Undergraduate Catalog - University of Louisiana at Monroe

192 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MONROE 2012-2013 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
4009. MODERN POETRY. 3 cr. Analysis of structure, form, and content
of significant works of selected twentieth-century British and
American poets.
4010. MODERN DRAMA. 3 cr. Selected contemporary English,
continental, and American dramas.
4013. AMERICAN NOVEL. 3 cr. Critical analysis of major novels and
study of the context.
4016. MODERN EUROPEAN FICTION. 3 cr. Selected English works,
as well as continental novels that have been translated into
English.
4020. RESEARCH FOR TECHNICAL WRITERS. 3 cr. Materials,
methods, and techniques of research required of the technical
writer.
4021. THE LITERATURE OF THE BIBLE. 3 cr. Selected books from
the Old and New Testaments, with emphasis on their literary
value and influence on English and American literature.
4025. LITERARY CRITICISM. 3 cr. Major aesthetic theories related to
exercises in practical criticism.
4026. MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE. 3 cr. Introduction to the
multicultural literature of the world.
4027. LITERATURE OF THE SOUTH. 3 cr. Representative writers of
the myth and reality of The South.
4036. CHAUCER. 3 cr. Studies in The Canterbury Tales and selected
other works of Geoffrey Chaucer.
4037. SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGEDIES. 3 cr. Representative tragedies,
with emphasis on principles governing the genre.
4038. SHAKESPEARE’S COMEDIES AND HISTORIES. 3 cr.
Representative comedies and histories, with emphasis on
Shakespeare’s development as a dramatic artist.
4039. MILTON. 3 cr. The major poems and selected prose and minor
poetry.
4040. GRAPHIC PRESENTATION IN TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION.
3 cr. Theory, use, and creation of graphics and visuals in
professional communication and documentation. Prerequisite:
registration in or completion of any upper-level writing course or
permission of the department head.
4044. WRITING IN THE SCIENCES. 3 cr. Writing professional
documents (abstracts, proposals, research) and developing
professional presentations for the scientific community with
emphasis on rhetorical strategies and the conventions of
scientific discourse.
4046. ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND
COMMUNICATION. 3 cr. Theory, use, and creation of advanced
professional documents. Focus on writing and communication
outcomes based on audience needs. Instruction in various
areas of professional communication and preparation for the
job market. Prerequisite: registration in or completion of any
upper-level writing class or permission of the department head.
Credit for BUSN 3005 and ENGL 4046 cannot be used to fulfill
requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
degree without permission of the CBA.
4071. MEDIEVAL LITERATURE. 3 cr. Selected English or European
works before 1500, excluding Chaucer.
4072. RENAISSANCE. 3 cr. Non-dramatic poetry and prose of the
Tudor Period.
4073. SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. 3 cr. Development of English prose
and poetry from the beginning of the Jacobean Age through the
Restoration.
4074. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. 3 cr. Major English writers of the
Augustan and Johnsonian periods.
4075. ROMANTIC MOVEMENT. 3 cr. Representative writers and
works of the Romantic period.
4076. VICTORIAN PERIOD. 3 cr. Representative writers and works of
the British Victorian era.
4078. AMERICAN LITERARY STUDIES I. 3 cr. Works of major writers
to 1850.
4079. AMERICAN LITERARY STUDIES II. 3 cr. Works of major writers
from 1850 to the present.
4081. EXPOSITORY WRITING. 3 cr. Development of the ability to
communicate accurately and effectively in writing, with emphasis
on the teaching of writing in all disciplines.
4082. LINGUISTICS. 3 cr. An introduction to theories and analysis of
language structure and use.
4083. HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 3 cr. The origins
and development of the English language, including evolution
of syntax, accretion of vocabulary, and study of pronunciation in
England and the United States.
4090. ADVANCED POETRY WRITING. 3 cr. The writing of poetry, with
emphasis on voice, style, and vision. Course may be taken twice
for maximum of 6 credit hours.
4091. ADVANCED FICTION WRITING. 3 cr. The writing of fiction,
with emphasis on voice, style, and fictive worlds. Course may be
taken twice for maximum of 6 credit hours.
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
(ESLG)
For Undergraduates Only
0071. BEGINNING READING AND WRITING. 5 cr. A beginning
English reading and writing course for non-native speakers.
Students will receive a grade of A, B, C, or NC.
0072. BEGINNING STRUCTURE. 5 cr. A beginning English structure
course for non-native speakers. Students will receive a grade of
A, B, C, or NC.
0073. PRONUNCIATION. 2 cr. The first of two English pronunciation
courses for non-native speakers with emphasis on phonetics,
rhythm, stress and intonation and the features of English
phrasing. Students will receive a grade of A, B, C, or NC.
0074. BEGINNING ORAL PROFICIENCY. 3 cr. A beginning English
oral proficiency course for non-native speakers. Development
of basic conversation skills utilizing the language laboratory,
classroom and extended activities. Students will receive a grade
of A, B, C, or NC.
0081. LOW INTERMEDIATE READING AND WRITING. 5 cr. The first
of two intermediate English reading and writing courses for nonnative
speakers. Prerequisite: A minimum of “C” in ESL-0071
or placement based on English competency tests given by the
Department of Foreign Languages. Students will receive a grade
of A, B, C, or NC.
0082. LOW INTERMEDIATE STRUCTURE. 5 cr. The first of two
intermediate English structure courses for non-native speakers.
Prerequisite: A minimum of “C” in ESL-0072 or placement based
on English competency tests given by the Department of Foreign
Languages. Students will receive a grade of A, B, C, or NC.
0083. PRONUNCIATION. 2 cr. The second of two English
pronunciation courses for non-native speakers. A continuation
of ESL-0073. Focuses on increasing accuracy in pronunciation.
Addresses individual needs. Prerequisite: A minimum of “C” in
ESL-0073 or placement based on English competency tests
given by the Department of Foreign Languages. Students will
receive a grade of A, B, C, or NC.
0084. LOW INTERMEDIATE ORAL PROFICIENCY. 3 cr. The first
of two intermediate oral proficiency courses for non-native
speakers. Emphasis on fluency and communication skills in
real life academic and non-academic contexts. Prerequisite:
A minimum of “C” in ESL-0074 or placement based on
English competency tests given by the Department of Foreign
Languages. Students will receive a grade of A, B, C, or NC.
0091. INTERMEDIATE READING AND WRITING. 5 cr. The second
of two intermediate English reading and writing courses for nonnative
speakers. Prerequisite: A minimum of “C” in ESL-0081
or placement based on English competency tests given by the
Department of Foreign Languages. Students will receive a grade
of A, B, C, or NC.