124 ENGL HU/DV2290. Introduction to Drama (3) An introduction to drama from around the globe, selected from a diverse range of authors from various cultures and historical periods. Students will develop the critical and interpretive skills necessary to analyze and appreciate plays and to recognize theft contemporary relevance. Course includes relevant practice in the principles of successful writing, including drafting, revising, and editing. ENGL HU/DV2510. Masterpieces of Literature (3) An introduction to select masterworks, selected from a diverse range of authors from various cultures and historical periods. Students will develop the critical and interpretive skills necessary to analyze various genres (fiction, drama, and poetry) and to reflect on the nature of literary excellence. Course includes relevant practice in the principles of successful writing, including, drafting, revising, and editing. ENGL HU/DV2710. Perspectives on Women's Literature (3) The purpose of this class is to introduce students to the rich contributions of women to the field of literature. The course will cover a variety of women writers that may range from the medieval period to the present and will feature literary genres such as fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction, and journals/diaries. In discussing and writing about these works, students will consider why women were excluded or marginalized in the canon for such a large part of literary history and how society, family, and politics impacted the way theses women wrote. ENGL 2830. Directed Readings (1-3) ENGL 2890. Cooperative Work Experience (1-6) Open to all students in the English Department who meet the minimum Cooperative Work Experience requirements of the department. Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. ENGL 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-4) Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. ENGL 2920S. Community Service (3) Students will receive an overview of community service and explore opportunities for service learning in the community A weekly seminar with required readings and writings as necessary and 50 hours of community service. ENGL SI3010. Introduction to Linguistics (3) This course introduces students to the scientific study of language. It looks across languages to explore what they have in common, as well as what distinguishes them from one another. Students learn basic analytic techniques in articulatory phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics and apply them to data drawn from various languages. These core concepts are expanded and applied to other areas, such as language acquisition, language history, language and culture, language and society, language and thought, language and literary expression. Students in English, foreign language, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, and history are encouraged to take this course, which carries Scientific Inquiry credit. ENGL 3020. Introduction to the Study of Language for Teachers (3) This course is designed for English teaching majors and minors. It introduces students to the nature of language and linguistics. It also reviews the elements of traditional grammar. This course surveys prescribed applications for prospective secondary school English teachers, including language variation, contemporary alternatives to traditional grammar, the history of English, and linguistics and composition. ENGL 3030. Structure of English (3) English 3030 presents the major parts of speech, grammatical functions, and constructions of Standard English. Its purpose is to show that English, like any human language, is an intricate and rule-governed system. To this end, it draws on the terminology of traditional grammar and the analytical techniques of structural and transformational grammar, including contextual definitions and tree diagramming. The course is directed toward departmental English majors, teaching majors, advanced ESL students, and students majoring in foreign language teaching. ENGL 3040. History of the English Language (3) This course introduces the elementary vocabulary and concepts of linguistic theory. Students will trace the history of English as a separate language through the Old, Middle and Early Modern English periods. Attention may also be given to national varieties of English and the development of English as a world language. ENGL 3050. Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing (3) English 3050 presents the concepts and nomenclature of traditional grammar as a context for students wishing to increase their control of punctuation, style, and usage in order to become more proficient writers. Its purpose is to offer practical guidance in how grammatical concepts can be applied to revising and editing one's own or others' writing to more effectively express one's intended meaning. The course is offered to all English majors and minors as a means of fulfilling the language requirement for the major, especially those in technical writing, as well as students in communication, pre-law, and criminal justice. ENGL 3080. Critical Approaches to Literature (3) Students will study and practice critical approaches to literature. The course will begin with New Criticism and proceed to study more resistant reading strategies such as feminism, Marxism, and deconstruction. Students will not only leam the theoretical premises behind these theories, but also practice explicating various texts from a particular critical perspective. Primarily for English majors and minors. Recommended to take early in major. ENGL 3100. Professional and Technical Writing (3) This course introduces students to the basic theories and practices of technical communication. Using audience, purpose, and context as theft guides, students create various professional and technical documents, such as formal and informal reports, instructions, proposals, job application materials, brochures, web media, and presentations. Working both individually, and in collaboration, students analyze theft rhetorical situation as they create usable and appropriate professional documents. This course provides the practical and theoretical basis for the minor and emphasis in Professional and Technical Writing. Prerequisite: ENGL EN2010. ENGL 3140. Professional and Technical Editing (3) Building on the knowledge of technical writing genres and the writing strengths developed in ENGL 3100, this course introduces students to copyediting, comprehensive editing, and the basics of collaborative editing and document management. Technical editing is designed to strengthen students' writing, editing, and visual design skills through attention to detail and application of style, grammar, and usage principles. Additionally, this course focuses on hard copy and soft copy editing principles. Co-requisite: ENGL 3100. ENGL 3190. Document Design (3) This class teaches a rhetorical approach to document design. Using the rhetorical principles of audience, purpose, and context, students will discuss sample documents, analyze the layout of documents Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog