Emphasizes practicing writing processes, developing an appropriate style, learning professional problem-solving, integrating oral and written communication, and using new communication technologies. 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. Extensive practice in literary analysis and in the forms and conventions of writing about various literary genres. First course ends at Civil War.
First course ends at Civil War.
Study of selected works, in a variety of genres, from the beginning to Shakespeare. Taught with attention to historical and cultural context. Study of selected works, in a variety of genres, from Shakespeare through the eighteenth century. Taught with attention to historical and cultural context. Study of selected works, in a variety of genres, from British literature of the nineteenth century.