English Courses at Bethany

ENGL

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ENGL 100 – Stretch Composition I3 cr.
Through a variety of writing assignments, students develop effective writing processes, gain critical reading skills, represent and respond to others' ideas, reflect on their writing …
ENGL 101 – Stretch Composition II3 cr.
This course helps students develop flexibile writing processes, increase rhetorical awareness, acquire critical reading skills to support their writing, implement effective reserach techniques, represent others' …
ENGL 102 – English Practicum, Literary Magazine1 cr.
Students obtain practical experience working as part of a literary magazine staff. Staff duties range from editing and designing magazine layout to organizing literary activities …
ENGL 110 – College Writing3 cr.
Students learn strategies that promote critical, creative, and collaborative drafting, and practice college level writing in narrative, critical, and persuasive forms. Students produce a portfolio …
ENGL 200 – Literary Analysis3 cr.
This course introduces students to the analytical tools they need in order to read and write about literary texts: use of literary terminology, practice of …
ENGL 204 – Modern European Literature3 cr.
Students study a selection of major European authors from the late 18th century to the present day.
ENGL 205 – Introduction to Fiction3 cr.
This course introduces literary terminology commonly used in analyzing fiction. Literature is selected from multiple centuries, and genres may include short stories, novels, drama, and …
ENGL 207 – Introduction to Mythology and Storytelling3 cr.
This course introduces literary terminology commonly used in analyzing fiction. Western literature selections span ancient through modern times. Genres include short stories, fables. legends, epics, …
ENGL 210 – Writing for the Public3 cr.
Students examine and practice the essay as a flexible, exploratory form of expression for thinking, discovery, and public engagement. Students analyze and write essays that move between …
ENGL 213 – Creative Writing3 cr.
Through regular writing to generate ideas and practice techniques, students fathom the creative process as they are led from exploring personal experience to transforming such …
ENGL 220 – World Literature3 cr.
Students study a selection of major world authors from outside the traditional Western literary canon, especially from African, Asian, and Caribbean cultures. Primary focus is …
ENGL 230 – Introduction to Contemporary Literature3 cr.
Students read and examine literature from the contemporary era. Emphasis is placed on concerns, questions, and aesthetic sensibilities that help define and explain recent literature, …
ENGL 302 – Adv English Practicum, LiteraryMagazine1 cr.
Building on skills acquired in ENGL102, this course provides students with advanced work on the literary magazine. Previous credits in ENGL102 are strongly preferred. Prerequisite: …
ENGL 312 – Reading as Writers across Media3 cr.
Students examine and practice the craft and technique of textual production. Technical elements of narrative and story, such as style, voice, story arc, character development, …
ENGL 313 – Poetry and Creative Nonfiction Workshop3 cr.
This course provides students with an in-depth focus on an approved single genre. The course also requires a significant portfolio of work to be developed. …
ENGL 320 – The English Language3 cr.
Focusing on both the history of the English language and its structure and form, this course emphasizes grammar, phonology, syntax, and semantics. Students also examine …
ENGL 321 – Shakespeare3 cr.
Students study William Shakespeare’s dramatic and poetic works in the context of Elizabethan and Jacobean cultures, as well as their literary origins. This course includes …
ENGL 326 – The Life and Writings of Charles Dickens3 cr.
Students study a novel by Charles Dickens, along with his simplified "The Life of Our Lord" for children, in the context of Victorian culture. This …
ENGL 328 – British Literature3 cr.
Students study selected British authors from the Renaissance through the Victorian periods, with emphasis placed on the historical, intellectual, and social influences on authors across …
ENGL 335 – African-American Literature3 cr.
Students study a selection of African-American authors from the 18th century to the present day.
ENGL 338 – American Literature3 cr.
Students study a selection of American literature through one or more thematic lenses, such as freedom and constraint, literary innovation, identity and nationhood, and spiritual …
ENGL 350 – Practicing Theory: Reading, Writing, and Meaning3 cr.
This course introduces students to major questions and approaches in literary and rhetorical theory by treating theory as an active practice rather than an abstract …
ENGL 370 – Christian Writers3 cr.
Students survey Christian writers from the 2nd century through the 20th century. Authors include Augustine of Hippo, Bede, Martin Luther, John Donne, John Milton, …
ENGL 480 – Topics in Literature and Language3 cr.
Topics vary and typically provide students with an investigation of specific literary themes, movements, authors, styles, or genres, thereby allowing students to experience depth in …
ENGL 493 – Senior Seminar I1.5 cr.
In ENGL493, the first semester of a year-long senior capstone course in English, students review writing, documentation, and research conventions specific to analyses and creations …
ENGL 494 – Senior Seminar II1.5 cr.
In ENGL494, the second semester of a year-long senior capstone course in English, students pursue research guided by topics identified in ENGL493; produce a literature …
ENGL 499 – English Internship3 cr.
Students who qualify for an English internship actively participate in an individualized field experience relevant to the English major. A proposal is made by a …

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