Non-classroom experiences in the field of English. Placements are off-campus, and may be full- or part-time, and with or without pay. Credit for experiences must be sought prior to occurance, and learning contracts must be submitted before the end of the first week of the semester. See the experiential learning: internship section of this catalog for more details. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher. Graded CR/NC.
Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of an English faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. May be repeated for credit.
An introductory course for the student with no previous foreign language study. Pair work and small group activities using culturally authentic materials are used to develop skills for everyday communication with an emphasis in culture and pronunciation. Prerequisite for 102: 101.
Intensive study of prose and/or poetry by English and American women after 1700 including such authors as Charlotte Lenox, Clara Reeve, Fanny Burney, Anne Radcliffe, Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Willa Carter, Kate Chopin, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, Toni Morrison, Adrienne Rich, Alice Walker, Angela Carter, Julia Alvarez, Amy Tan, Sandra Cisneros, Maxine Hong Kingston, Paule Marshall, Leslie Marmon Silko. Attention to gender, race, and class situated in a historical context, and brief consideration of feminist literacy theory.
Examines a recurrent theme, symbol, or image in American literature to consider how texts reveal, respond to, and influence change in American culture or society over time. Topics will vary in their specificity and may explore more than one genre, literary-historical period, or non-Western culture. This course exists as both a 200-level course for Core Curriculum students and as a more challenging 300-level course required for English majors and minors and open to other interested students and to those who need upper division credit.
Examines a recurrent theme, symbol, or image in British literature to consider how texts reveal, respond to, and influence change in British culture or society over time. Topics will vary in their specificity and may explore more than one genre, literary-historical period, or non-Western culture. This course exists as both a 200-level course for Core Curriculum students and as a more challenging 300-level course required for English majors and minors and open to other interested students and to those who need UD credit. Concurrent enrollment in Advanced Writing Tutorial required.
This course focuses on a single literary genre, its conventions, and challenges to those conventions. Course may emphasize fiction, non-fiction, drama, adaptations, specific forms of poetry, or other literary genres. Concurrent enrollment in the Advanced Writing Tutorial required. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. May be repeated once for credit. LA
This course offers a descriptive study of English grammar along with the historical development of the English language. Students identify grammatical features and diagram sentences in Present Day English and learn about cultural changes that influenced Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, and Present Day English. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195.
Students will engage with theories of rhetoric and social justice to explore what it means to do socially responsible journalism in the digital age. Building on their engagement with these theories and their understanding of journalistic practices, students will work with La Crosse area community members to produce a variety articles that address issues of social justice and the common good. Students must complete 10 hours of service for one community organization. Prior journalism courses such as ENGL 213 or 218 recommended. Prerequisite: ENGL 104 or 105 or 195. SJE
Major comedies, histories, and tragedies studied as poetry and as drama; selections from the sonnets. Concurrent enrollment in Advanced Writing Tutorial required. Consent of department required. Prerequisite: 104 or C or higher in 105 or C or higher in 195. LA