Academic
Catalog August 2007 - August 2008 Undergraduate
and Graduate
Some courses may not be offered every year. Check with the college or department office for current information about when specific courses are offered.
For course syllabi, see the departmental website.
ENG 500 GRADUATE LITERARY STUDIES (3)
General introduction to current textual practices, research methods, and recent trends in literary analysis and theory. Recommended for incoming literature students. Prerequisite: Graduate status
ENG 501 GRADUATE COMPOSITION (3)
Practice in writing academic prose, emphasizing refinement of heuristic techniques and mastery of arrangement, style, and delivery.
ENG 502 ADVANCED TECHNICAL WRITING (3)
Development of advanced skills in technical writing for teachers as well as professionals in technical fields.
ENG 503 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION IN ORGANIZATIONS (3)
Influence of written communication on professionals in both government and the private sector; strategies for increasing the effectiveness of writing within an organizational context.
ENG 504 INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS (3)
Surveys the field of linguistics including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and related fields of sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, historical linguistics, and applied linguistics.
ENG 505 PUBLIC DISCOURSE (3)
Making meaning in such genres as personal narrative, biography, history, and other nonacademic, nontechnical written discourse. For teachers in Northern Arizona Writing Project; does not count toward M.A. in English. Letter grade or pass-fail. Prerequisite: ENG 305 and 12 hours ENG
ENG 506 INTRO TO AMERICAN LANGUAGE AND THOUGHT (3)
For graduate students of non-English backgrounds who need sophisticated English language skills. Course provides academic support in developing fluency and study skills in addition to an introduction to American university expectations.
ENG 507 POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP (3)
Workshop course in the serious writing of poetry. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Prerequisite: Admission to English-Creative Writing (MA) plan
ENG 509 FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP (3)
Workshop course in the writing of literary fiction. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Prerequisite: Admission to English-Creative Writing (MA) plan
ENG 510 METHODS IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (3)
Topics in pedagogical and theoretical perspectives in TESL, such as discourse analysis, classroom-oriented research, and second-language teaching philosophy.
ENG 511 WRITING THEORY AND PRACTICE (3)
Major theories of the writing process; review and analysis of research in writing studies.
ENG 513 CHAUCER (3)
Introduces works of Geoffrey Chaucer in Middle English and their interactions with medieval history and culture.
ENG 515 CLASSICAL LITERATURE (3)
Selected texts in ancient Greek and Latin literature studied in translation with relevant background materials.
ENG 516 WOMEN WRITERS AND FEMINIST THEORY (3)
Women's poetry, drama, or fiction examined in the context of feminist theory and in relation to Freudian, Marxist, structuralist, and other theories of culture.
ENG 517 PROFESSIONAL EDITING (3)
Theory and practice of editing business and professional documents in several media: print, electronic, and Internet documents.
ENG 518 SOCIOLINGUISTICS (3)
Studies social, cultural, political, and educational implications of language use, with particular reference to English.
ENG 519 TECHNOLOGY AND VISUAL LITERACY (3)
Current online instruction practices; gender and electronic discourse; research practices on the World Wide Web; intellectual property rights; online ethics; and visual literacy in an electronic world. Prerequisite: graduate status or undergraduate senior status.
ENG 520 LITERACY AND TEACHING WRITING (3)
Intensive study in historical contexts and contemporary theories that have shaped literacy studies and the teaching of writing.
ENG 521 LANGUAGE AND DIVERSITY (3)
Intensive study of interdisciplinary issues related to language and writing conventions found in various cultural contexts.
ENG 522 RHETORIC AND WRITING IN PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITIES (3)
Intensive study of written discourse typical of professional communities in education, business, industry, and government.
ENG 523 BRITISH AUTHORS (3)
Selected works of important British authors. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit with different content.
ENG 524 AMERICAN AUTHORS (3)
Selected works of important American authors. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit with different content.
ENG 525 WORLD AUTHORS (3)
Selected works of important world authors. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit with different content.
ENG 527 FOLKLORE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES (3)
Practice in the collection and analysis of folklore materials in light of current theories.
ENG 528 GRAMMATICAL FOUNDATIONS (3)
Descriptive overview of English grammar and its implications for teaching. Prerequisite: ENG 504
ENG 538 CROSS-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE LEARNING (3)
Studies the role language plays when individuals from different cultures interact, including school, community, family culture, and parental involvement for language minority students.
ENG 545 CHICANO/CHICANA LITERATURE (3)
An examination of Chicano and Chicana literary traditions. Prerequisite: Graduate status
ENG 546 AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE (3)
American Indian literature and narrative.
ENG 547 AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE (3)
A study of African American literature with emphasis on works that reflect major historical and literary eras and cultural trends. This course uses cultural studies as a theoretical framework.
ENG 548 FUNDAMENTALS OF SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING (3)
Studies language learning, acquisition, learning theory, needs analysis, teaching methodology, and assessment. Prerequisite: Admission to Teaching English as a Second Language (MA)
ENG 549 INFORMATION DESIGN AND USABILITY TESTING (3)
Analysis of discourse communities and appropriate communication strategies for dealing with each individual community.
ENG 551 CULTURAL STUDIES (3)
Theories, methodologies, and critical applications of a cultural-studies model of textual interpretation within the domain of English studies. Prerequisite: Graduate status
ENG 553 SHAKESPEARE (3)
Intensive study of selected works.
ENG 558 ESL METHODS AND MATERIALS: LISTENING & SPEAKING (3)
Provides overview of ESL and EFL methodology focusing on oral and aural skills, in particular speaking, pronunciation, and listening comprehension. Prerequisite: ENG 548
ENG 559 ESL METHODS AND MATERIALS: READING AND WRITING (3)
Provides overview of second language literacy, exploring ESL reading and writing development and examining effective teaching methods. Prerequisite: ENG 548
ENG 560 LITERARY CRITICISM (3)
Critical perspectives and methods in literary study.
ENG 566 LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP (1-12)
Supervised internship in the Arizona Legislature during spring semester. You must apply during fall semester; selection is competitive, and you must be a candidate for a graduate degree. Registration is handled by the internship coordinator after the legislature has made its final selection. Pass-fail only.
ENG 568 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN LINGUISTICS (3)
Variable-content course focusing on either computer techniques for computer-assisted language learning or programming techniques for corpus linguistics. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: ENG 504
ENG 569 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DOCUMENTATION DESIGN (3)
Theory, illustration, and practice of the processes involved in planning and producing large scale documents.
ENG 570 INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA DESIGN (3)
Study of the tools and talents required to combine writing with multimedia in the working environment.
ENG 572 NORTHERN ARIZONA WRITING PROJECT MINI-INSTITUTE (3)
Short form of the summer institute (ENG 672). English education majors and Arizona teachers demonstrate successful classroom practices and study current theory and research in the teaching of writing.
ENG 573 WRITER'S CREATIVE PROCESS (3)
Ways that creativity works for writers of poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. Final portfolio to include drafts, one finished piece suitable for publication, and a personal process essay. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit with different content. Prerequisite: Graduate status
ENG 576 LITERATURE FOR ADOLESCENTS (3)
Materials and methods appropriate for use in junior and senior high school.
ENG 578 ESL CURRICULUM AND ADMINISTRATION (3)
Surveys curriculum, syllabus design, and administration in second-language teaching contexts. Development of original curricula and materials for language classrooms. Prerequisite: ENG 548 and ENG 558
ENG 580 METHODS OF TEACHING LITERATURE IN THE SECONDARY CLASSROOM (3)
Materials, planning, techniques, classroom methods, and evaluative devices specific to the teaching of literature in the secondary school. Coconvenes with ENG 400. Instructor's consent.
ENG 581 LANGUAGE, LEARNING, AND LITERACY (3)
This course focuses on relationships among writing, reading, talking, and grammar as they may appear in language arts and English classrooms. Prerequisite: Graduate status
ENG 583 APPROACHES TO TEACHING WRITING IN THE SECONDARY CLASSROOM (3)
Classroom uses of the writing process and writing strategies that enhance learning in the classroom. Coconvenes with ENG 403. Instructor's consent.
ENG 587 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR (1-3)
Designed to assist in preparing you for entry into your professional arena. Credit does not apply to degree requirements. Letter grade or pass-fail.
ENG 589 CONTENT ENHANCEMENT FOR TEACHERS (1-6)
This course acts as a mechanism for teachers to enhance their content knowledge by taking needed undergraduate courses by arranging for an individually negotiated form of an independent study and completing an additional teaching application assignment equaling 30% of the final course grade. Department consent required. Letter grade only.
ENG 593 NORTHERN ARIZONA WRITING PROJECT IN-SERVICE (1-6)
Introduces the basics of writing process instruction, applicable to writing across the curriculum. Letter grade or pass-fail.
ENG 597 READING FOR COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 1.00 9.00
You may enroll only if you are a Ph.D. student in the latter stages of your program and have nearly completed your coursework but cannot yet enroll for dissertation hours. Pass-fail only. Department consent.
ENG 599 CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS (1-3)
Examines recent trends and investigations in a selected area of a particular field of study. May be offered no more than three times before being submitted for a permanent course number. May be repeated for credit. Pass-fail or letter grade.
ENG 601 TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP PRACTICUM (3)
Methods for helping students to master the composing process. Open only to teaching and graduate assistants. Department consent.
ENG 605 PROPOSAL WRITING (3)
This course develops proposal strategy and writing processes through proposal design, development, revision, editing, and review processes, as practiced in the working worlds of business, industry, government, and education. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Graduate status
ENG 606 ISSUES IN TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING (3)
Examination of specific areas of concern and interest in professional and technical writing, such as ethics, cross-cultural communication, or gender issues.
ENG 607 FORMS OF POETRY (3)
Workshop course in writing poetry in established forms or other special topics. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit with different content. Prerequisite: ENG 507
ENG 608 FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE (1-12)
Pass-fail only. Department consent.
ENG 609 THE ART OF FICTION (3)
Workshop course in writing fiction and in study of the literary-aesthetic boundaries of narrative form. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit with different content. Prerequisite: ENG 509
ENG 610 AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL LITERACIES: THEORY AND PRACTICE (3)
Study of contemporary autobiographical writings as well as various theories about rhetoric, narrative, and identity. Students apply what they learn to creative projects. Prerequisite: Graduate status
ENG 612 PRAGMATICS (3)
Introduces theory and techniques for the pragmatic analysis of spoken and written language. Prerequisite: ENG 504
ENG 618 INTRODUCTION TO DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (3)
Introduces techniques for analyzing spoken and written discourse from a linguistic perspective. Prerequisite: ENG 504
ENG 628 RECENT GRAMMARS (3)
Studies recent approaches for syntactic theory with emphasis on generative approaches.
ENG 631 ARGUMENTATION: CLASSICAL THROUGH CONTEMPORARY (3)
Study of various modes of persuasive writing and speaking from the classical period to the present. Students apply their knowledge to professional situations.
ENG 638 ASSESSMENT FOR SECOND LANGUAGE SKILLS (3)
Studies principles and practices of second language assessment. Prerequisite: ENG 504
ENG 640 RENAISSANCE LITERATURE (3)
Studies representative Renaissance texts in the context of relevant background and critical theory.
ENG 641 EIGHTEENTH CENTURY LITERATURE (3)
Representative eighteenth-century texts reflecting literary movements such as the Restoration, Age of Satire, Neo-Classicism, and Pre-Romanticism, studied in the context of relevant background and critical theory.
ENG 642 NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE (3)
Representative nineteenth-century American texts studied in the context of relevant backgrounds and critical theories. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
ENG 643 TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE (3)
Representative twentieth-century American texts studied in the context of relevant backgrounds and critical theories. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
ENG 644 COUNTER-TRADITIONS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE (3)
Representative texts from selected radical, experimental, or non-canonical American literary movements studied in appropriate social and theoretical contexts. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
ENG 645 NINETEENTH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE (3)
Representative nineteenth-century British romantic and realist texts studied in the context of relevant cultural backgrounds and critical theories. Prerequisite: Graduate status
ENG 646 TWENTIETH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE (3)
Representative twentieth-century British modernist and/or postmodern texts studied in the context of relevant cultural backgrounds and critical theories. Prerequisite: Graduate status
ENG 648 PSYCHOLINGUISTICS (3)
Studies role of language in cognition, including review of ongoing research in psychological and linguistic approaches to language learning and language performance.
ENG 651 COLONIAL AND POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES (3)
Theories and texts exemplifying the concepts of colonialism and its aftermath around the modern world, including readings from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas. Prerequisite: Graduate status
ENG 655 THE NOVEL AND ITS TRADITION (3)
Analysis and research in the novel as a genre and tradition through the study of selected texts.
ENG 658 SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (3)
Studies theoretical models of, and research related to, processes involved in acquiring a second language; also addresses instructional implications of recent findings. Prerequisite: ENG 548
ENG 660 LITERARY THEORY (3)
Current theories of literary textuality.
ENG 662 LITERARY PERIODS OR GENRE STUDIES (3)
Studies a single period, trend, or genre. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit with different content.
ENG 666 FILM STUDIES (3)
Survey of contemporary narrative theories in film and literature, and their application to a selected group of texts from world culture. Prerequisite: Graduate status
ENG 668 RESEARCH METHODS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS (3)
Elements of research design and statistics in the applied linguistics context. Prerequisite: ENG 504
ENG 672 NORTHERN ARIZONA WRITING PROJECT SUMMER INSTITUTE (6)
National Writing Project site brings master teachers together to demonstrate their most successful classroom practices, study current theory and research in the teaching of writing, experience writing in a variety of forms. Crosslisted as ECI 672 and CTE 672.
ENG 673 CURRENT ISSUES IN TEACHING SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH (3)
Advanced treatment of methods and curriculum for the experienced teacher, emphasizing the latest developments in the field.
ENG 674 ENGLISH PROGRAM CONSTRUCTION (3)
For teachers and administrators who want guidance in the actual construction of a new English unit, course, or curriculum.
ENG 675 NORTHERN ARIZONA WRITING PROJECT ADVANCED SEMINAR (3)
Helps participants build on knowledge and expertise gained in a National Writing Project Summer Institute. Explores recent writing theory in depth. Crosslisted as ECI 674 and CTE 674.
ENG 676 WORKSHOP IN CREATIVE NONFICTION (3)
Workshop course in the writing of creative nonfiction, with particular emphasis on the personal essay. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit. Instructor's consent.
ENG 678 TOPICS IN ESL (3)
Intensive study of a topic in ESL studies. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit with different content. Prerequisite: ENG 548 and (ENG 558 or ENG 559)
ENG 685 GRADUATE RESEARCH (1-6)
Letter grade or pass-fail. Department consent.
ENG 687 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR (1-3)
Designed to assist you in preparing for entry into your professional arena. Credit does not apply to degree requirements. Letter grade or pass-fail.
ENG 688 TESL PRACTICUM 1.00 4.00
Series of structured ESL teacher-student interactions, including adult education, intensive program instruction, tutoring, and intercultural exchange. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for up to 4 hours of credit.
ENG 689 PRACTICUM IN ENGLISH EDUCATION (1)
Field experience in a middle and high school English department or in a community college, with exposure to and practical experience in the tasks of an English/language arts teacher/instructor/professor. Pass-fail only. Coconvenes with ENG 401. Instructor's consent required.
ENG 697 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-3)
Letter grade or pass-fail. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Department consent required.
ENG 698 GRADUATE SEMINAR (1-3)
May be repeated for up to 3 hours of credit. Department consent.
ENG 699 THESIS (1-9)
Individualized directed research, writing, and oral defense of selected thesis topic. May be repeated as needed. Department consent. Prerequisite: Admission to master's program.
ENG 701 SEMINAR IN LANGUAGE VARIATION AND CHANGE (3)
Explores recent theory and research in study of language change, with special focus on topics in history of English language. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit if content differs. Prerequisite: ENG 518 and (ENG 504 or 528)
ENG 702 SEMINAR IN SECOND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT (3)
Explores issues involved in assessing second language skills and componential abilities in a communicative framework, such as current psychometric model constructs, consequential validity, and technological capabilities and constraints. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit if content differs. Prerequisite: ENG 638
ENG 703 SEMINAR IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION (3)
Explores different approaches to second language acquisition research and theory, including formal, functional, cognitive, social, and/or experimental perspectives. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit if content differs. Prerequisite: ENG 648
ENG 704 SEMINAR IN CLASSROOM RESEARCH (3)
Explores methods for classroom-centered research focusing on psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic aspects of language development in the classroom. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit if content differs. Prerequisite: ENG 668
ENG 705 SEMINAR IN RESEARCH ISSUES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (3)
Examines latest research and practice in ESL methodology and materials construction, administration, testing, computer-aided instruction, and curricula. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit if content differs. Prerequisite: ENG 668 and 678
ENG 706 SEMINAR IN LITERACY (3)
Explores development of written language skills, individual and societal, in different linguistic, social, and cultural contexts. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit if content differs. Prerequisite: ENG 518
ENG 707 SEMINAR IN THE LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF DISCOURSE AND REGISTER VARIATION (3)
Examines approaches to the analysis of spoken and written texts and registers. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit if content differs. Instructor's consent.
ENG 708 SEMINAR IN LANGUAGE POLICY AND PLANNING (3)
Issues involved in determining language policy, with consideration of political, institutional, and educational contexts of planning and implementation. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit if content differs. Prerequisite: ENG 518
ENG 709 SEMINAR IN CORPUS LINGUISTICS (3)
Explores advanced analytical techniques and research findings in corpus linguistics related to patterns of use of linguistic features. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit if content differs. Prerequisite: ENG 528 and ENG 568
ENG 787 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR (1)
Designed to assist PhD students preparing for entry into the applied linguistics profession. Credit does not apply to degree requirements.
ENG 796 INTERNSHIP (3-6)
May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Department consent.
ENG 799 DISSERTATION (1-9)
Individualized directed research, writing, and oral defense of selected dissertation topic. Department consent.