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  • ENGL 3820: History of Literary Criticism

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 and University Advanced Standing. Explores strategies and theories influencing the reading and writing of literary texts from classical antiquity to the present.
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  • ENGL 3890: Contemporary Critical Approaches to Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of ENGL 2600 with a grade of C- or higher and University Advanced Standing. Pre- or Corequisite(s): ENGL 3090. Provides in-depth study of one contemporary theoretical and critical approach to literature using primary texts. Explicates how interpretive techniques function within the discipline of English Studies. Required for English majors. Should be taken beginning of junior year.
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  • ENGL 4010R: Topics in Rhetoric

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a grade of C- or higher and University Advanced Standing. Pre- or Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010. Examines advanced topics in rhetoric and writing. Studies writing's central role in education, communication, and culture. Emphasizes discourse communities and genres. Analyzes how writing constructs meaning in academic, professional, media, and personal texts. Situates writing as an instrument for community engagement and service learning. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits toward graduation.
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  • ENGL 4020G: Multicultural Rhetorics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Pre- or Corequisite(s): ENGL 3010. Investigates multicultural forms of rhetoric through various historical and spatial contexts. Theorizes ways to view rhetoric and conduct research through an intercultural lens by tracing the shifting nature of rhetoric through multiple ideological frameworks. Fosters a deeper understanding of how cultures and rhetorics interface.
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  • ENGL 4120R: Studies in Literary Genres

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 2250 or ENGL 2250H) with a C- or higher and University Advanced Standing. Provides an historical and craft overview of developments in a specific genre of creative writing. Engages with literary texts from the position that reading widely and critically is vital to authoring literary works. Utilizes creative, critical, and reflective components to help students situate their own work within a history of a certain genre. Focuses on a different creative writing genre each semester, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or drama. May be repeated with different genres for a maximum of 6 credits toward graduation
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  • ENGL 4140R: Special Topics in Cinema History

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2150 and University Advanced Standing. Focuses study on a specific U.S. or International period or movement. Representative topics may include German Expressionism, Italian Neorealism, New Hollywood Cinema, and etc. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits toward graduation. Some films screened may carry an "R" rating.
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  • ENGL 4160R: Special Topics in Film Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 2150 or CINE 2150 or THEA 1023) and University Advanced Standing. Covers cinema directors, genre, theory, and social change on a rotating basis. Explains course focus, defines terminology involved, then studies evolution and/or specific texts or contexts, and considers theoretical discourse. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits toward graduation. Some films screened may carry an "R" rating.
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  • ENGL 4220: Teaching Reading and Literature

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): EDSC 1010 and University Advanced Standing. Corequisite(s): ENGL 4225. Emphasizes the teaching of reading and literature in the secondary English classroom. Includes an introduction to the field of English Education and to lesson planning. Presents strategies for teaching skills and concepts outlined in state and national standards. Explores issues and research related to adolescent literacy through reading and discussion including social and cultural influences on literacies and learning. Requires students to create lesson plans and teaching materials. Corequisite:    ENGL 4225
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  • ENGL 4225: Teaching Reading Practicum

    1.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Corequisite(s): ENGL 4220. Focuses on classroom observations and working with current secondary teachers in their classrooms. Requires a minimum of eight hours of observations/work in approved secondary schools. Entails reading, observations, practical work in classrooms, and critical reflection. Corequisite:    ENGL 4220
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  • ENGL 4230: Teaching Writing

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Corequisite(s): ENGL 4235. Pre- or Corequisite(s): ENGL 4220. Emphasizes developing a writing program in the secondary English classroom, including assigning and assessing student writing. Presents strategies for teaching writing to secondary students. Includes designing assessments (including rubrics and scoring guides) and lessons to teach skills in each of the major writing modes: informative, argumentative, and narrative. Entails class discussion, scholarly reading, and creation of teaching materials. Corequisite:    ENGL 4235
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