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Eng 104, 105 Introduction to Literature
4 credits eachInvolves critical reading, discussion, and written analysis of literary texts. Eng 104 focuses on novels and poetry; students see and review a film when appropriate. Eng 105 focuses on short fiction and drama; students attend and review a play.
4 credits eachOffers a critical oral and written examination of various genres of outstanding works of ancient, medieval, and modern literature. Students gain insight into world cultures and their own cultural assumptions. Recommended for students intending to become English majors. Completing any two of the three quarters will satisfy the Explorations general education requirement.
4 credits eachProvides a chronological study of a representative selection of comedies, histories, and tragedies. Makes critical oral and written examination of the plays from the text and productions.
4 credits eachStudies literature in translation. Usually organized around one or two themes; occasionally organized chronologically.
4 creditsAfter an introduction to mythical constructs, students participate in critical reading, discussions, written analysis, and performance of traditional myths and legends from a variety of Native American cultures. Texts include myths, legends, and tales in translation. Films, art slides, guest speakers, and performers supplement the readings to provide oral and visual examples of American Indian art and culture.
4 creditsBuilding on their knowledge of traditional oral literatures, students continue with critical reading, discussion, written analysis, and performance of texts. Texts include novels, essays, stories, and poems by contemporary Native American writers. Films, art slides, guest speakers, and performers supplement the readings to enrich student understanding of the cultures that produced the literature. Prerequisite: Eng 239.
4 creditsThe scholarly study of traditional practices and narratives, including such genres as superstition, legend, proverb, myth, and folktale, with a multicultural emphasis.
4 creditsInvolves intensive academic writing analyzing the main genres of literature: poetry, drama, fiction, essay, and film. Prerequisite: Wr 121, 122. Satisfies the third term writing requirement at SOU. Prerequisites: English majors and premajors only and permission of instructor.
English majors enrolling in upper division literature courses are required to have completed English 298. Nonmajors must have completed the research component of the writing sequence as required by their major department. Any exceptions require permission of the instructor.
4 creditsIntensive writing course for English majors emphasizing principles of analysis of literary texts. Surveys twentieth century critical theory and practice. Prerequisites: English majors only and Eng 298.
4 creditsSurveys British women writers with a focus on common issues and the development of a tradition.
4 creditsSurveys women writers in the United States with a focus on common issues and the development of a tradition.
4 creditsA study of selected works and writers covering the development of various genres in their historical context, from Anglo-Saxon times to the English Renaissance. Prerequisite: English majors only.
4 creditsExamines selected works and writers from the late Renaissance to the Romantic period. Topics may include the development of the novel, the rise of a female readership and authors, and subjectivity in lyric poetry. Prerequisite: English majors only.
4 creditsExplores selected works and writers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Organized by topics such as narrative strategies, the impact of industrialization, and literary responses to science. Prerequisite: English majors only.
4 creditsExamines poetry, prose, and fiction from the first writings in English to the middle of the nineteenth century. Topics may include the Puritan legacy or the wilderness and the frontier. Prerequisite: English majors only.
4 creditsCovers predominantly short fiction and prose from the middle of the nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Topics may include the American self or the rise of industrialization and cities. Prerequisite: English majors only.
4 creditsExplores poetry, fiction, prose, and drama from the early twentieth century to the present. Topics may include the lost generation or the forming of an American identity. Prerequisite: English majors
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2 creditsSenior project for English majors that integrates their knowledge and skills in the discipline.
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4 creditsStudies the birth and early development of the English novel, with attention to the early masterpieces of Defoe, Swift, Fielding, and Austen. Occasional emphasis is on fictional precursors or special issues in prose fiction.
4 creditsExplores the English novel from the Brontës, Dickens, and Eliot to modernism and other twentieth century movements.
4 creditsFocuses on collections of stories by individual authors, some of them American and most of them twentieth century.
4 credits eachIntensive study of a limited number of Shakespearean plays, with textual focus. Plays are chosen to correlate with Oregon Shakespeare Festival offerings. (Cross-listed with TA 436/536, 437/537, 438/538.)
4 creditsExamines the history, principles, and practices of various aspects of literary criticism.
4 creditsExplores the underlying social, economic, and political philosophies of an age as they find expression in the dominant literary forms and theories that characterize it. Repeated credit is allowed for different topics.
4 creditsProvides a concentrated study of the canon of one or two major writers, including detailed analysis of at least one of the author's major works.
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4 creditsExplores the genre of the literary essay. Chosen texts explore human interactions with the objective world. Presents certain issues of science and environmental history as useful peripheral knowledge but centers on matters of language, image, and voice. Typical authors include Lopez, Dillard, Abbey, Graves, Austin, Doig, Matthiessen, and Stegner.
4 creditsIncludes readings from African American, Asian American, Hispanic, and Native American literature.
4 creditsExamines selected literary works in English translation from Asian and African countries studied in relation to cultural upheavals of the twentieth century. Region to be studied is announced in the class schedule. Repeated credit is allowed for different topics.
4 creditsExplores selected plays by various playwrights. Attendance at a live performance is sometimes required. Repeated credit is allowed for different topics.
4 creditsExamines works by various poets. Repeated credit is allowed for different topics.
4 creditsAddresses significant aesthetic, philosophical, and cultural ideas affecting the development of the novel in the United States.
4 creditsExplores the directions of the naturalistic and modern novel in the United States.
4 creditsPresents methods of teaching literature in elementary and secondary language arts classes utilizing current theories and applications. Emphasizes rationales, strategies, and projects for literature curriculum development and enrichment.
4 creditsSurveys young adult novels. Emphasizes selection and evaluation of books, adolescent reading interests, and reading guidance for curricular and personal needs.
4 creditsBeginning course in linguistics introducing basic principles of oral and written communication, the sound system of English, dialects, usage problems, competing grammars, development and change in language, problems in semantics, and acquisition of language and reading skills by young children.
4 creditsOffers a historical view of the growth of the English language, from its beginnings to the present.
4 creditsCompares traditional, structural, and transformational models of English grammar with an emphasis on transformational. Explores grammatical differences in various dialects of American English.
4 creditsStresses theories of structure and meaning in language, with an emphasis on the English language. Studies of recent developments may include acquisition of language in early childhood with implications for preschool and school curricula, sexist and racist language, and contemporary grammatical theory and research.
4 creditsInterprets films using the techniques of modern literary criticism. Typical offerings include surveys of film history, studies of particular types, and close analysis of selected directors.
4 creditsSelected topics from women's writing are announced in the class schedule. Repeated credit is allowed for different topics.
Eng 501 Research (Eng 501, 505, and 507 are limited to 9 credits singly or in combination.)
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A free-writing waiver exam for Wr 121, 122 is offered during the second week of each term, with the exception of summer. There is no waiver for Wr 123 or 227. Interested students should pick up waiver exam information from the English department (CE 261) at the beginning of the second week of each term. The waiver exam does not confer course credit.For students not required to take the Colloquium sequence, Wr 121, 122 are required for general education. Please see department major requirements for the research and writing requirement in your major.
4 creditsStudents whose native language is not English take this course during the first quarter of their program. Focuses on U.S. culture, reading, writing, and grammar. Credit applies toward electives only.
4 creditsStudents take this during the second quarter. Covers grammar and reading with an emphasis on the patterns of writing. Prerequisite: Wr 101. Credit applies toward electives only.
2 creditsStudents take this during the third quarter. Emphasizes library and research skills. Prerequisites: Wr 101, 102. Credit applies toward electives only.
4 creditsGeneral course in rhetoric with an emphasis on exposition taken during the freshman year. Focuses on organization and effective expression of ideas.
4 creditsCovers written composition with an emphasis on argumentation. Taken during the freshman year. Prerequisite: Wr 121.
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Covers written composition with an emphasis on research and writing. Students formulate a research project and learn research techniques, such as finding and narrowing a topic of interest. Taken during the freshman year. Prerequisite: Wr 122.
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4 creditsCovers written composition. Introduces research techniques and writing, with an emphasis on technical and scientific writing. Equivalent to Wr 123. Prerequisites: Wr 121, 122.
4 creditsIntroduces students to the elements and traditions of creative writing through various readings. Students respond to these readings through a variety of exercises. Prerequisite: Wr 122 or Core 102.
4 creditsFurther examines the elements and traditions of creative writing through readings and exercises.
Note: Wr 123, 227, and Eng 298 or permission of instructor are prerequisites for all upper division writing programs. All students wishing to enroll in upper division creative writing courses must first be admitted into the creative writing program. Application to the creative writing program involves submitting a ten-page writing sample and a short description of literary background to the writing director/associate chair.Acceptance into the creative writing program does not imply acceptance into the English department or major, or any other department or major. It only certifies that the student is proficient to enroll in upper division creative writing courses and does not guarantee the student will receive a minor.
4 creditsPrepares students for the variety of problem-solving situations faced by professionals. Involves a term project designed to meet the needs of the individual student. Covers memos, résumés, professional correspondence, job interviews, in-house reports, graphics, and audience analysis.
4 creditsFor students interested in writing the short story, novella, or novel. Includes analysis and discussion of student work. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
4 creditsStudents gain practice in verse-writing and study verse forms. Includes analysis and discussion of student work. Prerequisite: Wr 242.
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4 creditsA writing-intensive course for English majors. Offers advanced instruction and practice in the field of writing, with some attention to the rules of composition. Prerequisites: students registering at the 414 level must be English majors and have permission of instructor.
Credit to be arranged _ maximum 16Trains students to tutor students of all disciplines. They are responsible for giving writing assistance on a one-on-one basis or in groups. Prerequisite: good writing and interpersonal communication skills.
2 credits - maximum 8Students serve on independent student-staffed literary review. Duties include selecting, editing, and responding to submitted manuscripts, as well as conducting community events and business relations to further the scope and financial success of the journal.
4 creditsIntensive workshop emphasizing the particulars of the short story. Students are expected to complete and submit one story. Students distribute copies of and read from their work. Prerequisite: Wr 330.
4 creditsIntensive workshop emphasizing the particulars of the novel. Students are expected to complete the first twenty-five pages of a novel and a prospectus of the entire work. Students distribute copies of and read from their work. Prerequisite: Wr 330.
4 creditsIntensive workshop emphasizing the particulars of writing and compiling a collection of poetry. Students are expected to complete a book-length manuscript of poetry and to engage in the process of writing and revising. Prerequisite: Wr 341.
4 creditsA writing course designed to lead students through the steps of publication. May be repeated once for credit with the instructor's permission. Prerequisite: Wr 123 or 227.
4 creditsFor teachers of middle-school through college-level freshman composition. Emphasizes recent theory and research in the teaching of writing. Class members learn to model desirable writing and learning behaviors.
4 creditsExamines a wide range of rhetorical theories, from Aristotle to Bakhtin, as they affect the composing process. Prerequisite: Wr 123, 227, or Eng 298.
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Credit to be arranged - maximum 15graduate creditsTrains students in tutoring students of all disciplines. They are responsible for giving writing assistance on a one-on-one basis or in groups. Prerequisite: good writing and interpersonal communication skills.
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