(3Units) A survey of British literature after 1800 with attention to the historical development of literature from the Romantic writers through the Victorian and modernist periods to recent literature written in Britain.
(3Units) A survey of American literature to 1865 with attention to the historical development of literature from the Puritans through the early republic and the period of the early romantics to the literature of the American Renaissance.
(3Units) A survey of American literature after 1865 with attention to the historical development of literature from the post-Civil War regional and realist movements through naturalism and early 20th century writers to contemporary American literary expression in fiction, poetry, and drama.
(3Units) Course designed to help students further develop their abilities in
addressing the complexity of a topic, developing an argument,
organizing information, and controlling language. Students
successfully completing the course and the final examination will
be eligible to register for Writing Proficiency courses.
Prerequisites: Two unsuccessful attempts on the Writing Proficiency Screening Test (WPST).
ENGL 3007 - Business and Technical Communication (WP)
(3Units) An examination of the processes involved in writing for the
professions, with emphasis on the business world. Attention will be
paid to the writing of reports and proposals, the representation of
research, and the principles of technical illustration.
Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score; junior standing; and ENGL 1001, or 1002 and 2000, or equivalents.
(3Units)(Formerly Applied Writing) Designed to renew a student’s confidence and develop an identity as
a writer. Also explores various strategies to help build a strong
foundation for teaching writing at all levels. Open only to Liberal Studies and English majors.
(4Units) Methods and techniques of various types of creative writing.
Includes the reading and writing of two or more of the following
genres: short fiction, poetry, short plays, short film scripts.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1001, or 1002, or equivalent and sophomore standing.
(4Units)For teachers and prospective teachers to develop or extend working philosophies of writing, and of teaching writing, through readings in writing theory and research. Includes practice in sophisticated questioning of texts as a means to improve one’s writing. Incorporates use of word-processing, e-mail, and internet/world-wide web technologies. No previous computer experience is required; one hour per week computer lab time. For English and Liberal Studies majors.
Satisfies the upper-division writing proficiency requirement.
Prerequisites:Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score; ENGL 1001 or 1002; ENGL 2000 or equivalents.
(1Unit)(Formerly Field Experience in Writing for Secondary School English Teachers). A field experience course for those in the Single Subject Matter Preparation Program ONLY. This course allows students to practice their skills in teaching writing via one-on-one tutoring sessions with students in local public schools. Students must provide tuberculosis and background (fingerprint) clearance certificates.
Prerequisites: ENGL 3009 or concurrent enrollment.
(3Units) Examination of the Bible as literature, including history of the
Bible and the influence of English versions on the English language
and literature.
(4Units) Gateway course to the major. Students examine a variety of literary
forms and methods for approaching them; the history and
professional practices of the field. A writing activity is
required.
Prerequisites: Completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test with a passing score; ENGL 1001 or 1002 or equivalent; completion of prerequisites to the major.
(3Units) The literature of the Middle Ages exclusive of Chaucer. Typical
studies include Piers Plowman, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,
Marjorie Kempe, The Pearl, the Arthurian romances, and/or the
ballad.
(3Units) Literature of the period from about 1500 to 1603. Typical studies
include drama, lyric poetry, dramatic poetry, and such authors as
Sidney, Spenser, Wyatt, Surrey, and Elizabethan dramatists other
than Shakespeare.
ENGL 3215 - Seventeenth Century English Literature
(3Units) Literature of the period from about 1603 to 1660. Typical studies
include works of Donne, Jonson, Marvell, Herbert, Letitia, Lanyer,
Wroth, Philips, and/or others.
(3Units)(Formerly Eighteenth Century English Literature) Literature of the period from 1660 to about 1780. Typical studies
include examples of Restoration drama and works of Dryden, Pope,
Swift, Johnson, Boswell, Barbauld, Smith, Yearsley, and/or others.
(3Units)(Formerly English Romantic Literature) Literature of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Typical studies include works of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge,
Wollstonecraft, Byron, Keats, Shelley, and/or others.
(3Units)(Formerly English Victorian Literature) Literature of the period from 1832 to 1900. Typical studies include
the works of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Carlyle, and/or others.
(3Units) Literature of twentieth-century modernism and later movements.
Authors include Mansfield, Eliot, Yeats, Joyce, Woolf, Lawrence,
Auden, Larkin, Amis, Beckett, Heany, and recent women authors.
(3Units) Literature of the period including Native American traditions, the
literature of discovery and exploration, a study of New England
puritanism, seventeenth century wit, the eighteenth century Great
Awakening, and the American Revolution.
ENGL 3420 - American Literature: Realism and Naturalism
(3Units) Literature of the United States after the second half of the
nineteenth century. Emphasis is on realistic depiction of
characters and events of everyday life including psychological
realism and philosophical determinism.
Examinations of film as a verbal and visual medium, and as a reflector of history and culture. Typical courses include Contemporary Films, American Films, Foreign Films, and Film and Literature. These courses have no prerequisites and are designed for students in all majors.
(4Units) An examination of selected feature-length films by such recognized directors as Dovzhenko, Lang, Hitchcock, Renoir, Cocteau, Kurosawa, Rossellini, and Polanski.
ENGL 3519 - Images of Teachers in Film and Fiction
(4Units) Course examines film and literary portrayals of educators. Students
will learn film fundamentals, read teachers’ autobiographies, and
consider the social responsibilities that educators bear as role
models.
ENGL 3550 - Years of War, Days of Peace: Post-1945 Literature and Film
(3Units) A look at films, novels, and poetry of the Cold War, the war in
Viet Nam, and Persian Gulf War. One of two paired courses in the G.E. Summit Program (War and Peace).
Satisfies G.E. area F2 and G.
Prerequisites: Completion of lower-division G.E. area C2 requirements, and consent of Summit Program Coordinator.
(3Units) An introduction to the study of language. Topics include: Language
and communication, the structure of utterances, and the meaning of
utterances and language in society.
(3Units)(Formerly Masterpieces of World Literature) A survey of important literary works from non-Anglo-American
cultures. Includes readings from the ancient through the
post-colonial period.
Satisfies G.E. area F2.
Prerequisites: Completion of lower-division area General Education C2 requirement.
ENGL 3950 - International Non-European Women Authors
(3Units)(Offered under the subjects GEND and ENGL) Readings in women authors from the non-European world, i.e., from Africa, India, the Near East, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Prerequisites: ENGL 3150 or consent of instructor.
(4Units)(Formerly ENGL 3011) Study the art of persuasive speaking, writing, and information design. Apply classical and contemporary rhetorical theory to analyze diverse media and current issues. Practice creating effective oral, written, and visual communications for school, career, and life.
Satisfies G.E. area F2.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and ENGL 2000 or equivalent.
(4Units)(Formerly Script Writing) Introduces students to the fundamentals of writing for stage and
screen, studying dramatic construction, character development, etc.
Class covers one-act and full-length plays, as well as 30- and
60-minute TV shows, TV movies, and feature films. May be repeated once for credit.
(3Units) Course introduces students to the grant writing process (including how to locate and evaluate grants) and provides them with experience writing grant applications.
Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of the Writing Proficiency Screening Test.
(3Units) Examination of various university literary magazines and
consideration of editorial policy, criteria for selection, and
processes. The production of an issue of the campus literary and
art magazine.
(3Units) A study of major works of literature of classical Greece and Rome,
including Sappho, Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides,
Aristophanes, Ovid, Horace, and Catullus.
(3Units) The American novel in the nineteenth century. Authors to be studied
include Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, Howells, James, Crane,
and/or others.
(3Units) The American novel in the twentieth century. Authors to be studied
include Wharton, Cather, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner,
Steinbeck, and/or others.
(3Units) The novel in English in the 1970s and 1980s including, but not
limited to, works from Britain, Canada, and the United States.
Authors to be studied include Anita Bookner, Margaret Atwood, Toni
Morrison, Ann Tyler, Wallace Stegner, and/or others.
(3Units)(Formerly 20th-Century English Novel) The development of the British novel during the twentieth century
with fluctuations between tradition and innovation. Typical
readings may include Bennett, Forster, Conrad, Joyce, Woolf,
Drabble, Carter.
(3Units) Analysis of drama as a literary form. Includes examination of plays
by such writers as: Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Shaw, Beckett,
Brecht, Williams, Pinter, and/or others.
(3Units)(Formerly Women Authors) (Offered under the subjects ENGL and GEND) Readings in prose and poetry by British women authors selected to highlight the tradition of female writings. Significant themes, techniques, circumstances, and authors from the 17th century to the 20th.
(3Units)(Formerly ENGL 4510) (Offered under the subjects ENGL and GEND) Readings in prose and poetry by American women authors selected to highlight the tradition of female writings. Significant themes, techniques, circumstances, and authors from the 17th century to the 20th.
(3Units) An inquiry into the techniques of teaching the reading and writing
of the English language. Instruction in the problems involved in
tutoring students in English. May be repeated once for credit.
(3Units) For prospective teachers of English to speakers of other languages
(TESOL), teachers of multicultural K-adult ESL classes, and
teachers in bilingual education programs. Topics will include
current approaches, methods, techniques and materials for various
English as a second/foreign language settings.
(3Units) Introduction to children’s literature: fiction, poetry, drama,
fantasy, fairy tales, folklore, and ethnic materials. Analysis and
investigation of the techniques of teaching literature to children.
(3Units) For prospective teachers of English to speakers of other languages,
teachers of multicultural K-adult ESL classes, and teachers in
bilingual education settings. Topics will include:
Comparison/contrast of first and second language acquisition (SLA),
cognitive strategies in SLA, personality and SLA, sociocultural
factors in SLA, discourse analysis, error analysis, and
inter-language.
(3Units) An extensive review of the principles of English grammar, designed
particularly for teachers and prospective teachers of English; the
changing notions of grammar: differences between colloquial and
formal standard American English.
(2-4Units) Provides an opportunity to acquire relevant, practical experience in supervised paid employment within the discipline. Students are placed in private or public sector positions under the supervision of the employer and departmental Co-op coordinator. May be repeated for a total of 8 units depending upon departmental policy.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and consent of departmental coordinator.
(3Units) Studies in world literature with variable content. Typical courses
include Third World Novel and Myth in Literature: The Metamorphosis
Motif. Two different titles may be taken for credit.
ENGL 4930 - Special Studies in American Literature
(1-5Units) Special studies in some area of American literature. Course content may vary from term to term. Typical courses include American Immigrant Literature, the American dream and American literature, The Literature of American Minorities, or California writers and the California scene. Different titles may be taken for credit under this number.
(1-5Units) Special studies in some area of English literature. Course content may vary from term to term. Typical courses include women in nineteenth and twentieth century literature, realism in English literature, minor writers, London in English literature. Different titles may be taken for credit under this number.
(4Units) Capstone course for the major. Advanced study in literature. Typical seminars will focus on a genre, period, or single author. A writing activity/portfolio assessment is required. Class typically will meet 3 hours per week, with one additional hour per week in writing groups and tutorial sessions.
Prerequisites: Completion of 18 units of upper division English and senior standing.
(4Units) Capstone course for both English and Liberal Studies students in the TESOL Concentrations. The course will focus on selected topics in second language acquisition and teaching methodology. Each participant will conduct original research and prepare a “progressive” seminar paper on a relevant topic. Students will provide demonstrations of effective English-language lessons.
Prerequisites: Senior standing; completion of ENGL 4615 and ENGL 4800.
ENGL 5000 - Graduate Studies: Critical Theory and Research
(3Units) Theory of literary criticism, from classicism to postmodernity. Modern approaches and methods in the study of the uses of language and literature. Bibliographical resources and methods for graduate work in English.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of English Graduate Coordinator.
ENGL 5001 - Graduate Studies: History and Research Methods in Composition/Rhetoric
(3Units) Focuses on many theories of rhetoric which underlie contemporary classroom practices in the teaching of writing. The goal of the course is to familiarize students with some issues in the field of composition by examining current theories, research, and pedagogy. Required for all students electing the rhetoric and teaching of writing concentration.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of English Graduate Coordinator.
(3Units) Focuses on assessment ranging from that of specific assignments, examinations, and types of student discourse to longitudinal program assessment of design, curriculum, instruction, and learning outcomes. Students will participate in departmental or other assigned assessment projects.
Prerequisites: ENGL 5001 or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 5001 or consent of instructor.
(3Units) Focuses on the works of one or more major British authors. Since the particular authors to be studied will vary each time the seminar is offered, this course may be repeated for a total of 6 units.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of English Graduate Coordinator.
(3Units) A historical overview of the English language, including Old, Middle, Modern, and American English; study of morphology, syntax, lexicon, dialect, and semantics as well as the literature and culture of the different historical periods.
(3Units) Focuses on the works of one or more major British authors. Since the particular authors to be studied will vary each time the seminar is offered, this course may be repeated for a total of 6 units.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of English Graduate Coordinator.
ENGL 5300 - Seminar: The Enlightenment and 18th Century
(3Units) Focuses on the works of one or more major British authors. Since the particular authors to be studied will vary each time the seminar is offered, this course may be repeated for a total of 6 units.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of English Graduate Coordinator.
(3Units) Focuses on the works of one or more major British authors. Since the particular authors to be studied will vary each time the seminar is offered, this course may be repeated for a total of 6 units.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of English Graduate Coordinator.
(3Units) Focuses on the works of one or more major British and Irish authors. Since the particular authors to be studied will vary each time the seminar is offered, this course may be repeated for a total of 6 units.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of English Graduate Coordinator.
ENGL 5600 - Seminar: American Literature Before 1900
(3Units)(Formerly Seminar: American Literature) Focuses on the works of one or more major authors. Since the particular authors to be studied will vary each time the seminar is offered, this course may be repeated for a total of 9 units.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of English Graduate Coordinator.
ENGL 5700 - Seminar: 20th Century American Literature
(3Units) Focuses on the works of one or more authors, or upon a genre or period. Since the particular focus will vary each time the seminar is offered, this course may be repeated for a total of 9 units.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of English Graduate Coordinator.
(3Units) Provides students in the TESOL concentration the opportunity to examine in depth the interaction between second language teaching methodology and second language acquisition theory, with special emphasis on adult language learning. Some classroom observation required.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing, ENGL 4615 and 4800.
(3Units) Designed to familiarize students with the variety of applications of linguistics to teaching composition. Topics covered will include Transformations and Style; What Do You Teach When You Teach Grammar?; What’s Awkward About AWK?; The Relationship Between Reading and Writing, etc.
Prerequisites: ENGL 3750 or 4850 or consent of instructor.
ENGL 5870 - Practicum: Writing and Teaching of Composition
(3Units) Supervised observation and participation in existing university writing programs. Includes regular meetings with the student’s assigned supervisor and master teacher.
Prerequisites: Completion of one of the MA-RTW core courses.
(3Units)(Formerly ENGL 5940) Practical application of literary and composition theory and research. For those who plan to teach at the college level. Pre- or corequisite for teaching assistantships.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
(1-5Units) (Topics to be specified in Class Schedule) Development of a selected topic in English. Topics will vary. Different topics may be taken for credit.
(1-4Units) Directed study in applied research. Students will refute, refine, or replicate existing research on a subject of relevance to composition or critical analysis. Findings will be presented in a colloquium. The project will usually take more than one term to complete.
Prerequisites: ENGL 5001 and consent of the English Graduate Director.
(0Units) Non-credit course. Applicable to those students who have completed all registration for graduate coursework and who have registered for the maximum number of thesis or project required by their program. Students must register each semester or term until they have secured faculty approval for their theses or projects.
