2010-2011 HBU Catalog - Houston Baptist University

ENGL 3331 American Literature I
Prerequisites: ENGL 1313 and 1323.
This course examines the beginnings of America‘s literary self-definition in the Colonial Period and covers the rise of
American Romanticism and its culmination in writers such as Emerson, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Thoreau, and
Dickinson. For English majors or by permission of the instructor.
ENGL 3332 American Literature II
Prerequisites: ENGL 1313 and 1323.
This course examines American literary trends after the Civil War, including Realism, Naturalism, and Modernism.
Writers under consideration include Twain, S. Crane, Frost, Stevens, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Faulkner. For
English majors or by permission of the instructor.
ENGL 3346 Austen and the Brontes.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1313 and 1323.
This course covers selected novels of Jane Austen and Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte, influential 19 th century
writers who wrote of affairs of the heart with insight and passion. Students will study the authors‘ social and
intellectual milieu, discuss their works, and compare them to some of the film adaptations.
ENGL 3371 Chronicles of Narnia
Prerequisites: ENGL 1313 and 1323.
Students complete a close reading of the seven novels that make up the Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. Students
assess how and to what extent the Chronicles successfully foster spiritual maturity, strength of character, and moral
virtue. Special focus will be placed on the Christian allegories that underlie each of the novels.
ENGL 3373 Shakespeare
Prerequisites: ENGL 1313 and 1323.
A study of selected tragedies, history plays, and comedies, with emphasis on the major tragedies. Some consideration
will be given to the cultural and philosophical characteristics of the Elizabethan Age as they are reflected in the drama
of Shakespeare. For English majors or permission of the instructor.
ENGL 3377 Lord of the Rings
Students complete readings from Beowulf and selected Arthurian romances and a close reading of The Hobbit and The
Lord of the Rings. The course also includes an overview of The Silmarillion and a discussion of how Tolkien was
influenced by Norse mythology, Beowulf, Arthurian Romances, his Catholic faith, and his friendship with C. S. Lewis.
ENGL 4304 Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language
Prerequisites: EDUC 4301 and 4312 or permission of the instructor.
Theories, pedagogical considerations and current methodology in the teaching of listening, speaking, reading, and
writing skills for second languages and target cultures. Emphasis on developing interpersonal communication skills of
beginning and intermediate ESL students. Offered as EDBI 4304, FREN 4304, and SPAN 4304.)
ENGL 4311 Literary Criticism
Prerequisites: ENGL 3313, and 3323.
A survey of literary theory from Plato to Postmodernism. The course provides an understanding of the different
theoretical structures, schools, and methodologies that have influenced our understanding and appreciation of literature.
It explores the presuppositions upon which each theoretical system is founded and the special terminology associated
with each system. Students planning to pursue a graduate degree are strongly encouraged to take this course.
ENGL 4313, 4314, 4315, 4316, 4317, 4318, 4319 Periods of English Literature
Prerequisite: ENGL 3313, and 3323, or permission of the instructor.
Intensive study of the major works of one of the following periods: (a) The Middle Ages, (b) The Renaissance, (c) The
Seventeenth Century, (d) The Eighteenth Century, (e) The Romantic Age, (f) The Victorian Age, or (g) The Twentieth
Century. For English majors or by permission of the instructor.
ENGL 4323, 4324, 4325 Periods of American Literature
Prerequisite: ENGL 3313, and 3323, or permission of the instructor.
Intensive study of the major works of one of the following periods: (a) Age of Romanticism, (b) Age of Realism and
Naturalism, or (c) The Twentieth Century. For English majors or by permission of the instructor.
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