Course Catalog Descriptions

ENG 101: Introduction to College Writing - WC (3)
Prerequisites: Placement by the English Placement Test, or a pass
Students engage in critical thinking and writing by developing their writing processes and producing finished prose. Required writing consists of multiple drafts of 4-6 papers of varying lengths.

ENG 102: Intermediate College Writing - WC (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 101, or approved transfer credit for ENGL 101
Students practice more sophisticated approaches to writing processes and products. Additional emphasis on conducting primary and secondary research, generating longer texts, and improving critical reading. Required writing consists of multiple drafts of at least 4 papers of varying lengths, with one extended documented paper.

ENG 105: Advanced Composition for Freshmen - WC (3)
Open only to exceptionally qualified students who have been notified of their eligibility. Completion discharges the general education requirement for two terms of freshman composition. Extensive practice of writing and reading, with several assignments requiring research. Credit may not be received for both 102 and 105.

ENG 202: Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105.
The writing of poetry, fiction, and drama; analysis of professional writings. Class discussion and individual conferences.

ENG 250: Introduction to Literature - H (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
Basic strategies for reading and interpreting poetry, fiction, and drama. Designed for non-majors.

ENG 300: Introduction to English Studies - WR ()


ENG 301: British Literature I (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
A two-semester survey course in the study of British writers, taught with a significant element of historicity.

ENG 302: British Literature II (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105.
A two-semester survey course in the study of British writers, taught with a significant element of historicity.

ENG 303: Scientific and Technical Writing - WR (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105.
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Designed for advanced students (juniors and seniors) studying science and technology in engineering, natural sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics), and computer sciences. Concentrates on writing in a variety of scientific and technical forms of discourse. Emphasizes practicing writing processes, secondary research, and problem-solving; recognizing the rhetorical character of scientific and technical discourse with its multiple purposes and audiences; evaluating and integrating a variety of written, visual, and oral elements of design; and developing field-specific

ENG 304: Creative Nonfiction (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 202 or permission of instructor.
Focuses on the writing of creative nonfiction; analysis of professional technique and of student writing. Class discussion and individual conferences.

ENG 305: Intermediate Creative Writing Workshop (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 202
Note: Schedule of Courses indicates sections devoted to poetry, fiction, and drama respectively. Each section focuses on the writing of either fiction or poetry or drama; analysis of professional technique and of student

ENG 306: Business Writing - WR (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Designed for advanced Business students and Arts and Sciences students anticipating careers in law, business, or government. Concentrates on writing in a variety of forms of business discourse. Emphasizes practicing writing processes, developing an appropriate style, learning professional problem-solving, integrating oral and written communication, and using new communication technologies.

ENG 309: Advanced Academic Writing - WR (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Designed for advanced students in any discipline who wish to extend their basic understanding of academic discourse. Emphasizes practicing writing processes, writing in a variety of academic genres, sharing reading and writing with one another, and using varied approaches to academic research.

ENG 310: Writing About Literature - WR (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Extensive practice in literary analysis and in the forms and conventions of writing about various literary genres.

ENG 311: American Literature I (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
A survey of American literature from its beginnings to the recent past. First course ends at Civil War.

ENG 312: American Literature II (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
A survey of American literature from its beginnings to the recent past. First course ends at Civil War.

ENG 313: British Literature from the Beginning through Shakespeare (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; ENGL 310.
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Study of selected works, in a variety of genres, from the beginning to Shakespeare. Taught with attention to historical and cultural context.

ENG 314: British Literature from Shakespeare thru the Neocl Period - WR (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; ENGL 310
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Study of selected works, in a variety of genres, from Shakespeare through the eighteenth century. Taught with attention to historical and cultural context.

ENG 315: Nineteenth-Century British Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; ENGL 310
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Study of selected works, in a variety of genres, from British literature of the nineteenth century. Taught with attention to historical and cultural context.

ENG 316: Modern British and Irish Literature - WR (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; ENGL 310
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Study of selected works, in a variety of genres, from British and Irish literature, 1900 to 1950. Taught with attention to historical and cultural context.

ENG 317: Contemporary British and Post-Colonial Literature - WR (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; ENGL 310
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Study of selected works, in a variety of genres, from contemporary British literature and the literature of former colonies. Taught with attention to historical and cultural context.

ENG 318: American Literature to 1830 (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; ENGL 310
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Study of selected works, in a variety of genres, produced before 1830. Taught with attention to historical and cultural context.

ENG 319: American Literature from 1830 to 1865 - WR (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; ENGL 310
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Study of selected works, in a variety of genres, from 1830 to the Civil War. Taught with attention to historical and cultural context.

ENG 320: American Literature from 1865 to 1910 (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; ENGL 310
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Study of selected works, in a variety of genres, from the Civil War to 1910. Taught with attention to historical and cultural context.

ENG 321: American Literature from 1910 to 1960 (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; ENGL 310
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Study of selected works, in a variety of genres, from 1910 to 1960. Taught with attention to historical and cultural context.

ENG 322: American Literature from 1960 to the Present - WR (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; ENGL 310
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Study of selected works, in a variety of genres, from American literature since 1960. Taught with attention to historical and cultural context.

ENG 323: African American Literature from 1845 to the Prese - CD1 (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; ENGL 310
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Study of selected works, in a variety of genres, by African American writers from 1845 to the present. Taught with attention to historical and cultural context.

ENG 325: Introduction to Linguistics (3)
Cross-listed as LING 325

Introduction to the basic assumptions, methods and concepts of studying language, focusing on the way language influences human experience and the organization of human behavior. Examines the nature, structure and use of language; may apply as elective in either Social Sciences or Humanities, meeting divisional or out-of-divisional requirements.

ENG 330: Language and Culture (3)
Cross-listed as LING 330-01



ENG 333: Shakespeare (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
A two-semester study of selected plays of Shakespeare.

ENG 334: Shakespeare (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
A two-semester study of selected plays of Shakespeare.

ENG 342: Black Women Novelists - WR- CD1 (3)
Cross-listed as PAS 342/WMST 342

Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Selected novels by cotemporary African, African American, and Caribbean women writers, in-depth and in comparative study.

ENG 368: Minority Tradition in English Literatures - CD2 (3.0)
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105.
An exploration of literary traditions in English coming from groups under-represented in traditional literary studies.

ENG 369: Minority Traditions in American Literature - CD1 (3.0)


ENG 370: Study Abroad (3.0)
Prerequisites: Permissions of Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dept of English.


ENG 371: Special Topics in English and American Language and Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Courses. A maximum of 6 hours in special topics may be counted toward the major.

ENG 372: Special Topics in English and American Language and Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Courses. A maximum of 6 hours in special topics may be counted toward the major.

ENG 373: Women in Literature - CD2 (3)
Cross-listed as WMST 325

Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
The literary treatment of women by both female and male authors of the Western tradition.

ENG 374: Gender and Children's Literature (3)
Cross-listed as WMST 326

Examination of gender in British and North American literature for children/young adults from the late 19th century to the present with attention to the intersection of gender with common themes ( e.g. heroic journey).

ENG 375: LBGTQ Literature- Cultural Diversity 2 (3)


ENG 376: Literature and Mythology (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
The nature and function of myth, mythmaking, and mythologies, in their relation to the study of literature. Literary works chosen from various periods of English literature.

ENG 381: Modern Poetry in English (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
A study of major poets, British and American, from Hopkins to Stevens

ENG 382: Contemporary Poetry in English (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
A study of selected poetry in English since 1955.

ENG 391: The Novel in English I (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
Note: Fall only. A survey of prose fiction to 1870, establishing standards for the novelistic tradition.

ENG 392: The Novel in English II (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
Note: Spring only. A study of the novel (British and American) from 1870 to the present.

ENG 394: American Short Fiction (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
The development, over two centuries, of such forms as the sketch, tale, short story, and novella.

ENG 395: The American Novel (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
Selected American novels from 1790 to recent past.

ENG 401: Honors Seminar (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Two seminars required of all students within the departmental honors program.

ENG 402: Honors Seminar - WR (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105, membership in English Honors Prog
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Two seminars required of all students within the departmental honors program

ENG 403: Advance Creative Writing (3)


ENG 413: British Literature Thru Shakespeare - WR (3)


ENG 414: British Literature Shks Neocl – WR ()


ENG 415: 19th Century British Literature - WR ()


ENG 416: Modern British & Irish Literature – WR ()


ENG 417: Contemporary British/Post Colonial Writings (3)


ENG 418: American Literature to 1830 - WR (3)


ENG 419: American Literature 1830-1865 (3)


ENG 420: American Lit 1865-1910 (3)


ENG 421: American Literature 1910 to 1960 –WR ()


ENG 422: American Literature 1960 to Present – WR ()


ENG 423: African-American Lit 1845-Present – WR ()


ENG 450: Cooperative Internship in English Studies (1-3)
Prerequisites: : Overall 3.00 GPA in 60 credit hours (at least 24 at the University of Louisville); departmental GPA of 3.25 in at least 6 hours beyond freshman composition; ENGL 303, 306, or 309. An individually-arranged course for an academic project cooperativel
An individually-arranged course for an academic project cooperatively arranged with the student's employer. May not be used to fulfill minimum requirements for the English major; may be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.

ENG 460: 19th Century American or British Authors - WR (3.0)


ENG 470: Renaissance City Comedy Writing (3)


ENG 491: Interpretive Theory: The New Criticism to the Present (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; ENGL 310.
Study of selected theories for the interpretation of literary and other texts, from the New Criticism to the present.

ENG 492: Special Topics Theory (3)


ENG 501: Independent Study (3)
Prerequisites: Overall average of 3.0, an average of 3.5 in the department, and at least 18 semester hours credit in the department.


ENG 502: Independent Study (3)
Prerequisites: Overall average of 3.0, an average of 3.5 in the department, and at least 18 semester hours credit in the department.


ENG 503: Advanced Creative Writing I (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 305 and consent of instructor.
A course designed for students who have had considerable experience in imaginative writing, and who wish to increase their aptitude as writers of drama, fiction, or poetry. Fall.

ENG 504: Advanced Creative Writing II (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 503 and consent of instructor
A continuation of 503, but individuals concentrate on a given form. Spring.

ENG 505: Special Topics in Writing (3)
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Topic definition, audience analysis and editing strategies for technical reports, theses and articles in various disciplines.

ENG 506: Teaching of Writing - WR (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 309 or ENGL 310, or consent of instructor.
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Introduction to the theory, research, and practice that informs the effective teaching of writing.

ENG 507: The Teaching of Creative Writing -WR (3.0)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
Introduction to the theory, research, and practice that informs the effective teaching of creative writing.

ENG 510: Grad Coop Internship MA Level (3.00)


ENG 515: Introduction to Old English (3)
Readings in the original language of Old English prose and poetry.

ENG 518: Foundations of Language (3)
Cross-listed as LING 518

A survey of contemporary theories of language, from structuralism to transformational grammar; the relationship of linguistics to literature, psychology, philosophy, reading, and sociology.

ENG 520: World Englishes (3)
Cross-listed as LING 520 or LING 325 , ENGL 325

Prerequisites: Junior standing
Exploration of the historical, social, and political context of the various varieties of English throughout the world; standardization, pidgins, and creoles will also be investigated.

ENG 522: Structure of Modern American English (3)
Cross-listed as LING 522

Examination of the structure of American English; emphasis on grammatical terminology and systems of classification. Recommended for prospective English teachers.

ENG 523: History of the English Language (3)
Cross-listed as LING 523

The evolution of modern English in terms of social, historical, and linguistic forces which molded it; emphasis on Anglo-Saxon metrics, Latin, French, and Danish influences, and cosmopolitan aspects of English.

ENG 535: Applied Linguistics for English Teachers (3)
Cross-listed as LING 535.

Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or ENGL 105.
Applied linguistics and its application to an understanding of speaking, listening, reading, and writing processes.

ENG 541: Studies in Old and Middle English Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or ENGL 105
In-depth study of selected movements, genres, topics, or groupings of writers from the Old and/or Middle English periods.

ENG 542: Studies in Tudor and Elizabethan Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
n-depth study of selected movements, genres, topics, or groupings of writers from the Tudor and/or Elizabethan periods.

ENG 543: Studies in Stuart and Commonwealth Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
In-depth study of selected movements, genres, topics or groupings of writers from the Stuart and/or Commonwealth periods.

ENG 544: Studies in Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105
In-depth study of selected movements, genres, topics or groupings of writers of the period from 1660 to 1800.

ENG 545: Studies in British Literature of the Romantic Period (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
In-depth study of selected movements, genres, topics, or groupings of writers of the Romantic period.

ENG 546: Studies in British Literature of the Victorian Period (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
In-depth study of selected movements, genres, topics, or groupings of writers from the Victorian period.

ENG 547: Studies in Modern British and/or Irish Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
In-depth study of selected movements, genres, topics, or groupings of writers from the turn of the century through 1950.

ENG 548: Studies in Contemporary British and/or Irish Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
In-depth study of selected movements, genres, topics, or groupings of writers since 1950.

ENG 549: Studies in Post-Colonial and/or Ethnic Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
In-depth study of selected movements, genres, topics, or groupings of writers in post-colonial and/or ethnic literature.

ENG 550: Studies in African American Literature (3)
Cross-listed as PAS 551

Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
In-depth study of selected movements, topics, or groupings of African American writers.

ENG 551: Special Topics in Literature in English (3)
Topics to be announced in Schedule of Courses. A maximum of 6 hours in special-topics courses may be counted toward the major.

ENG 552: Special Topics in Literature in English (3)
Topics to be announced in Schedule of Courses. A maximum of 6 hours in special-topics courses may be counted toward the major.

ENG 554: Women's Per Narratives ()


ENG 561: Chaucer (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
Close reading of the major works, in the context of medieval traditions and fourteenth-century English society.

ENG 562: Shakespeare (3)
Intensive study of selected drama and poetry of Shakespeare.

ENG 563: Milton (3)
Intensive study of the poetry; background reading in Milton's biography and prose.

ENG 564: Selected Figures in American Literature (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
Study of the works of a selected writer or grouping of writers, in literary, biographical, and/or social context.

ENG 567: Post-Colonial Voices: Writing Experience in African Literature - WR (3)
Cross-listed as PAS 567

Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Examination of "post-coloniality" through a selection of fiction and literary criticism by African writers.

ENG 570: Language and Social Identity (3)
Cross-listed as LING 570 Language and Social Identity



ENG 571: Studies in American Literature to 1865 (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
In-depth study of selected movements, genres, topics or groupings of writers before 1865.

ENG 572: Studies in American Literature, 1865-1910 (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
In-depth study of selected movements, genres, topics, or groupings of writers from the Civil War to 1910.

ENG 573: Studies in American Literature, 1910-1960 (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
In-depth study of selected movements, genres, topics or groupings of writers from 1910 to 1960.

ENG 574: Studies in American Literature, 1960 - Present (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
In-depth study of selected movements, genres, topics or groupings of writers in contemporary American literature

ENG 575: Genre Studies in African-American Literature (3)
Cross-listed as PAS 575

Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
In-depth study of a selected genre of African-American Literature.

ENG 577: The Harlem Renaissance (3)
Cross-listed as PAS 577

Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
In-depth study of the literature of the Harlem Renaissance in relation to other literary and artistic productions of the period and to cultural and historical contexts.

ENG 581: Studies in Renaissance Drama (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing.
In-depth study of dramatic works by Shakespeare's contemporaries.

ENG 586: Studies in American Drama (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105; junior standing
In-depth study of selected American plays.

ENG 591: History of Criticism: Plato to the New Criticism (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 102 or 105, and ENGL 310.
Study of selected theories for the interpretation of literary and other texts, from Plato to the New Criticism.

ENG 595: Studies in Literature and Science (3.0)


ENG 599: Advanced Studies in English (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 310; junior standing
Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). In-depth analysis of and intensive writing about a focused area of study within the discipline of English.

ENG 5XX: Non-departmental courses taught by English faculty ()


ENG 601: Introduction to English Studies (3)
Introduces students to research methods, print and electronic resources, strategies for reading and writing scholarly texts, and the seminar format.

ENG 602: Teaching College Composition (3)
Introduction to the design of the freshman composition syllabus, writing assignments, and ways of responding to them.

ENG 603: Studies in Genres (3)
A course in genre studies, featuring in any given semester the drama, biography, the essay, satire, etc.

ENG 604: Writing Center Theory and Practice (3)
Prepares incoming TA's to teach in the University Writing Center. Provides a solid theoretical background for examining pedagogical issues important to an effective writing center, including such concerns as approaches to consulting with students, the role of grammar instruction in the writing center, consulting strategies for ESL students, the importance of computers in the writing center, record-keeping and resource development.

ENG 606: Creative Writing I (3)
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor or enrollment in a degree program in English.
A workshop in the writing of poetry, fiction, and drama, involving the reading and analysis of manuscripts and regular individual conferences.

ENG 607: Creative Writing II (3)
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor or enrollment in a degree program in English.
A creative writing workshop similar to Engl. 606, but also allowing interested students to pursue bases for structuring larger and more ambitious works.

ENG 610: Coop Internship PhD Lev (3.00)


ENG 613: Independent Study (1-3)


ENG 614: Independent Study (1-3)


ENG 615: Thesis Guidance (1-6)


ENG 620: Research in the Composing Process (3)
Examination of the major methodologies, quantitative and qualitative, in composition research, with their underlying theoretical assumptions.

ENG 621: Sociolinguistics (3)
Cross-listed as LING 621

Prerequisites: ENGL/LING 518
An examination of the relationship between language and human behavior on various social levels.

ENG 624: Old English and Middle English Language and Literature (3)
A basic knowledge of Old English as a language is required for the study of literary documents before 1066.

ENG 625: The Teaching of English as a Second Language (3)
Cross-listed as FLE 624 and LING 625

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.
A theoretical and practical approach to teaching English to students for whom English is not a native language. The linguistic bases of English, as well as the application of curriculum principles, will be considered.

ENG 626: ESL Endorsement Portfolio (1)
Cross-listed as LING 626

Prerequisites: All other ESL endorsement requirements completed.
Assists post-service teachers in preparing and submitting their ESL endorsement portfolios for review in order to complete the continuous assessment plan for the endorsement. Review takes place in the final phase of the course, of which self-assessment and peer assessment are components. Restricted to ESL endorsement candidates.

ENG 631: Renaissance Drama (3)
Intensive survey of representative non-Shakespearean dramatic works produced in Renaissance England, with attention to literary traditions and modern critical approaches.

ENG 632: Shakespeare (3)
Intensive study of a large cross-section of the plays, with attention to modern critical approaches.

ENG 633: Sixteenth-Century Poetry and Prose (3)
Intensive survey of the major literary figures and intellectual traditions of Sixteenth Century England, with attention to modern critical approaches.

ENG 634: Seventeenth-Century Poetry and Prose (3)
Intensive survey of the major literary figures other than Milton in seventeenth century England, with attention to their literary and intellectual traditions, and to modern critical approaches.

ENG 642: Eighteenth-Century Fiction (3)
Intensive survey of a diversity of fictional forms and their literary and intellectual traditions, with attention to modern critical approaches.

ENG 643: Eighteenth-Century Poetry and Prose (3)
Intensive survey of the major literary figures and intellectual traditions of Eighteenth Century England, with attention to modern critical approaches.

ENG 644: Romantic Poetry and Prose (3)
Intensive survey of the major literary figures and the intellectual traditions of English Romantic Movement, with attention to modern critical approaches.

ENG 646: Literature in the Secondary Language Arts Curriculum (3)
Cross-listed as EDEM/EDSD 646

Prerequisites: Experience teaching English, a course in methods of teaching English in the secondary school, or consent of instructor
Examines theories behind the teaching of literature, research in the teaching of literature, and current trends in the teaching of literature in secondary school language arts.

ENG 647: Teaching Writing and Language in the Secondary School (3)
Cross-listed as EDEM/EDSD 647

Prerequisites: Experience teaching English, a course in methods of teaching English in the secondary school, or consent of instructor.
Examines theories of language acquisition and research and methodology in the teaching of grammars, vocabulary, spelling, semantics, etymology, usage, and dialectics in secondary school language arts

ENG 651: Hawthorne, Eliot, James ()


ENG 652: Nineteenth-Century Poetry and Prose (3)
An intensive survey of the major literary figures of Nineteenth Century England, with attention to literary traditions and modern theories of interpretation.

ENG 653: Irish Studies (3)
Intensive study of recent and contemporary Irish writers, with attention to literary and intellectual traditions and to modern critical approaches.

ENG 654: Twentieth-Century Literature (3)
Intensive study of major writers and literary movements in the English-speaking world during the twentieth century, with attention to literary and intellectual traditions and to the most recent critical approaches.

ENG 660: African American Lit (3.0)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Intensive study of Afican American literature and culture from any period or across several periods.

ENG 661: Nineteenth-Century American Fiction (3)
Intensive survey of a diversity of fictional forms and literary and intellectual traditions, with attention to modern critical approaches.

ENG 662: Nineteenth-Century American Poetry and Prose (3)
An intensive survey of the significant literary figures of Nineteenth-century America, with attention to literary traditions and modern theories of interpretation.

ENG 664: Twentieth-Century American Writers (3)
Intensive study of such major American figures as Faulkner, Hemingway, and their contemporaries (adaptable to any combination a particular teacher may announce).

ENG 665: Contemporary Poetry (3)
A survey or intensive sampling of contemporary poetry.

ENG 667: Assessing and Responding to Student Writing (3)
Prerequisites: English Graduate School status or permission.
Introduction to and exploration of relevant issues, theories, and practices for assessing student writing in and outside the classroom.

ENG 670: Composition Theory and Practice (3)
An exploration of what is known about language, writing, and teaching which treats writing pedagogy as a professional act grounded in theory and informed by a well-defined body of discursive literature.

ENG 671: History of Rhetoric I (3)
Review of rhetorical theory and practice in the Greek, Roman, early Christian, medieval, and scholastic periods.

ENG 672: History of Rhetoric II (3)
Review of rhetorical theory and practice in the English Renaissance, the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the modern and contemporary periods.

ENG 673: Rhetoric and Textual Analysis (3)
Selected topics in the rhetorical analysis of fictional and nonfictional texts.

ENG 674: Interdisciplinary Studies in Rhetoric and Composition (3)
Topics can include cognition and composition, the social construction of knowledge, feminist theory and composition, etc.

ENG 675: Studies in Professional Writing (3)
Prerequisites: One graduate linguistics or rhetoric course.
Selected topics dealing with research and theory of writing in the professions including science and technology, social sciences, business, and law.

ENG 676: The Rhetoric of Science (3)
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing.
This is a graduate seminar in rhetoric that examines science doing and science writing as rhetorical enterprises. As a result, we will consider science as "stories"that privilege certain things and ignores others both in what it does and what it says.

ENG 677: Assessing & Responding to Student Writing (3)
Prerequisites: English Graduate School Status or Permission.
Introduction to and exploration of relevant issues, theories, and practices for assessing student writing in and outside the classroom.

ENG 681: Seminar in Special Studies (3)
Involves discussion and analysis of advanced research topics leading to the dissertation.

ENG 682: Seminar in Linguistics (3)
Cross-listed as LING 690.

Prerequisites: LING 325 or ENGL 325 or ENGL 518.
Selected topics in applied or theoretical linguistics.

ENG 685: Seminar in Modern British Studies (3)
Involves discussion and analysis of advanced research topics leading to the dissertation.

ENG 686: Seminar in American Studies (3)
Involves discussion and analysis of advanced research topics leading to the dissertation.

ENG 687: Seminar in Rhetorical Studies (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 602.
Advance investigations in rhetoric and composition under a variety of special topics.

ENG 688: Biology, Tech & Writing (3.0)


ENG 689: Directed Reading for Comprehensive Preliminary Examinations (1-3)
1-3 hours; may be repeated; minimum of 3 hours required of all doctoral students. Directed reading on topics of student's comprehensive examinations; reading lists are negotiated between student and directors of the examination areas. Restricted to doctoral students who have completed other coursework and are preparing for comprehensive exams.

ENG 690: Dissertation Research (1-12)


ENG 691: Contemporary Theories of Interpretation (3)
A selective survey of theories of interpretation from the New Criticism to the present, and of interpretive practices based on these theories.

ENG 692: Topics in Interpretive Theory since 1900 (3.0)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing; English 691 or equivalent. A graduate seminar dealing with a specific topic or area of inquiry within the broad field of post-1900 theories of interpretation.


ENG 6XX: Non-departmental courses taught by English faculty ()


ENG 98: Fundamentals of Writing (4)
FUNDAMENTALS OF WRITING

ENG 99: Basic Writing (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 098 or placement by English Placement Test
An expository writing course for students whose performance on the English Placement Test indicates a need for one semester of preparation for English 101 or for students who have passed English 098. This course teaches students to develop and expand papers, to focus for specific audiences and purposes, and to make organizational choices as they learn the writing process. Students practice speaking, reading, and informal writing about unit topics and plan, draft, revise, and edit whole pieces of writing for each unit. Students work individually, in small groups, and in conferences with instructors. To pass the course, students must complete all major writing requirements and receive a passing grade on a portfolio containing a selection of course work. Students must receive a grade of "C" or better before they may enter ENGL 101. Grading is A, B, C, F. Credit hours do not apply to a degree at the University of Louisville. Grades earned are not included in the calculation of program grade point average but are included in University cumulative GPA.

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