ENGL-ENGLISH --
2001-03 Catalog
English Department
Updated October 22, 2001
ENGL
101 Basic Writing I (4) (CR/NC)
Practice
in writing expository prose with attention paid to sentence variety, fluency,
and editing skills. Emphasis on reading and the writing process. Directed
readings of exemplary writings. Not for baccalaureate credit. Credit/No Credit
grading only. Repeatable. 4 lectures.
ENGL
102 Basic Writing II (4) (CR/NC)
Instruction in the writing process. Practice in the
strategies of writing, revising, and editing paragraphs and essays with
attention paid to focus, support, and organization. Directed readings of
exemplary prose. Not for baccalaureate credit. Credit/No Credit grading only.
Repeatable. 4 lectures.
ENGL
103 Writing Laboratory (1) (CR/NC)
Directed
practice in writing in a laboratory environment. Required of all students
scoring below 151 on the English Placement Test (EPT). Students scoring below
146 must take an additional remedial course before registering for ENGL 103.
Not for baccalaureate credit. Credit/No Credit grading only. To be taken
concurrently with ENGL 134. 1 laboratory.
ENGL
104 Writing Lab Tutorial (1) (CR/NC)
Individual
tutorials of at least three hours a week in the University Writing Lab.
Practice in various essay writing strategies based on a student's needs and at
a student's own pace. Preparation for freshman composition. Not for
baccalaureate credit. Credit/No Credit grading only. Repeatable. 1 laboratory.
Prerequisite: At least one quarter of basic writing.
ENGL
111 English Sentence Structure for
ESL/EFL
Students (4) (CR/NC)
Focus
on the fundamentals of sentence patterns, sentence construction, and sentence
combining within the context of the paragraph and story. Practice in writing a
variety of effective sentences; practice in linking sentences in a unified
paragraph controlled by a topic sentence. Not for baccalaureate credit.
Credit/No Credit grading only. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Non-native English
speakers who need to develop skill in writing English sentences.
ENGL
112 English Paragraph Development for
ESL/EFL Students (4) (CR/NC)
Focus
on the fundamentals of paragraph development within the context of the essay
and story. Writing paragraphs with strong topic sentences that control
paragraph unity; linking paragraphs for a unified essay through transitions and
the control of the thesis statement. Not for baccalaureate credit. Credit/No
Credit grading only. 4 lectures.
ENGL
113 Essay Writing/ESL (4) (CR/NC)
Practice
in essay writing with special attention paid to the writing process. Focus on
using details and examples for effective development. Review of grammar
problems specific to ESL students. Journal writing to enhance fluency. Directed
readings of essays and fiction. Not for baccalaureate credit. Credit/No Credit
grading only. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ENGL 111 or ENGL 112, or consent of
instructor.
ENGL
115 Graduation Writing Requirement
Preparation
(4) (CR/NC)
Writing
practice of extemporaneous expository and argumentative essays under time
pressure. Discussion and application of rhetorical and grammatical principles
through critical reading of student and professional essays. Satisfactory
completion of the course satisfies the Graduate Writing Requirement. Not for
baccalaureate credit. Credit/No Credit grading only. 4 lectures. Prerequisite:
At least two unsuccessful attempts at the GWR.
ENGL
133 Writing: Exposition for ESL (4) GE A1
Writing
and stylistic analysis of expository papers. Study and application of
techniques of exposition. Critical reading of model essays. Special emphasis on grammar and writing issues
appropriate for English as a Second Language students. 4 lectures.
Prerequisite: ENGL 111, 112, or 113 or consent of instructor.
ENGL
134 Writing: Exposition (4) GE A1
(formerly ENGL 114)
Writing
and stylistic analysis of expository papers. Study and application of
techniques of exposition. Critical reading of models of effective writing. 4
lectures. Prerequisite: Satisfactory score on the English Placement Test.
ENGL
145 Reasoning, Argumentation, and
Writing (4)
(Also listed as HNRS/SCOM 145) GE A3
(formerly ENGL 215)
The principles of reasoning in argumentation.
Examination of rhetorical principles and responsible rhetorical behavior.
Application of these principles to written and oral communications. Effective
use of research methods and sources. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE
Area A1 and A2.
ENGL
148 Reasoning, Argumentation and
Technical Writing (4)
(Also listed as HNRS 148) GE
A3
(Replacement for ENGL 218)
The
principles of reasoning in technical writing. Discussion and application of
rhetorical principles, both oral and written, in technical environments. Study
of methods, resources and common formats used in corporate or research writing.
4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A1 and A2.
ENGL
149 Technical Writing for Engineers(4)
(Also listed as HNRS 149) GE
A3
(Engineering replacement for ENGL 218)
The
principles of technical writing. Discussion and application of rhetorical
principles in technical environments. Study of methods, resources and common
formats used in corporate or research writing. 4 lectures. Prerequisite:
Completion of GE Areas A1 and A2. For
Engineering students and students who have already met the CSU GE critical
thinking requirement.
ENGL
203 Core I: Old English/Medieval (4)
Representative
canonical and non-canonical readings in the literature of the period.
Selections will include Beowulf,
Dante, the Pearl Poet, Chaucer, Medieval theater, and others, as chosen by the
instructor. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A, and ENGL 251; for
English majors only.
ENGL
204 Core II: Renaissance (4)
Representative
canonical and non-canonical readings in
the literature of the period. Selections will include Shakespeare, Spenser,
Milton, Donne, Jonson, and others, as chosen by the instructor. 4 lectures.
Prerequisite or concurrent: ENGL 203; for English majors only.
ENGL
205 Core III: 1660–1798 (4)
Representative
canonical and non-canonical readings in the literature of the period.
Selections will include Pope, Swift, Austen, representative American Colonial
writers, one playwright, and others, as chosen by the instructor. 4 lectures.
Prerequisite or concurrent: ENGL 204; for English majors only.
ENGL
225 Introduction to Creative Writing
(4)
Creative
process employed by poets, fiction writers, playwrights, and essayists. Reading
model works, and writing in each of the genres. Creative process in other arts
and in science. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
230 Masterworks of British Literature
through the Eighteenth Century (4) GE C1
Covers
a thousand years of British literature, from the eighth to the eighteenth
century and treats works like Beowulf,
The Canterbury Tales, Utopia, Othello, Paradise Lost, Oroonoko and Gulliver’s Travels. 4 lectures.
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
231 Masterworks of British Literature
from the Late 18th Century to the Present (4) GE C1
Broadly
surveys Romantic, Victorian, Modern, and Contemporary British literature in an
historical-cultural context. Investigates works from several genres and a
variety of national and cultural voices. Representative writers include
Wordsworth, Wollstonecraft, Dickens, G. Eliot, Wilde, Woolf, Yeates, and
Gordimer. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
240 The American Tradition in
Literature (4) GE C1
A
broadly based survey of American literature, exploring the impact of various
world cultures on the evolving definition of the American experience. Literary
expression of movements that shape the American character over time, such as
Puritanism, Transcendentalism, and Naturalism. 4 lectures. Prerequisite:
Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
251 Great Books I: The Ancient and
Classical World–From Myth to Reason (4) (Also listed as HNRS 251) GE C1
Examination
of the ancient epics and classical literature of Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome.
Representative readings include "The Epic of Gilgamesh," the
"Illiad," the "Odyssey," "Genesis,"
"Exodus," "Antigone," the "Symposium," the
"Aeneid," and Marcus Aurelius’s "Meditations." 4 lectures.
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
252 Great Books II: The Emergence of
Europe–From Faith to Doubt (4) GE
C1
Examination
of key works marking the transition from Mediterranean Classicism (c. 500 CE)
to an emergent European tradition (c. 1800 CE). Representative readings include
Augustine’s "Confessions," "Song of Roland," "Egil’s
Saga," the "Consolation of Philosophy," "The Romance of
Tristan," the "Inferno," Cellini’s "Autobiography,"
"Utopia," "Princess of Cleves," "Candide,"
"Discourse on Method," and Rousseau’s "Confessions." 4
lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
253 Great Books III: The Age of
Revolution–From Ideology to Anxiety (4) GE
C1
Examination
of key works marking the Romantic Revolution and the realist and modernist
movements that followed in its wake. Representative readings include the poetry
of Blake, Wordsworth, Eliot, Rimbaud, Plath, Ginsberg, and Stein; "Notes
from the Underground," "The Death of Ivan Ilich," the
"Metamorphosis" and/or "The Hunger Artist," the "Heart
of Darkness," "Sonny’s Blues," and Virginia Woolf’s short
fiction and essays. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
260 Children's Literature (3)
Analysis
and evaluation of realism, traditional fantasy, modern fantasy, and poetry for
children in multiple subject classroom grades K–8. 3 lectures. Prerequisite:
Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
290 Introduction to Linguistics (4)
Introduction
to the nature of language; concepts and methods of linguistic science. 4
lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
301 Advanced Composition – ESL (4)
Writing
and critical analysis of expository and argumentative papers. Emphasis on
rhetorical, stylistic, and grammatical problems specific to non-native
speakers. Critical reading of essays and/or fiction. Practice in revision and
editing of papers. Journal writing to promote fluency. 4 lectures.
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
302 Writing: Advanced Composition (4)
Writing
and analysis of expository and argumentative papers at an advanced level.
Special attention paid to issues of style and voice. Critical reading of models
of effective writing. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
303 Core IV: 1798–1865 (4)
Representative
canonical and non-canonical readings in the literature of the period.
Selections will include Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Emerson, Hawthorne, and
others, as chosen by the instructor. 4 lectures. Prerequisite or concurrent:
ENGL 205; for English majors only.
ENGL
304 Core V: 1865–1914 (4)
Representative
canonical and non-canonical readings in the literature of the period.
Selections will include Dickinson, Whitman, Arnold, James, Hardy, and others,
as chosen by the instructor. 4 lecture. Prerequisite or concurrent: ENGL 303;
for English majors only.
ENGL
305 Core VI: 1914–Present (4)
Representative
canonical and non-canonical readings in the literature of the period.
Selections will include Yeats, Joyce, Woolf, Eliot, Faulkner, and others, as
chosen by the instructor. 4 lectures. Prerequisite or concurrent: ENGL 304; for
English majors only.
ENGL
310 Corporate Communication (4)
Instruction
and practice in forms of communication characteristic of business and industry.
4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
317 Technical Editing (4)
Instruction
and practice in editing skills commonly used in workplace settings. Includes
practical instruction in copyediting, sentence level editing, and substantive
editing for accuracy and consistency. Editing documents, illustrations, web
pages for consistency and use. Application of grammar and punctuation. 4
lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
318 Advanced Professional Writing (4)
Professional
writing as produced in industry and government. Analytic reports, manuals,
instructions, specifications. Trade journal articles. Editing skills.
Orientation to professional communication careers. 4 lectures. Prerequisite:
Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
319 Document Design for Technical
Communicators (4)
Instruction
and hands-on practice in producing well-designed professional documents. Focus
on history, terminology, typography, design principles, graphics generation,
text/graphics integration, project management, and relevant software
applications. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ENGL 148 and consent of instructor.
ENGL
326 Literary Theory (4)
Theory
and practice from the various perspectives common in current criticism covering
fundamental issues about literature and its contexts, including the nature of
literary "truth," the autonomy of texts, relationships between
literature and history and the role of ideology, among others. 4 lectures.
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
330 British Literature in the Age of
Belief: to 1485 (4) GE C4
The
historical development of medieval English literature through selected
canonical and non-canonical works of various genres. Medieval authorship and
textual practice; the relationship between gender and writing; and the forging
of a national poetic identity. Interdisciplinary support material (artwork and
music) illustrating key themes. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE
Areas A and C1.
ENGL
331 British Literature in the Age of
the Renaissance:
1485-1660 (4) GE
C4
The
literary, historical, political, religious and scientific concerns of the Age
of the Renaissance. Representative texts include More's Utopia, Spenser's Faerie
Queene, Shakespeare's Othello,
Donne's Songs and Sonnets, Milton’s Paradise Lost. 4 lectures. Prerequisite:
Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
332 British Literature in the Age of
Enlightenment:
1660-1798 (4) GE
C4
In-depth
exploration of the dominant themes and preoccupations of the Age of
Enlightenment. Historical and cultural contexts of canonical and non-canonical
literature emphasized to illustrate 18th century Britons’ views of
themselves and their changing world. Representative writers include Dryden,
Behn, Defoe, Swift, Pope, and Johnson. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of
GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
333 British Literature in the Age of
Romanticism:
1798-1832 (4) GE
C4
In-depth
exploration of the literature of the British Romantic period. Cultural,
historical, and philosophic contexts will also be examined in both canonical
and non-canonical works. Representative writers will include Blake, Wordsworth,
Keats, and Wollstonecraft. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A
and C1.
ENGL
334 British Literature in the Age of
Industrialism:
1832-1914 (4) GE
C4
In-depth
study of historical, philosophical, and literary reaction to the rise of the
modern industrial state. Special focus on the literary response to the
following: industry, democracy, class, art, and culture. 4 lectures.
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
335 British Literature in the Age of
Modernism:
1914-Present (4) GE
C4
In-depth
exploration of the dominant concerns and achievements of British literature
from Modernism through Postmodernism. Historical and cultural contexts of
canonical and non-canonical literature explored to illustrate 20th
century Britain’s reactions to the breakdown of traditional beliefs, the World
Wars, the legacy of colonialism, the changing politics and problems of a
multicultural nation. Representative writers include Conrad, Joyce, Woolf,
Yeats, Heaney, Ishiguro, Walcott. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE
Areas A and C1.
ENGL
338 Introduction to Shakespeare–London Study (4) GE C4
Shakespeare’s
works as texts, productions, and major historical, aesthetic and cultural
touchstones. The author’s intellectual and social influences on four centuries
of theatre and his subsequent impact on literature and other arts in London. 3
lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and C1. Corrected 8/29/01.
ENGL
339 Introduction to Shakespeare (4) GE C4
Shakespeare’s
works as texts, productions and major historical, aesthetic and cultural
touchstones. The author’s intellectual and social influences on four centuries
of theatre and his subsequent impact on literature and other arts. 4 lectures.
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
340 The Literary Sources of the
American Character:
1600-1865 (4) GE
C4
The
literature of the United States from its sources in the accounts of the early
British and Spanish explorers to the works of the American Renaissance. The
relationship between mainstream and marginalized voices in the American
character. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
341 The Literary Sources of the
American Character:
1865-1914 (4) GE
C4
Analysis
of literary Realism and Naturalism in their cultural and historical contexts.
Works by such writers as Whitman, Dickinson, Twain Chopin, James, Wharton,
Dreiser, Norris, and Crane seen to accommodate the sense of danger, doubt, and
disorder of the time. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and
C1.
ENGL
342 The Literary Sources of the
American Character:
1914-1956 (4) GE
C4
The
writers of the modern period and those of the early post-modern age, including
writers marked by stylistic innovation and a willingness to challenge
traditionally accepted standards. Representative writers include Hemingway,
Fitzgerald, Stein, Hughes. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A
and C1.
ENGL
343 Multiple Voices of Contemporary
American Literature: 1956-Present (4) GE C4
In-depth
study of American fiction, poetry, and drama written since 1956. How
contemporary literature examines enduring American themes and breaks new ground
with the inclusion of diverse voices. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of
GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
345 Women Writers of the Twentieth
Century (4) GE
C4 USCP
In-depth
exploration of works of 20th century women authors within their
historical and cultural contexts. Analysis of canonical and non-canonical
writing by women of differing classes, races, ethnicities, and sexual
preferences. Literary techniques through which texts reflect or challenge such
cultural constructs as gender, identity, sexuality, motherhood, etc. The
emergence of a female literary tradition. Representative writers include Woolf,
Rich, Kingston, Yamamoto, Morrison, Cervantes. 4 lectures. Prerequisite:
Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
346 Ethnic American Literature (4) GE C4
USCP
Investigation
of the primary issues, themes, and tropes of literature written in English by
African-American, Asian-American, Native American, Hispanic and Jewish writers.
Cultural and historical contexts explored to consider effects of
marginalization on this literature, and its subsequent relation to the American
canon. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
347 African American Literature (4) GE C4
USCP
The
writings of African Americans from the end of the eighteenth century to the
present. Individual works and literary trends among African Americans of various
periods and contexts: intellectual, political, and cultural. 4 lectures.
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
349 Gender in Twentieth Century
Literature (4) GE
C4 USCP
In-depth
study of issues related to male and female identity and the relations between
men and women as depicted in twentieth-century fiction, poetry, non-fiction,
and/or drama. How gender issues are created and viewed from different
perspectives, such as social/economic class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
350 The Modern Novel (4) GE C4
Readings
in the modern novel in its historical and cultural context. 4 lectures.
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
351 Modern Poetry (4) GE C4
The poetry of Modernism, considered in its
historical and cultural context. The rise of experimental styles designed to
reflect the disorder of the twentieth century – fragmentation, alienation,
dislocation, and the absence of connections. 4 lectures. Prerequisite:
Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
352 Modern Drama (4) GE C4
Reading
and analysis of world drama of the last 150 years, thereby enhancing student
awareness of modern culture, history, ethics, politics, and the human
condition. Design work, multi-media forms, art, music, and cinema as components
or informing elements of the works under consideration. 4 lectures.
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
353 Drama in London (4) GE C4
Reading
in drama of the Twentieth Century and/or earlier periods, exclusive of
Shakespeare, with special emphasis on form and ideas. Attendance at play
performances required. Miscellaneous course fee may be required–see Class Schedule. 3 lectures, 1 activity.
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
354 The Bible as Literature and in
Literature and
the Arts (4) (formerly ENGL 355) GE C4
The
most important and representative books of the Bible. Exposure to works based
on the Bible in literature, painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and film.
4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
360 Literature for Adolescents (3)
Readings in literature suitable for use in secondary
schools. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: One of the following: ENGL 230, 231, 240,
251, 252, or 253.
ENGL
370 World Cinema (4) GE C4
Major
works of international cinema with emphasis on critical interpretation, on the
ways film communicates visually and aurally, and on the historical and cultural
contexts in which films are created. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite:
Completion of GE Areas A and C1. Recommended: completion of Area C3.
ENGL
371 Film Styles and Genres (4) GE C4
Major
films within a particular cinematic genre or style, with emphasis on critical
interpretation, aesthetic appreciation, and the film's historical and cultural
context. Class Schedule will list
topic selected. Total credit limited to 12 units. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory.
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and C1. Recommended: Completion of Area
C3.
ENGL
372 Film Directors (4) GE C4
Films
of one or more major film directors, with emphasis on critical interpretation,
aesthetic appreciation, and the films’ historical and cultural contexts. Class Schedule will list topic selected.
Total credit limited to 12 units. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite:
Completion of GE Areas A and C1. Recommended: Completion of Area C3.
ENGL
380 Literary Themes (4) GE C4
Literature
selected according to a particular theme. Emphasis on critical interpretation,
aesthetic appreciation, and historical and cultural contexts. Class Schedule will list topic
selected. Total credit limited to 12 units. 4 lectures. Prerequisite:
Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
381 Diversity in Twentieth-Century
American
Literature (4) GE
C4 USCP
Literature
selected according to a particular theme, with a focus on issues of ethnicity
and gender. Emphasis on critical interpretation, aesthetic appreciation, and
historical and cultural contexts. Class
Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 12 units. 4
lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Areas A and C1.
ENGL
386 Creative Nonfiction (4) GE C4
Writing
creative nonfiction (the memoir, the nature essay, the personal narrative,
cultural criticism, literary journalism) by adding composition skills of
fictional and poetic techniques. A publication workshop. Total credit limited
to 8 units. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and one course
from Area C.
ENGL
387 Fiction Writing (4) GE C4
(formerly ENGL 327)
How
to write and read fiction. Exploring and understanding the elements of fiction
writing, employing models by established writers. Total credit limited to 8
units. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and one course from
Area C.
ENGL
388 Poetry Writing (4) GE C4
(formerly ENGL 328)
How
to write and read poetry. Exploring a variety of formal options, employing
model poems by established writers, and identifying and enhancing what is best
in poetry written in class. Total credit limited to 8 units. 4 lectures.
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and one course from Area C.
ENGL
389 Creative Writing: Drama (4)
(formerly ENGL 329)
Instruction and practice in writing, revising, and
evaluating drama. Total credit limited to 8 units. 4 lectures. Prerequisite:
Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
390 The Linguistic Structure of Modern
English (4)
Linguistic
analysis of the English language, including phonology, morphology, syntax, and
style and dialect variation. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
391 Topics in Applied Linguistics (4)
Topics
in applied linguistics including sociolinguistics, first and second language
acquisition, literacy, bilingualism, and dialectology. Applications to teaching
the English language. Class Schedule
will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 8 units. 4 lectures.
Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
395 History of the English Language (4)
Linguistic
approach to the history of the English language: evolution of phonology,
morphology, lexicon, syntax, and semantics within the changing cultural context
of the last 2000 years. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A.
ENGL
399 Tutor Training (2) (CR/NC)
Studies
of approaches to tutoring one-on-one. Practice in tutoring, with supervision,
in the University Writing Lab. Two hours of lecture per week which reviews the
special needs of ESL, dialect-different, dyslexic, and remedial students.
Overview of Writing Lab administration and design. Credit/No Credit grading
only. 1 lecture, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and ENGL
302.
ENGL
400 Special Problems for Advanced
Undergraduates (1–4)
Individual
investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Total credit
limited to 6 units. Prerequisite: consent of the department chair. Updated
10/19/01.
ENGL
408 Internship (2–12) CR/NC
Advanced
study and part-time work experience; current innovation, practices, and
problems in administration, supervision, and organization. Must be able to do
independent work in career field. Weekly reports and evaluation by work
supervisor required. Total credit limited to 12 units. Credit/No Credit grading
only. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
ENGL
411 Writing Interactive Documents (4)
Computer-based
writing in theory and practice: hypertext, e-mail, online documentation,
multimedia, networked group editing; compound electronic documents,
interdocument linking. Technical, business, scholarly, pedagogical and creative
applications. Total credit limited to 8 units. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: advanced
skills in writing and/or graphics, and/or computer programming; upper-division
standing, and consent of instructor.
ENGL
416 New Media Study (4)
Theoretical,
critical, or applied study of new electronic communication media. Class Schedule will list topic selected.
Total credit limited to 8 units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: HUM 250 or
equivalent; upper division standing.
ENGL
418 Technical Communication Practicum
(2–4) (CR/NC)
Supervised
work experience in government, corporate, or volunteer setting, as approved by
department chair. Placement may be student or employer initiated, or through
Cooperative Education. Proposal, progress reports, and final report. Total
credit limited to 8 units, with a maximum of 4 units per quarter. Credit/No
Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Senior standing and two technical writing
courses.
ENGL
419 Multimedia Projects (2) (CR/NC)
Supervised
independent projects creating computer-based multimedia documents for academic,
professional, or popular audiences. Students are paired with teachers, business
people, service organizations, or others who need multimedia, web, or hypertext
documents designed for specific uses. Total credit limited to 8 units.
Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: ENGL 411 or ENGL 519 and consent
of instructor.
ENGL
423 Writing in Secondary Schools (4)
Methods
of teaching writing in secondary schools, with emphasis on how writing may be
integrated into the overall English curriculum. 4 lectures. Prerequisite:
Completion of GE Area A, admission to the teaching credential program, or
consent of instructor.
ENGL
424 Teaching English in Secondary Schools (4)
Methods
of teaching English in secondary schools, with emphasis on practical approaches
in a literature centered curriculum. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE
Area A, admission to teacher education program, or consent of instructor.
ENGL
430 Chaucer (4)
Selected
readings from Canterbury Tales and Chaucer's other major poems. 4 seminars.
Prerequisite: ENGL 203 and one of the following: ENGL 330, 331, 332, 333, 334,
or 335, or consent of instructor.
ENGL
431 Shakespeare (4)
Representative
comedies, tragedies, and histories. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: One of the
following: ENGL 204 and one of the following: ENGL 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, or
335, or consent of instructor.
ENGL
432 Milton (4)
Paradise Lost, Paradise
Regained,
and Samson Agonistes, with some
attention to the minor poems. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: ENGL 204 and one of the
following: ENGL 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, or 335, or consent of instructor.
ENGL
439 Significant British Writers (4)
Selected
British writers, as individual writers or in groups. Class Schedule will list topics selected. Total credit limited to
12 units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: The MAJOR CORE literature class in the
relevant period, and one of the following: ENGL 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, or
345, or consent of instructor.
ENGL
449 Significant American Writers (4)
Selected
American writers, as individual writers or in groups. Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 12
units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: One of the following: ENGL 340, ENGL 341, ENGL
342, or ENGL 343, or consent of instructor. English majors must also have
completed the MAJOR CORE in the relevant period.
ENGL
459 Significant World Writers (4)
Selected
world writers, as individual writers or in groups. Class Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 12
units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: The MAJOR CORE literature class in the
relevant period, and 12 units of literature courses, and consent of instructor.
ENGL
461 Senior Project (1)
One-unit
adjunct course which must be taken concurrently with a department-approved
English 400-level course during the last two quarters of the student's undergraduate
career. English majors only.
ENGL
465 Computer Resources for English Teachers (4)
Computer
as problem-solving, teaching, research, communication, and administrative tool
in English education. Lesson planning and integration of technology into the
secondary English classroom, including networked communication, the World-Wide
Web, educational software and appropriate hardware. Attention to ethical,
rhetorical, and phenomenological implications of the use of technology in
English education. 3 seminars, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: Computer literacy.
ENGL
485 Cooperative Education Experience
(6) (CR/NC)
Part-time
work experience in business, industry, government, and other areas of student
career interest. Positions are paid and usually require relocation and
registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Formal report and
evaluation by work supervisor required. Total credit limited to 16 units.
Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and consent of
instructor.
ENGL
486 Cooperative Education Experience
(12) (CR/NC)
Full-time
work experience in business, industry, government, and other areas of student
career interest. Positions are paid and usually require relocation and
registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Formal report and
evaluation by work supervisor required. Total credit limited to 16 units.
Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and consent of
instructor.
ENGL
487 Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
(4)
(formerly ENGL 427)
Instruction
and practice in advanced writing, revising and evaluating of fiction. Total
credit limited to 8 units. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ENGL 387 or consent of
instructor.
ENGL
488 Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
(4)
(formerly ENGL 428)
Instruction
and practice in advanced writing, revising and evaluating of poetry. Total
credit limited to 8 units. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ENGL 328 or consent of
instructor.
ENGL
489 Advanced Creative Writing: Drama
(4)
(formerly ENGL 429)
Instruction
and practice in advanced writing, revising and evaluating of drama. Total
credit limited to 8 units. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ENGL 329 or consent of
instructor.
ENGL
495 Topics in Applied Language Study
(4)
Application
of linguistics to human communications, human relations, and language policy
and planning, or literature. Class
Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 12 units. 4
seminars. Prerequisite: ENGL 290, ENGL 390 or consent of instructor.
ENGL
497 Theories of Language Learning and Teaching
(4)
Theories
of first and second language learning and acquisition in the context of
teaching English as a second language/dialect. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Eight
units of linguistics courses or consent of instructor.
ENGL
498 Approaches to Teaching English as a
Second Language/Dialect (4)
Approaches
to teaching English as a second language. Attention to materials development
and testing. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ENGL 497.
ENGL
499 Practicum in Teaching English as a
Second Language/Dialect (2) (CR/NC)
Practical
experience in the English as a second language classroom under supervision of a
cooperating teacher. Teaching materials development and curriculum design.
Credit/No Credit grading only. 1 seminar, 1 supervision. Prerequisite: ENGL 497
and ENGL 498.
ENGL
501 Techniques of Literary Research
(4)
Purposes
and methods of literary research in literature. Acquaintance with printed and
on-line materials of research and practical experience in collecting material,
weighing evidence, reaching conclusions, and writing scholarly articles.
Analysis of dissemination of scholarly information. Discussion of ethics of
scholarship. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in English.
ENGL
502 Seminar in Critical Analysis (4)
Basic
approaches used by critics. Multiple points of view. Application to literary
works. Class Schedule will list topic
selected. Total credit limited to 8 units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate
standing in English.
ENGL
503 Graduate Introduction to
Linguistics (4)
Introduction
to linguistics for graduate students. Phonology, morphology lexicon, syntax,
and variation within language; application of linguistics to real-world issues.
4 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in English.
ENGL
504 Seminar in English Linguistics (4)
Examination
of varying theoretical approaches to the structure of English, or applications
of linguistic methods in the study of literature, dialectology, language
acquisition, literacy, bilingualism, or discourse analysis. Class Schedule will list topic selected.
Total credit limited to 12 units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing
in English and one of the following: ENGL 290, ENGL 390, or ENGL 503, or
consent of instructor.
ENGL
505 Seminar in Composition Theory (4)
Special
problems in composition. Direct application of composition and rhetorical
theory to composition instruction. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing
in English, or consent of instructor.
ENGL
506 Pedagogical Approaches to
Composition (4) (CR/NC)
Practical
problems in the teaching of English composition. Application and study of
practical approaches. Discussion of classroom organization and management.
Discussion of research into the nature and resolution of student writing
problems. Required of all new teaching assistants in English. Credit/No Credit
grading only. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in English and ENGL
505, or consent of instructor.
ENGL
510 Seminar in Authors (4)
Intensive
study of major British and American literary figures, singly, doubly or in
small groups. Written and oral reports of individual investigation. Class Schedule will list topic selected.
Total credit limited to 16 units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing
in English. ENGL 501 strongly advised.
ENGL
511 Seminar in American Literary
Periods (4)
American
periods. Written and oral reports of individual investigation. Class Schedule will list topic selected.
Total credit limited to 20 units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing
in English. ENGL 501 strongly advised.
ENGL
512 Seminar in British Literary Periods
(4)
British
periods. Written and oral reports of individual investigation. Class Schedule will list topic selected.
Total credit limited to 20 units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing
in English. ENGL 501 strongly advised.
ENGL
513 Seminar in Special Topics (4)
Themes
and ideas in language and literature not ordinarily covered in the routine
graduate course offerings. Written and oral reports of individual
investigation. Class Schedule will
list topic selected. Total credit limited to 16 units. 4 seminars.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing in English. ENGL 501 strongly advised.
ENGL
515 Apprenticeship in Teaching
Literature or Linguistics at College Level (2) (CR/NC)
Supervised
experience in planning, teaching, and evaluating a 200- or 300-level
linguistics or literature class taught by English faculty member. Planning,
selecting texts, conferring with students, discussing and constructing
assignments, lecturing, leading small group discussions. Credit/No Credit
grading only. Total credit limited to 8 units. Prerequisite: Graduate standing
in English and 8 units of successful graduate work.
ENGL
518 Technical Communication Theory (4)
Theory
of technical communication for teachers, managers, advanced writers, and
editors. Applications to science, agriculture, engineering. Evolving concepts
and uses of literacy in a technological age: e.g., readability, information
retrieval, document design. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in
English and ENGL 318, or consent of instructor.
ENGL
519 Web Authoring (4)
Writing
and publishing for the World Wide Web and/or other network based communication
media. Rhetorical theory of computer-based communication and hypertext. Review
of HTML and network delivery. Advanced supplementary technologies. Integration
of text, graphics, multimedia, interactivity. Site construction, maintenance,
and management. Total credit limited to 8 units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: HUM
250 or equivalent; graduate standing or consent of instructor.
ENGL
587 Graduate Seminar in Creative
Writing:
Fiction (4) (formerly ENGL 527)
Graduate
instruction in writing, revising, and evaluating fiction. Total credit limited
to 8 units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in English and ENGL
487, or consent of instructor.
ENGL
588 Graduate Seminar in Creative
Writing:
Poetry (4) (formerly ENGL 528)
Graduate
instruction in writing, revising, and evaluating poetry. Total credit limited
to 8 units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in English and ENGL
488, or consent of instructor.
ENGL
590 Directed Study (1–4)
Supervised
independent or group study of special problems in selected areas of language,
composition, or literature. Total credit limited to 12 units. Prerequisite:
Graduate standing in English and the permission of the graduate adviser.