eNGLISH STUDIES AT EUREKA COLLEGE

The English major rests upon literature as its foundation - national and international texts, in English and in translation, by recognized and less known authors - and enables students to gain insight into the complexity of the human condition through reflective study and appreciation of this literature. In addition, writing is at the core of the English program; for writing, in its many forms, is the suitable expression of the english student's learning, integration of knowledge, and creativity.

REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ENGLISH/LITERATURE MAJOR

The English major rests upon literature as its foundation - national and international texts, in English and in translation, by recognized and less known authors - and enables students to gain insight into the complexity of the human condition through reflective study and appreciation of this literature. In addition, writing is at the core of the English program; for writing, in its many forms, is the suitable expression of the English student's learning, integration of knowledge, and creativity. The following English courses enrich the student of the liberal arts by offering an awareness of literature in its historical, social, and intellectual contexts as well as the study and practice of writing in its diverse forms.

39 hours including the following:

REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ENGLISH/WRITING MAJOR

Courses in writing provide students with a variety of avenues to develop skills and pursue interests that may lead to careers in areas such as professional writing and editing, technical writing, freelance writing, speech writing, script writing, and many others. The Writing Major may also be ideal for students as a second major. The Writing Major is suited to meet the current demands for people in writing, editing, and communications.

33 hours including the following:

REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ENGLISH MAJOR WITH TEACHER CERTIFICATION

A Major in English/Literature; ENG 390W History of English, Grammar, Linguistics, listed as an elective above, is required for teacher certification.

Two additional courses: COM 110 Introduction to Public Speaking and THA 130 Acting I.

Plus Professional Education Course Requirements (For a list of these courses please refer to the Education section of the catalogue concerning requirements for certification in Secondary Education.); and

To qualify for Student Teaching, a student must have an overall 2.50 GPA and a 2.75 GPA in the English major outlined above.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION WITH A LANGUAGE ARTS SPECIALIZATION

18 semester hours of coursework. Please refer to the Education section of this catalog for a listing of required courses.

REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ENGLISH/LITERATURE MINOR

24 semester hours of course work including the following:

REQUIREMENTS FOR A WRITING MINOR

21 semester hours, chosen from the following:

Teacher certification candidates may qualify for a second teaching field by taking 18 semester hours in the field with 9 semester hours at the 300 level; such students would obtain a Writing Concentration by completing 18 semester hours, with 9 semester hours at the 300 level, from the courses listed above.

ENGLISH COURSES

Teacher certification candidates may qualify for a second teaching field by taking 18 semester hours in the field with 9 semester hours at the 300 level; such students would obtain a Writing Concentration by completing 18 semester hours, with 9 semester hours at the 300 level, from the courses listed above.


101W English Composition I -- 3 hours
Fundamentals of the writing process with attention given to the strategies of prewriting, drafting, revision, and editing. Practice in expository writing.

102W English Composition II -- 3 hours
Prerequisite: ENG 101W.
Continued practice of the writing process with emphasis on persuasive writing and the library research paper.

115W Appreciation of Literature -- 3 hours
Prerequisite: ENG 101W.
In-depth study of several major works of literature. The texts studied will represent three genres. Emphasis will be placed upon the student's intellectual and emotional growth as a reader and interpreter of literature.

125 Introduction to Literary Studies -- 3 hours
Designed for students beginning their intensive study of literature, providing them with tools of literary research, the vocabulary of literary criticism, and, in general, the methods of the discipline. An introduction to literary interpretation and critical theory at the college level. Readings will include poetry, fiction, and drama; significant works of literary history; and exemplary contemporary criticism.

202W Professional Writing -- 3 hours
Dual emphasis on general academic and on specific field discourse. Emphasis on editing and revising strategies and on producing professional works.

221W American Literature I --3 hours
A survey of American literature from the beginnings to 1865, with emphasis on Edwards, Franklin, Irving, Poe, Melville, Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman. Emphasis on the philosophical movements of Puritanism, Deism, and Romanticism.

222W American Literature II 3-- hours
A survey of American literature from 1865 to 1950, with emphasis on Dickinson, Twain, James, Chopin, Crane, Frost, Eliot, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner, and Ellison. Emphasis on the literary movements of Realism, Naturalism, and Impressionism.

231W British Literature I: from Anglo-Saxon to Neoclassical-- 3 hours
An introduction to the tradition of English Literature, beginning with the Anglo-Saxon period, continuing through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and closing with the Neoclassical period. The literature will be studied within its intellectual, social, and historical contexts. In a typical semester, students might read Beowulf, selections from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, selected sonnets and a play by Shakespeare, selections from Milton's Paradise Lost, poetry by Alexander Pope, prose by Samuel Johnson, fiction by Jonathan Swift and Henry Fielding, as well as some shorter works by lesser known authors.

233W British Literature II: from Romanticism to Modernism-- 3 hours
A continuation of the study of English literature from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century, that is, from the Romantic period, continuing to the Victorian and early Modern periods, and closing with post World War II literature. The literature will be studied within its intellectual, social, and historical contexts. In a typical semester, students might read the poetry of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, and Shelley; the fiction of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens; the poetry of Browning, Tennyson, Auden, T. S. Eliot, Yeats, and Hopkins; the drama of Shaw and Beckett, and the fiction of Joyce and Woolf.

261W Creative Writing -- Poetry -- 3 hours
(Offered in alternate years.)
Poetry workshop stressing invention, production, revision, and peer as well as self-evaluation of poems and their production. Class presentations and discussions of works-in-progress.

262W Creative Writing -- Fiction -- 3 hours
(Offered in alternate years.)
Fiction workshop stressing invention, production, revision, and peer- as well as self-evaluation of short stories and their production. Class presentations and discussions of works-in-progress.

265W Writing for the Mass Media -- 3 hours
Techniques of information gathering and writing techniques for the media will be studied in a workshop style through frequent practical lab exercises. Introduction to standard journalism style, basic editing, public relations writing and elements of design. (Cross-listed as COM 265W)

272W Nonwestern Literature 3-- hours
A study of representative literature from outside the western (Euro-American) canon; works studied may be from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and from historically colonized and marginalized literature of America (e.g. Native American, African-American). Works will be studied within their appropriate cultural, historical, and political context. All readings in original or translated English.

310W Classical Literature 3-- hours
(Offered in alternate years)
Study of mythology and selections from ancient Greek, Roman and Medieval writers: Homer, Plato, Greek dramatists, Virgil, and Dante.

314W Advanced Writing: Technical 3-- hours
(Offered in alternate years.)
Practice in preparing and producing short and longer reports, letters, memos, proposals, and producing a final, formal report. Analysis of document structure, organization, peer- and self-editing, incorporating graphics, mechanism and process description, oral presentations, and format/layout. Focus on the central issues of form and content, audience and reader impact. Attention to grammar, sentence structure, paragraphing, presentational logic, and mechanical conventions, but as emerging from a political context appropriate to technical documents.

315W Advanced Writing: Style -- 3 hours
(Offered in alternate years.)
The students will first engage in extensive practice of the writing process. The remainder of the course will be devoted to the practice of contrasting styles (colloquial, middle, and formal) and analysis of the distinctive prose styles of such authors as Henry James, William Faulkner, Virginia Woolf, and Toni Morrison. In an attempt to strengthen and clarify their prose style, students will work extensively with diction, sentence composition, and poetic devices.

316W Advanced Writing: Rhetoric and Scholarship -- 3 hours
Prerequisite: ENG 102W or consent of Instructor.
A writing workshop in academic discourse, designed to help students draft and revise original research articles, reviews and peer critique letters. Students will be required to review models of scholarly writing and submit articles to a professional publicationor conference. We will also study the rhetoric of academic and public discourse, and the approaches to audience, identity and ethos taken by many modern rhetorical theorists.

320W Seminar in American Literature 3-- hours
Prerequisite: ENG 125, 221 and 222, or consent of instructor. (Offered in alternate years; may be repeated.)
The advanced and focused study of a particular period of American literature, providing the student the opportunity to engage in an in-depth study of an intellectual movement, an author's works, or a genre.

330W Seminar in British Literature 3-- hours
Prerequisite: ENG 125, 231 and 232, or consent of instructor. (Offered in alternate years; may be repeated.)
The advanced and focused study of a particular period of British literature, providing the student the opportunity to engage in an in-depth study of an intellectual movement, an author's works, or a genre.

350W European Literature 3-- hours
(Offered in alternate years; may be repeated.)
Readings in translation of representative European writers such as Camus, Cervantes, Chekhov, Flaubert, Goethe, Ibsen, Ionesco, Kafka, Montaigne, Rilke, and Tolstoi.

361W Advanced Writing: Poetry 3-- hours
Prerequisite: ENG 261W. (Offered in alternate years)
Poetry workshop building on the fundamentals of poetry stressed in ENG 261W, with emphasis on verse strategies, meter, rhythm, imagery, and metaphor. Extensive reading of contemporary poetry, class discussion, and presentation of works in progress will be required. Students will be expected to complete a portfolio with seven-ten polished poems.

362W Advanced Writing: Fiction 3-- hours
Prerequisite: ENG 262W. (Offered in alternate years)
Fiction workshop building on the fundamentals of fiction stressed in ENG 262, with special emphasis on point of view, character, dialogue, plot, and style. Extensive reading in contemporary fiction, class discussion, and presentation of works in the progress will be required. Students will be expected to complete a portfolio with three-six stories or one novella and possibly send out a story or two for publication.

373W Seminar in Contemporary Literature 3-- hours
Prerequisite: ENG 125W or consent of instructor.
A focused study of literature written in or translated into English since the mid-20th century.

390W History of English, Grammar, and Linguistics -- 3 hours
(Offered in alternate years.)
Introduction to the study of language; provides an overview of the history of English, grammar, and the nature and function of language: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics. Also examines the relationship of language to culture. Required of English majors seeking secondary certification.

411W Seminar in Writing-- 3 hours
Prerequisites: ENG 315, 361, or 362.
A capstone course in writing for the writing major, the course will focus on writing within the genres of poetry , fiction, or creative nonfiction students will be expected to become familiar with the prominent publications and body of contemporary writing in their genre. Students will be expected to produce several works of publishable quality (e.g. 5 poems, 2 short stories, or two pieces of creative nonfiction).

425W English Seminar -- 3 hours
Prerequisite: Senior Standing. Required of majors.
An opportunity for the English major to engage in a highly focused, in-depth study of literature. Approach, text(s), and methodology will be determined by the instructor. The Seminar will culminate in a major critical essay. Examples of recent seminar topics include: Native American Literature, the Short Story, Censorship, Poetry, "What is an American?"