1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

.135. British Fiction. 3 hr. Short stories and novels by representative British authors. 3hr. lee.141. American Folklore and Culture. I, II, S. 3 hr. PR: Engl. 40 or consent. Variousaspects of folklore from the American Indian, early settlers, the American Negro, theimmigrant, and occupational groups. Influence of folklore on American culture.143. Modern Continental Novel. I, II. 3 hr. Discussion and analysis of continentalnovels of the twentieth century.145. Appalachian Fiction. I, II, S. 3 hr. Reading of short stories, novels, and othernarratives by Appalachian authors.150. Shakespeare. I, II. 3 hr. Twelve of Shakespeare's most important plays.170. Modern Literature. I. 3 hr. British and American poetry, drama, and fiction of theperiod from 1900 to 1930.171. Modern Literature. II. 3 hr. Cont. of Engl. 170 from approximately 1930 to 1960.172. Contemporary Literature. I, II, S. 3 hr. An examination of the significant literaturewritten since 1960 in England and America. Poetry, drama, and fiction. Selections willvary depending on the instructor.1 75. Science Fiction and Fantasy. I, II, S. 3 hr. A study of the history and nature ofscience fiction from H. G. Wells to the present, with special attention to those featuresof prose narration that science fiction shares178. Popular American Culture. I. 3 hr. A survey of modern popular American culturefrom 1940 to the present with special emphasis on popular literature, music, television,movies, radio in its golden age, and comic books.180. Literature of the Old Testament. I, II. 3 hr. Various types of literature exemplifiedin the Old Testament, read for their intrinsic merit and for their historical and culturalsignificance. Continued in Engl. 181.181 Literature of the New Testament. I, II. 3 hr. Contents of the Old TestamentApocrypha and New Testament, their literary quality, with consideration of historicalrelations and of relationships of the several writers represented.183. Study of Selected Authors. I, II, S. 3 hr. (May be repeated with a change incourse content for a maximum of 9 credit hours.) Study of the works of one or moremajor authors.186. Black American Fiction. I, II. 3 hr. Reading of novels and short stories by blackAmerican authors from 1 890 to the present.188. Images of Women in Literature. I, II. 3 hr. Representative literary works studiedagainst backdrop of social and historical documents to examine effect of images ofwomen in literature on self-image of women today.190. Teaching Practicum. I, II, S. 1-3 hr. Teaching practice as a tutor or assistant incomposition, literature, or business English.191Special Topics. I, II, S. 1-3 hr. PR: Consent. Investigation of topics not covered inregularly scheduled courses.194. Professional Field Experience. I, II, S. 1-12 hr. PR: Consent. Prearrangedexperimental learning program, to be planned, supervised, and evaluated for credit byfaculty and field supervisors. Involves temporary placement with public or privateenterprise for professional competence development. (Pass/Fail grading.)352 English Language and Literature Courses