In particular, this course examines the relationship between grammatical units and explores the connection between grammar, meaning and style. The course explores the notion that there may be competing descriptions of language structure and varying opinions of correctness. Emphasizes the study of grammar in the context of student writing. Students analyze ways in which writers from various cultures and eras use these myths and legends in their poetry, fiction and drama. Required for English majors.
Students compile a writing portfolio.
British Literary Traditions Surveys British literature from the medieval to the modern era, with emphasis on how the ideas and standards of one age are modified by the next. Studies such writers as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Swift, Pope, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Tennyson, Christina Rossetti and Virginia Woolf. Required for English majors. EN 204 Feature Writing Introduces the basics of feature writing for newspapers and magazines, exploring a variety of styles, including the personality profile, columns, human-interest stories and critical reviews. Students improve their writing skills by rewriting, editing, proofreading, working on computers and compiling a writing portfolio.