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ENG-201 Expository Writing I
(F/W)
A practical course in expository writing, with emphasis on various
forms of description, exposition, and persuasion. Readings in essays
are included. Strongly recommended for students considering a career
in teaching.
ENG-221 Canadian Literature in English I *
A study of the development of Canadian literature in English from its
beginnings in the late eighteenth century to the rise of modernism in
the first half of the twentieth century. Particular attention will be paid
to the development of distinctive forms of prose and poetry and their
relationship to the faith-perspectives of their practitioners.
Prerequisite: ENG-103 or 104
ENG-222 Canadian Literature in English II
An introduction to modern Canadian literature through a study of
major fiction writers and poets from distinctive regions.
Prerequisite: ENG-103 or 104
ENG-241 Literature and the Environment *
This course will consider literary works through an ecological lens,
exploring the relationship between culture and nature, and the role of
human beings in the care and sustenance of the earth. (Please note: this
course functions in the English program only as an elective.)
Prerequisite: ENG-103 or 104
ENG-251 Children’s Literature *
A survey of standard, classic and contemporary writing for children,
with special consideration of literature’s capacity to delight, to instruct
and to shape the values and convictions of young readers. (Please note:
this course functions in the English program only as an elective.).
Antirequisite: EDU-251
ENG-257 The British Novel
(F)
A survey of the British Novel from its emergence as a literary form to
the present day. The novel’s development into its various strains will be
traced through studies of representative writers such as Fielding, Austen,
Charlotte Bronte, Dickens, Hardy, Woolf, Forster, Orwell and Fowles.
Prerequisite: ENG-103 or 104
ENG-261 British Drama Survey (THR-261) *
ENG-302 Expository Writing II *
An advanced course in expository writing, with attention to both
creative and argumentative modes of nonfiction prose. The course
offers instruction in rhetorical theory and methods, including elements
of a mature style.
Prerequisite: ENG-201 or permission of the instructor
ENG-303 Creative Writing I
(F)
A course in the writing of poetry and the short story, using a workshop
format. Works by other writers are studied in the light of basic
principles of form.
Prerequisite: B average in at least four previous English literature courses or permission of
the department
(W)
ENG-304 Journalistic Writing I: Reporting and Newswriting
(F)*
A course in writing for the news media, focusing on print and internet,
using a workshop format. Students will examine and discuss examples
of professional journalism, try out the basic forms themselves, and give
feedback on each other’s work.
Prerequisite: ENG-201 or permission of the department
ENG-305 Journalistic Writing II: Column and Opinion Writing *
A course in writing columns and opinion pieces for papers, magazines,
web journals, and other news media, using a workshop format.
Students will examine and discuss examples of professional column
writing, practice such writing themselves, and give feedback on each
other’s work. Students will learn advanced techniques of interviewing,
researching, and writing, and will receive some instruction on
marketing a column to a periodical publication.
Prerequisite: ENG-304 or permission of the department
ENG-310 Playwriting (THR-310) *
ENG-315 History of Literary Criticism (Capstone)
(F)
A historical survey of some of the major texts in literary criticism,
from Plato to the middle of the twentieth century.
Prerequisite: Year 4 standing for general majors; Year 3 standing for honours majors.
ENG-315 is the Capstone Course for the English Department and is required for all majors.
Honours English majors must take ENG-315 in Year 3.
ENG-320 Modern Drama (THR-320) *
ENG-321 Postmodern Drama (THR-321)
(W)*
ENG-331 U.S. Literature I *
A study of important prose and poetry of the colonial and revolutionary
periods, and an extensive study of the Romantic period. The course
emphasizes the interrelationship between the literature and its
historical background.
Prerequisite: ENG-257 or 261 or permission of the instructor
ENG-332 U.S. Literature II
(W)*
A study of early American realism, naturalism, and major writers of the
twentieth century. The course emphasizes the interrelationship between
the literature and its historical background.
Prerequisite: ENG-257 or 261 or permission of the instructor
ENG-340 History of Language
(W)*
A study of the development of the English language, from the Anglo-
Saxon period to the present day.
Prerequisite: ENG-257 or 261 or permission of the instructor
ENG-341 Medieval English Literature *
A study of the poetry, prose and drama of medieval England, with
special attention to the works of Chaucer.
Prerequisite: ENG-257 or 261; Year 3 standing or higher
ENG-342 Renaissance English Literature
(F)*
The literature of England from the sixteenth and early seventeenth
centuries, including Shakespeare’s (non-dramatic) poetry and works by
Sidney and Spenser.
Prerequisite: ENG-257 or 261 or permission of the instructor
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