ENGL 400 Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates (1-2)
Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Total credit limited to 4 units, with a maximum of 2 units per quarter. Prerequisite: Consent of department chair.
ENGL 415 Advanced Creative Writing (4)
Instruction and practice in advanced writing, revising and evaluating of fiction or poetry. Total credit limited to 8 units. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ENGL 325 or consent of instructor. ENGL 325 (Fiction) must be taken as prerequisite to ENGL 415 (Fiction).
ENGL 418 Technical Communication Practicum (2-4) (CR/NC)
Supervised work experience in government, corporate, or volunteer setting, as approved by department head. 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, two technical writing courses.
ENGL 421 Writing in Secondary Schools (4)
Approaches to writing in secondary schools. Overview of composition theory and examination of current research on the teaching of writing. Exploration of classroom techniques appropriate to student needs and program goals. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: ENGL 215 or ENGL 218.
ENGL 424 Organizing and Teaching English (4)
Introduction to the organization, selection, presentation, application, and interpretation of subject matter in English in secondary schools. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education program or valid teaching credential.
ENGL 430 Chaucer (4)
Selected readings from Canterbury Tales and Chaucer's other major poems. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: ENGL 330, or ENGL 331, or ENGL 332, or ENGL 333, or ENGL 334.
ENGL 431 Shakespeare (4)
Representative comedies, tragedies, and histories. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: ENGL 330, or ENGL 331, or ENGL 332, or ENGL 333, or ENGL 334, or ENGL 339.
ENGL 432 Milton (4)
Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes, with some attention to the minor poems. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: ENGL 330, or ENGL 331, or ENGL 332, or ENGL 333, or ENGL 334.
ENGL 439 Significant British Writers (4)
Selected British writers, as individual writers or in groups. Each course will have a subtitle descriptive of the content. Total credit limited to 8 units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: ENGL 330, or ENGL 331, or ENGL 332, or ENGL 333, or ENGL 334.
ENGL 449 Signficant American Writers (4)
Selected American writers, as individual writers or in groups. Each course will have a subtitle descriptive of the content. Total credit limited to 8 units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: ENGL 340, or ENGL 341, or ENGL 342.
ENGL 450 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 and phenomenological implications of the use of technology in English education. 3 seminars, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: Completion of computer literacy requirement GEB F.1.
ENGL 459 Significant World Writers (4)
Selected world writers, as individual writers or in groups. Each course will have a subtitle descriptive of the content. Total credit limited to 8 units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: 8 units of literature or consent of instructor.
ENGL 460 Senior Project Seminar (1)
Discussion of selected subjects such as Renaissance Drama, comedy or tragedy, creative writing, and the like, for purposes of defining individual topics for completion in ENGL 461. 1 seminar. To be taken concurrently with ENGL 461. Prerequisite: English department approval.
ENGL 461 Senior Project (3)
Selection and completion of a project under faculty supervision. Projects typify problems which a graduate may face in his field of employment. Project results are presented in a formal written report. Minimum of 90 hours total time. Prerequisite: Prior consent of instructor.
ENGL 470 Selected Advanced Topics (1-3)
Directed group study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Class schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 6 units. 1 to 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
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 495 Applied Language Study (4)
Linguistic theory applied to human communications, human relations, and literature. Each course will have a subtitle descriptive of the content. Total credit limited to 8 units. 4 seminars. Prerequisite: ENGL 390 or consent of instructor.
ENGL 496 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 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 or consent of instructor.
ENGL 498 Approaches to Teaching English as a Second Language/Dialect (4)
Approaches to teaching English to second language and second dialect students. Attention to materials development and testing. Practicum allows for experience within the ESL classroom. 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/Dialect classroom under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. Teaching materials development, and curriculum design. Credit/No Credit grading only. 1 seminar, and supervision. Prerequisites: ENGL 497 and ENGL 498.