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instruction. In addition to the pragmatic, the course will address some of the current issues of teaching English at the secondary level. Classroom observations and mini-lessons will also be incorporated as determined by the instructor. Prerequisite/concurrent enrollment of EDU 304, or permission of the instructor. (2 credits)
331 Transatlantic Comparisons
This course looks at comparison between different national literary traditions of those countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean. The Anglo-American relationship will be primarily studied, while attention to Continental Europe, South America, Africa and the Caribbean will be available to the student in research projects. Prerequisites: ENG 101, ENG 102, ENG 201, and MCA 301. (3 credits)
341 Studies in World Literature
This course provides a broad exposure to literature from around the world. Alongside focus on poetry and prose from various continents, some initial work in effective comparison as well as how globalization affects literary study will be examined. Prerequisites: ENG 101, ENG 102, ENG 201, and MCA 301. (3 credits)
345 Single Author
This course allows the student to read a significant portion of an author’s oeuvre. Authors may include Shakespeare, Milton, Chaucer or more contemporary authors. Prerequisites: ENG 101, ENG 102, ENG 201, and MCA 301. (3 credits) This course may be offered online with an approved partner.
360 Comparative Literature
This course examines how traditions of language, culture and genres of literature may shift and change over time and shape our engagement of texts, which may include literature, art and film. Examples of thematic comparative studies from authors and artists like Homer and London; Sappho and Dickinson; or Caravaggio, Minghella and Ondaatje. Prerequisites: ENG 101, ENG 102, ENG 201, and MCA 301. (3 credits)
365 Diversity Literature
This course provides a broad exposure to literature from around the world, some stories inspired from diaspora, colonialism or revolution, but much of the literature celebrating stories of nationalism and tradition. Students will read a variety of poetry and prose from authors like Fuentes and Valenzuela from Latin America, Mengestu and Ba from Africa, Roy and Kawabata (India/Japan), and various immigrant literature in the U.S., engaging with relevant critical and philosophical theology on topics such as postcolonialism, globalization, aesthetic theory and literary commitment. Prerequisites: ENG 101, ENG 102, ENG 201, and MCA 301. (3 credits)
371 Creative and Narrative Writing Workshop
This courses ask students to pursue a rigorous program that includes close reading of literary texts, explication and critical writing, imitation and modeling, and original creative work in the poetry and fiction genres. Fiction work will consider the tenets of realism and its alternatives, and practice different approaches to style, characterization, structure, and point of view, while
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