Courses
English Education Courses | Sample Program
Writing Courses
- ENGW 101. Exposition
The first of two courses in a first-year writing program designed to help college students develop and hone their written communication skills, ENGW 101 emphasizes writing as a recursive process and requires students to negotiate rhetorical problems that allow practice in writing for various audiences and purposes. Such purpose-driven writing instruction teaches students that they are entering varying discourse communities (with varying expectations for style, tone, organization, development and content) depending on what they are writing and for whom . This awareness, coupled with intense practice at all stages of the writing process, prepares students to write productively and appropriately in their concurrent and future courses. Furthermore, the skills developed in this course will be expanded further next semester in ENGW 102, Argument and Research.
3 credits each semester, 3 hours.
ENGW 101L. Exposition and Lab
The first of two courses in a first-year writing program designed to help college students develop and hone their written communication skills, ENGW 101 emphasizes writing as a recursive process and requires students to negotiate rhetorical problems that allow practice in writing for various audiences and purposes. Such purpose-driven writing instruction teaches students that they are entering varying discourse communities (with varying expectations for style, tone, organization, development and content) depending on what they are writing and for whom . This awareness, coupled with intense practice at all stages of the writing process, prepares students to write productively and appropriately in their concurrent and future courses. Furthermore, the skills developed in this course will be expanded further next semester in ENGW 102, Argument and Research.
ENGW 102. Argument and Research
The second of two courses in a first-year writing program
designed to help college students develop and hone their written communication
skills, ENGW 102 carries forth the key methods and objectives of ENGW
101, but now engages students in scholarly application, focusing on
argumentation techniques (including recognition of such rhetorical
strategies in professional writing) and research protocol (including
library holdings and database navigation, as well as academic integrity
in all of its complexity). Students bring their newly learned
(or recently augmented) exposition skills into the arena of higher-level
college discourse, learning to develop sophisticated, textually supported,
logical arguments free from fallacious and/or unsupported claims.
- ENGW 102L. Argument and Research with
Lab
The second of two courses in a first-year writing program designed to help college students develop and hone their written communication skills, ENGW 102 carries forth the key methods and objectives of ENGW 101, but now engages students in scholarly application, focusing on argumentation techniques (including recognition of such rhetorical strategies in professional writing) and research protocol (including library holdings and database navigation, as well as academic integrity in all of its complexity). Students bring their newly learned (or recently augmented) exposition skills into the arena of higher-level college discourse, learning to develop sophisticated, textually supported, logical arguments free from fallacious and/or unsupported claims.
ENGW 251. Rhetoric I
Basic rhetorical theory; frequent writing assignments of a problem-solving nature; attention to appropriate elements of logic; emphasis on pre-writing skills and invention strategies. Student/faculty conferences for each paper assigned.
3 credits, 3 hours.
ENGW 252. Rhetoric II
Advanced study in rhetorical theory and practice; emphasis on study of arrangement and style. Introductory work in computer graphics. Student/faculty conferences for each paper assigned.
3 credits, 3 hour
ENGW 270. Journalism
Provides students with the fundamentals of print journalism with
a focus on writing for print, interviewing techniques, news gathering
and reporting, writing under deadline pressure, copy editing, and
the command of Associated Press style.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGW 270L. Journalism Lab
Labs are required of all students who take ENGW 270—Journalism
. The lab’s purpose is to provide students an opportunity to
apply the skills and knowledge learned in the Journalism courses in
the actual production of Nazareth College’s newspaper, The Gleaner.
Students will be involved in all dimensions of the production of this
publication: writing, editing, shooting photos, and selling advertising,
among other responsibilities. Emphasis in the lab will be on a student-centered
atmosphere that encourages student editorial development.
1 credit
ENGW 271. Advanced Journalism
ENGW 271L. Advanced Journalism Lab
ENGW 351. Technical and Professional Writing
Principles and practice of technical
communication as applied to reports, technical paper, oral presentations,
and business communication. Extensive writing experience and computer
application.
3 credits, 3 hours
- ENGW 351L. Technical and Professional
Writing Computer Lab
Required computer lab taken with ENGW 351. Teaches the computer and information technology software integral to technical and professional writing and information design. Includes MS Word, PageMaker, Photoshop, Powerpoint, Pagemill.
0 credits
ENGW 355. Video Scriptwriting and Production
The course will help students develop simple story sense and effective dialogue in the service of business communication. Students will learn to write scenarios, storyboards and sketches designed for video media in training programs of social service agencies, business and industry.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGW 376. Creative Writing: Prose
Fiction and non-fiction prose will be explored both by reading great practitioners as well as engaging in personal, creative explorations of the forms (short story, essay, memoir, and journalistic writing). Workshop formats, portfolios, peer critiquing and public readings will be some methods used in this course.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGW 377. Creative Writing: Playwriting
After a brief introduction to structure, students in this class actively engage in the writing process. Students will begin by writing simple conversations, then progress to dialogue, incident and scene structure; finally they will write a twenty to thirty minute one-act play. Critical thinking is an integral part of the evaluative component of the class. Students are expected to thoughtfully and carefully respond to each other's developing work.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGW 378. Creative Writing: Poetry
Forms of poetry will be explored by examining great practitioners as well as engaging in personal, creative explorations of the forms. Workshop formats, portfolios, peer critiquing and public readings will be some methods used in this course.
3 credits, 3 hours
Communication Courses
COMM 201. Introduction to Mass Communication Theoretical
and historical in its content. Theory includes exploration of the
social and scientific theories and concepts used to study communication
in its various forms: verbal/non-verbal, interpersonal, small-group,
organizational, electronic, and intercultural, among others. Historical
in its specific trace of the history of written communication and
more generally in its look at the evolution of communication (the
written in relation to other forms of communication). The study of
the development of communications will include a variety of perspectives
(i.e. critical, feminist, multicultural, class) and will make use
of new technologies and how they impact the profession.
3 credits, 3 hours
COMM 202. Communication Ethics and Law
COMM 352. The
English Language
The nature of language; the ambitions,
methods and applicability of phonological syntactic and semantic study;
the nature and history of English; the grounds of and authorities
of English usage.
3 credits, 3 hours
COMM 450. Technical
Communication Seminar
Work in editing and allied communications
fields-Design, Color, Data Graphics, Word Processing, Computer Graphics
and Project Management.
3 credits, 3 hours
COMM 451. Writing
for Publication Seminar
Work in editing and allied communications
fields-Design, Color, Data Graphics, Word Processing, Computer Graphics
and Project Management.
3 credits, 3 hours
COMM 482. Writing
for Publication Internship
Supervised placement in an appropriate
position with a local publication, firm or organization.
3 credits
COMM 483. Technical
Communication Internship
Supervised placement in an appropriate
position with a local publication, firm or organization.
3 credits
Literature Courses
- ENGL 134. Shapes of the Imagination:
Selected Studies
(Perspectives I course)
This selected studies designation allows for the teaching of a variety of genres and sub-genres not covered by the other individual PI genre course offerings. Offerings include "Fable," "Science Fiction," "Mystery Fiction," "Creative Non-fiction," "Gothic Fiction," among others.
3 credits, 3 hours
- ENGL 140. Shapes of the Imagination:
Short Story
(Perspectives I course)
An introduction to the short story as a literary genre through its 19th century beginnings in America, its development in Europe/Asia, and its variations in contemporary writing. Writers include Poe, Hawthorne, DeMaupassant, Chekhov, Flannery O'Connor, Cheever, Walker and others.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 141. Shapes of the Imagination: Epic
(Perspectives I course)
An introduction to the epic as a literary genre that examines the hero/heroine's role in society. Readings illustrate the ways epic has changed to articulate otherwise marginalized voices in the culture. They include: The Iliad and Beowulf as well as Ellison's Invisible Man and Hurston's Their Eyes were Watching God.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 142. Shapes of the Imagination: Poetry
(Perspectives I course)
An introduction to poetry as a mutli-faceted literary genre and to the terms which make it accessible to criticism, e.g. metre, rhyme, image, metaphor, symbol, etc. Texts reflecting an historical spectrum of the forms' development will be chosen at the discretion of the instructor.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 143. Shapes of the Imagination: Novel
(Perspectives I course)
An introduction to the novel as a literary genre including focus on components of setting mood, story, plot, meaning, characters, point of view, etc., and exploration of traditional and experimental forms. Readings reflecting an historical spectrum of the form's development will be chosen at the discretion of the instructor.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 144. Shapes of the Imagination: Drama
(Perspective I course)
An introduction to the drama as a literary genre focusing on Classical, English, American and Continental masterpieces. Writers include Sophocles, Racine, Ibsen, Shaw, Hwang, Wilson, Churchill, Henley, among others.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 145. Shapes of the Imagination: Personal Narrative
(Perspectives I course)
An introduction to the forms, uses, and values of the genres of personal narrative including letters, diaries, journals, memoirs, autobiographies, and travelogues. Special attention will be paid to issues of purpose, identity, and credibility. Readings include American, European, and Non-Western writers.
3 credit, 3 hours
ENGL 200. Introduction to Literary Studies
Designed to prepare English majors for advanced work in the major,
this course will introduce students to different literary genres;
expose students to the formal vocabulary used to discuss such texts;
and familiarize students with different approaches to the study of
literature, ranging from new criticism to more contemporary literary
theories.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 201, 202. Survey of British Literature
I and II
Major British authors from the Anglo-Saxon
period to the end of the 19th century.
3 credits each semester, 3 hours
- ENGL 203. Survey of American Literature
I
A sampling of the Native-American oral literature, the travel writings of French and Spanish explorers, Puritan spiritual journals and sermons, revolutionary war treatises, and slave narratives, as well as the authors traditionally associated with American literature.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 204. Survey of American Literature II
In-depth reading of the major works that criticize "the gilded age," (Twain, James, Howells), as well as the movement toward naturalism and the voices of protest (Chopin, Gilman, Muir, Austin).
3 credits, 3 hours
- ENGL 205. Survey of World Literature
I
(Perspectives II course)
Study of representative works of world literature from earliest times through the 16th century. Emphasizes consideration of the literary, cultural and human significance of selected great works of the Eastern and Western literary traditions including women's, minority, and ethnic literature with the goal of promoting an understanding of the works in their cultural/historical contexts and of the human values which unite the different literary traditions. Readings include works by Homer, Sapho, Valmiki, Dante, Tsao Hsueh Chin, Murasaki, Ferdouski, Rumi, Cervantes. Prerequisite: any Perspectives I course in literature.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 206. Survey of World Literature II
(Perspectives II and Global Studies course)
Study of the representative works of world literature from the 17th century to the present. Emphasizes consideration of the literary, cultural and human significance of selected great works of the Eastern and Western literary traditions with the goal of promoting an understanding of the works in their cultural/historical contexts and of the human values which unite the different literary traditions. Readings include works by Racine, Voltaire, Rousseau, Flaubet, Tolstoy, Cesaire, Kawabata, Tagore, Borges, Roy. Prerequisite: any Perspectives I course in literature.
3 credits, 3 hours
- ENGL 303. Classical Greek Drama
Major Classical Greek dramatists in translation and selected readings in theories of the drama.
3 credits, 3 hours
- ENGL 304. Mythology
(Perspectives II and Global Studies course)
Theoretical, historical, cultural, psychological and literary study of mythology, including Greek, Norse, mid-Eastern, African, Hindu and Native-American. Emphasis on philosophical, cultural and moral values as they shape civilizations from their origins. Prerequisite: any Perspective I course in Literature.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL. 305. Shakespeare
Comedies and histories.
3 credit, 3 hours
ENGL 306. Shakespeare
Tragedies and last plays.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 308. Music and Literature.
(Perspectives II course)
A study of some relationships between music and literature. As a cross-disciplinary course, students explore musical elements that appear in literature, as well as literary elements in and sources for great works of literature. The historical and cultural contexts of these relationships will also be considered.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 309. Renaissance Literature
More, Montaigne, Spenser, and other continental and English writers.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 310. Seventeenth-Century Literature
Major figures of the period, with emphasis on the poets from Donne to Marvell.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 311. Eighteenth-Century Literature
Selected literature from the late Restoration through 18th century England, including works by Behn, Dryden, Pope, Swift, Richardson, Goldsmith, Radcliffe, among others. Attention will be paid both to currents of thought and to the development of the genres characteristic of the period.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 312. The Romantic Movement
Major English Romantic poets, essayists and fiction writers, including Wordsworth, Coleridge, Lamb, Bronte, Blake, Keats, Shelley, Byron. Continental figures are sometimes considered as well.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 313. The Victorians
Major writers of the Victorian period in relation to social thought and the development of literary forms.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 321. 20th Century American Literature
Novels, short fiction, poetry, and drama by authors who have made significant contributions to twentieth-century American literature. Writers may include Fitzgerald, Hemingway, O'Connor, Elliot, Williams, Plath, Miller, Pynchon, Ellison, and Morrison, among others.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 322. Twentieth-Century British Literature
Fiction, poetry and drama by British writers of the last century, including Forster, Woolf, Lawrence, Eliot, Auden, Stoppard, Gilroy, and Rushdie.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 324. Children's Literature
(Perspectives II course)
Readings in children's literature by representative authors, including prose narratives and poems that appealed to both adults and children. Prerequisite: any Perspectives I course in Literature.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 325. Young Adult Literature
(Perspectives II course)
Examines the emergent genre of adolescent fiction and non-fiction through the lenses of developmental, literary and pedagogical theory. Students will read notable works from a variety of cultural, regional and ethnic points of view. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the unique characteristics of this developing form.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 328. Literature and Film
A study of the evolution of film genres and their relationship to literature. May engage film adaptations of literary works, or emphasize application of literary reading strategies to the medium of film.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 330. Irish Literature and Culture
Irish literature and culture from the moment of the Irish Renaissance in the 1880's to the present, seen against the back-drop of Irish history, particularly the political and military struggles against British colonialism. From Yeat's poetry to Joyce's fiction, from U2's music to Jordan's films, an examination of how "the troubles" in Ireland have been reflected in high and popular culture, and how culture has influenced various political movements.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 333. Literature of Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America
(Perspectives II and Global Studies course)
Study of the critical theory of the literature, art, culture of these regions to identify common elements of human experience and to develop a better understanding of ways in which the thought and cultures of these regions compare to American and European Literature.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 334. Selected Studies
(Perspectives II course)
This selected studies designation allows for the teaching of courses with more specialized focus, themes and issues that transcend genre and period classification. Course topics include Nature Writing, Utopian Literature, among others. Prerequisite: any Perspectives I literature course.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 342. Women in Literature
(Perspectives II course)
A study of some issues central to the literature by and about women in the 19th and 20th centuries. Prerequisite: any Perspectives I course in Literature.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 344. African-American Literature I
(Perspectives II course)
A study of African-American literature from the antebellum period to the Harlem Renaissance. Examination of the formal qualities of selected texts (slave narratives, song lyrics, essays, speeches, sermons, poetry, fiction), as well as historical and cultural contexts in which they were created and received. Prerequisite: any Perspective I literature course.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 345. African-American Literature II
(Perspectives II course)
Focuses on African-American literature from the Harlem Renaissance to contemporary times. Formal, historical, and cultural matters will be emphasized. Writers may include Hughes, Hurston, Wright, Ellison, Baldwin, Angelou, and Morrison, among others. Prerequisite: any perspectives I literature course.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 346. Latino/a Literature
(Perspectives II course)
Prose fiction, poetry, drama, and film by authors of Latino cultural groups in the United States. Writer may include Villareal, Anaya, Cisneros, Ortiz, Cofer, Alvarez, Acosta, Fornes, Fernandez, Perez-Firmat, Garcia, Prida, Hijuelos, and Munoz, among others. Prerequisite: any Perspectives I literature course.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 347. American Ethnic Experience Through Literature
(Perspectives II course)
Novels, short fiction, and poetry by Native-American, African-American, Asian American, and Latino/a writers in dialogue with Anglo-American culture. Prerequisite: any Perspective I course in Literature.
3 credits, 3 hours
- ENGL 400. Senior Literature Seminar
A senior capstone course for all Literature majors, the Senior Seminar will involve intensive literary study, research, and writing, with different foci in different years, depending on faculty and student interest.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 401. Chaucer
Intensive study of several major works by Chaucer,
including "The Book of the Duchess," "Troilus and Criseyde," and a wide selection from The Canterbury Tales. Some study of, and reading in, the Middle English language. Chaucer's lyrics also included.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 402. Medieval Literature
A study of major works of medieval literature, beginning with "The Romance of the Rose" and "The Pearl," and including works by Chaucer, Margery Kempe, and Sir Thomas Malory. Emphasis on allegory, autobiography, and the courtly love tradition.
3 credits, 3 hours- ENGL 404.
Milton
Major poems and selected prose.
3 credit, 3 hours
ENGL 415. Postcolonial Literature
Literature of the formerly colonized world, particularly emphasizing Britain's former colonies in the Indian Subcontinent, Africa, and the Caribbean. May present a survey of the literatures or focus geographically and/or generically (i.e. African novel)
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 416. Modern Poetry
This course examines poetry written in English from the late Nineteenth through the Twenty-First Century. Emphasis is placed on emergent notions of innnovation and modernity articulated in the poetic and critical writings of significant figures including, but not limited to: Dickinson, Whitman, Yeats, Thomas, Hughes, H.D., Eliot, Stevens, Rich, Lorde, Hass, Oliver.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 417. Experimental Literature
Selected 20th and 21st century experimental literature examined for its relationship to and departure from standard genre classifications. The influence of aesthetic, cultural, and literary historical forces in shaping these experimental works is examined.
3 credits, 3 hours
ENGL 433, 434. Literature Seminar: Selected Studies
Topics for the senior seminar may include concentrated study of a major figure in English, American or World Literatures; advanced studies in literary genre or period; focused critical exploration of significant themes, cultural and historical trends, or cross disciplinary relations in literature.
3 credits each semester, 3 hours
ENGL 435. Seminar: Literary Theory and Criticism
This seminar selectively explores the principles, theories and issues of literary criticism from antiquity to the present. Course is by invitation only.
3 credits
ENGL 485, 486. Independent Study
Open to qualified juniors and seniors. Area of study congenial to student and instructor; minimum of eight meetings a semester. Papers, discussion.
3 credits, 3 hours
English Education Courses
- ENGE 356. Literature, Language and Composition Springing from a whole language approach to literacy, this course builds on P-I knowledge of literary analysis to look at how language operates and how linguistic options create different rhetorical effects. Extensive experience with sentence combining, traditional, structural, and transformational-generative grammars, as well as strategies for composing (pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing and publishing). Attention given to acquisition of language, psycholinguistics, the power of dialects and dialects of power. Recommended for all Inclusive Quadruple Certification Students who are non-English majors.
- 3 credits, 3 hours
ENGE 357. Theories of Grammar and the Composing Process- A theoretical and practical course that focuses on three systems of grammar (traditional, structural, transformational-generative) and current theories of the writing process (pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing). English 357 engages students in extensive exploration of literacy, especially relationships among grammar, style, and the composing process. As such, it emphasizes knowledge and practice to enhance the individual student's own skills with a view to translating these skills into pedagogical strategies for students. Required for all English majors who are candidates for Adolescence Education Certification or Inclusive Quadruple Certification.
- 3 credits, 3 hours
ENGE 457. Curriculum Methodology, Middle School and Senior High- A course that emphasizes the pedagogy of
teaching various forms of literature and the writing process, as
well as integrating grammar and language study into reading and
writing lessons. Within a team-taught workshop, students are immersed
in principles and strategies of teaching Language Arts, see these
strategies modeled by the Instructors, and have the opportunity
to design their own Unit Plan that demonstrates their ability to
integrate these strategies. In addition to an emphasis on developing
a professional persona, students have the opportunity to teach a
video-taped lesson to their peers, receive constructive feedback
from Instructors and peers, and critique their own teaching persona
on the videotape. In support of the academic experience, students
also engage in a 35-hour field experience to observe actual secondary
classroom practice. Eng. 457 is currently taught in tandem with
a one-credit inclusion course offered by the Education Department. Required for Adolescence Education Certification Candidates.
3 credits, 3 hours.
ENGE 479. Student Teaching, Middle School and Senior High- A full semester of fieldwork at two different
placements: a Middle School and a High School. Students are mentored
by the on-site cooperating teacher and observed periodically by
supervisors from the Education and English Departments. Required
for Adolescence Education Certification Candidates.
6 credits.
Sample Program
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