Radford University Undergraduate Catalog, 2011-2012

epresentative of the mountain culture. This
course may be used to meet requirements for the
minor in Appalachian Studies.
ENGL 449. African American Literature. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: CORE 101 and CORE 102;
ENGL 300 or permission of department chair.
Study of literature written by African Americans.
Scope includes all genres and periods. Enables
students to understand African American
literature both in itself and within the larger context
of American literature and culture.
ENGL 450. Native American Literature. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: CORE 101 and CORE 102;
ENGL 300 or permission of department chair.
Study of various tribal literatures, including traditional
oral texts and transitional and contemporary
works in English by Native American authors.
ENGL 451. Contemporary Literature. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: CORE 101 and CORE 102; ENGL
300 or permission of department chair.
Study of representative works of second half of
the 20th century: American, British and world.
ENGL 454. Literature and the
Environment. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: CORE 101 and CORE 102.
Examines literature concerning the relationship
between humans and the environment. Study
of landmark non-fictional works of an emerging
ecological ethic, as well as fictional works
that invite an ecocritical approach. They will examine
how changing literary interpretations of
the land have influenced attitudes toward nonhuman
nature, and how cultural values have
shaped our definitions of nature, our perceptions
of it, and our interaction with the natural world.
ENGL 463. Grammar and Language for
Teachers. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: CORE 101 and CORE 102.
Primarily intended for prospective teachers of
English language arts, this course offer illuminated
by the history and development of the
language, by language acquisition theory (psycholinguistics)
and by social dimensions of language
(sociolinguistics). Required for English
majors preparing to teach in secondary schools;
recommended also for all students preparing to
teach at the following levels: elementary, middle
and special education.
ENGL 453. The Female Literary Tradition. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: CORE 101 and CORE 102; ENGL
300 or permission of department chair.
Study of the distinctive literary heritage shared
by women writers in England and North America
from the Renaissance to the present. The
theoretical grounding of the course is current
French and Anglo-American feminist criticism,
from which perspective the course traces the
development of a women’s literary tradition
in English and considers a number of issues
pertinent to the study of women’s writing: women’s
relationship to a dominant literary tradition,
representations of female experience in both the
dominant and the female tradition, gender and
genre, and female creativity. This course may
be used to meet requirements for the minor in
Women’s Studies.
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ENGL 464. The History of the English
Language. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: CORE 101 and CORE 102.
Study of history and development of English
language from its origins to present.
ENGL 465. English Linguistics. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: CORE 101 and CORE 102.
Study of major theories, methods, and techniques
of linguistic analysis. Emphasis placed
on application to the English language.
ENGL 470. The Author in Context (WI). (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: CORE 101 and CORE 102; ENGL
300 or permission of department chair.
Study of a single author’s work in view of the