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ENGL 210 INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH GRAMMAR (SPRING) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: ENGL 102. This course is an introduction to the study of standard English grammar and its usage. The focus will be on lexical categories
(parts of speech) with the goal of understanding how words from different lexical categories work together to form phrases, clauses, and
sentences. The course
will also explore how the basic English sentence can be transformed into other forms (such as questions, passive constructions, and compound
and complex sentences) for rhetorical effectiveness.
ENGL 211 LITERATURES OF THE WORLD (FALL and SPRING) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. This course introduces students to the world’s major civilizations from ancient to modern. Focusing on
the ethos of diverse cultures, students observe the ways a multiplicity of storytellers comment on their perception of themselves and their
stories.
Students taking ENGL 211 satisfies either ENGL 338 or 339 (World Literature I or II, not both)
ENGL 212 THE AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERARY IMAGINATION (FALL) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. This course explores how Africans in America have represented group and individual identities,
aspirations and frustrations, and triumphs and defeats through the medium of writing. Focusing on selected texts from the enslavement era to
contemporary literature, students will explore and analyze the trajectory of freedom, the resonance of culture, imaginations of Africa, and the
politics of race.
ENGL 213 CINEMA OF AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA (SPRING) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 and ENGL 102. The course will begin with the examination of the philosophical and cultural ideas represented in films of
Africans in America. It will also focus on political, social, and traditional forces that shape the lives of Black people in the Caribbean, South America,
and Continental Africa.

ENGL 236 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE (FALL) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: ENGL 102. English majors should take ENGL 236 as early as possible in their program of study. This course is a study of some of the
major literacy genres including the short story, the novel, the autobiography, drama, poetry, and film with emphasis on intensive critical
analysis. It also requires rigorous attention to the significant aspects of critical appreciation of literature with a view to having students consider
literature reflectively and write about it fluently and articulately.
ENGL 250 INTRODUCTION TO FILM (Periodically) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: ENGL 102. This course is an introduction to the historical, technical, and aesthetic development of film as a literary genre. Topics to
be studied include cinematic techniques, narrative and thematic structures, and the history and cultural significance of film from the silent screen
through the latest advances in digital cinematography.

ENGL 253 STUDIES IN POPULAR CULTURE (Periodically) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: ENGL 102. This course will examine and analyze popular culture and its representation in different media ranging from such
diverse examples as hip-hop music to sci-fi cinema. Specifically, manifestations of popular culture in literature, film, television, music, and
advertising will be assessed, as will the growing role of technology in the creation and understanding of culture. In addition, this course will assess
the rhetorical situation of the examined texts, and analyze those texts through the application of traditional rhetorical and literary methods.
ENGL 254 QUEER CULTURAL STUDIES 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102. This course offers an introduction to Queer Theory within the context of cultural studies including but not limited to
the academic analysis of literature, music, film, social media, the internet, theatre, politics, sociology, and history. Using queer as an inclusive
umbrella term for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and straight this class examines how society negotiates identifies based on gender, sex,
and sexuality in relationship with constructions of race, religion, and class.

ENGL 255 ADVANCED COMPOSITION (Periodically) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: ENGL 102. This course builds on the competencies developed in ENGL 101-102, stressing greater awareness of vocabulary, logic,
rhetoric, and grammar. Through interdisciplinary readings, this course assists the students in communicating their ideas with simplicity and clarity.

ENGL 256 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING (FALL) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisite: ENGL 102. This course is an introductory experience in the writing of short stories and poetry, with attention given to techniques
and forms. Students’ work will be submitted for workshop criticism by the instructor and peers, but emphasis will be on published works as
models.
ENGL 257 CREATIVE WRITING II: FICTION (Alternate SPRING Semesters) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and ENGL 256 or Permission of Instructor. This course emphasizes the development of skills in writing in the genre of
fiction, both short fiction and novel chapters. It is conducted primarily as a workshop to critique students’ original work, with an emphasis on
technique and for and close examination of published texts as models. Students read and respond to their peers’ original creative work in
terms of technique and form, with close examination of published texts as models. Voice and style will be introduced.
ENGL 258 CREATIVE WRITING II: POETRY (Alternate SPRING Semesters) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and ENGL 256 or Permission of Instructor. This course emphasizes the development of skills in writing in the genre of
poetry, both traditional and experimental. It is conducted primarily as a workshop to critique students’ original work, with an emphasis on
technique and form and close examination of published texts as models. Voice and style will be introduced
ENGL 259 CREATIVE WRITING II: DRAMA (Alternate FALL Semesters) 3 CREDITS
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 and ENGL 256 or Permission of Instructor. This course emphasizes the development of skills in writing in the genre of
drama, both the short play and the full-length drama. It is conducted primarily as a workshop to critique students’ original work, with an emphasis
on technique and form and close examination of published texts as models. Voice and style will be introduced.

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