Timeroom: Fall 2024

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 812 (01) - Writing the Creative Nonfiction Book

Nonfiction Book Writing

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 16144

In this course, students learn to flesh out an idea for a book of creative nonfiction, which could either be literary journalism - a tale based on reportage - or memoir. Students focus on pulling multiple themes together in a strong narrative. By semester's end, students have written a book proposal and a first chapter. Students are asked to arrive at the first class with a topic researched enough to begin the book process. Permission of instructor required.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Instructors: Jaed Coffin

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	W	9:10am - 12:00pm	HS 232

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 815 (01) - Teaching English as a Second Language: Theory and Methods

TESL: Theory and Methods

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 13575

A course on the linguistic, psychological, and sociological theories that inform our understanding of language acquisition and current best practices in the teaching of ESOL. Provides an overview of first and second language acquisition, bilingualism, learner individual differences (e.g. age, motivation, aptitude, learning strategies), and sociocultural contexts of ESL teaching and learning.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : ENGL 715.01

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Instructors: Soo Hyon Kim

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	3:40pm - 5:00pm	HS 332

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 827 (01) - Issues in Second Language and Multilingual Writing

Second & Multilingual Writing

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 16701

Study of various issues in second language and multilingual writing theory, research, instruction and administration. Topics include the characteristics and needs of multilingual writers, writing processes, contrastive rhetoric, grammar instruction, teacher and peer feedback, assessment, course design and placement.

Section Comments: Also listed as ENGL 727 in fall 2024

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : ENGL 727.01

Instructors: Soo Hyon Kim

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	3:40pm - 5:00pm	HS 108

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 852 (01) - History of the English Language

History of English Language

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 16149

Evolution of English from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. Relations between linguistic change and literary style.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : ENGL 752.01

Instructors: Rachel Burdin

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MW	11:10am - 12:30pm	HS 240

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 889 (01) - Special Topics in English Teaching

Special Topic/English Teaching

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 16387

Advanced theories and practices course on English Teaching. Topics such as A) Teaching Young Adult Literature, C) Teaching English in Diverse Contexts, D) Teaching Drama, N) Teaching Nonfiction, R) English Teachers as Researchers, and T) Alternate Literacies and Teaching Technologies. Barring duplication of subject, course may be repeated for credit. For details see course descriptions available in the English department.

Section Comments: Special Topic: YA Literature

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.

Cross listed with : ENGL 789.01

Instructors: Laura Smith

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	2:10pm - 3:30pm	HS 332

Additional Course Details:

Special Topic Fall 2024: Teaching YA Literature

Adolescence, for many students, seems to be a period during which love of reading dies. In fact, studies reveal that “less than one-third of 13-year-olds read daily” and “only 16 percent of high school students” identify as “high frequent readers” (Gilmore 47; Newkirk 117). But there is hope in the field of popular young adult (YA) literature! In YA lit, adolescents can find books that match their interests and reading levels. In this course, we’ll explore how YA literature can be used to foster lifelong readers. We will read widely among genres of young adult literature (including both contemporary YA works as well as canonical literary works written for an adult audience but deemed appropriate for secondary students), focusing on the particular skills of literary criticism and theory required to establish a developmentally appropriate literature curriculum at the secondary level and to link young adult literature to canonical literary traditions. Students should prepare themselves for quick-paced reading, discussion, research, and assignments in varied formats, from written responses to digital projects.

Manchester Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 891 (M1) - English Grammar

English Grammar

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 2
CRN: 13692

An introduction to the terminology and major concepts in English grammar. Covers descriptive vs. prescriptive grammar, parts of speech, phrase structure, clause types, and basic sentence patterns. Useful for pre-service teachers seeking to acquire the background knowledge needed to make informed decisions about the teaching of English grammar.

Cross listed with : ENGL 791.M1

Instructors: Susanne Paterson

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	W	9:10am - 12:00pm	PANDRA P368

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 893 (01) - Phonetics and Phonology

Phonetics and Phonology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 10433

The sounds and sound systems of English in the context of linguistic theory: comparisons of English to other languages. A basic linguistic course required prior to taking this course.

Section Comments: Also listed as LING 793 & ENGL 793.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : ENGL 793.01, LING 793.01

Instructors: Sean Madigan

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MWF	2:10pm - 3:00pm	HS G21

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 897 (B01) - Special Studies in Literature

Special Studies in Literature

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 16150

A) Old English Literature; B) Medieval Literature; C) 16th Century; D) 17th Century; E) 18th Century; F) English Romantic Period; G) Victorian Period; H) 20th Century; I) Drama; J) Novel; K) Poetry; L) Nonfiction; M) American Literature; N) A Literary Problem; O) Literature of the Renaissance. The precise topics and methods of each section vary. Barring duplication of subject, may be repeated for credit. For details, see the course descriptions available in the English department.

Section Comments: Special Topic: Chaucer

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : ENGL 756.01

Instructors: Samantha Seal

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MW	10:10am - 11:30am	HS 332

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 897 (M01) - Special Studies in Literature

Special Studies in Literature

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 16458

Section Comments: Topic: Literature and Culture Between the World Wars

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : ENGL 797.M01

Instructors: Lisa MacFarlane

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	MW	1:10pm - 2:30pm	HS 240

Durham Liberal Arts :: English

ENGL 897 (N01) - Special Studies in Literature

Special Studies in Literature

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 13602

Section Comments: Special Topic: Environmental Theory

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : ENGL 736.01

Instructors: Brigitte Bailey

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	HS 240

Additional Course Details:

Fall 2024 Special Topic: Environmental Theory

How can we talk about environmental crisis? What words can we use to represent the natural world—and human interactions with it? Is it possible to describe nature without cultural projections? How can language change vision, policy, action? In this course, we will grapple with the urgent need to articulate environmental issues by reading contemporary ecocritics who are inventing vocabularies to do so, such as Rob Nixon on “slow violence” and Stacy Alaimo on “trans-corporeality.” We’ll also read 19th-21st century nature writers, poets, and fiction writers who write about different environments from different perspectives, shaped in part by race, gender, and indigeneity, from Henry David Thoreau and Mary Austin to Rachel Carson, Barry Lopez, Joy Harjo, and Octavia Butler. We’ll explore ecofeminism, environmental justice, postcolonial ecology, and the concept of the Anthropocene.

Graduate students taking 897M will write a graduate-level research paper; those taking 897M for credit towards a Graduate Certificate in Feminist Studies will also write such a paper and will focus their written work on women writers, ecofeminist theory, or gender and the environment.

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