Summer 2012 Courses: 2000-Level

ENG 2013.01S: Introduction to Literature

Instructor: Karen Dodwell

Course Description
The course helps students develop concepts and vocabulary for talking and writing about literary texts. Students will examine genres (poetry, drama, fiction, memoir), formal features (plot, theme, imagery, figurative language, rhyme, meter), and social issues (race, ethnicity, nationality, social class, religion, gender).

Course Texts

  • Norton Introduction to Literature: Shorter edition; Editor: Booth; 10th edition; 2010; W. W. Norton; ISBN:9780393935141
  • Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation. John Phillip Santos Penguine, 2000 ISBN 0-670-86808-6 ISBN 987-0-14-029202-2 Paperback

Requirements
Class attendance, Quizzes, Journal, 3 tests, Final exam

For questions, contact Karen Dodwell at karen.dodwell@utsa.edu

ENG 2013.02S: Introduction to Literature

Instructor: Maia Adamina
Class Time: MTWRF 9:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Class Location: MH 2.01.40

Course Description
This course is an introduction to literature for English and non-English majors. It includes a survey of literary works from various genres and periods by culturally diverse authors. Through this introduction to literary terms and methods of analysis, students gain experience in reading, analyzing, interpreting, and writing about literature. This course also establishes connections between literature and film, music, and live performance and is designed to enhance and strengthen a student’s critical thinking skills.

Course Texts

  • Literature and its Writers. 5th ed. Charters and Charters 55.25 used, 73.50 new, 35.83 rent
  • Tartuffe by Moliere 3.75 used and 4.95 new (also available via Kindle)

Requirements
3 genre specific exams, 5 quizzes and 3 worksheets, Final Exam

ENG 2233: British Literature II

Instructor: Karen Dodwell

Course Description
The course is a survey of British literature from the 1700s through the present and is divided into these units: Restoration and 18th Century, Romanticism, Victorianism, Modernism, and Nation and Language. Course objectives:

  • Discuss and write about British literature after 1700 from an informed and flexible perspective
  • Understand how British literary periods fit into a continuum of literary development
  • Describe important issues in British literature that relate to gender, social class, race, ethnicity, politics, colonialism, and spirituality
  • Provide information about numerous British writers after 1700 and their literary works
  • Use a scholarly vocabulary and voice in classroom discussions and presentations
  • Read poems, plays, essays, and letters; closely analyze them; and synthesize ideas about them
  • Write scholarly arguments about British literature
  • Use MLA style in formatting papers and documenting information from sources
  • Find relevant critical texts in the library and in databases
  • Read critical texts and integrate scholarly issues into one’s own writing
  • Produce a writing sample for a portfolio.

Course Texts

  • The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Romantic Period Volume(s): D / The Romantic Period Eighth Edition Paperback December 2005 ISBN 978-0-393-92720-7
  • The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Victorian Age Volume(s): E The Victorian Age Eighth Edition Paperback December 2005 ISBN 978-0-393-92721-4
  • The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Twentieth Century and After Volume(s): F / The Twentieth Century and After Eighth Edition Paperback December 2005 ISBN 978-0-393-92722-1
  • Students who have the following (heavier and cheaper) one-volume anthology can use it without a problem in the class:
    The Norton Anthology of English Literature Vol 2 Eighth edition, paperback ISBN: 978-0-393-92532-6
    (The Restoration and 18th century unit is covered with online resources.)

Requirements
Class attendance, Quizzes, Midterm exam, Final Exam, Two papers

For questions, contact Karen Dodwell at karen.dodwell@utsa.edu

ENG 2233: British Literature II

Instructor: Mark Vareschi
Class Time: MTWRF 12:00 pm - 2:50 pm
Class Location: MB 1.104

Course Description
UBritish Literature II is a survey course intended to provide English majors and minors with a broad overview of British literatures from approximately 1700 to present. As you will see over the course of the semester, the categories of both “British” and “Literature” will continue to be redefined and renegotiated throughout the period. Our focus in this course will be on the literary representation of the individual and interiority over the (roughly) three hundred-year span of the course. Our central questions will include: What is an individual? What is interiority? How does one represent a believable individual? What literary techniques are necessary to do so? How have they changed over time?

Our goals in this course are to develop an ability to speak and write about major developments in British literature from 1700-present, to familiarize ourselves with the poetry and prose of the period under consideration, and to apply close reading techniques to the literary texts examined in the course.

Requirements
2 page focused close reading, 5-7 page essay, Midterm Exam, Final Exam, Participation, Occasional Quizzes

ENG 2263.01F: American Literature I

Instructor: Linda Woodson
Class Time: MTWRF 9:15-10:45am

Course Description
The course will focus on readings and discussions of representative works of American literature from the pre-Colonial period to 1865. It is a required course for students majoring in English.

Course Texts

  • The Norton Anthology of American Literature, ed. Baym et al. Shorter 7th Ed., Vol 1: Beginnings to 1865.

Requirements
Class attendance, reading, participation in discussions, short examination, mid-term examination with edited essay, final examination with edited essay.

ENG 2293.01F: American Literature II

Instructor: Bonnie Lyons
Class Time: MTWRF 11:00-12:30
Class Location: MH 2.01.40

Course Description
Using Volumes C, D, and E of the orton Anthology of American Literature, ( ISBN 10-0-393-92994-9) and 13-978-0-393-92994-2) we will study the work of several important American writers since 1870.

Course Texts

  • Volumes C, D, and E of the Norton Anthology of American Literature, ( ISBN 10-0-393-92994-9)

Requirements
in-class midterm exam, Final exam, Pop quizzes, Intelligent participation in class discussions

NO MAKE-UP FOR MISSED QUIZZES OR MIDTERM OR FINAL EXAMS

ENG 2413:01F: Technical Writinge

Instructor: Robin English-Bircher
Class Time: MTWRF 9:15am-10:45am
Class Location: MB 1.103

Course Description
Technical Writing introduces students to the basics of writing done outside the academic sphere. It emphasizes the writing process and considers all aspects of the rhetorical situation but concentrates on writing for professional audiences. Students practice and hone their ability to communicate effectively in a variety of professional situations. The course’s goal is to sharpen the skills needed for writing (planning, designing, writing, revising, and editing) to achieve success during and after college.

Technical Writing is writing designed for students in all fields of study; therefore, a technical background is not needed. However, students will need to use the basic tools of modern communication, such as Office Suite, internet browsers, and Blackboard.

The class is made up of various forms of practice and assessment. Reading quizzes and discussions (in class and online) will track students’ engagement and learning. Writing practices and homework will hone and develop skills. Projects, including an oral presentation, will demonstrate the students’ mastery.

Course Texts

  • REQ: Tebeaux, Elizabeth and Sam Dragga. Essentials of Technical Communication. Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN: 9780195384222; COST: $51.95 (NEW), $39.00 (USED), $25.95 (RENT)
  • REC: Gurak, Laura and Mary Hocks. Technical Communication Handbook. Longman, 2009. ISBN: 9780321365071; COST: $58.25 (NEW), $43.75 (USED), $29.10 (RENT)

Requirements
Students will be required to complete the following work to be eligible for a successful grade in this course: Homework, Individual Presentation, Five-Eight Projects (total), Proposal

ENG 2413:02F: Technical Writinge

Instructor: Robin English-Bircher
Class Time: MTWRF 11:00am-12:30pm
Class Location: MB 1.103

Course Description
Technical Writing introduces students to the basics of writing done outside the academic sphere. It emphasizes the writing process and considers all aspects of the rhetorical situation but concentrates on writing for professional audiences. Students practice and hone their ability to communicate effectively in a variety of professional situations. The course’s goal is to sharpen the skills needed for writing (planning, designing, writing, revising, and editing) to achieve success during and after college.

Technical Writing is writing designed for students in all fields of study; therefore, a technical background is not needed. However, students will need to use the basic tools of modern communication, such as Office Suite, internet browsers, and Blackboard.

The class is made up of various forms of practice and assessment. Reading quizzes and discussions (in class and online) will track students’ engagement and learning. Writing practices and homework will hone and develop skills. Projects, including an oral presentation, will demonstrate the students’ mastery.

Course Texts

  • REQ: Tebeaux, Elizabeth and Sam Dragga. Essentials of Technical Communication. Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN: 9780195384222; COST: $51.95 (NEW), $39.00 (USED), $25.95 (RENT)
  • REC: Gurak, Laura and Mary Hocks. Technical Communication Handbook. Longman, 2009. ISBN: 9780321365071; COST: $58.25 (NEW), $43.75 (USED), $29.10 (RENT)

Requirements
Students will be required to complete the following work to be eligible for a successful grade in this course: Homework, Individual Presentation, Five-Eight Projects (total), Proposal

back to top