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  • ENGL 200: History of the English Language

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    Take a linguistic tour through the history of the English language. Learn the origins of our eclectic English spelling, listen to the language of Anglo-Saxon warrior kings, and read ancient illuminated manuscripts dotted with runic letters. This course focuses on the origins and development of the English language, tracing linguistic changes from its Indo-European roots through to today, including the modern emergence of World Englishes. We will focus on cultural and historical developments that influenced Old and Middle English and give particular attention to literary texts from these periods. Throughout this course, students will gain familiarity with basic concepts and terminology of linguistics and engage in the process of research writing.
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  • ENGL 21: English as a Second Language

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course, for students for whom English is not a native language, develops vocabulary, reading, and writing skills. It does not satisfy the English composition requirement. Grade: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
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  • ENGL 217: German Comics in English

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    German Comics in English examines German-language comics and graphic novels as reflective of cultural, social, and historical conditions. The course also focuses on aspects of comics theory, artistic practices, and narrative form. Students produce an original graphic novel at the conclusion of the course. Taught in English.
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  • ENGL 22: Introduction to College Composition

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This is an introductory writing course designed to increase students' writing proficiency and prepare them for the work of ENGL 023. ENGL 022 focuses on the writing process and provides an introduction to critical thinking and analytical writing. Students gain experience in writing in variety of genres which may include, but are not limited to, proposals, reviews, personal narratives, digital texts, rhetorical analyses, persuasive essays, reports, and critical analysis. Readings are assigned to provoke discussions, provide opportunities for the analysis and synthesis of arguments, and to generate essay topics. Particular attention is paid to topic generation, focus, purpose and development. In addition, mechanics of Standard Edited American English, which may include diction, grammar, syntax, usage, and structure, are addressed as part of the process of writing; however, the focus of this course is not grammar instruction. Students completing this course must still complete ENGL 023 or ENGL 025 to fulfill the General Education requirement in composition.
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  • ENGL 221: Jane Austen: Early Woman Novelist, Modern Media Property

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course examines the work of Jane Austen in her multiple roles as the pioneering woman novelist of two centuries ago, the major canonical novelist she became recognized as in the twentieth century, and the living presence in contemporary culture that she remains. Approaches will include historicist, feminist, and multimedia.
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  • ENGL 223: Games and Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    In this course students will play, analyze, and write their own interactive narrative games. The literary nature of video console, computer, boardgame, and roleplaying games will be the focus of this course with particular emphasis on short form avant-garde games that challenge the genre. We'll discuss the ways that narrative games transform the reader into a player with an active role in story creation, how games might be understood as literature, and the tropes that these games often rely upon. Playing and discussing games is one major part of the course activities, but writing will be equally important as the main method of responding to and creating interactive games.
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  • ENGL 224: American Modernism

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    American modernism is the study of various cultural responses to rapid social changes brought on by innovations in technology that caused sharp changes to the global economy. This course employs interdisciplinary research methods based on the interplay between literature, popular culture {including art, film, and music), and the events that shaped early twentieth-century Americans' sense that they were now inhabiting an irrevocably changed world. Crucially, the course will explore diverse voices reflecting a variety of responses to modernity.
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  • ENGL 229: Literature and Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    In this course, students will use concepts from contemporary psychology to analyze literary works from a variety of genres. Approaching literature through psychology can add greatly to our understanding of literary creation and consumption, and it can teach us about social dynamics and human motivations. This course will consider how authors create their identities, how literary works change our ways of thinking, and how the exchange between literature and psychology increases our understanding of human nature.
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  • ENGL 23: College Composition I

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This is a sustained examination of and practice with college-level writing. Students will generally take ENGL 023 in their first year of college. The course focuses on the writing process and provides sustained practice in critical thinking, reading, and writing demanded by academic, public, and professional writing. Students gain experience in writing in a variety of genres which may include, but are not limited to, proposals, reviews, personal narratives, digital texts, rhetorical analyses, persuasive essays, reports, and critical analysis essays. Readings are assigned to provoke discussions, provide opportunities for the analysis and synthesis of arguments, and finally to generate essay topics. Particular attention is paid to research processes and the conventions of including research in texts. In addition, the mechanics of good writing, which may include diction, grammar, syntax, usage, and structure are addressed as part of the process of writing; however, the focus of this course is not grammar instruction. ENGL 023 (or ENGL 025) is a General Education requirement for all students in all majors. In addition, ENGL 023 is a prerequisite for all upper-division English department courses.
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  • ENGL 233: Contemporary Fiction

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course examines representative contemporary fiction, both American and international, from about 1990 through the present. Topics covered include the development of contemporary fiction, the use of traditional and new literary approaches and strategies of representation in contemporary fiction, themes and motifs found in contemporary fiction, and the historical and cultural contexts of these literary works and themes.
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