EN 090 Basic Writing* (Fall, Spring)               3 hrs.

This course provides a thorough review of the fundamentals of English grammar, including parts of speech, sentence structure, standard grammatical usage, punctuation, and mechanics. Emphasis is placed upon the application of these principles to written and spoken communication. (*See Requirements for Graduation.) A grade of “C” or better is required to exit this course. This course does not meet graduation requirements for English.

EN 100 English Education Professional Skills (Fall, Spring)     1 hr.

This course will provide review of usage, sentence correction, and writing skills as well as test-taking skills required to pass the writing portion of the Praxis I exam.  Students will learn through teacher-led instruction, worksheets, Praxis I workbooks and practice tests, and computer-assisted instruction.

EN 101 Freshman Composition I (Fall, Spring)     3 hrs.

Preparation for academic writing. Focuses on general writing processes and grammar, diction, and organization as well as specific academic writing skills, including narration, description, and illustration. Research instruction takes the form of finding, organizing, and documenting research in a research project. Prerequisite: SAT verbal of 450 or higher, ACT of 18 or higher, or passing grade on the Accuplacer test.

EN 102 Freshman Composition II (Fall, Spring)     3 hrs.

Intensive practice in the development of academic writing skills.  Focuses on critical writing, analysis, persuasion, and synthesizing research materials.  The major project will be writing a research paper.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 101.

EN 200:  Introduction to Literature (Fall, Spring)     3 hrs.

An introduction to great literature of the world (narrative, poetry, and drama) focusing on the deepening and broadening of students’ interpretive and analytical skills to help them become thinkers, readers, and writers for life.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 102.

EN 260 Advanced Grammar (Fall, even years) 3 hrs.

A study of traditional and structural English grammar and standard usage as it continues to evolve.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 102.

EN 291 Christianity and Literature (Infrequent)     3 hrs.

Designed to introduce the student to masterworks of Christian literature, provide the student with an overview of the way Christianity has influenced the composition of fiction, poetry, and other literary forms throughout the centuries, and engage the student in a critical analysis of the literature and the significance of Christianity in the life of the author and the impact of the particular work on society and on the individual reader.    As a part of this process, the student will be challenged to articulate his or her own Christian beliefs, engage in intellectual and spiritual dialogue with other members of the class concerning the themes and elements of Christianity encountered in the course materials, and consider responses to differing world-views, leading to the development of a personal apologia for his or her own Christian faith.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 293 Oxford Christians (Infrequent)     3 hrs.

This course is a literary study which examines the themes, techniques, and critical appraisal of the writings of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Dorothy Sayers, Charles Williams, and others associated with the Inklings group of Oxford, England, during the first half of the twentieth century.  In addition to reading texts and conducting critical study, the student will be introduced to the biographical details relating to the authors and the intellectual milieus which served as the media and context for these authors’ literary accomplishments.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 311 Adolescent Literature (Fall, even years)     3 hrs.

A critical study of literature for the adolescent reader.  Emphasis is placed on the special characteristics and needs of young people and the evaluation of materials for this age group.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 320 The English Novel  (Infrequent)     3 hrs.

A study of the British novel from the beginning of the modern form of the novel in the eighteenth century through contemporary works.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 325 The American Novel (Infrequent)     3 hrs.

A study of the development and evolution of major works of American fiction.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 335 Modern Drama (Infrequent)     3 hrs.

A study of representative plays from Ibsen to contemporary dramatists.  This is a close readings course.  Writers whose works may be considered include Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Rostand, Shaw, Coward, Wilde, Synge, Eliot, O’Neill, Miller, Williams, Beckett, Shepard, Wasserstein, Mamet, and Stoppard.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 340 Multi-Ethnic Literature (Spring, even years)     3 hrs.

This course is a multi-ethnic approach to the literature of the Far East, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.  A variety of genres will be read and studied from each area, analyzing the uniqueness of each culture and its traditions.  At the same time the needs and aspirations, the desires and struggles which embrace us all and unite us in the human experience will be discovered.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 345:  Major American Authors I  (Fall , odd years)     3 hrs.

Intensive survey of major American authors from the Colonial Period to 1865 with reference to historical, biographical, and social backgrounds.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 346:  Major American Authors II (Spring, even years)     3 hrs.

Intensive survey of major American authors beginning with the Age of Realism (1865) and continuing to the present with reference to historical, biographical, and social backgrounds.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 370 Advanced Composition (Spring)         3 hrs.

This course is a writer’s workshop emphasizing style, techniques, and form in expository writing, as well as limited work with fiction and poetry.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 375 Creative Writing (Fall, odd years)     3 hrs.

The main objective of this course is to aid the student in the discovery of his or her unique writing voice through the focus on the craft of writing, with practice and discussion of short stories, poetry and creative nonfiction.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 380 History of the English Language (Fall, odd years)     3 hrs. 

This course provides a survey of the development of the English language through Old English, Middle English, and Modern English, with emphasis on growth of vocabulary and grammatical changes.  In addition, the International Phonetic Alphabet will be used to show historical changes, as well as dialectal variations, in pronunciation.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 392 Studies in Southern Literature (Infrequent)     3 hrs.

This course is a study of literary achievement in the South from 1610 to the present, with attention to local color, the Southern Renaissance, and more recent Southern writers.  Study may include writers such as Poe, Clemens, Warren, Faulkner, O’Conner, and Welty, among others.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 395 Introduction to Critical Theories (Spring, even years)     3 hrs.

A survey of and historical introduction to the major schools of critical theory which have influenced the development of literary interpretation.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 431 English Romantic Literature (Infrequent)     3 hrs.

This course concentrates on poetry and fiction of the period from 1798 to 1832, with special emphasis on Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Keats, and Shelley.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 445:  Major British Authors I  (Fall, even years)     3 hrs.

Intensive survey of major British authors from the Middle Ages through the eighteenth century (450-1798) with reference to historical, biographical, and social backgrounds.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200. 

EN 446:  Major British Authors II  (Spring, odd years)     3 hrs.

Intensive survey of major British authors beginning with the Romantic Period (1798) and continuing to the present with reference to historical, biographical, and social backgrounds.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200. 

EN 447:  Major World Authors I  (Spring, odd years)     3 hrs.

Intensive survey of major Western world authors, from Homer to the Renaissance.  This course takes as its emphasis man’s search for meaning and for his place in the universe.  In it are examined the best of the human endeavor and its inherent limitations, as viewed through the literature of our Western cultural heritage.  Included are the origins and development of the epic, the drama, and the lyric.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200. 

EN 448:  Major World Authors II  (Fall, odd years)     3 hrs. 

Intensive survey of major Western world authors beginning with the Neoclassic period continuing through the Romantic, Realistic,  Naturalistic and Modern periods, and continuing to the present.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200. 

EN 450 Special Topics in English Studies         3 hrs.

This course is designed to provide examination of subjects not otherwise offered in the English program.  Instructors and subject matter will vary from semester to semester.  Only one such course may be counted toward the Major in English (as three of the six hours of general electives).  Sample topics:   The Bible as Literature, Folklore Studies, African-American Literature, Studies in Faulkner.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.

EN 474 Senior Research Project I     1 hr.

Senior BA in English majors will begin working by-weekly with a major professor on a 20-25 page paper on a topic authorized by the entire department.  This paper should demonstrate the student’s ability to think and write analytically, critically, and creatively and to do an acceptable caliber of research using a variety of credible sources.

EN 475 Senior Research Project II                    1 hr.

This course is a continuation of EN 474, with the first draft of the paper being due in the 4th week of the last semester of the student’s program.  The final draft is due the 10th week of the same semester.  Upon final departmental approval, the paper will be presented in a public venue.

EN 490 Shakespeare (Fall, even years)            3 hrs.

This course is a study of a representative sample of Shakespeare’s comedies, tragedies, and histories, as well as his sonnets.  Prerequisite:  Grade of “C” or better in EN 200.