Students described a workload involving reading and watching videos, followed by answering questions. Exams were characterized as take-home and fair, with one student noting the professor was not a harsh grader.
Study of a rotating topic in English language and linguistics, focusing on analyzing linguistic structures and constructing arguments about language, society, and literature.
Study of outstanding figures in literature written before 1800, focusing on critiquing themes and applying analytical methods to literary and cultural texts.
This course studies a specific topic in American literature and culture from 1900 onward. Students identify and critique topics, apply analytical methods to texts, and use writing to convey critical analysis.
Past student reviews · Kristina Huang, Christine Goding-Doty
The workload included a decent amount of work, but students found it worth the effort. Reviewers emphasized the importance of completing readings and homework on time to succeed.
In-depth intellectual engagement with the perspectives, concerns, and methods of Composition Rhetoric. Topics vary in relation to writing, rhetoric, literacy, and multimodal or digital approaches to any of these.
Supervised practice in using current techniques and materials for teaching English to speakers of other languages, including peer and community teaching with videotaped sessions.
ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE covers functions of English grammar in various contexts and text types, involving analysis of spoken and written English across genres and settings.
Explores methods and principles of criticism by applying specific critical theories to English and American literature, with varying content each term.
A practical TESOL workshop focused on teaching writing, applying language teaching techniques and theory to classroom needs for English language learners.
ENGL 654 examines historical, theoretical, and practical approaches to theatre and performance dramaturgy. Students read scholarship and complete written assignments and practical exercises for research, education, production, and outreach.
Directed Study is an English course for junior or senior students with prior or concurrent intermediate-level work in the same subject, requiring consultation with an academic advisor.
Examines historical, critical, and philosophical perspectives on the relationship between writing and learning, including reviewing current research and conducting an original investigation.
Advanced Second Language Acquisition examines linguistic, psychological, and sociological theories of SLA and applies them to research in syntax, phonology, lexicon, or pragmatics.