English (Engl)
Subject A. English Composition (2)
Drill in mechanics, diction, grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Practice
in writing sentences, paragraphs, and short themes. Required of all students
who have not passed the entrance examination in English. Students with credit
for Subject A are expected to write correctly in all classes.
1A. Reading and Composition (3)
Reading as a stimulus to thoughtful writing. Theory and practice of
composition. Themes, chiefly expository. One long paper based upon the investigation
of a selected topic. Prerequisite: English A.
1B. Introduction to Literature (3)
Reading of literary masterpieces of various types, ages, and countries
as the basis of class discussion and as a stimulus to imaginative and critical
writing. Prerequisite: English 1A.
5. Business Correspondence (3)
Prerequisite: Philos. 3 or Engl. 1A. Modern business correspondence; practice
in writing letters used in business transactions.
6. Improvement in Reading Techniques (2)
Guidance of the student in the analysis of his reading practices and in
the formation of efficient methods of reading and studying.
7. Report Writing (3)
Prerequisite: Engl 1 or 3. Methods of explaining processes and theories,
reporting special investigations, preparing technical and business reports;
general practices of good writing.
8A-B. Reporting (3-3) (See Jour 8A-B)
10A-B. Creative Writing (3-3)
Prerequisites: Engl. 1A, or Philos. 3 and Engl. 4; Engl. 110A-B; or
permission of instructor. Writing descriptive sketches, short character
studies, brief narrations, a short story, and simple poems; reading various
types of imaginative writing. Finding and developing each student's talent.
12A-B. Expository Writing (2-2) (See English 112A-B)
20a-b. New Books (1-1)
Reading and discussion of the latest books, with an evaluation of book clubs,
lists of "best-sellers," and of current reviewing in literary
magazines and newspaper supplements.
30. Great Books of England and America (2-3)
A non-technical course in which the student becomes acquainted with masterpieces
of literature representative of the varied aspects of British and American
life and thought.
31. Great Books of Modern Europe (2-3)
The reading, in English translations, of books and plays by authors of different
periods and nationalities as an introduction to the cultural life of continental
Europe.
33. Great Biographies (2)
Reading and discussion of selected biographies and autobiographies.
56A-B. Survey of English Literature (3-3)
Interpretation of British culture through reading of typical works by
significant writers of various periods of English literature. Prerequisite:
English 1B or consent of instructor.
(a) From beginning to 1784
(b) From 1784 to the present (3)
60. Mythology (2)
Survey of myths of Europe and Asia, with especial consideration of their
influence upon English literature and art.
61. Shakespeare's Chronicle Plays (2)
Rapid reading of the plays based upon English history.
100. English Composition and Grammar (1)
Especially for prospective teachers who are found to be in need of remedial
work in mechanics and in effectiveness of expression.
110A-B. Creative Writing (3-3)
Experimentation with forms of writing; individual preference stressed. Not
more than six units of credit may be earned in 10a-b and 110a-b. Prerequisite:
English la.
112a-b. Expository Writing (2-2)
Papers based upon the reading. and discussion of important modern books
in the physical and social sciences, philosophy, and the arts. The work
of each semester is complete. Not more than four units of credit may be
earned in 12a-b and 112a-b. Prerequisite: English 1a.
120. Advanced Composition (3)
A general course recommended to pre-secondary majors and minors in English
but open to any qualified student.
123. Short Story Writing (2 or 3)
Informal narrative developed into linear narratives, prose or verse tales,
short plays, and stories; the modern short story.
124A-B. Feature Writing (2-2) (See Jour 124A-B)
125. Verse Writing (2 or 3)
Principles of versification. Original exercises in various types of poem.
126. Interpretive Writing (3) (See Jour 126)
130. The English Language (3)
Inductive study of English language; laws of growth and change affecting
present-day usage in pronunciation, spelling, grammar, syntax, word-coining,
and meaning.
152. The Age of Elizabeth, 1557-1625 (3)
Prose and poetry, exclusive of the drama.
153. The Age of Milton, 1626-1660 (3)
Milton and his contemporaries, with special attention to the significance
of Puritanism in literature.
154. The Age of Swift and Pope, 1660-1740 (2)
Beginnings of neoclassicism in the works of Dryden and his contemporaries;
social satire of Defoe, Swift, Pope, Addison, Steele, Prior, and Gay.
155. The Age of Johnson, 1740-1799 (2)
Dr. Samuel Johnson and his circle; the conflict between neoclassicism and
romanticism.
156. The Romantic Age, 1798-1832 (3)
The poetry of the period; the critical and the personal essay.
157. The Victorian Age, 1832-1918 (3)
The literature of the period with emphasis on poetry and the essay.
159A. American Literature to 1900 (3)
Prerequisite: Engl. 1B. Literature and backgrounds: the Puritan Mind; the
Age of Reason; the Romantic Movement; Realism.
159B. American Literature: 1900 to the Present (3)
Prerequisite: Engl. 1B. Literature and backgrounds: Realism and Naturalism;
literary Experiments; literature of Social Protest; Contemporary Problems.
160. Chaucer (3)
Prerequisite: Engl 100 or permission of instructor. Chaucer and his age;
The Canterbury Tales and other selected poems.
162. Shakespeare (3)
Prerequisite: Engl 56A or consent of instructor. Shakespeare's development
and characteristics as a dramatist; relation of his works to the Elizabethan
theater and to contemporary thought and literature; the text of Shakespeare.
Same as Speech 162.
171A-B. The English Novel (3-3)
The novel considered in its social aspects and with special reference to
its development in artistic aims and technical methods.
172A-B. History of Drama (3-3) (Same as Speech 172A-B)
A. The miracle plays to the nineteenth century
B. Ibsen to the present
175. The English Essay (3)
Prerequisites: Engl. 1B, 56B; or permission of instructor. Development of
the essay from its beginning to the present day, with emphasis upon various
types as illustrated by outstanding English and American essayists.
178. Contemporary Poetry (2)
Main trends in British and American poetry of twentieth century.
179. Contemporary Novel (2)
Leaders and movements in the British and American novel of twentieth century.
180. World Literature: Ancient and Medieval (3)
Lectures and reading; cultural acquaintance ewith important figures of Greek,
Roman, and medieval literature, without study of the ancient languages.
Continued, with same textbook, in English 181.
181. World Literature: Renaissance and Modern (3)
Main tendencies and development of modern literatures of continental Europe;
literary forms movements, and relationships; reading of masterpieces in
English translation.
182. The Bible as Literature (3)
183. Living Philosophies in World Literature (3)
(See as Phil. 183.)
190. Special Study (1-5)
Individual projects and studies in literature, language, or composition,
under direction of a member of the staff. Usually not more than two units
credit a semester permitted, and combined total units earned under 190 and
195 limited to six.
191. Introduction to Dramatic Literature (2)
192. Functions of Language (3)
Individual training in appropriate expectations about language and methods
for getting meanings. Relations of language to reality, convention, and
specific situations, contexts and purposes. Same as Philos. 192.
193. An Introduction to Poetry (3)
The music, imagery, and meaning of individual poems. Classification
by types and themes. Introduction to the critical theory of poetry.
195. Honors Course (1-5)
Individual project in research or in writing under supervision of a member
of staff. Limited to senior majors in English with an average of B in English
courses. Combined total units earned under 190 and 195 limited to 6 units.
(See Course Numbering System.)
201. Practical Criticism (3)
Exercises in the application of scholarly, critical, and individual resources
toward the mastery of one important piece of English literature.
203. Satire (3)
Individual analyses of the comic and satirical elements in the writing of
English and American authors, based upon a preliminary inquiry into the
nature, origin, and development of comedy and satire.
204. Tragedy (3)
A study of the theory of tragedy as developed by the Greeks, followed by
an examination of the outstanding writers of tragedy.
205. Emerson and Whitman (2)
The works of Emerson and Whitman in relation to political, social, literary,
and philosophical backgrounds.
300. Methods and Materials in Secondary Teaching (2)
(See Education 300)
301. Secondary School Methods in Reading (2)
(See Education 301)
331. Observation and Participation in the Teaching
of Biological Sciences in Secondary Schools (2-3)
(See Education 331)
332. Directed Teaching in Secondary Schools (4)
(See Education 332)