Catalog 05-07 - Biola University

playwriting, writing for children or advanced studies in poetry
or fiction. Prerequisites: 100 or 110 A, 110 B; 220 or 230 or 251
or 252 or 281 or 282 and three units of upper division writing
or consent.
enGl 420 studies in Comparative Literature ....................................3
Comparative studies of a specific cultural literature. Sections
offered in areas such as: African, Spanish, Russian, Jewish, Ger-
man literature. Prerequisites: 100 or 110 A, 110 B; 220 or 230 or
251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or consent.
enGl 430 special studies in Literature ................................................3
Studies in general areas of literary interest such as film and
literature, science fiction and folklore or in such specific liter-
ary topics as women’s literature or life writings. Prerequisites:
100 or 110 A, 110 B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or
consent.
enGl 440 studies in major authors ......................................................3
An in-depth study of the works of one or more significant
authors with attention to the chronological development of
the author’s style, main themes and relationship to the literary
tradition. Sections offered include such authors as: Chaucer,
Milton, Wordsworth and Coleridge, Faulkner and Hemingway.
Prerequisites: 100 or 110 A, 110 B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or
281 or 282 or consent.
enGl 451 history of Critical Theory: Plato to T.s. eliot ...................3
A historical overview of literary and critical theory from its
origins in Greek thought through the late 19th century. The
course will focus on the changing definitions of literature as
well as the evolution of critical approaches and debate across
time. Prerequisites: 100 or 110 A, 110 B; 220 or 230 or 251 or
252 or 281 or 282 or consent. Junior / Senior standing.
enGl 452 Contemporary Literary Theory ...........................................3
An overview of the major concepts in the 20th-century
literary theory and an introduction to the major approaches
in contemporary critical theory, including formalism, myth
criticism, hermeneutics, deconstruction, feminism, psycho-
analytic criticism, Marxism, post-colonial theory and the new
historicism. Prerequisites: 251, 252, 451 and junior standing /
consent.
enGl 460 studies in Literary Genre ......................................................3
Studies in a specific literary genre such as, poetry, drama, the
novel and film. Prerequisites: 100 or 110 A, 110 B; 220 or 230 or
251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or consent.
enGl 471 honors seminar .......................................................................3
An honors research project developed in consultation with a
faculty advisor and approved by an English faculty commit-
tee which includes the department chair. Students seeking
to extend their previous work in a particular author, period,
genre, or critical approach through the development of more
advanced research and writing skills are encouraged to apply.
This course is especially recommended for those planning to
continue literary study on the graduate level. Interested stu-
dents should submit their qualifications and proposals to the
course instructor whose approval is required for enrollment.
Prerequisites: 100 or 110 A, 110 B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or
281 or 282 or consent. Junior / Senior standing.
enGl 490 english Practicum ................................................................1-3
Practical experience in English teaching, editing and/or
research at the college level. Limited enrollment. Prerequisites:
100 or 110 A, 110 B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or
consent.
e n G l I s h s e Co n d l a n G UaG e (e s l)
All non-native speakers of English will be able to count 12 units of
ESL instruction from English 103-109 toward graduation. For students
pursuing the B.A. degree, the 12 units of ESL will satisfy the foreign
language requirement. For students pursuing the B.S. degree, four
units will satisfy the foreign language requirement and an additional
eight units can be counted as electives.
esl 103 english for the non-native speaker:
foundations of academic Writing ....................................4
esl 105 english for the non-native speaker:
oral skills ....................................................................................3
esl 107 english for the non-native speaker:
foundations of academic Writing ....................................3
enGl 109 english for the non-native speaker:
Writing Workshop ...................................................................3
note: See course descriptions under English Language Studies
Program section.
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