English 225-001: The Rhetoric of Natural Disasters … 21984, 3 credits TR 12:30-1:45 Prerequisite :...
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CRN 21984, 3 credits TR 12:30-1:45 Prerequisite : English 122 Fulfills LAC Category 1b Writing requirement Crystal Brothe, instructor English 225-001: The Rhetoric of Natural Disasters Spring 2018 In this course, we will discuss, research, and write about the ways in which various communication mediums shape our understanding of and response to natural disasters. Students will complete brief response papers, a research proposal, a final argumentative researched essay, and a creative presentation. Course readings and materials from literature, film, news reports, government agencies, scholarly journals, and guest speakers will be used. English 238: Introduction to Folklore T-Th Ross 0275
Transcript of English 225-001: The Rhetoric of Natural Disasters … 21984, 3 credits TR 12:30-1:45 Prerequisite :...
CRN21984,3creditsTR12:30-1:45Prerequisite:English122FulfillsLACCategory1bWritingrequirementCrystalBrothe,instructor
English225-001:TheRhetoricofNaturalDisastersSpring2018Inthiscourse,wewilldiscuss,research,andwriteaboutthewaysinwhichvariouscommunicationmediumsshapeourunderstandingofandresponsetonaturaldisasters.Studentswillcompletebriefresponsepapers,aresearchproposal,afinalargumentativeresearchedessay,andacreativepresentation.Coursereadingsandmaterialsfromliterature,film,newsreports,governmentagencies,scholarlyjournals,andguestspeakerswillbeused.
English238:IntroductiontoFolkloreT-ThRoss0275
9:30-10:45Dr.EmilyGolsonTheWesternconceptionoffolklorerestswiththeGreekgoddessPheme,oneofthemostelegantandbeautifulminorgoddessesofGreekmythology.Shewasknownforrepeatingwhatshelearned,forbetterorworse,andwasthoughtofashavingbeengiftedwithmultipletongues,eyes,andears.Itwassaidthatshespokeinwhispersthatgraduallybecameaudible,atwhichtimetheywouldbetrumpetedthroughoutthecommunity.Shewasthegoddessoffameandthegoddessofrumor.Inthiscourse,wewillexplorehowthisconceptionplaysoutinthestudyoffolkloreinliterature,folkloreasliterature,andliteratureasfolklore.Wewillaskquestions,suchaswhoarefolkandwhatisthelore?Howdoesfolklorefunctionincultureandsociety?Isfolkloreastaticformoftraditionorbelief,orisitadynamic,inherentforcethatisconstantlyatworkintheconstructionoftheselfandtheinteractionbetweenselfandcommunity?Wewillaskwhatrolehumorplaysinfolklore,andwewillaskifourattractionto
folklorestemsfromacollectiveneedtocommunicatewithandunderstandeachother.Inshort,wewillexaminehowfolkloreenhancesourunderstandingofliterature,ourselves,andourcommunity.Texts:FavoriteFolktalesfromAroundtheWorld LindaHogan:PowerTheGreatFairyTaleTradition:FromStraparolaandBasile ZoraNealeHurston:TheirEyes totheBrothersGrimm(NortonCriticalEditions) WereWatchingGodTheCompleteStoriesofFlanneryO’Connor SandraCisneros,AHouseof
EudoraWelty:TheRobberBridegroom MyOwn:StoriesfrommyLifeLouiseErdrich:FourSouls SelectedPoems
English419:EnglishLinguistics[ɪŋglɪʃlɪŋgwɪstɪks]Spring2018
Professor:KristinBovaird-Abbo12:30pm-1:20pmMWFMcKee0137CourseObjectivesAlthoughweuselanguageeveryday,wetendnottostoptothinkabouthowweuselanguage,muchlesswhatexactlylanguageis.Thisclassisdesigned,therefore,tohelpustounderstandlanguagefromascientific,grammatical,andsocialperspective,anditismyhopethatbytheendofthesemester,wewillbecomemoreawareofthelanguagearoundusandhowitisused.WewillbeginwithPhonology,andthenmoveintoanexaminationofthewaysthatEnglishmakeswords(Morphology)andhowwordchoicesareusedforeffectinpoetry,tosignaldialects,etcetera.Next,wewilldiscoverhowEnglishputswordstogetherintosentences(Syntax)andhowsentencesareusedinliterarytexts.Finally,wewillexploreSemantics,whichwilllaunchusintoaspectsofsociolinguistics,includingtopicssuchasdialectsandEnglishasaninternationallanguage.Specificgoalsforthiscourse,asidentifiedbythedepartmentofEnglish,includethefollowingskillsorabilitiestobedemonstratedbystudents:
• EffectivelyanalyzeEnglishmorphologyandsemantics• EffectivelyanalyzeEnglishphoneticsandphonology• EffectivelyanalyzeEnglishsyntax• Understandsocialaspectsoflanguageasacommunicativemedium
