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Graduate Catalog - University of Central Oklahoma

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<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Oklahoma</strong><br />

<strong>Graduate</strong> <strong>Catalog</strong>, 2012 - 2013<br />

<strong>Graduate</strong> Course Descriptions<br />

ENG 5243 - Chaucer<br />

This one-semester course on the Canterbury Tales and Troilus and<br />

Criseyde presents Chaucer’s text in Middle English, but students are<br />

allowed to use a translation as an aid to understanding his language.<br />

ENG 5253 - American Novel II<br />

This one-semester course on the evolution <strong>of</strong> the American novel<br />

from 1900 to World War II examines a range <strong>of</strong> literary styles and<br />

analyzes the characteristics <strong>of</strong> realism, naturalism, and modernism<br />

in a representative sampling <strong>of</strong> important texts.<br />

ENG 5263 - 19th-Cent Russian Lit in Trans<br />

Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature in Translation provides a<br />

detailed overview <strong>of</strong> major developments in nineteenth-century Russian<br />

literature, together with an intensive study <strong>of</strong> selected works by<br />

major writers <strong>of</strong> the period.<br />

ENG 5273 - American Fiction Since WW II<br />

This one-semester course in the development <strong>of</strong> postmodern American<br />

fiction begins with two prewar novels and contrasts later, radical texts<br />

with more conservative ones, charting the major characteristics <strong>of</strong><br />

postwar fiction and seting it within the historical and aesthetic context<br />

<strong>of</strong> American literature.<br />

ENG 5283 - English Grammar And Usage<br />

This one semester course provides a detailed scholarly analysis <strong>of</strong><br />

contemporary English. Although the approach is descriptive rather<br />

than prescriptive, a distinction is made between formal and informal<br />

usage. Textbook analysis are supplemented by workbook exercises<br />

and readings in scholarly journals.<br />

ENG 5313 - Cinema <strong>of</strong> the Seventies<br />

This course examines the development <strong>of</strong> American cinema during<br />

the 1970s, including unique themes <strong>of</strong> the environment and major<br />

directors <strong>of</strong> the period.<br />

ENG 5323 - History English Language<br />

The course examines the origins and historical development <strong>of</strong> the<br />

English language, including vocabulary, phonology, syntax, orthography,<br />

and morphology throughout the three main periods <strong>of</strong> development<br />

- Old English, Middle English, and Modern English. Students in<br />

this class will consider the time periods, explore the major influences<br />

on and characteristics <strong>of</strong> the language in each period, and study how<br />

the language influenced, was influenced by, and is reflected in the<br />

literature <strong>of</strong> each period.<br />

ENG 5333 - Teaching Shakespeare<br />

This is a course in the methods <strong>of</strong> teaching Shakespeare. In-depth<br />

study <strong>of</strong> four plays, including the study <strong>of</strong> literary criticism pertinent<br />

to each play, is combined with pedagogical theory and practice. The<br />

“performance method” <strong>of</strong> teaching Shakespeare, defined by Michael<br />

Tolaydo and the Folger Teaching Shakespeare Institute, is given<br />

special consideration.<br />

ENG 5343 - Linguistics<br />

The course is a comprehensive study <strong>of</strong> the English language from<br />

sounds (phonetics and phonology) to words (morphology) to structure<br />

(syntax) to meaning (semantics). The course also examines some<br />

social aspects <strong>of</strong> language (especially dialectology) as well as some<br />

applications <strong>of</strong> linguistic theory to other fields.<br />

ENG 5353 - Issues In Linguistics<br />

This course <strong>of</strong>fers an intensive study <strong>of</strong> a specific topic within the<br />

discipline <strong>of</strong> linguistics. Content will vary within the limits <strong>of</strong> discipline.<br />

ENG 5363 - Theories <strong>of</strong> Film History<br />

This course examines various philosophies <strong>of</strong> history and current<br />

theoretical approaches to historical and cultural study as well as<br />

exploring questions <strong>of</strong> aesthetics, economics, social practice, and<br />

cultural history. In addition, the work <strong>of</strong> several generations <strong>of</strong> film<br />

historians is surveyed.<br />

ENG 5373 - Methods <strong>of</strong> Film Research<br />

This course will introduce students to the fundamentals <strong>of</strong> advanced<br />

scholarly research in film studies, providing the pr<strong>of</strong>essional skills<br />

essential for researching the critical and cultural history <strong>of</strong> the cinema.<br />

ENG 5383 - Modern American Poetry<br />

This one-semester course surveys the major figures in Modernist<br />

American Poetry, including Frost, Pound, Stevens, and Williams.<br />

The seminar examines the prose criticism <strong>of</strong> these writers as well<br />

as their poetry, and assesses their contributions to the development<br />

<strong>of</strong> twentieth-century literary theory.<br />

ENG 5393 - Literary Impressionism<br />

Literary Impressionism provides an intensive study <strong>of</strong> the major<br />

works <strong>of</strong> Henry James, Joseph Conrad and Ford Maddox Ford as<br />

well as <strong>of</strong> the literary, philosophical, and artistic contexts, including<br />

the impressionist movement in the visual arts, that influenced these<br />

writers and their works.<br />

ENG 5403 - Greek Drama in Translation<br />

Greek Drama in Translation provides an intensive study <strong>of</strong> the major<br />

tragedies by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides as well as some <strong>of</strong><br />

the works by Aristophanes and Menander. This course will give the<br />

student <strong>of</strong> literature as well as the writer in training a better grasp <strong>of</strong><br />

the literary and cultural significance <strong>of</strong> these masterpieces.<br />

ENG 5413 - Tesl Grammar<br />

The course will allow graduate students to study the practical application<br />

<strong>of</strong> grammatical theories in English as a Second Language<br />

(ESL) instruction through both primary and secondary research.<br />

ENG 5423 - A Literary Study Of The Bible<br />

This course <strong>of</strong>fers a study <strong>of</strong> the Bible as literature and provides an<br />

overview <strong>of</strong> current historical, anthropological, archetypal, and linguistic<br />

approaches to the study <strong>of</strong> the Bible. Students in this course<br />

study the forms <strong>of</strong> the biblical texts, as well as the development <strong>of</strong><br />

these forms in a historical context. Contemporary literary criticism <strong>of</strong><br />

the Bible is an integral part <strong>of</strong> the study <strong>of</strong> the biblical texts.<br />

ENG 5433 - Classical Hollywood Cinema<br />

This course <strong>of</strong>fers students an advanced understanding <strong>of</strong> the<br />

aesthetic and industrial practices that have defined the classical<br />

Hollywood cinema.<br />

ENG 5453 - American Indian Authors<br />

American Indian Authors examines a particular American Indian<br />

author or selected groups or movements <strong>of</strong> American Indian authors.<br />

ENG 5463 - American Indian Literature<br />

American Indian Literature is a critical survey <strong>of</strong> traditional and contemporary<br />

American Indian literature. Students will analyze diverse<br />

types <strong>of</strong> American Indian literary contributions, including oratory,<br />

poetry, drama, prose fiction, criticism, and autobiography.<br />

ENG 5473 - Advanced Composition<br />

This course presents the principles <strong>of</strong> effective writing and affords<br />

students the opportunity to apply these principles through extensive<br />

writing practice.<br />

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