Romanticism 3 credits A critical examination of the poetry and fiction that emerged from the revolutionary spirit that swept through Europe and America at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries. Victorian Literature 3 credits A critical examination of British fiction and poetry from the 1830s to the end of the century. Writers may include the novelists Dickens, Thackeray, the Brontes, Eliot and Hardy, and the poets Tennyson, the Brownings, Arnold, Hopkins, the Rossettis, Wilde and Swinburne. Nineteenth-Century Fiction 3 credits A critical examination of the novel in the U.S., Great Britain, and on the Continent, considering questions such as why the novel becomes so important in the West, what distinguishes the novels of different countries from each other, and what characteristics these novels share. Introduction to Linguistics 3 credits A systematic study of the English language including phonetics and phonology, morphology, and syntax.
Course includes a survey of language-related issues.
Expository Writing Workshop 3 credits An advanced workshop in expository writing intended for students who already have a command of essay writing skills. Includes work on cultivating an effective style. Student work forms the center of the course, supported by outside reading and writing exercises. Tutorial Writing 1 credit Theory and practice of tutoring writing. Course has specific applications for students tutoring writing in the Academic Support Center.