Course Offered

Spring 2006

ENGL 9075 Topics: Modes of Short Fiction 

3 grad. credits

Mon. 5:00-7:30 p.m. 

Judith Budz

Short stories come in a variety of flavors and speak to a variety of tastes. This course will survey familiar and experimental fictional forms, since what the writer says is how he or she says it.  In addition to discussions of a narrative�s content, we will look closely at the writer�s choice of events, control of point of view, and use of language. Then we will reach beyond the text to ask questions about authorial values, reader manipulation, and critical success.

ENGL 9000    Literary Theory: Practical Applications for Today�s Readers 

3 grad. credits

Tues. 5:00-7:30 p.m.

Irene Martyniuk

This course surveys theories of literature with emphasis on applying them to our readings of a wide variety of texts. Study includes a brief historical survey, but focuses on such contemporary practices as cultural studies and feminist theory. Texts and theoretical schools may vary from semester to semester. Practical applications in the classroom and in one's own reading guide class discussion.

ENGL 9075    Topics: East Asian Literature: Tradition & Modernity        

3 grad. credits

Wed. 5:30-8:00 p.m. 

Roberta Adams

This course covers selected classical literary texts of China and Japan, the philosophical and aesthetic traditions that inform these works, the impact of 20^th-century translations of some of these works by such poets and scholars as Ezra Pound and Arthur Waley on British and American modernism, and the impact of Western literary forms on 20^th-21^st century (especially post-World War II) writers of China, Japan, and the Asian diaspora.  Some background on Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Shinto will provide the context for a study of the Book of Odes and other poetry, classic novels such as Monkey, Dream of Red Mansions, and Tale of Genji, and the Noh, kabuki, and bunraku drama of Japan. Modern novels will be selected from among such writers as Mo Yan, Ha Jin, Feng Jicai, Gu Hua, Su Tong, Oe Kenzaburo, Ariyoshi Sawaki, Murakami Haruki, Banana Yoshimoto, Kazuo Ishiguro, Vyvyane Loh and others. Time permitting, we will also look at the impact of the Japanese woodblock prints depicting the �floating world,� ukiyo-e, on the West, and the importance of contemporary Asian films in depicting works of literature.

ENGL 9075  Topics: Memoirs and Metafiction: Creative Nonfiction Today  

3 grad. credits

Thurs. 5:00-7:30 p.m.

Margarite Roumas

Writing creative nonfiction in a supportive environment, students will learn a variety of techniques used in this popular modern form.  Learn to write memoir, interviews, travel pieces, biography and more, based on personal experiences.

ENGL 7012                        The Modern Secondary School 

3 grad. credits

Thurs. 5:00-7:30 p.m. 

Ron Schofield

Required of all MAT candidates who do not have initial licensure 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 25 hours of prepracticum experience.

ENGL 8000    Advanced Methods of Teaching

3 grad. credits

Thurs. 5:00-7:30 p.m.

Melanie Gallo

Combines academic study with clinical practice and supervision. Theories and topics studied and demonstrated include learning styles, critical thinking, computer applications, and inclusive learning environments. Emphasis is placed on integrating culturally or linguistically diverse students and those with special needs. Interdisciplinary course development and implementation, student assessment including portfolio assessment and writing are studied for utilization across the curriculum. Prerequisite: ENGL 7012 or Initial Teacher Licensure