UNDERGRADUATE
Foundation Courses for Majors and Minors
Department of English
FALL 2008
These descriptions of undergraduate foundation courses for majors and minors to be offered have been supplied by the faculty. The information printed is intended to supplement the basic descriptions printed in the UNR catalog. Last minute changes in course content are always possible.
281.001
Introduction to Language
9:30-10:45 TR
Jeanne
For details on this course, you may contact the instructor at jeanne@unr.edu.
281.002
Introduction to Language
1:00-2:15 TR
Cronan
As an introduction to Linguistics, this course covers a wide range of topics in order to familiarize students with the variety of linguistic investigations: child-language acquisition, language and the brain, phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, language diversity, prescriptivism, language and society, and language history. Grades will be based on tests (several throughout the semester), homework assignments, and class participation.
Text: Victoria Fromkin and Robert Rodman. An Introduction to Language.
282.001
Introduction to Language and Literary Expression
11:00-11:50 MWF
Stookey
For details on this course, you may contact the instructor at lstookey@unr.edu.
282.002
Introduction to Language and Literary Expression
4:00-5:15 MW
Calabrese
For details on this course, you may contact the instructor at calabj@unr.edu .
282.003
Introduction to Language and Literary Expression
9:30-10:45 TR
Stookey
For details on this course, you may contact the instructor at lstookey@unr.edu
298.001
Writing About Literature
11:00-11:50 MWF
Calabrese
Lots of reading, and writing. We will study short stories, poetry, plays, a couple of novels too. In a way, this is an introduction to aesthetics, to literature as art as well as its common use as cultural football. We consider the possibility of authorial intent, the context of works, their order, the pleasures they offer us. A tonic, blending orthodoxy and heresy. calabj@unr.edu
298.002
Writing About Literature
2:30-3:45 MW
Somerville
In this course we’ll read
key texts from the 16th to the 21st century to introduce ourselves to the
major literary genres—poetry, prose and drama. These texts, including
Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Franz
Kafka’s short stories and a selection of British poetry, are structured
around the theme of ‘the Other,’ allowing us to hear from voices not
traditionally studied and address key issues such as gender, sexuality,
race, class and the environment (and even monsters!). Primary reading will
be paired with discussions of key concepts to introduce us to the technical
terms essential to literary analysis and critical argument. This course is
not for the shy—participation forms a major part of the final mark, as does
a group work assignment that involves interpreting and performing a dramatic
scene for the class. Additional work includes short responses to assigned
reading and a series of papers, with class time allotted to discussing sound
essay writing. Attendance is required—participation in both body and mind
please.
298.003
Writing About Literature
5:30-6:45 MW
Urie
For details on this course, you may contact the instructor at urie@unr.nevada.edu
298.004
Writing About Literature
1:00-2:15 TR
Gifford
This course will introduce students to fiction, poetry, drama, as well as film, music, and television. With a focus on critical analysis, students will be challenged to read and interpret a broad range of imaginary texts.
298.005 - CANCELLED
Writing About Literature
2:30-3:45 TR
303.001
Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism
1:00-2:15 MW
Dupree
For details on this course, you may contact the instructor at dupree@unr.edu
303.002
Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism
4:00-5:15 MW
Dupree
For details on this course, you may contact the instructor at dupree@unr.edu
303.003
Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism
11:00-12:15 TR
Attewell
For details on this course, you may contact the instructor at nattewell@unr.edu