Focus is on style and the interaction of audience and writer, and on producing essays of publishable quality. Markets for essays are suggested. ENG 616 Creative Writing Central is imaginative composition of all kinds, followed by classroom discussion and critiques. Close attention to the forms and styles of selected authors, chiefly contemporary British and American, provides stimuli for the students' own work. An introduction to, and practical application of, modern techniques of teaching and learning composition, including free writing, embedding, imitation, and cumulation.
Emphasis is on writing as process, from self-expression through exposition to imaginative creation.
ENG 618 Modern English and Its Background Study of the English language from its origins to the present, with detailed attention to changes in grammar, syntax, phonology and vocabulary. ENG 619 Writing for the Magazine Market Intended for students interested in developing a professional style of writing. ENG 620 Teaching Writing as Process Designed primarily for high school English teachers, this intensive seminar introduces the many new techniques of teaching composition, discusses the process of writing, and explores the results of the latest research. Members of the seminar participate in practical workshops where they evolve individual methods for use in their own school districts, thereby enhancing the writing process for their students. ENG 621 Fiction Writing Seminar Designed for those interested in writing fiction, this intensive seminar offers both lectures on various aspects of the craft of fiction and discussions of individual student manuscripts in a workshop format.