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98 Wayne State CollegeENG 381 Classical Epic and Drama (3) Prerequisite: ENG270 or permission of the instructor. A study of theancient epic and of Greek drama; readings of Homer,Virgil, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes,and Aristotle.ENG 382 The Bible as Literature (3) Prerequisite: ENG270 or permission of the instructor. Literary analysis ofthe Hebrew scripture (Old Testament) and of the NewTestament.ENG 383 Film and Literature (3) Prerequisite: ENG 270or permission of the instructor. An on-going seriesof courses concerned with the relationship (thematic,generic, social-historical, etc.) between cinema andliterature. CNA/ENG/FRE 383 repeatable once forcredit. This course is cross-listed as CNA 383 or FRE383.ENG 384 World Literature (3) Prerequisites: ENG 250,ENG 270 or CNA 101, plus 60 hours completed. WorldLiterature examines works from non-Western culturesand contrasts them with familiar or new works fromWestern culture. The approach of the course will vary(from instructor to instructor). The course may treata common theme across various cultures, focus on aparticular time period, culture, genre (such as the epic), orcontrast contemporary novels from two countries, such asthe United States and Mexico.ENG 386 Modern World Drama (3) Prerequisite: ENG 270or permission of the instructor. Reading of representativeglobal dramatists in translations from Ibsen to the Post-Moderns. Cross-listed as CNA 386.ENG 402 Advanced Poetry Workshop (3) Prerequisite: ENG202 or permission of instructor. Continued study of andpractice in the techniques of poetry writing.ENG 403 Advanced Fiction Workshop (3) Prerequisite:ENG 203 or permission of instructor. Continued study ofand practice in the writing of short fiction.ENG 415/515 Neihardt Seminar (3) An intensive study ofselected authors, genres, and approaches to writing andreading. The course is usually taught by a visiting writer/scholar. May be repeated.ENG 421 Literary Publishing (3) Prerequisites: ENG 321.Focus on the selection, design, and execution of literarypublication; publishing ethics are also addressed.ENG 430 Playwriting (3) Theory and practice of writingone-act and full-length plays. Cross-listed as CNA 430.ENG 442/542 Teaching Writing (2) A survey of the majortheories and issues surrounding the teaching of writingin the pre-college classroom. Topics include classroomstrategies, traditional grammar and its alternatives,grading and testing, and individualizing the writingcurriculum. After an initial survey of current literatureon these topics, students will be involved in designingtheir own writing curricula, micro-teaching, and adaptingmaterials to the needs of the student population they expectto encounter in their professional careers.ENG 443/543 Young Adult Literature (2) Study of popular andtraditional literature appropriate for adolescent readers, andof techniques and strategies for teaching this literature.ENG 444/544 Developmental Reading in Middle andSecondary Schools (2) Survey of current research on thereading processes of middle and secondary school student:techniques for assessing, developing, and improvingstudents’ reading strategies, with emphasis on such topics asvocabulary development, comprehension, study skills, andreading in the content areas. This course meets the middleand secondary school reading requirement (reading in thecontent areas).ENG 480 Senior Seminar (3) Prerequisite: ENG 270. A studyof the techniques of literary research, critical evaluation,and analysis of literary texts, as well as historical andthematic problems facing the literary scholar.Eligible seniors may enroll in 500 level graduate courses.Graduate CoursesENG 501 Writer’s Workshop (3) Prerequisites: ENG 402 and403 or graduate standing. The course is intended for experiencedcreative writers working in poetry, fiction, creativenon-fiction or other genres who wish to further practicetheir craft. May be repeated.ENG 515 Neihardt Seminar (3) See ENG 415ENG 522 History of the English Language (3) Thedevelopment of modern English from its Anglo-Saxonsources through American English, with emphasison phonetics and the history of grammar, syntax, andvocabulary. Illustrative reading in Anglo-Saxon, MiddleEnglish, and the principal modern dialects.ENG 527 Academic and Professional Writing (3) This courseexamines the theory and practice of writing for academicand professional fields, including differences in diction,style, organization, and documentations among differentdisciplines and professions. Course materials andassignments are tailored to each student’s needs.ENG 542 Teaching Writing (2) See ENG 442ENG 543 Young Adult Literature (2) See ENG 443ENG 544 Developmental Reading in Middle and SecondarySchools (2) See ENG 444ENG 571 Modern European Fiction (3) Representativecontinental fiction of the late nineteenth and twentiethcenturies.