Fall 2007

Graduate Course Schedule

ENGL 8050 Graduate Study and Research in English

Chola Chisunka

3 grad. credits 

Monday 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm                     

Designed for students who are new to the English Graduate Program. This course promotes the student�s ability to do independent and creative scholarly research and to become more competent in critical approaches to literature, research techniques, new methodologies, and technologies, as well as library and archival examination. Students in the MAT in English Certification program develop the research proposal for the classroom research project that they are required to carry out during their 400 hour Internship/Clinical experience.

ENGL 8052 Composition Theory    

Patrice Gray    

3 grad. credits 

Tuesday 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm                             

This course is intended to help students create a framework for generating their own philosophy of writing.  It is intended to help students develop a deeper understanding of their own writing processes, to recognize the complexities of literacy and writing, and to become more conscious of the rhetorical choices writers make in different writing situations.

Linguistics CAGS

Patricia Smith

4 Credits

Tuesday 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

This course explores the essence of language, and, specifically, the study of standard English language. Course topics include the history of English language, semantics, syntax, phonetics, phonology, and morphology.

ENGL 9011 The Literature of the Middle Ages                                         

Roberta Adams

3 Credits

Wednesday 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm            

The course surveys selected texts from the Middle Ages, starting with Beowulf and Old English lyrics, and including representative Middle English, Celtic, Anglo-Norman, and French works. Various genres are covered, including epic, lyric, drama, Arthurian romance, legend, religious verse, and satire.  All works except the Middle English are read in translation.

 ENGL 7012 The Modern Secondary School           

Ron Schofield  

Prerequisite for Initial License

Required of all MAT candidates who have no certification to teach.  Covers a broad range of issues faced by teachers in today�s secondary schools.  Students become familiar with the complexities and demands of secondary school teaching.  Includes 75 hours of prepracticum experience.

ENGL 8260 Curriculum Design and Development 

Melanie Gallo  

Required for Professional License                    

Thursday         

Designed to provide students with knowledge and skills of the curriculum development-revision process. In collaborative groups students review, revise and expand the curriculum and assessment procedures in order to integrate current research findings and education reform initiatives.  Students articulate a general Curriculum map contextually appropriate for grade-level content as they plan for integrating content with social, behavioral, processing, thinking skills and Curriculum Frameworks.  Students design an integrated 9-12th grade curriculum that aligns content standards across disciplines.  Finally, interdisciplinary groups design an integrated curriculum unit.

ENGL 8085 Literature and Film  
Tom Murray    
3 grad. credits

This is an introduction to the relationship between literature and film through the critical study of each medium. Special consideration is given to matters of characterization, narration, plot, setting, theme, and tone in written works and films. Students are introduced to conventions of the documentary and fictional film, principles of scriptwriting, and the elements of formal screen production.