Course Descriptions: Spring 2010

Please note that these course descriptions are preliminary only and subject to change before the course begins. Check my web site at www.russellgreer.com for updates before the courses begin.  

ENG 4333.51  Introduction to the Study of World Literature.   Catalog Description: "Study of representatives of ancient, classical, medieval, and modern literature in translation.  Stress on intercultural relationships as well as individualizing characteristics of works analyzed.  Prerequisites: Nine hours of English.  Credit: Three hours."

This course will be taught completely online. There is no required face-to-face meetings and no orientation.   We will read five novels, all by controversial, contemporary authors from around the world who have written texts banned or challenged by their cultures or who have been forced to live aboard.  We will read Paradise of the Blind (Vietnam) by Duong Thu Huong (1991. Harper Perennial.  ISBN: 0060505591); Snow (Turkey) by Orhan Pamuk (2002. Vintage International. ISBN: 0-375-70686-0); Purple Hibiscus (Nigeria) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1993. Anchor. ISBN: 1400076943); and The House of the Spirits (Chile) by Isabel Allende (1982. Dial Press Trade Paperback.  ISBN: 0553383809); and The Bastard of Istanbul (Turkey) by Elif Shafak (Viking Adult.  ISBN: 978-0670038343).  In addition, I have assigned one book of criticism: What is World Literature? by David Damrosch (Princeton University Press.  2003. ISBN: 0691049866), and one book on writing: They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein (W.W. Norton. ISBN: 0393924092).  

ENG 3203.01 Advanced Grammar and Composition. Traditional, face-to-face lecture class.  Catalog Description: "Concentration on the basic terminology and procedures of English grammar, rhetoric, and composition, with intensive practice.  Prerequisites: Nine hours of English.  Three lecture hours a week.  Credit: Three hours."  Required textbooks: Grammar and Usage in the Classroom by Mark Lester (546 pages,  Longman.  2nd edition.  ISBN: 978-0205306558) and The Allyn and Bacon Guide by Writing by John Ramage, John C. Bean, and June Johnson (Longman.  ISBN: 978-0205598731).

Time and Location: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. ASB 103.

ENG 3203.02 Advanced Grammar and Composition. Traditional, face-to-face lecture class.  Catalog Description: "Concentration on the basic terminology and procedures of English grammar, rhetoric, and composition, with intensive practice.  Prerequisites: Nine hours of English.  Three lecture hours a week.  Credit: Three hours."  Required textbooks: Grammar and Usage in the Classroom by Mark Lester (546 pages,  Longman.  2nd edition.  ISBN: 978-0205306558) and The Allyn and Bacon Guide by Writing by John Ramage, John C. Bean, and June Johnson (Longman.  ISBN: 978-0205598731).

Time and Location: Monday and Wednesdays 1-2:20 p.m. ASB 204.

Last updated: 21 January 2010