Study of the ways language works and an introduction to the scientific study of language and linguistics. Presupposes no formal study or knowledge of language.
Helps improve writing to meet career demands. Examine common professional writing genres and evaluate options and requirements for particular writing tasks.
An introduction to the concept of film genre and to the study of specific film genres including comedies, musicals, westerns, gangster films, horor films and science fiction films.
Study of major American literature from the nation's origins to 1860. Authors to be studied may include, but are not limited to, Edwards, Franklin, Hawthorne, Irving, Melville, Poe and Whitman.
Study of major African-American literature from America's inception to the Harlem Renaissance. May includes such writers as Terry, Equiano, Smith, Wheatley, Douglass, Jacobs, Brown, Harper, Hopkins, Dunbar, Chesnutt, Grimke.
Study of select topics in Native American literature. Such topics may include a specific period, region, native group, set of authors, theme or issue. May be taken twice under different subtitles.
Study of documentary cinema, with particular emphasis on critical and theoretical issues that documentary has historically faced, such as the representation of reality, the politics of representation, the intersection of individual and cultural memory, and the rhetoric of cinematic arguments, among other potential subjects.
Study of Milton's major works in prose and verse, with special emphasis on his treatment of mythological and theological subject matter as exemplified in his epic poem Paradise Lost.
Read, discuss and analyze contemporary fiction to observe techniques in craftsmanship and present fiction for intensive examination by workshop participants.
The capstone course of the creative writing track. Designed to help students gain a deeper understanding of their chosen genre (poetry, fiction or nonfiction) and to learn how to "professionalize" as writers by gaining experience in the fields of teaching and publishing, as well as writing. Workshop and complete publication-ready creative and critical work in preparation for graduate study and contextualize writing within a creative heritage.
Detailed study of the primary linguistic systems, including phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax and pragmatics. Introduces important sociolinguistic research concerns. As the course is designed for teachers in training, students apply those linguistic concepts to practical language learning problems.
Linguistics approach to the peculiar relationship between a language and the cultural total of which the language is a part. Examines language variations within a community according to gender, age, geography, ethnicity, socioeconomic class and level of education. Considers the educational, political and economic implications.
Introduces students interested in questions of language acquisition to the theories and practices of learning to write in a second language or second dialect. Topics include writing theory, writing strategies, evaluating writing, and writers and rhetorical concerns. Students develop a literacy project, writing materials for specific ESOL students.
Explores current theories and research on writing process and product. Topics include: definitions of writing; rhetorical contexts; heuristics for pre-writing, writing and rewriting; questions of arrangement, style, grammar, mechanics and assessment.
Study of how changing views of rhetoric affect public attitudes toward writing and influence writing instruction in schools and universities. Emphasizes shifting views toward style, argument and the relationship between persuasion and knowledge.
