Barrie Campus - Course Descriptions Fall10 and Winter11
ENGL1541 Academic Reading & Writing in English 1 (3 Credits)
This course explores the relationship between reading and writing for academic purposes. Students are encouraged to observe and analyze the world (texts) around them, to read critically, and to develop logical responses to academic ideas. The course also emphasizes the structure and effective usage of the English language as well as conventions and standards of academic study. ENGL1541 is a Humanities course and cannot be counted as an English credit for English majors. Students cannot retain credit for both ENGL1541 and ENGL1550 or both ENGL1541 and ENGL1540.
ENGL1542 Academic Reading & Writing in English 2 (3 Credits)
This course continues to explore the relationship between reading and writing for academic purposes introduced in ENGL1541. Emphasis is placed on reading journal articles and writing researched papers, including developing a reasonable thesis and related discussion; gleaning ideas from a variety of sources; and integrating source material effectively. Review of accurate use of documentation styles and editing skills will be ongoing. Evaluation will be based on exercises, quizzes, essays, a conference, and a final examination. This course does not count for ENGL credit. Students cannot retain credit for both ENGL1542 and ENGL1550 or both ENGL1542 and ENGL1540.
ENGL1561 Business Writing (3 Credits)
This course offers a foundation in composition with an emphasis upon both theoretical and practical approaches toward the development of professional skills in the major forms of business writing. An elective credit is not applicable to a concentration in English. Students may not retain credit for both ENGL 1561 and 1502 in fulfilling their degree requirements.
ENGL1706 Introduction to Writing and English Studies 1 (3 Credits)
In a writing workshop setting incorporating active reading, numerous staged writing assignments, peer-editing, and the principles of argumentation and exposition, the course introduces students to the range of work in English studies. ENGL1706 introduces students to university-level writing and to the critical analysis of a range of work in English studies – specifically, non-fictional prose, short fiction and the novel. Students may not retain credit for both ENGL1706 and ENGL1705.
ENGL1707 Introduction to Writing and English Studies 2 (3 Credits)
This course continues to introduce students to university-level writing and explores the genres of drama, film, and poetry. Students will be encouraged to read the texts actively, to discuss them with peers, and to write effectively about the texts following academic conventions. Techniques of literary study, critical analysis, and research will be explored. Evaluation will be based upon short responses, exercises, essays, and a final examination. Students may not retain credit for both ENGL 1707 and ENGL 1705.
ENGL2006 Literatures in English 1 (3 Credits)
This course will give an overview of both the chronological and geographical scope of writing in English. We will examine a set of British texts from Anglo-Saxon through Victorian in terms of the ways in which they understand and produce the idea of the “nation.” Authors studied will include Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Swift, Bronte, Tennyson and Yeats. Students may not retain credit for both ENGL 2006 and ENGL 2005.
ENGL2007 Literatures in English 2 (3 Credits)
This is the second of a two-part course in a writing workshop setting incorporating active reading, numerous staged writing assignments, peer-editing and the principles of argumentation and exposition. Students will be introduced to the range of work in English studies: fiction, poetry, drama, non-fictional prose, film and public discourse. One of these areas will be explored in more depth in this second half. Students will also be involved in supervised library research. Students may not retain credit for both ENGL1707 and ENGL1705.
ENGL2616 The Bible & Literature (3 Credits)
This course is a study of the Bible’s influence on English Literature, with emphasis on symbolism, myth and narrative. Students may not retain credit for both ENG 2616 and ENGL 2116.
ENGL2626 Critical Approaches (3 Credits)
This course is an introductory study of critical theory as practiced in the areas of literature, drama, rhetoric and film. Applying selected theories to a variety of texts enhances students’ understanding of critical approaches. Students may not retain credit for both ENGL2626 and ENGL2326.
ENGL2677 Popular Literature & Culture II (3 Credits)
This course is a study of popular literature and cultures, which may involve one of the following: science fiction, gothic or children’s literature. Students may not retain credit for both ENGL 2677 and ENGL 3677.
ENGL3126 Shakespeare 1 (3 Credits)
This course focuses on Shakespeare’s tragedies and some of his history plays that constitute tragedies. Key questions that will be examined in this course include “what is tragedy,” “how does Shakespeare adopt and adapt tragedy for his own purposes,” and “what role do these plays have in our understanding of the development of drama and drama’s role in history?” Students may not retain credit for ENGL3126 and any of: ENGL2536 ENGL 2535 or ENGL3125.
ENGL3127 Shakespeare 2 (3 Credits)
This course focuses on Shakespeare’s comedies and some of his history plays and some of his poems. Key questions that will be examined in this course include “what is comedy,” “how does Shakespeare adopt and adapt comedy for his own purposes” and “what role do these plays have in our understanding of the development of drama and drama’s role in history?” Students may not retain credit for ENGL3127 and any of: ENGL2537 ENGL 2535 or ENGL3125.
ENGL3147 16th and 17th Century Poetry and Prose (3 Credits)
The course is a survey of the literature of the period between the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603 and the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. The course will look at the formal features of these texts as well as the social, historical and political contexts in which they appeared. In particular we will focus on the varieties of seventeenth-century poetry; patronage and printing; the idea of the author; women as social commentators and writers; politics and drama; and the role of literature in an era of colonization; class and religious strife; and civil war.
ENGL3206 18th Century English Novel (3 Credits)
This course is a study of the rise of the novel in Britain from its beginnings in the late 17th and early 18th century to the end of the century, covering the development of the novel as a genre from Defoe to Austen. Students may not retain credit for both ENGL3206 and ENGL2406.
ENGL3207 19th Century English Novel (3 Credits)
This course will focus on the nineteenth-century British novel, briefly touching on the novel of the Regency period and then moving to the Victorian novel. Students will place the nineteenth-century British novel in the context of the period and its interests, examining ways the novels address issues important to the British in the era. The course will also examine theories of how novels work and how readers make meaning of them. Students may not retain credit for ENGL3207 and ENGL2407.
ENGL3216 English Literature of the Romantic Period 1 (3 credits)
Emphasis is on the poetry of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats and Byron. Students may not retain credit for ENGL3216 and any of: ENGL3116, ENGL3115 or ENGL3215.
ENGL3217 English Literature of the Romantic Period 2 (3 Credits)
Emphasis is on the poetry of Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats and Byron. Students may not retain credit for ENGL3217 and any of: ENGL3117, ENGL3115 or ENGL3215.
ENGL3336 Modern and Contemporary Poetry 1 (3 Credits)
This course is a study of major developments in poetry from the turn of the century to the present. Students may not retain credit for both ENGL3336 and any of ENGL3436, ENGL3435 or ENGL3335.
ENGL3337 Modern and Contemporary Poetry 2 (3 Credits)
This course is a study of major developments in poetry from the turn of the century to the present. Students may not retain credit for both ENGL3337 and any of ENGL3437, ENGL3435 or ENGL3335.
ENGL3392 Special Topics (3 Credits)
This core seminar will focus on a specific topic of study in 20th Century Literature.
ENGL3396 Special Topics (3 Credits)
This core seminar will focus on a specific topic of study in 20th Century Literature.
ENGL3446 A Survey of Canadian Literature 1 (3 Credits)
A study of fiction, poetry, drama, and criticism from the 19th and 20th centuries. Students may not retain credit for ENGL 3446 and any of: ENGL 3445, ENGL 2256, or ENGL 2255.
ENGL3447 A Survey of Canadian Literature 2 (3 Credits)
A study of fiction, poetry, drama, and criticism from the 19th and 20th centuries. Students may not retain credit for ENGL3447 and any of: ENGL3445, ENGL2257, or ENGL2255.
ENGL3486 Modern & Contemporary American Writers 1 (3 Credits)
A study of 20th-century works representative of the American literary tradition. Students may not retain credit for both ENGL3486 and any of: ENGL3376, ENGL3375 or ENGL3485.
ENGL3487 Modern & Contemporary American Writers 2 (3 Credits)
A study of 20th-century works representative of the American literary tradition. Students may not retain credit for both ENGL3487 and any of: ENGL3377, ENGL3375 or ENGL3485.
ENGL4106 Theory and Criticism 1 (3 Credits)
This course will introduce students to the origins and development of literary theory and criticism, starting with the ancient Greeks and moving rapidly forward until the modern period. The basic questions of this course will be: what is literature, what is it for, and how can we evaluate it? These questions are intimately connected, and that they have been debated since the beginning of Western civilization. Prerequisite: Minimum 24 credits in English.
ENGL4107 Theory and Criticism 2 (3 Credits)
Through the analysis of selected topics, students explore a range of theoretical discourses and critical issues relevant to literary, media and rhetorical studies. Prerequisite: Minimum 24 credits in English.
ENGL4686 Honour Seminar 1 (3 Credits)
This course will explore the literature that has emerged out of Quebec since the English conquest of 1759. Students will study both English and French (in translation) texts that explore the dual cultural background of the province and how these cultures have an impact on each other and how each attempts to find a place in the cultural mosaic of the province. Prerequisite: Minimum 24 credits in English.
ENGL4687 Honour Seminar 2 (3 Credits)
This course examines the forms, philosophies, historical concepts and expressions of the ideal society as it is expressed in English literature and the antecedents of English literature. Students will be expected to present their views on these societies through a command of literary critical language and thought. Students will also be expected to possess a command of literary history and cultural thought in order to encounter this course. Prerequisite: Minimum 24 credits in English.
FILM2886 American Film Directors 1 (3 Credits)
This course aims to provide students with a foundation for the "reading" and comprehension of film as a narrative art form with unique formal and semiotic properties; to expose students to a range of the works of many prominent “auteurs” of mainstream American cinema; to demonstrate how mainstream American cinema embodies and critiques a myth of “America”; to query the concept of American cinema by discussing several works of “émigré” directors which are considered to be among the crowning achievements of American cinema; and, to expose students to a range of critical perspectives that have been developed and utilized in the study of cinema.
FILM2837 American Film Directors 2 (3 Credits)
This course is a continuation of FILM2836. This course aims to provide students with a foundation for the "reading" and comprehension of film as a narrative art form with unique formal and semiotic properties; to expose students to a range of the works of many prominent “auteurs” of mainstream American cinema; to demonstrate how mainstream American cinema embodies and critiques a myth of “America”; to query the concept of American cinema by discussing several works of “émigré” directors which are considered to be among the crowning achievements of American cinema; and, to expose students to a range of critical perspectives that have been developed and utilized in the study of cinema.