2004 - 2005 Calendar
In accordance with Senate's Policy Regarding Inactive Courses, the course descriptions for courses which have not been offered in the previous three academic years and which are not scheduled to be offered in the current academic year have been removed from the following listing. For information about any of these inactive courses, please contact the Head of the Department.
Some sections of English 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2020, 2211 and 2214, may qualify as Research/Writing courses for the B.A. Core requirements. Consult each semester's Registration Booklet for the R/W designation.
NOTES: 1) Lists of texts and readings for courses may be obtained from the Secretary of the Department of English.
2) Courses for which there is insufficient demand will not be given.
3) English 1000, 1050, 1080, and the former 1100 are courses for students who have attained a standard in Level III English acceptable to the Department.
4) English 1050 and 1051 are courses for students who have completed Level III English at a level of attainment acceptable to the Department.
5) English 1020 is a course for students whose first language is not English and who have passed 102F or have attained a standard acceptable to the Department on the English Placement Test.
6) English 1001, 1051, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1110 are courses which may be taken by students who have successfully completed 1000, 1050, 1080 or the former 1100. English 1000, 1001, 1050, 1051, 1080, 1101, 1102, 1103, or the former 1100 are courses which may be taken by students who have successfully completed 1020 or 1030.
7) Students cannot receive credit for more than one of English 1000, 1050, 1080, 1100 or for more than one of 1001, 1051, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1110.
8) Students cannot receive credit for both English 1020 or 1030 and English 1110, nor can they receive credit for both English 1110 and English 2010.
9) A student may not receive credit for more than 6 credit hours in
first-year courses in English (this includes unspecified first-year
transfer credits).
10) Students who have passed 1020 may take as their second English
course one of 1021, 1080, 1101, 1102, or 1103.
100C. Survey of the English Language I. - inactive course.
102F. A non-credit course designed for students whose
first language is other than English and whose knowledge and use
of English do not meet the standards for entry into the regular first-year
English courses.
Lectures: Four hours per week plus one hour conversation
class.
Laboratory: One hour per week.
1020. Writing for Second Language Students I. An introduction
to the use of English with emphasis on composition for non-native
English-speaking students.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
NOTE: Admission to English 1020 will be determined
on the basis of the departmental English Placement Test or successful
completion of English 102F.
1021. Writing for Second Language Students II. This course develops
skills in critical reading and writing of academic English, with emphasis
on research and writing syntheses from sources, for non-native English-speaking
students.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Prerequisite: English 1020.
103C. Survey of the English Language IV. - inactive course.
1030. Writing. - inactive course.
1080. Critical Reading and Writing I. An introduction
to such literary forms as poetry, short fiction, drama, and the
essay. Emphasis is placed on critical reading and writing: analysing
texts, framing and using questions, constructing essays, organizing
paragraphs, quoting and documenting, revising and editing.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
NOTE: Credit will not be given for both 1080, and 1000,
1050 or the former 1100.
1101. Critical Reading and Writing II (Fiction). A study
of such forms as the novel, the novella, the story sequence. Emphasis
is placed on critical reading and writing: analysing texts, framing
and using questions, constructing essays, organizing paragraphs, conducting
research, quoting and documenting, revising and editing.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Prerequisite: English 1000 or 1020 or 1030 or 1050 or 1080
or the former 1100.
1102. Critical Reading and Writing II (Drama). A study
of drama. Emphasis is place on critical reading and writing: analysing
texts, framing and using questions, constructing essays, organizing
paragraphs, conducting research, quoting and documenting, revising
and editing.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Prerequisite: English 1000 or 1020 or 1030 or 1050 or 1080
or the former 1100.
NOTE: English 1102 may not be used instead of English
2002 as a prerequisite for entry into the Theatre-Drama specialization
within the Major.
1103. Critical Reading and Writing II (Poetry). A study
of poetry. Emphasis is placed on critical reading and writing: analysing
texts, framing and using questions, constructing essays, organizing
paragraphs, conducting research, quoting and documenting, revising
and editing.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
Prerequisite: English 1000 or 1020 or 1030 or 1050 or 1080
or the former 1100.
1110. Critical Reading and Writing II (Context, Substance, Style).
An examination of prose texts such as essays, articles
and reviews. Students write for different purposes and audiences.
Emphasis is placed on critical reading and writing: analysing texts,
framing and using questions, constructing essays, organizing paragraphs,
conducting research, quoting and documenting, revising and editing.
Prerequisite: English 1000 or 1050 or 1080 or the former
1100.
Lectures: Three hours per week.
NOTES: 1) Students cannot receive credit for both 1110
and 2010.
2) Students cannot receive credit for both English
1020 and 1110, nor for both 1030 and 1110.
2000. Major Writers to 1800. An introduction to the work
of major authors by detailed study of selected texts. There is an
emphasis on the various skills of essay writing.
NOTE: Students can receive credit for only one of English
2000, 2005, and 2110.
2001. Major Writers from 1800. An introduction to the
work of major authors by detailed study of selected texts. There
is an emphasis on the various skills of essay writing.
NOTE: Students can receive credit for only one of English
2001, 2007, and 2111.
2002. Drama. A survey of drama from the Greeks to the
present day.
NOTE: Students can receive credit for only one of English
2002 and 2350.
2003. Poetry. A study of poetry, which aims to increase the student's critical understanding and appreciation of poetry, conducted through an examination of a wide variety of kinds and techniques.
2004. Short Fiction. A study of short fiction which aims to give the student an appreciation of the short story as a literary form. The course will deal with the nature, history and development of short fiction by considering a variety of authors and stories.
2010. Comprehension, Writing and Prose Style (I). The
chief emphasis will be on the development of (a) the capacity to
understand and appreciate the varieties of prose through close analysis
of a wide range of examples, and (b) the ability to write expository
and other kinds of prose.
NOTE: This course may not be taken for credit by students
who have completed English 1110.
2013. Twentieth Century Musicals (Same as Music 2013) (3 cr. hrs.).
A survey of twentieth-century musical theatre. Selected works, presenting
different styles and periods, will be examined in detail. There will be
a strong, required listening/viewing component to this course. The ability
to read music is not required. Music 2013 cannot be taken for credit by students
enrolled in the Bachelor of Music program.
NOTES: 1) Credit for this course may not be applied to the Bachelor
of Music degree.
2) Credit can be received for only one of English 2013, Music 3007, or
Music 2013.
2020. Comprehension, Writing and Prose Style (II). - inactive
course.
2110. Survey of English Literature I. - inactive course.
2120. Introduction to Tragedy. This course introduces
students to the theory, forms and strategies of tragedy through
a selection of works in English. The course emphasizes the teaching
of various skills of research and essay writing, including the principles
of documentation. This course qualifies as a Research/Writing course.
2150. Modern Canadian Fiction. A study of representative Canadian fiction since 1930, including such authors as Ross, Buckler, Davies, Laurence, Atwood, Ondaatje and Findley.
2151. New Canadian Fiction. A study of fiction of Canadian writers since the 1970s.
2160. North American Aboriginal Literature. This course
will introduce aboriginal literature in a social, political and
historical context. Beginning with the oral tradition (songs, narratives,
legends, and orations), it will focus on different works by North
American aboriginal writers: poetry, drama, short stories and novels.
2211. The English Novel from 1800-1900. A study of representative
English novels of the nineteenth century including works by such
authors as Austen, the Brontës, Dickens, Thackeray, Gaskell,
Eliot, Trollope and Hardy.
NOTE: This course may not be taken for credit by students
who have completed English 2200.
2212. The Twentieth-Century British Novel. A study of
representative British novels of the twentieth century, including
works by such authors as Conrad, Forster, Joyce, Lawrence, Woolf,
Waugh, Lessing and Murdoch.
NOTE: This course may not be taken for credit by students
who have completed English 2201.
2213. The Twentieth-Century American Novel. A study of
representative American novels of the twentieth century, including
such authors as James, Dreiser, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Hurston,
Morrison, Pynchon, DeLillo and Silko.
NOTE: This course may not be taken for credit by students
who have completed English 2201.
2390. Introduction to Modern English Structures. A practical
introduction to the descriptive study of the English language with
emphasis on syntax.
2600. Introduction to Middle English. - inactive course.
2811. Science Fiction and Fantasy. This course introduces the literary sub-genres of science fiction and fantasy. It examines the traditional canonical backgrounds from which popular literatures derive, studies the formulaic patterns and explores the place of science fiction and fantasy in popular culture.
2812-2820. Special Topics.
3002. Medieval Books. (Same as Medieval Studies 3000,
History 3000, Religious Studies 3000). Examination of the development
and role of the manuscript book during the Middle Ages. Topics covered
will include book production and dissemination; authors, scribes and
audiences; and various kinds of books (e.g. glossed Bibles, anthologies,
books of hours, etc.) and their uses.
Prerequisite: Medieval Studies 2000, 2001 or 2002 or permission
of the instructor.
3003. English Studies. - inactive course.
3006. Women Writers in the Middle Ages. (Same as Medieval
Studies 3006 and Women's Studies 3001). The course will study selections
from the considerable corpus of women's writings in the Medieval period,
as well as issues which affected women's writing. All selections will
be read in English translation.
3022. Drama 1580-1642. A study of the development of English
drama (excluding Shakespeare) from 1580 to 1642.
NOTE: Students can receive credit for only one of English
3022 and 4317.
3100. Practical Criticism. A study of poetry through close reading
and analysis to reveal meaning, methods, tone and technique.
3105. Issues in the Acquisition of English and the Adult Learner.
(Same as Linguistics 3105). This course focuses on selected issues
in the grammatical, lexical, and pragmatic components of adult-learner
English. Techniques of contrastive analysis, error analysis, performance
analysis, and discourse analysis of corpora from adult English learners
are presented and practised.
Prerequisites: English 2390, 3650; Linguistics 2104; Education
2222; English 2010 is recommended.
3152. Canadian Literature to 1918. A study of the development
of Canadian literature from its beginnings to the end of World War
I.
NOTE: This course may not be taken for credit by students
who have completed English 3145, 3147, or 3150.
3155. Newfoundland Literature. A study of Newfoundland
literature with emphasis on representative writers since 1900.
NOTE: Students can receive credit for only one of English
2155 and 3155.
3156. Modern Canadian Drama. A study of a number of representative
plays which illustrate the development of modern drama and theatre
in Canada.
NOTE: Students can receive credit for only one of English
3156 and 4307.
3157. Canadian Literature 1945-1970. A study of the development
of Canadian literature from 1945 to 1970.
NOTE: This course may not be taken for credit by students
who have completed English 3146, 3148, 3151, or 3154.
3158. Canadian Literature 1970 to the Present. A study
of recent developments in Canadian literature.
NOTE: This course may not be taken for credit by students
who have completed English 3146, 3148, 3151, or 3154.
3161. Post-Colonial Literature II. A study of selected authors of the West Indies, Africa and the Indian sub-continent.
3171. Anglo-Irish Drama. A study of representative Anglo-Irish
drama by such authors as Wilde, Shaw, Yeats, Synge, Lady Gregory,
O'Casey, Behan, Friel and Molloy.
NOTE: This course may not be taken for credit by students
who have completed English 3170 or 3180.
3173. Anglo-Irish Prose. A study of representative Anglo-Irish
prose by such authors as Swift, Edgeworth, Stephens, Yeats, O'Casey,
Joyce, Behan, Lavin, O'Connor, O'Flaherty and Moore.
NOTE: This course may not be taken for credit by students
who have completed English 3170 or 4190.
3181. Drama of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century.
- inactive course.
3200. Shakespeare. A study of six tragedies and romances such as Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, Macbeth, The Winter's Tale, The Tempest.
3201. Shakespeare. A study of six comedies and histories such as Love's Labour's Lost, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V.
3260. American Drama. A study of works by dramatists such
as O'Neill, Rice, Maxwell Anderson, Sherwood, Williams, Hellman, Odets, Saroyan,
Inge, Miller, Albee, Wilder and Kopit.
NOTE: Students can receive credit for only one of English
3260 and 4308.
3350. Theatre. An introduction to principles of directing
and acting, through lectures, discussion and stage production.
Three hours of lectures.
Three hours of workshops.
3351. The Physical Stage. An introduction to the fundamentals
and vocabulary of design, lighting and stagecraft, including sound,
properties, etc. The history and development of staging techniques
from the Greek Theatre to the present day will be studied.
Three hours of lectures.
Three hours of workshops.
3460. Folklore and Literature. (Same as Folklore 3460).
This course will examine the interrelationships among folklore forms and
literary genres, the influence of oral traditions on written literatures,
and consider the theoretical issues raised by these interrelationships. The
primary emphasis will be on the interpretation of literature from the perspective
of folk tradition. Extensive reading, oral and written reports will be required.
NOTE: Credit may not be obtained for both English/Folklore 3460 and
the former English/Folklore 4450.
3500. Old English Language and Poetry. This course introduces
students to the basic elements of Old English grammar and vocabulary
through the practice of translating one or more poems from Old English
into modern English and the study of the Old English poetic corpus
in modern translations.
NOTES: 1) It is strongly recommended that students
complete English 2390 prior to taking this course.
2) Students who have completed English 250A/B cannot receive
credit for either English 3500 or English 3501.
3501. Old English Language and Prose. This course introduces
students to the basic elements of Old English grammar and vocabulary
through the practice of translating one or more prose texts from
Old English into modern English and the study of selected Old English
prose texts in modern English translations.
NOTES: 1) It is strongly recommended that students
complete English 2390 prior to taking this course.
2) Students who have completed English 250 A/B cannot receive
credit for either English 3500 or English 3501.
3600. Chaucer. A study of representative poems.
3650. Structure of Modern English: Phonology and Morphology.
A study of standard English pronunciation and regional variations;
stress intonation, terminal junctures; inflectional and derivational
morphology. Informal speech and written English are compared.
3710-3729. Special Topics in English (available only as part of the Harlow Campus Semester).
3811-3820 (excluding 3813, 3816 and 3817). Special Topics.
3813. Film Studies. An introduction to the study of narrative
feature film with an emphasis on the history of the industry, the
evolution of different genres, the influence of national cinemas
and the role of major directors in the development of the medium.
3816. Television. An introduction to the principles of acting for
the camera through lecture, discussion and studio work.
Prerequisites: English 3350 and 3351.
NOTE: Admission priority will be given to stuents
in Diploma in Performance and Communications Media.
3817. Writing and Gender. Differences related to gender are explored in a wide variety of writing, not only in texts, but also in their production, reception and functions. All students are required to keep a journal, to share some of their writing with the class, and to participate in class discussions.
3830. Women Writers. A course setting women writers in
the context of literary history.
NOTE: Students can receive credit for only one of English
2805, 3810, and 3830.
3840 - 3870. Special Topics.
3900. Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction. The course
is conducted as a seminar using models of contemporary writing and the students'
own work. Each student will be required to submit work regularly.
NOTES: 1) Students can receive credit for only two
of English 3900, 3901, and 3905.
2) Normally, admission to this course will be based
on the instructor's evaluation of the student's writing. Class size
will be limited.
3901. Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry. The course
is conducted as a seminar using models of contemporary writing and
the students' own work. Each student will be required to submit work
regularly.
NOTES: 1) Students can receive credit for only two
of English 3900, 3901, and 3905.
2) Normally, admission to this course will be based
on the instructor's evaluation of the student's writing. Class size
will be limited.
4000. English Literature and History of Ideas I. A study
of European thought and culture as they affect the history and development
of English literature from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century.
NOTE: This course may not be taken for credit by students
who have completed English 400A and B.
4010. Literature, 1485-1600: Prose and Poetry. A study of the literature of the English Renaissance, including Tudor humanism, Elizabethan prose fiction, and such writers as Wyatt, Surrey, Sidney and Spenser.
4030. British Literature, 1600-1660. A study of selected works by such authors as Bacon, Donne, Jonson, Overbury, Browne, Herbert, Burton, Walton, Vaughan and the Cavalier poets.
4031. British Literature 1660-1700. A study of selected works by such authors as Milton, Marvell, Clarendon, Bunyan, Evelyn, Pepys, Behn and Dryden.
4040. British Literature, 1700-1750. A study of selected works by such representative authors as Addison, Steele, Defoe, Swift, Shaftesbury, Pope, Thomson and Young.
4041. British Literature, 1750-1790. A study of selected
works by such representative authors as Burke, Johnson, Boswell,
Walpole, Gray, Collins, Cowper, Smart, Chatterton, Goldsmith and
Sheridan.
NOTE: Neither English 4040 nor 4041 may be taken for
credit by students who completed English 404A and B.
4050. British Literature, 1790-1830. A study of selected works of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge and Hazlitt.
4051. British Literature, 1790-1830. A study of selected
works of Byron, Shelley, Keats, Lamb and De Quincey.
NOTE: Neither English 4050 nor 4051 may be taken for
credit by students who completed English 405A and B.
4060. Victorian Literature I. - inactive course.
4061. Victorian Literature II. A study of selected works by such writers as Dickens, Thackeray, Gaskell, George Eliot, Meredith, Trollope, and the Rossettis.
4070. British Literature, 1890-1920. A study of representative writers such as Hardy, Wilde, Conrad, Housman, Forster, Edward Thomas, Owen, D. H. Lawrence, Mansfield, Virginia Woolf.
4071. British Literature, 1920-1945. - inactive course.
4080. British Literature since 1945. A study of representative writers of the period, such as Larkin, Murdoch, Hughes, Jennings, Geoffrey Hill, Powell, Pinter, Kingsley Amis and Ishiguro.
4100. Critical Theory I. A survey of critical approaches
to literature, from Plato to the end of the nineteenth century.
NOTE: Students are advised to take this course towards
the end of their program.
4101. Critical Theory II. A survey of critical approaches
to literature in the twentieth century.
NOTE: Students can receive credit for only one of English
4101 and 4105. Students are advised to take this course towards the
end of their program.
4210. Shakespeare's English History Plays. A course for
students who have completed English 3200 or 3201. Plays studied:
King John, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Richard III, Henry
VIII.
Prerequisite: English 3200 or 3201.
NOTE: Students can receive credit for only two of English
4210, 4211, and 4316.
4251. American Literature to 1880. Representative fiction, prose and poetry, including works by such authors as Edwards, Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, Thoreau, Emerson, Poe, Whitman and Dickinson.
4260. American Literature from 1880 to 1928. The course
traces the development of American literature from the closing of
the frontier to the beginning of the Depression through the study
of such writers as Adams, James, Crane, Dreiser, Cather, Robinson and
Frost.
NOTE: Students can receive credit for only three of
English 3215, 4260, 4261, and 4270.
4261. American Literature from 1928 to 1945. The course
concentrates on the study of American fiction, drama and poetry
in the period between the two World Wars. The course includes such
writers as Hemingway, Faulkner, Fitzgerald, O'Neill, Stevens, Cummings
and Hart Crane.
NOTE: Students can receive credit for only three of
English 3215, 4260, 4261, and 4270.
4270. American Literature Since 1945. A study of representative
writers of the period, such as Stevens, Lowell, Wilbur, Plath, McCullers,
Bellow, Malamud.
NOTE: Students can receive credit for only three of
English 3215, 4260, 4261, and 4270.
4300. Modern Drama I. Drama from Ibsen to the present
day, principally of the realistic tradition, studied through representative
plays.
Prerequisite: English 2002 or permission of the Head of
Department.
NOTE: Students can receive credit for only one of English
3275 and 4300.
4302. Contemporary British Drama. A study of representative dramatic works of contemporary British drama.
4400. Directing. Analysis, production plans and execution
of selected projects.
Prerequisites: English 3350 and 3351 or permission of the
instructor, in consultation with the Head of the Department.
4401. Producing the Play. A full semester working with
a selected play, to culminate in public performance. Students will
be required to participate fully in all aspects of the production,
except direction, which will be the responsibility of the instructor.
Prerequisites: English 3350 and 3351 or permission of the
instructor, in consultation with the Head of the Department.
4402. Producing the Documentary. A full semester working
on a selected project, to culminate in the creation of a comleted
video. Students, working in groups established by the Program
Coordinator, will be required to participate in all aspects of production.
Prerequisites: English 3350, 3351 and 3816.
NOTE: Admission priority will be given to students
in Diploma in Performance and Communications Media.
4403. Etymology-History of English Words. (Same as Linguistics 4403.) - inactive course.
4420. English Dialectology I. (Same as Linguistics 4420.) Scope and applications of dialect study; history of English dialects; standard versus non-standard varieties; development of dialect study, especially linguistic geography; non-standard dialect and literature.
4421. English Dialectology II. (Same as Linguistics 4421.)
Field-work and transcription; modern linguistic geography; structuralist
dialectology; occupational dialects; other recent approaches.
Prerequisite: English 4420.
4500. Old English Language and Literature I. - inactive
course.
4805. Blake. A study of a selection of Blake's major writings.
4810-4819. Special Topics.
4822. Canadian Literature in Context II. - inactive course.
4850-4860. Special Topics in Canadian Literature.
4900. Bibliography I. An introduction to methods needed
for advanced study of English: aspects of literary detection; studies
in the material form of the book, from sheep or tree to finished product;
a guide to the editing of books.
4911. Advanced Creative Writing (Poetry). Using models of contemporary
writing and the students’ own work, this course is designed to develop
further the technical skill of those students who have reached a high
level of achievement in the introductory creative writing course in
poetry, English 3901 (or who have a body of work of exceptional accomplishment)
and to help them move towards publication in literary journals and chapbooks.
Prerequisites: Normally, admission to this course will be based
on the instructor’s evaluation of the student’s writing and on the achievement
of a minimum grade of 70% in English 3901 or English 3900.
4999. Essay for Honours Candidates.
5000. Instructional Field Placement (6 credit hours). Upon
completion of course work, the curriculum emphasis is on the application
of acquired skills. Continuing the project-oriented structure
built into the practical courses, students will be placed with existing
projects in the professional communities of television or video/film.
Prerequisites: English 3350, 3351, 3816, 4400, 4401,
4402.
NOTE: Restricted to students in Diploma in Performance
and Communications Media. Credit for this course can be used
only towards the Diploma in Performance and Communications Media.
5100 ESL. Instructional Field Placement. (Practicum).
(6 cr. hrs.) The practicum will consist of classroom observation,
group discussion of observations, one-to-one tutoring and classroom
teaching practice. Participation in a weekly discussion group and submission
of preliminary and final reports are required.
Prerequisite: Eng/Ling. 3105.
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