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Graduate Catalogue: English Courses

The following outlines of course content are correct at the time of writing, although the material (or the order in which it is covered) may be subject to change. Note that:

1.      All courses are 3 credit hours each, unless otherwise indicated.

2.      Normally, a course will not be run without a minimum enrolment of five students.

 

ENG501: Literary Research

Study of major critical approaches to literature and basic literary research methods. Introduction to the discipline of literary criticism, various critical methodologies, and techniques of bibliography and research. Writing of critical research papers.

ENG504: Literary Theory

Study of the principal theories of literature including theory of genre and theory of criticism.

ENG505: Shakespearean Literature

A selection of Shakespearean literature will be read and analyzed.

ENG506: Studies in Romantic Writing

Poetry and prose of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, and their contemporaries, emphasizing the modern Romantic spirit, theories of literary art, and the concept of the self.

ENG507: Contemporary Literature Studies

Literature from the First World War to the present from both America and England.

ENG508: Advanced Creative Writing

Techniques and approaches in creative writing. Fiction, poetry and other forms of creative writing are analyzed and students are encouraged to create their own pieces.

ENG509: Advanced Grammar and Usage

Advanced grammar in use in formal and colloquial English.

ENG605: Victorian Fiction and the Social Text

Poetry and prose by Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Carlyle, Mill and others, emphasizing literary, social and political issues, and religious controversies.

ENG606: Asian Literature in Translation

An overview of the major Asian authors which have been translated into English. Major works from Japan, China, Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand are reviewed.

ENG607: English for Specific Purposes

An advanced look at the way English is morphed in specific environments. The course looks at English in the tourism industry, in the business world, for computers and mass communication.

ENG608: Colonialism and Contemporary Theory

Representative literary works from the colonial era will be the focus of attention in this course.

ENG609: Advanced Principles of Education

Issues in education and educational practice with a specific focus on teaching English to children, teenagers and adults.

ENG610: Studies in Postcolonial Literature

Cultural and postcolonial theories, and representative texts will be analyzed in this course.

ENG611: Contemporary Poetry and Culture

Contemporary poetry will be read in the context of social and cultural changes around the world.

ENG612: Literature and American Popular Culture

The influence of literature on popular culture and vice-versa.

ENG680: Special Topics in English Literature

Topics will be chosen by the instructor and will vary from year to year

ENG681: Special Topics in American Literature

Topics will vary from year to year

ENG682: Special Topics in Postcolonial Literature

Topics will vary from year to year

ENG683: Special Topics in Literature and Cultural Studies

Topics will vary from year to year

ENG697: Independent Study

Areas of special interest to specific students can be studied independently under supervision of a member of faculty.

 

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