English Education

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Thomas Richardson, Ph.D. (Chair)

Professor Richardson; Associate Professors Chestnut, Jordan; Assistant

Professors Easterling, Davis, Maqueda; Instructor E. Williams;

Lecturers McMorrow, M. Swetman

The aims of the English courses are to help the student learn to write with a high level of

accuracy, effectiveness, and fluency; to give emphasis to research techniques, particularly for

prospective graduate students in English; and to help the student to develop the ability to read

critically and appreciatively the best of English, American, and continental literature.

The aims of the foreign language courses are to develop foreign language skills which enable

the student to engage in oral and written communication with other peoples of the world and

provide an auxiliary skill in professions; to develop in students a linguistic sense sufficient for

students to be able to compare a native tongue with other languages; to give the student through

readings in foreign language a background of culture of the nations using this language; to enable

the student to read scientific, literary, and other texts in a foreign language.

REQUIREMENTS

English Major and English Major with Teacher Licensure: The English

major must fulfill the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree requirements, including 42 hours in

English. In addition to ENG 101-102, 211-212, the major includes the following

requirements: (1) two courses from ENG 300, 306, 310, 316, and 403; (2) ENG 303; (3)

ENG 304; (4) one course from ENG 324, 325, 365; (5) ENG 411; (6) one course from ENG

472 and 475; (7) one course from ENG 330, 404, 406, and 435; (8) one course from 440,

450, and 460; and (9) ENG 498. All English majors must pass ENG 000, English

Proficiency Exam, prior to being accepted by the department as an English major. In

addition, all English majors must take an English exit exam before graduation.

The English major not seeking teacher licensure must have a minor area of study

comprising 18-21 hours selected in consultation with one's advisor.

The English major desiring teacher licensure must (1) complete all professional

requirements mandated by the State of Mississippi certification standards, (2) complete a

minor in education, and (3) be advised by the department of language and literature and

by the department of education.

English Minor: Twenty-one semester hours in English, including ENG 101-102, 211-

212, and nine hours of upper-level English courses.

Spanish Minor: Eighteen semester hours, including SPA 201-202 or their

equivalents and at least six hours of upper-level Spanish courses. Only six hours from

SPA 101, SPA 102, and SPA 106 can count toward a Spanish minor.

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CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS (ENGLISH)

Core Curriculum: General requirements for all degrees are met by taking ENG

101, 102, 000, and at least three hours (some degrees may require six hours) of a

sophomore literature course with an ENG prefix. First-trimester freshmen and firsttrimester

transfer students must take English composition sequentially.

Students who take a junior-level English course (300 level) must have completed nine

hours in English prior to taking a junior-level English course; likewise, students who

take a senior-level English course (400 level) must have completed twelve hours in

English prior to taking a senior-level English course.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR ENGLISH (ENG)

000. English Proficiency Examination: (0 hours) A two-hour essay exam that evaluates

the student's ability to communicate effectively in written form. This test is required

for each student who earns a degree at William Carey University. All students

planning to major in English must pass this test prior to being accepted by the

department as an English major. Prerequisite: ENG 101 and ENG 102.

100. Skills in English: (3 hours) A course in basic English grammar, mechanics and usage,

including practice in essay writing. Placement determined by results of English

diagnostic examination. May not be substituted for English 101 or 102 nor used for

core curriculum requirements. Grade: Pass/Fail.

101. Composition: (3 hours) A study of rhetorical principles and practices. Assigned

reading and essays are required.

101.8. Composition Honors: (3 hours) Critical readings of nonfiction texts with

attention to rhetorical conventions aids students in development of written texts for

a variety of audiences and purposes. Students apply appropriate conventions in

composing personal, analytical, and persuasive texts. Students who enroll in this

class must either be participants in the honors program or have the approval of the

instructor.

102. Research and Composition: (3 hours) A course combining research techniques

with intensive practice in composition skills. Prerequisite: ENG 101 or 101.8.

102.8. Research and Composition Honors: (3 hours) Students apply appropriate

strategies in conducting and reporting research, developing logical arguments, and

analyzing a variety of literary genres. Students who enroll in this class must either

be participants in the honors program or have the approval of the instructor.

Prerequisite: ENG 101 or 101.8.

103. Essentials of Grammar and Writing Laboratory: (1 hour) A laboratory style

course designed to be taken by students who fail the English proficiency test in

order to meet the English proficiency requirement. This course is an alternative to

ENG 105 and should not be taken concurrently with ENG 105. Grade:

Pass/Fail/Repeat.

105. Essentials of Grammar and Writing. (3 hours) A course designed to be taken by

students in subsequent trimesters after failing the English Proficiency Examination

(ENG 000) in order to meet the English proficiency requirement. Grade: Pass/Fail.

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211. World Literature I: (3 hours) A survey of the major works of literature beginning

with the Greek classics and ending with the late Renaissance. Prerequisite: ENG

101 or 101.8 and ENG 102 or 102.8.

211.8 World Literature I Honors: (3 hours) A survey of the major works of literature

beginning with the Ancient World and ending with the Renaissance. Students who

enroll in this class must either be participants in the bhonors program or have the

approval of the instructor. Prerequisite: ENG 101 or 101.8 and ENG 102 or 102.8.

212. World Literature II: (3 hours) A survey of major works of literature beginning

with the Age of Enlightenment and ending with the Modern Age. Prerequisite:

ENG 101 or 101.8 and ENG 102 or 102.8.

212.8. World Literature II Honors: (3 hours) A survey of the major works of literature

beginning with the Age of Enlightenment and ending with the Modern Age.

Students who enroll in this class must either be participants in the honors program

or have the approval of the instructor. Prerequisite: ENG 101 or 101.8 and ENG

102 or 102.8.

300. Creative Writing: (3 hours) A study of artistic techniques in selected masterpieces

of short fiction, drama, poetry and essay. Students submit original works following

the review of each literary genre. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

303. American Literature I: (3 hours) A study of literature from the Colonial, Early

National, and Romantic periods. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

304. American Literature II: (3 hours) A study of literature from the Realist through the

Post-Modernist periods. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

306. Expository Writing: (3 hours) Rhetorical principles and practice in writing prose

such as description, literary analysis, familiar essay, narration, etc. Prerequisites:

ENG 211 and ENG 212.

310. Pedagogical Grammar: (3 hours) A thorough review of descriptive grammar and

prescriptive grammar with an emphasis on how this knowledge can be used in

teaching writing, in academic and personal writing, and in editing manuscripts.

Satisfies writing intensive course requirement. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG

212.

316. History of the English Language: (3 hours) A study of the history and

development of the English language from its Indo-European ancestry to the

twentieth century. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

324. The Novel: (3 hours) A study of representative European and/or American novels

selected from literary, historic, or thematic types with an emphasis on various

critical approaches. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

325. African American Literature: (3 hours) A study of three centuries of

representative writings by African Americans, from narratives on the Middle

Passage to polemics on contemporary issues. Participants will engage in close

readings and rhetorical analyses of various genres from the 1700s to the present.

Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

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330. Mythology: (3 hours) A survey of myth, saga, folklore from ancient times to the

present. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

365. Development of the Short Story: (3 hours) A study of selected short fiction as

representative of the development of the genre. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG

212.

403. Linguistics and Advanced Grammar: (3 hours) A study of historical, geographical,

and structural linguistics, and a study of grammar, emphasizing analysis of syntax,

and incorporating insights from structural, transformational, and other modern

schools. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

404. Survey of Drama: (3 hours) Critical and historical study of major plays from the

classical Greek period through the 18th century. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG

212.

406. The Pre-Renaissance Age: (3 hours) The literature of the Middle Ages through the

early English lyricists. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

411. The Age of Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama: (3 hours) A survey of

representative plays. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

417. Methods of Teaching English: (3 hours) Studies in the theories, strategies, and

materials of teaching English on the junior and senior high school levels. Satisfies

writing intensive course requirement. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

435. The Renaissance Age: (3 hours) A critical study of nonepic and nondramatic works

of Milton and other 17th century writers. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

440. The Age of Enlightenment: (3 hours) A study of British prose and poetry of the

18th century. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

450. The Romantic Age: (3 hours) A study in the British prose and poetry of the early

19th century. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

460. The Victorian Age: (3 hours) A study in the British prose and poetry of the middle

and late 19th century. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.

472. Contemporary Literature: (3 hours) Poetry, fiction, and selected drama of the

Western world from the late 19th century to the present. Prerequisites: ENG 211

and ENG 212.

475. Modern and Contemporary Drama: (3 hours) A study of Western dramatic

literature from Ibsen to contemporary dramatists. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and

ENG 212.

498. Senior Seminar: (3 hours) A capstone course required for the English major. A

synthesis of selected American, English, and world literature that involves both

study and practice of criticism, analysis, and research. Satisfies writing intensive

course requirement. Prerequisites: ENG 211 and ENG 212.