as style and genre, that have been used to express these ideas and themes
Write about literature at an advanced level of proficiency

ENGL 4476- Shakespeare

Identify major characters, plots, and passages in the assigned texts
Describe and analyze how each assigned text engages with some significant historical, literary, and cultural movements of Shakespeare’s time.
Describe major critical questions and traditions of debate surrounding each of the assigned texts
Formulate responses to these questions using a variety of approaches (e.g. source study; textual analysis; critical reception; relevant frameworks from critical theory)
Analyze how historical and contemporary criticism or performance take up and respond to critical questions and traditions of debate

ENGL 4477- Shakespeare in Performance

Identify major characters, plots, and passages in the assigned plays
Describe major critical questions and traditions of debate surrounding each of the assigned plays
Formulate responses to these questions using a variety of approaches (e.g. source study; textual analysis; performance history; critical reception; relevant frameworks from critical theory)
Analyze how historical and contemporary performances of the plays take up or respond to critical questions and traditions of debate
Describe aspects of the performance history of the assigned plays and evaluate how different productions interpret aspects of character, plot, and theme
Investigate and evaluate how particular theatrical groups promote a “house style,” and a distinct style of presenting Shakespeare’s plays.

ENGL 4480- Varieties of American English

Understand the rule-governed and systematic nature of dialects
Appreciate the variety and complexity of American English
Understand how social attitudes toward language varieties affect speakers, both positively and negatively
Explore how applications of knowledge about dialects can benefit students in other areas of study

ENGL 4481- Studies in Grammar

Recognize and describe the structure of English clauses
Identify the three metafunctions of language in Functional Grammar
Perceive and explain clause relations
Recognize how cohesion is achieved in texts
Apply the above understandings in the analysis of authentic texts

ENGL 4484- Rotating Topics in Linguistics

Explore different areas of linguistics and linguistic analysis, as determined by the instructor and chosen topic
Demonstrate understanding of the chosen area of linguistics through analysis of linguistic samples
Develop research topics informed by linguistic theory as relevant to the topic

ENGL 4486- Old English

Recognize and apply essential elements of Old English grammar and basic vocabulary
Read and pronounce Old English with an intermediate degree of accuracy and ease
Examine and discuss the selected works of Old English poetry as literature and as sources of insight on early medieval Insular culture
Assess the problems of translation from Old English into Modern English

ENGL 4487- History of the English Language

Recognize and apply essential terminology related to the study of historical linguistics
Identify distinguishing features of English at its different stages of historical development
Apply historical research tools, such as the Oxford English Dictionary
Draft philological essays, unpacking the information found in these research tools
Assess arguments related to the historical influences on the development of English

ENGL 4488- Introduction to Sociolinguistics

Understand how key linguistic principles are realized in sociolinguistic contexts
Understand the intersectionality of language with power, identity, gender, policy, and ideologies
Demonstrate familiarity with major sociolinguistic theories and their applications in interactional contexts
Develop an understanding of sociolinguistic concepts and terms through the study of the different sub-fields within sociolinguistics, learning how sociolinguists conduct primary and secondary research

ENGL 4494- Senior Seminar in Creative Writing

Develop writing (from exercises to formal and revised drafts) that acknowledges both traditional and innovative narrative or prosody techniques at a level appropriate to an advanced course
Apply appropriate terminology in the critical discussion of creative texts
Analyze literary examples of contemporary works from a craft perspective
Practice receiving criticism of multiple creative drafts in class-wide workshop
Provide insightful critiques of peer drafts in one-on-one and workshop settings
Formally revise—incorporating feedback with receptivity and discernment feedback—multiple creative drafts
Articulate and reflect on goals and associated strategies guiding your own creative work, contextualizing them among important concepts in the field
Develop and critically investigate a craft-based research question through analysis of literary and craft texts

ENGL 5501- Advanced Composition

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of concepts from rhetorical genre studies and multimodal composition studies;
Analyze select primary texts via concepts from rhetorical genre studies and multimodal composition studies;
Translate concepts from rhetorical genre studies and multimodal composition studies to professional writing situations;
Develop original multimodal texts drawing on concepts from rhetorical genre studies and/or multimodal compositions studies.

ENGL 5504- Writing Forms and Craft

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

develop writing (from exercises to formal and revised drafts) that acknowledges both traditional and innovative forms;
employ specific writing strategies to produce creative drafts;
thoughtfully critique peer drafts in the workshop settings;
incorporate with receptivity and discernment peer and instructor feedback in creative draft revisions;
apply appropriate terminology in the critical discussion of creative texts; and
analyze literary examples from a critical and craft perspective

ENGL 5505- Creative Writing in the Schools

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

develop writing (from exercises to formal and revised drafts) that acknowledges both traditional and innovative forms;
employ specific writing strategies to produce creative drafts;
thoughtfully critique peer drafts in the workshop settings;
incorporate with receptivity and discernment peer and instructor feedback in creative draft revisions;
apply appropriate terminology in the critical discussion of creative texts; and
analyze literary examples from a critical and craft perspective

ENGL 5506- Advanced Poetry Workshop

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

develop writing (from exercises to formal and revised drafts) that acknowledges both traditional and innovative forms;
employ specific writing strategies to produce creative drafts;
thoughtfully critique peer drafts in the workshop settings;
incorporate with receptivity and discernment peer and instructor feedback in creative draft revisions;
apply appropriate terminology in the critical discussion of creative texts; and
analyze literary examples from a critical and craft perspective

ENGL 5508- Advanced Prose Workshop

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

develop writing (from exercises to formal and revised drafts) that acknowledges both traditional and innovative forms;
employ specific writing strategies to produce creative drafts;
thoughtfully critique peer drafts in the workshop settings;
incorporate with receptivity and discernment peer and instructor feedback in creative draft revisions;
apply appropriate terminology in the critical discussion of creative texts; and
analyze literary examples from a critical and craft perspective

ENGL 5509- Literary Magazine Production

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

develop writing (from exercises to formal and revised drafts) that acknowledges both traditional and innovative forms;
employ specific writing strategies to produce creative drafts;
thoughtfully critique peer drafts in the workshop settings;
incorporate with receptivity and discernment peer and instructor feedback in creative draft revisions;
apply appropriate terminology in the critical discussion of creative texts; and
analyze literary examples from a critical and craft perspective

ENGL 5507- Topics in Professional Writing

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of concepts from rhetorical genre studies and multimodal composition studies;
Analyze select primary texts via concepts from rhetorical genre studies and multimodal composition studies;
Translate concepts from rhetorical genre studies and multimodal composition studies to professional writing situations;
Develop original multimodal texts drawing on concepts from rhetorical genre studies and/or multimodal compositions studies.

ENGL 5511- Advanced Academic Writing

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of concepts from rhetorical genre studies and multimodal composition studies;
Analyze select primary texts via concepts from rhetorical genre studies and multimodal composition studies;
Translate concepts from rhetorical genre studies and multimodal composition studies to professional writing situations;
Develop original multimodal texts drawing on concepts from rhetorical genre studies and/or multimodal compositions studies.

ENGL 5531- Teaching and Writing Projects Special Topics

By the conclusion of the course, graduate students will be able to (with Education Crossover Outcomes in brackets):

(5.1) Design and implement instruction related to the strategic use of language conventions (grammar, usage, and mechanics) to enable undergraduate students to write for different audiences, purposes, and modalities;
(6.3) Design or knowledgeably select a range of assessments for undergraduate students that promote their development as writers, are appropriate to the writing task, and are consistent with current research and theory. Graduate students will be equipped to respond to students’ writing throughout writing processes in ways that engage the students’ ideas and encourage their growth as writers over time.
(6.4) Differentiate types of instruction based on multiple kinds of learning assessments in English language arts, such as students’ self-assessments, formal assessments, and informal assessments; and communicate with students about their performance by actively involving students in their own learning.
(7.1) Plan instruction which, when appropriate, reflects curriculum integration and incorporates interdisciplinary teaching methods and materials, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
(7.2) Plan standards-based, coherent, and relevant learning experiences in reading that reflect knowledge of current research about the teaching and learning of reading, and that utilize both individual and collaborative approaches as well as a variety of reading strategies.
(7.3) Use their knowledge of theory, research, and practice in English Language Arts to plan standards-based, coherent, and relevant compositional experiences that utilize both individual and collaborative approaches along with contemporary technologies, and that reflect an understanding of writing processes and strategies in different genres for a variety of purposes and audiences.
(7.4) Use their knowledge of theory, research, and practice in English Language Arts to plan standards-based, coherent, and relevant learning experiences utilizing a range of different texts across genres, periods, forms, authors, cultures, and media, and to design instructional strategies that are motivating and accessible to all students, including English language learners, students with special needs, students from diverse language and learning backgrounds, those designated as high achieving, and those at risk of failure.

ENGL 5540- Philosophy and Literature

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5553- American Indian Literature

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5555- Studies in a National Literature

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5556- Comparative Literature

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5561- Classical Literature

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5562- Medieval Literature

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5563- Renaissance Literature

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5564- Seventeenth Century Literature

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5565- Eighteenth Century Literature

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5566- Early Nineteenth Century Literature

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5567- Late Nineteenth Century Literature

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5568- Early Twentieth Century Literature

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5569- Contemporary Literature

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5570- Postcolonial Literature

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5572- Proseminar in a Major Literary Figure

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5576- Shakespeare

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5577- Shakespeare in Performance

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 5580- Varieties of American English

By the end of this course, students will:

Understand the rule-governed and systematic nature of dialects;
Appreciate the variety and complexity of American English;
Understand how social attitudes toward language varieties affect speakers in both positive and negative ways;
Have a better understanding of how applications of knowledge about dialects can benefit students in other areas of study;
Demonstrate this understanding and knowledge in researched essays.

ENGL 5581- Studies in Grammar

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Identify, analyze, and articulate different components of grammar;
Demonstrate an understanding of prominent theories about grammar;
Apply this understanding in researched essays.

ENGL 5584- Special Topics in Linguistics

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Understand and articulate key linguistic principles and theories, and how these are affected by different contexts;
Analyze various texts to identify and evaluate how they reflect these principles, theories, and contexts;
Understand and articulate the intersectionality of language with different cultural ideologies and societal influences.

ENGL 5586- Old English

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Read, pronounce, and memorize Old English passages with accurate pronunciation
Translate brief passages of Old English correctly
Explain the grammar and vocabulary of Old English passages in textual notes
Discuss works of Old English poetry as sources of insight on early medieval Insular culture
Relate selected passages to the modern reception of the early medieval English period
Assess problems of translation of specific passages from Old English into Modern English

ENGL 5587- History of the English Language

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Recognize and apply essential terminology related to the study of historical linguistics;
Identify distinguishing features of English at its different stages of historical development;
Comfortably use historical research tools, especially the Oxford English Dictionary;
Write philological essays that clearly articulate the information found in these research tools;
Assess arguments related to the historical influences on the development of English.

English Education Standards: English undergraduate majors and minors will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of common linguistic principles;
Demonstrate familiarity with historical, social, cultural, and dialectal backgrounds of the English language.

English Teacher Preparation Standards: English Teachers will be knowledgeable about texts that:

Represent a range of world literatures, historical traditions, genres;
Represent the experiences of different genders, ethnicities, and social classes.

English Teachers will also understand:

Principles of language acquisition, dialect, and grammar systems;
The evolution and impact of language on society.

ENGL 5588- Introduction to Sociolinguistics

By the end of this course, students will, or will be able to:

Understand how key linguistic principles are realized in sociolinguistic contexts;
Understand the intersectionality of language with power, identity, gender, policy, and ideologies;
Demonstrate familiarity with major sociolinguistic theories and their applications in interactional contexts;
Understanding sociolinguistic concepts and terms through the study of the different sub-fields within sociolinguistics;
Explain how sociolinguists conduct primary and secondary research, both in the field and in the library.

ENGL 6610- Careers in English

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of general trends in both the academic and non-academic job markets;
Distinguish between general expectations of being “on the market” and particulars required of applying for specific jobs in various markets;
Articulate theoretical and rhetorical conventions of preparing job market materials;
Evaluate, develop, and revise materials appropriate for use on the job market.

ENGL 6611- Literary Theory and Criticsm

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 6612- Introduction to Graduate Studies

In keeping with departmental goals for graduate programs in English, this course emphasizes the following learning objectives:

Students will understand ways that literary works are shaped by and participate in broad cultural trends.
Students will understand important theoretical approaches to the study of literature and culture.
Students will analyze and synthesize on-going scholarly conversations in English studies and situate their arguments in relation to these conversations.

ENGL 6613- Literary Bibliography Manuscripts and Editing

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 6621- Seminar in a Major Literary Genre, Pre-1800

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 6622- Seminar in a Major Literary Genre, Post-1800

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 6623- Seminar in Literary Themes, Pre-1800

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 6624- Seminar in Literary Themes, Post-1800

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 6625- Seminar in a Literary Period, Pre-1800

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 6626- Seminar in a Literary Period, Post-1800

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 6627- Seminar in a Major Literary Figure, Pre-1800

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 6628- Seminar in a Major Literary Figure, Post-1800

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 6631- Seminar in Teaching Writing

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Explain how pedagogical theory, including key concepts in Rhetoric, Composition, and Writing Studies, informs their pedagogical practice;
Design a first-year writing course that is reflected in a thorough syllabus;
Create a variety of course materials including assignments, grading rubrics, and handouts, that can support the learning of diverse students;
Learn strategies for managing classroom decorum and potential problems;
Develop a professional teaching portfolio and teaching philosophy.

ENGL 6632- Seminar in Teaching Literature

By the end of this course, students will know or be able to:

Understand pertinent theoretical approaches and/or issues in the study of literature and the conversations surrounding them;
Understand the relationships between pedagogical theory and practice;
Articulate this knowledge in researched essays;
Demonstrate a solid understanding of how theoretical concepts inform teaching strategies, choices of assignments, and evaluation techniques;
Design a college-level literature course and its essential elements; and
Understand how to effectively use a variety of media as a means of engaging students and enhancing their learning of college-level literature.

ENGL 6635- Special Topics in the Teaching of English

(Topics have included: Teaching Multimodality; Teaching Comics; Teaching Science Fiction and Fantasy; and Teaching English Online.)

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate sound knowledge of the particular subject area and be able to articulate this knowledge clearly to others;
Analyze and synthesize ongoing scholarly conversations in the subject area and situate their analyses within these conversations;
Situate the subject area in relation to other areas of English teaching;
Evaluate significant theories of college-level English teaching and effectively apply these theories in their own teaching through a variety of modalities;
Develop a course that applies these skills.

ENGL 6640- Interdisciplinary Seminar

This course approaches narrative and narrative theory from 4 different perspectives: cognitive, conversational, oral, and written. Narrative is basic to many disciplines and I think that an exposure to narrative and narrative theory from different perspectives will be beneficial. The course will be divided into 5 sections. There would be a brief introduction to important concepts and definitions of narrative to build a common understanding of these terms and concepts before exploring narrative from the different perspectives. The next four sections would be as follows: Part 1: Narrative, cognition and memory: We are our stories; Part 2: Narratives in conversation, Creating the self; Part 3: Oral narratives, Creating culture; and Part 4: Written narratives, Creating literature.

ENGL 6642- Seminar in Oral and Popular Culture

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Analyze and interpret the literature and culture addressed by the course by employing a variety of historical and theoretical critical approaches;
Participate in scholarly fields of study by demonstrating the ability to locate, read,understand, and accurately summarize main ideas in critical essays related to the literature and culture addressed by the course;
Conduct original, ethical research in the literature and culture addressed by the course; and
Develop and express, through multiple genres of academic writing, thoughtful critical arguments regarding the literature and culture addressed by the course.

ENGL 6650- MA Thesis

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Draw on their program coursework to define an original, independent research question/project;
Construct appropriate lists of theoretical, historical, and cultural texts to answer the research questions/support the research project;
Synthesize appropriate theoretical, historical, and cultural materials to propose an original argument in their disciplinary subfield (i.e., literature, rhetoric, composition, and/or linguistics);
Interpret compiled materials in argumentative, scholarly prose as an intervention in an ongoing conversation in the subfield;
Defend the argument of the research project in an oral examination before a faculty committee.

ENGL 6651- MA Paper

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Draw on their program coursework to define an original, independent research question/project;
Construct appropriate lists of theoretical, historical, and cultural texts to answer the research questions/support the research project;
Synthesize appropriate theoretical, historical, and cultural materials to propose an original argument in their disciplinary subfield (i.e., literature, rhetoric, composition, and/or linguistics);
Interpret compiled materials in argumentative, scholarly prose as an intervention in an ongoing conversation in the subfield;
Defend the argument of the research project in an oral examination before a faculty committee.

ENGL 6662- Seminar in Creative Writing

By the end of this course, students will be able to do the following:

develop writing (from exercises to formal and revised drafts) that acknowledges both traditional and innovative forms;
employ specific writing strategies to produce creative drafts;
thoughtfully critique peer drafts in the workshop settings;
incorporate with receptivity and discernment peer and instructor feedback in creative draft revisions;
apply appropriate terminology in the critical discussion of creative texts; and
analyze literary examples from a critical and craft perspective

ENGL 6680- Introduction to Linguistics

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Identify and analyze the core levels of linguistic structure: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics;
Understand the rule-governed nature of language;
Identify how the core levels of linguistic structure function in different areas of applied linguistics and varied linguistic contexts;
Apply their understanding of key linguistic principles to first and second language acquisition;
Understand the intersectionality of language with power, identity, gender, policy, culture, and Ideologiesi

ENGL 6681- Theory of Second Language Acquisition

By the end of this course, students will:

Have a better understanding of the theories and beliefs connected with second language acquisition, including a firmer understanding of the nature of language, the cognitive processes believed to be linked to learning, and the environmental and social factors that contribute to success (or failure) in second language learning;
Be able to analyze learner language for information regarding the state of the learner’s Interlanguage;
Be able to understand and critically assess research studies in SLA;
Be able to read and critically assess an area of research in SLA.

ENGL 6682- TESL Methodology

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

State their beliefs about language teaching and language learning;
Identify the factors that can contribute to the possible success (or failure) of language courses, and find ways to effectively work within these constraints;
Evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of published materials for teaching ESL
Adapt published materials in a way that makes the materials relevant and effective in their learning or teaching situation;
Articulate specific learning goals for particular activities, lessons, and courses;
Assess student needs, and learn to design lessons that can address these needs;
Design materials that can effectively address integrated as well as differentiated language skills;
Design lesson plans and syllabi for a particular learning/teaching situation that are theoretically sound and based on principles of SLA.

ENGL 6690- Graduate Reading

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Draw on their program coursework to define an original, independent research question/project;
Construct appropriate lists of theoretical, historical, and cultural texts to answer the research questions/support the research project;
Synthesize appropriate theoretical, historical, and cultural materials to propose an original argument in their disciplinary subfield (i.e., literature, rhetoric, composition, and/or linguistics);
Interpret compiled materials in argumentative, scholarly prose as an intervention in an ongoing conversation in the subfield;
Defend the argument of the research project in an oral examination before a faculty committee.

ENGL 6694- Dissertation and Comprehensive Exam Preparation

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Draw on their program coursework to define an original, independent research question/project;
Construct appropriate lists of theoretical, historical, and cultural texts to answer the research questions/support the research project;
Synthesize appropriate theoretical, historical, and cultural materials to propose an original argument in their disciplinary subfield (i.e., literature, rhetoric, composition, and/or linguistics);
Interpret compiled materials in argumentative, scholarly prose as an intervention in an ongoing conversation in the subfield;
Defend the argument of the research project in an oral examination before a faculty committee.

ENGL 7731- Practicum in Teaching Composition

By the end of this course, students will have a stronger understanding of, and be better able to:

1 Plan class lessons, including in-class activities;

2 Develop effective assignments;

3 Evaluate and grade student writing more effectively;

4 Manage a classroom more effectively, including how to troubleshoot potential problems.

ENGL 7783- Practicum in Second Language Teaching

By the end of this course, graduate student instructors will be able to more effectively:

1) Plan lessons and class activities;

2) Facilitate and manage classroom interactions, including potential practical problems;

3) Applying interlanguage analysis in their teaching.

ENGL 8850- Doctoral Dissertation

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Draw on their program coursework to define an original, independent research question/project;
Construct appropriate lists of theoretical, historical, and cultural texts to answer the research questions/support the research project;
Synthesize appropriate theoretical, historical, and cultural materials to propose an original argument in their disciplinary subfield (i.e., literature, rhetoric, composition, and/or linguistics);
Interpret compiled materials in argumentative, scholarly prose as an intervention in an ongoing conversation in the subfield;
Defend the argument of the research project in an oral examination before a faculty committee.