C. Detailed Description of Conduct of Course I. Students read relevant selected texts in order to put into perspective the development of literary scholarship and criticism. The instructor may supplement the reading with lectures and questions pertinent to the reading, and may provide additional examples of published scholarship to infer methodologies employed, develop appreciation for sound scholarship, and develop the ability to discriminate between careful and careless scholarship. Writing Requirements 1. Periodically, students write, at the beginning of class meetings, responses to exploratory questions about the readings. They also have the opportunity to ask questions about the readings through this method.
Students do a critical review of a scholarly book pertinent to their own research topic.
Students do carefully supervised drafts of a research paper on a topic of their own choos- ing and with a view toward its publication. Essay Examination Students write a final take-home essay examination that allows them to express their learning and thoughts at the end of the course. D. Goals and Objectives of the Course. The primary goals of this course are to make graduate students knowledgeable about the type of research and writing expected of graduate students in the discipline of English literature and language and to provide them with the requisite skills to become good scholarly readers and writers. E. Assessment Measures Students' growth in knowledge of the material may be assessed through a number of measures.