Course Descriptions: Summer 2005 (4 week session)
AdvisingThe undergraduate major program in English requires students to take ENG 330 (Text & Context), one Language module course (210, 211 or 310), four 300-level Literature modules courses (two in British Literature, two in American Literature), and four additional courses from the Area modules, at least two of which must be drawn from one Area module. In addition, all majors must complete a one-hour capstone course, taken concurrently with an Area module course. The Area modules are: Literature, Film & Media, Writing, Imaginative Writing, Language Study, Theory, Education. A complete description of the English major is available in the English Advising Office (1227 Patterson Office Tower). The English Advising Office in Patterson Office Tower (rooms 1225, 1227, and 1229) is a center for information and guidance on undergraduate degree programs and post-graduation planning. The Advising Office serves not only English majors, but also those students working on a minor in English, those seeking Teacher Certification in English, those working on Topical majors in which English is prominent, and students from any area of the University seeking information or advice on English Department courses. (Inquiries about freshmen writing courses should be directed to the Writing Program Office, 1221 P.O.T.) The English Advising Office will be open Monday - Friday, from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. throughout the Priority Registration period (March 31 - April 23). Because of the demands made upon the office during this period, appointments are required. Appointments with the advisors - Meg Marquis, Julie Walter, and Christine Luft - can be made by contacting staff associate Andy Johnson in 1227 P.O.T. or by phone: (859) 257-3763. Students are strongly encouraged to see the advisors as early as possible, preferably a week before their registration time. Please note that students in Arts and Sciences will not be able to register without having seen an advisor and having the advisor hold lifted. Note on registration for writing courses (ENG 207, 305, 407, 507, and 607): Students wishing to take these courses should advance register for them and attend the first class meetings. These students should be aware, however, that (as stated in the UK Catalog) ultimate enrollment in the courses will be by consent of instructor, given after the first class meeting (thus, registration for the course does not guarantee a place on the final roll).
ENG 211-010 MTWR 0100PM-0330PM Guindon
INTRO TO LINGUISTICS I
ENG/LIN 211: Introduction to Linguistics, Part One
This course will introduce and explore the forms and structures of human language, how they are similar, how they are recorded, and how they can change over time. Significant sections of the course will cover:
–human speech sounds and how they are used (Why, for instance is ‘blaps’ a possible English word, but not ‘bspla’? Why is the ‘s’ at the end of ‘leaves’ actually pronounced as a ‘z’?)
–word-formation (Why can we form ‘reality’ out of ‘real + ity’ and ‘sanity’ out of ‘sane + ity’, but not ‘happity’ out of ‘happy + ity?)
–sentence structure (Why is ‘pretty women and horses’ ambiguous? How are the two phrases in ‘looking sharp, looking for love’ different?)
Students can expect daily homework assignments designed to enable them to understand linguistic forms, and to deduce linguistic structures by applying methods of structural analysis to data drawn from a variety of languages. Test formats will generally be based on the homework.
ENG 212-010 MTWR 1200PM-0230PM Bosch
INTRO TO LINGUISTICS II
This is the second semester of a two-semester sequence introducing the field of Linguistics. Linguistics is the scientific study of human language as a system. Everyone knows a language--but what does it mean to know a language? How are languages different from one another? How are they similar? This course will introduce students to the social aspects of the study of linguistics, focusing on the issues and problems of interest within each of these fields; topics include semantics, first and second language acquisition, sociolinguistics, brain and language, psycholinguistics, and animal communication. There will be daily homework assignments and quizzes, and three exams (the final is not cumulative).
Text: Contemporary Linguistics, 5th edition. Edited by O’Grady, Archibald, Aronoff, and Rees-Miller. (Please note: the workbook is NOT required for this course.)
ENG 230-010 MTWRF 0800AM-1000AM Prats
INTRO TO LIT
ENG 331-010 MTWR 1000AM-1230PM Lewin
SURVEY OF BRITISH LIT I Introduction to the English Renaissance
This course has a simple and challenging goal: to familiarize students with the major writers of the English Renaissance and the poetic forms in which they wrote beautiful and memorable works. Our primary focus will be on mastering the vocabulary of literary study, learning to appreciate and make meaningful observations about Renaissance poetry, drama, and prose. In addition to lots of lyric poetry we will read Shakespeare's King Lear, Twelfth Night, some of Spenser's Faerie Queene, and all of Milton's Paradise Lost. There will be no papers. Written work will consist of three exams and occasional take-home exercises or in-class assignments. Oral work consists of one memorization recitation, a couple of group oral presentations, and participation.
ENG 395-010 TBA - Rosenman
INDEPENDENT WORK
ENG 480G-010 MTWR 1000AM-1230PM Prats
STUDIES IN FILM: THE VIETNAM WAR IN FILM
ENG 480G The Vietnam War in Film
An investigation of Hollywood versions of the Vietnam War, with particular attention to the historical and cultural questions raised by these movies, from The Green Berets (1968) to We Were Soldiers (2002). We will screen a total of 14 films, most of them outside of class. Please note, however, that we will screen a movie on the very first day of classes, to be followed by discussion immediately thereafter (such is the nature of the four-week intersession). Some of the titles that I will consider for discussion (in addition to the two mentioned above): The Deer Hunter, Full Metal Jacket, Coming Home, Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, First Blood, Rambo: First Blood, Part II, Uncommon Valor. Requirements: Class participation, attendance, a midterm exam (short answer), a final paper (8-10 pages).
ENG 780-010 TBA - Rosenman
DIRECTED STUDIES
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