ENGLISH DEPARTMENT



English Department

Undergraduate and Graduate Courses

Summer 2010

ENGLISH COURSES AND YOUR CAREER

Courses in English not only instill knowledge of language, literature, rhetoric, and writing and an awareness of diverse ideas, culture, languages, and viewpoints, but also foster a flexible set of skills that employers value; the ability to think, read and write critically and expressively; to analyze, interpret, and adapt complex ideas and texts; to solve problems creatively; and to research, manage, and synthesize information. Those with degrees in English go on to thrive in a wide range of fields, including education, law, medicine, business, finance, marketing, writing, community service and nonprofit work, journalism, editing, the arts, library and museum work. The English Department offers a variety of courses in creative writing, technical communication, linguistics, literature, rhetoric and writing. So whether you’re looking for an introductory or a graduate course, a class in language or in writing, a broad survey of literature or a seminar on a specialized topic, chances are we have a course suited for you.

First Summer Session

May 26 – July 1

English Composition (3)

1101-001 Brown MTWRF 11:30AM-01:00PM

Extensive practice in and discussion of composition for different purposes, and for various audiences. Students experience writing as a means of personal growth, intellectual development, and communication.

Writing in the Academic Community (3)

1102-001 Rothwell MTWRF 09:45AM-11:15AM

1102-002 Townsend MTWRF 11:30PM-01:00PM

1102-003 Townsend MTWRF 01:15PM-02:45PM

Prerequisite: ENGL 1101. Writing argumentation appropriate to inquiry in an intellectual community.

Writing About Literature (W) (3)

2100-001 Blair MTWRF 09:45AM-11:15AM

This is the first course in the major and a prerequisite to ENGL 3100 (also required early in the major). It focuses on writing processes and a range of writing modes in the discipline, including argument. Introduction to research skills and literary analysis. (Required of English majors and minors.)

Introduction to Technical Communication (W) (3)

2116-001 Muesing MTWRF 09:45AM-11:15AM 2116-002 Muesing MTWRF 11:30AM-01:00PM

This course is designed to show you how to solve technical problems through writing. Emphasis will be placed upon the types of writing, both formal and informal, that you will most likely do in the workplace. In this course you should learn:

• The theoretical bases of technical communication

• The most common forms of technical documents

• How to plan, draft, and revise documents

• How to plan and make presentations

• How to work and write collaboratively

• How to integrate text and visual elements into technical documents

Introduction To Creative Writing

2126-001 Gwyn MTWRF 09:45AM-11:15AM

This course introduces students to creative writing, including both poetry and fiction, and assumes little or no previous creative writing experience.

Introduction to Fiction Writing

2128-001 Gwyn MTWRF 11:30AM-01:00PM

This course introduces students to creative writing, including both poetry and fiction, and assumes little or no previous creative writing experience.

Introduction to African-American Literature

2301-001 Leak MTWRF 09:45AM-11:15AM

Cross-listed with AAAS 2301 and AMST 3000: This course offers an introduction to African-American literature written from the 18th century through the contemporary period. Genres we will cover include poetry, narrative, fiction, Drama, and essays. It is a prerequisite for upper-level African-American literature courses in the English department. Requirements include quizzes, midterm and final exams, and one creative project.

Children’s Literature (3)

3103-001 Mielke MTWR 03:00PM-05:00PM

Students in this course will read/view several classical and contemporary children’s literature books. In addition, students will also develop an awareness of the theoretical and historical shifts in the construction of male and female gender, and of shifting views of culture as depicted in children’s literature. Among the topics that will be covered during class lectures include the historical development of children’s literature, major genres in children’s literature, reading the visual, and how contemporary children’s literature has been affected by concepts of postmodernism.

American Literature Survey

3300-001 Wickliff MTWR 03:00PM-05:00PM

This course surveys American Literature from colonial to contemporary eras. By emphasizing important literary movements, we will discuss how American literature has evolved over the past 400 years. We will read short stories, poetry, drama, and novels by major American writers and will look at the elements that define American Literature. Given the rapid pace of summer school, students will need to read assignments thoroughly and carefully before each class meeting. Requirements include, a critical essay/research paper, final exam, and group discussion and informal presentation activities. (This course is a survey requirement for English majors who entered the program since fall 2002).

Independent Study (1-3)

3852-A01, B01, C01 Staff TBA

Independent study courses are available to undergraduate students under certain conditions. These courses must be arranged with individual instructors before registration, and are intended to enable students to pursue studies in areas not provided by regularly scheduled courses. For further information, students should see their advisors.

Topics in English: Coen Brothers

4050/5050-001 Munroe MTWR 01:15PM-04:45PM

Short course - May 24 – June 11: Perhaps best known for their films *Fargo* and, more recently, the Academy Award winning *No Country For Old Men,* the Coen brothers have a film repertoire that extends back over two decades and has inspired a loyal cult following, especially around their sleeper hit *The Big Lebowski.* In this course, we will watch the entire corpus of the Coen brothers’ films, beginning with *Blood Simple* and ending with their recent *A Simple Man,* asking as we go what makes them tick, why certain of their films have become mainstream hits and others remain enshrined only by their most loyal fans, and what makes “The Dude” abide. Bowling shoes optional.

Topics in English: Women in American Literature

4050/5050-090 Shealy TBA 09:30AM-12:30PM

This is a short course. Course meets from 6-8pm May 24 & 25, then 9am -12:30pm June 16-30th in COLVD 3140. The feminist movement in America began long before Gloria Steinem led a charge for women’s rights in the 1960s. America’s first campaign for gender equality gained a national following in the 1840s, culminating with the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. This course will look at the changing role of women in American literature during this period—both as professional authors and as protagonists in fiction. Many women authors from the 19th century help set the stage for the feminist movement of today. Among the authors we will read are Louisa May Alcott, Kate Chopin, Rebecca Harding Davis, Harriet Jacobs, Catherine Maria Sedgwick, and Edith Wharton.

Expository Writing

4204/5204-090 Wickliff MTWR 06:00PM-08:00PM

The purpose of this course is to give students experience writing expository prose, that is, explaining difficult concepts in clear ways. You will write essays suitable for publication, and you will work both individually and in small groups. All documents will be written for audiences that include members of our class and prospective readers from outside of our class. All of the documents you complete will be collected together in a course portfolio at the end of the term.

Professional Internship (3,6) (3,6G)

4410/5410-A01-B01 Bosley TBA

Internships for 3 credit hours involving primarily writing and other communication tasks. Sites are available for undergraduate and graduate students to work with corporations, non-profit organizations, and governmental groups. Enrollment by permit only.

Independent Study (1-3)

4852-C10, C02, C03 Staff TBA

Independent study courses are available to undergraduate students under certain conditions. These courses must be arranged with individual instructors before registering for them and are intended to enable students to pursue studies in areas not provided by regularly scheduled courses. For further information, students should see their advisors.

Major Figures in Children’s Literature

6104-090 Mielke MTWR 06:00PM-08:00PM

This course will focus on contemporary British YA fiction. We will be reading four novel and three book series. We will be looking at genres such as urban fiction, fantasy, the Gothic, and magic realism. We will also look at topics such as religion, race, and the presentation/modification of history. Assignments will include a reflection on topics discussed in class, and a short essay on a particular series. Working in groups, you will be required to present one of the trilogies to the class over a period of three meetings. Please contact Dr. Tammy Mielke (tmielke@uncc.edu) as soon as you sign up for a reading list.

Introduction to Linguistics

6161-090 Thiede MTWR 06:00PM-08:00PM

This course is designed to give you a hands-on overview of some of the main fields of linguistics: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, language acquisition and learning, and language variation/history. The goal is to give graduate students in English and in the Teaching of English as a Second/Foreign Language a starting point for the formal description of language. The major work in this class, then, is to identify 1) the components of language, 2) how to describe them formally, and 3) to become familiar with the considerable terminology that goes along with this kind of inquiry. The course participants should be able to find and consult the relevant literature in their field. There will also be a critical review of grammar inasmuch it is still being taught in the public schools. This is a hybrid course, combining in-class and on-line instruction (Moodle). The course meets on campus every week except for the week of June 14-18. A high-speed internet connection is recommended.

Directed Reading (1-3G)

6890-A01, B01,C01-02-03-04-05 Staff TBA

Directed reading courses are available to graduate students under certain conditions. These courses may be arranged with individual instructors before registration, and are intended to enable students to pursue studies in areas not provided by regularly scheduled courses. For further information students should see their advisors. NOTE: Only six hours of ENGL 6890 can be applied to the M.A. in English.

Second Summer Session

July 6 – August 11

English Composition (3)

1101-020 Lucas MTWRF 08:00AM-09:30AM

1101-021 Lucas MTWRF 11:30AM-01:00PM

1101-022 Jeannot MTWRF 01:15PM-02:45PM

Extensive practice in and discussion of composition for different purposes, and for various audiences. Students experience writing as a means of personal growth, intellectual development, and communication.

Writing in the Academic Community (3)

1102-020 Raymond MTWRF 09:45AM-11:15AM

1102-021 Crickenberger MTWRF 11:30AM-01:00PM

1102-022 Crickenbarger MTWRF 01:15PM-02:45PM

1102-023 Raymond MTWRF 08:00AM-09:30AM

1102-110 Jackson MTWRF 09:45AM-11:15AM

Prerequisite: ENGL 1101. Writing argumentation appropriate to inquiry in an intellectual community.

Topics in English: African Literature, Music & Art (L,W) (3)

2051-020 Ojaide MTW 06:00PM-08:30PM

Survey of socio-cultural context in which African literature, music, and art function; examination of the impact of changes resulting from international dependence and improved communications across continents and cultures; parallels drawn with other regions of the world, particularly the US and Europe. Creative research or community projects required.

Adolescence in America

2051-022 Belus

In this completely on-line course we will study the evolving role of teens in America culture. In doing so, we will review classic and contemporary films and various novels, short stories, poems and personal experiences. Some of the themes to be overviewed include adolescent girls, gangs, multiculturalism and teen relationships. We will begin our study by exploring teens in Colonial America and continue through contemporary adolescents with the objective to better understand the ever-changing role of the American teenager. Classes will be taught in Moodle with asynchronous modules that explore and interpret the evolution of American adolescence. Students will be expected to participate in on-line discussions and assignments and complete a class project, various reading and writing assignments, quizzes, and the final exam, and view various movies and documentaries.

Introduction to Technical Communication (W) (3)

2116-020 Cox MTWRF 09:45AM-11:15AM

This course is designed to show you how to solve technical problems through writing. Emphasis will be placed upon the types of writing, both formal and informal, that you will most likely do in the workplace. In this course you should learn:

• The theoretical bases of technical communication

• The most common forms of technical documents

• How to plan, draft, and revise documents

• How to plan and make presentations

• How to work and write collaboratively

• How to integrate text and visual elements into technical documents

Introduction to Creative Writing

2126-020 Parkison MTWR 03:00PM-05:00PM

This course introduces students to creative writing, including both poetry and fiction, and assumes little or no previous creative writing experience

Topics in English: Writing-Oral: Oz: An American Fairytale (W,O)

3053-020 Squire MTWRF 09:45AM-11:15AM

In the century since it was published, L. Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz has inspired numerous sequels, stage and film adaptations, anime series, comic books, and television movies and mini-series. What makes the story so immensely popular and flexible to the purpose of those who adapt it? In what ways is the story specifically American yet universal enough to speak to diverse peoples and generations? In this course, we will examine in depth four versions of the story: Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the 1939 MGM movie The Wizard of Oz, the 1978 Motown movie The Wiz, and Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked. We will look at other numerous versions of the story more briefly. In addition to writing assignments, coursework will include class discussions and oral presentations. This course meets both writing intensive and oral communication general education goals.

Approaches to Literature (W) (3)

3100-020 Knoblauch MTWRF 11:30AM-01:00PM

You should take 2100 before taking this course. ENGL 3100 is a prerequisite to be completed before taking 3000 or 4000 level English courses in literature. Introductory study and application of major critical approaches to literature based on close reading of selected literary works. (Required of English majors and minors) (Restricted to English and Education Majors)

British Literature Survey (3)

3301-020 Melnikoff MTWRF 11:30AM-01:00P

Fulfilling the British literature survey requirements for English majors, this course offers a wide-ranging survey of English literature from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance. During the semester, we will examine the context, ideas and genres of a variety of literary materials, from Beowulf to The Faerie Queene to Paradise Lost. Class discussions, essays, examinations and quizzes are all designed to promote a sustained critical engagement with some of the seminal works in the early history of English literature. (This course is a survey requirement for English majors who have entered the program since fall 2002.)

British Literature Survey II (3)

3302-090 Moss MTWR 06:00PM-08:00PM

An introduction to major authors and texts of the British Literary tradition from the 18th century to modern times. (This course is a survey requirement for English majors who entered the program since fall 2002).

Independent Study (1-3)

3852/4852-C20 Staff TBA

Independent study courses are available to undergraduate students under certain conditions. These courses must be arranged with individual instructors before registration, and are intended to enable students to pursue studies in areas not provided by regularly scheduled courses. For further information, students should see their advisors.

The Art/Work of Film Viewing (3) (3G)

4050/5050-020 Jackson MTWRF 11:30AM-01:00PM

This class will focus on developing the skills of writing interpretive essays about film. We will study a series of films in detail [likely titles: Touch of Evil, Doctor Strangelove, The Manchurian Candidate (original version), The Truman Show, The Life of David Gale, The Fisher King, Taxi Driver, Collateral]; we will learn how to generate an interpretive claim about a film or films, how to do research on film, and how to write an essay supporting an interpretive claim. Requirements will likely be a substantial writing portfolio of annotations of the films and written

response to prompts, as well as a short essay and longer research essay.

Ancient World Literature

4111-020 Gardner MTWRF 01:15PM-02:45PM

“World Literature” is a staple of American high school and college teaching, yet often newly-graduated teachers feel that they are unprepared to teach this admittedly vast subject.  This course will have content-oriented and pedagogical dimensions; we will explore key works of literature and criticism in the field, as well as include resources available for teachers.  Among the issues we will discuss will be whether there are “universal” values, traditions, symbols and story variants that we find across cultures; how the definition of “world” is changing from “ancient and medieval Western literature” to a more global-historical perspective; whether societies without writing can be considered to have literature; how to read “oral literature”; the history of writing; how suitable modern forms of literary criticism are when applied to ancient works.   

Shakespeare’s Early Plays (3,3G)

4116-020 Melnikoff MTWRF 09:45AM-11:15AM

“Early Shakespeare” will explore Shakespeare’s sixteenth-century plays and poems, paying close attention to the ways in which this work manifests Elizabethan anxieties about culture, religion, gender, and sexuality. During the course of the semester, we will also consider Shakespeare’s use and understanding of theatrical performance as a professional dramatist, and we will use performance to heighten our engagement with the plays. A significant part of our time will be spent perusing recent film adaptations of Shakespeare’s early drama. We will look at what directors like Olivier, Welles, Branagh, Zeffirelli and Luhrmann have had to say about Puck, Romeo, Richard III and Mercutio. Plays read during the course of the semester will include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Richard III, Titus Andronicus, and Romeo and Juliet. Scene work, a play review, essays and an exam will be assigned with the design of encouraging close engagement with Shakespeare’s rich early writing.

Writing Fiction (3,3G)

4203/5203-020 Parkison MTWR 06:00PM-08:00PM

Prerequisite: ENGL 2126 or 2128, graduate student status, or permission of instructor. An advanced creative writing class wherein students will read a variety of texts—short stories, novels, and criticism—and will hand in three short stories or novel chapters over the course of the semester for workshop critique (I will also except a series of short-stories for one of these assignments). This class will assume that students will enter having had a number of creative writing courses, also, that they are familiar with the techniques of fiction writing and the rhetoric of the fiction workshop. (Satisfies M.A. requirement for writing/rhetoric.)

Professional Internship (3) (3G)

4410/5410-A20, B20 Bosley TBA

Internships for 3 to 6 credit hours involving primarily writing and other communication tasks. Sites are available for undergraduate and graduate students to work with corporations, non-profit organizations, and governmental groups. Enrollment by permit only.

Independent Study (1-3)

4852-C20, C21 Staff TBA

Independent study courses are available to undergraduate students under certain conditions. These courses must be arranged with individual instructors before registering for them and are intended to enable students to pursue studies in areas not provided by regularly scheduled courses. For further information, students should see their advisors.

Advanced Expository Writing: Writing Invitational Summer Institute, Level II (3G,6G)

5205-P21 Brannon MTWR 09:00AM-04:00PM

The UNC Charlotte Writing Project invites to the Invitational Summer Institute a maximum of 25 exemplary teachers of writing K-14 and in all disciplines to present and discuss their teaching practices, examine and critique research, and engage in professional and personal writing. After the Summer Institute, participants/teachers consultants conduct in-service program’s and participate in a variety of advanced seminars sponsored by the Writing Project. Class meets July 6-30 from 9am-4pm. For more information please visit

Invitational Writing Project Summer Institute (3G,6G)

6062-P21 Brannon MTWR 09:00AM-04:00PM

The UNC Charlotte Writing Project invites to the Invitational Summer Institute a maximum of 25 exemplary teachers of writing K-14 and in all disciplines to present and discuss their teaching practices, examine and critique research, and engage in professional and personal writing. After the Summer Institute, participants/teachers consultants conduct in-service programs and participate in a variety of advanced seminars sponsored by the Writing Project. Class meets July 6-31 from 9am-4pm. For more information please visit

Topics in Rhetoric: Writing Institute Level 1

6062-W20 Kissel MTWRF 09:00AM-03:00PM

This UNC Charlotte Writing Project course is open to teachers K-12 and form all subject areas. It provides practice writing processes including invention, drafting, and publishing, and explores ways that writing processes can enhance learning in the classroom. Class meets July 6-17 from 9am-3pm. For more information please visit http:/ssummer.uncc.edu/summer%20school/profeducators.htm

Topics in English: Children’s Literature Award Winners

6070-020 West MTWRF 09:00AM-12:30PM

Children’s Literature Winners (ENGL 6070) is a special two-week, graduate institute for teachers and others interested in contemporary, award-winning children’s literature. This institute will focus on the recent winners of the Newbery Medal, the Caldecott Medal, the Coretta Scott King Books Awards, and the Printz Award. Participants will also learn about the history and significance of these awards. The institute will meet Monday through Friday from 9:00am until 12:30pm The first day of the institute will be July 6, 2010 and the last will be July 19, 2010. For more information please visit

The Worlds of Juvenile Literature

6103-020 West MTWRF 01:15PM-02:45PM

This class explores a rich array of children’s literature, including fairy tales and fantasy, picture books, and realistic fiction for a variety of age groups. We’ll approach our readings as serious works of literary fiction, raising complex emotions in their readings, and stimulating thought about major social and cultural issues. In particular, we will focus on such issues as gender roles, class, multiculturalism and heritage, childhood, family and censorship. Required work will include a seminar paper or project and class presentations.

Directed Reading (1-3G)

6890-C20, C21, C22 Staff TBA

Directed reading courses are available to graduate students under certain conditions. These courses may be arranged with individual instructors before registering for them and are intended to enable students to pursue studies in areas not provided by regularly scheduled courses. For further information students see their advisors. NOTE: Only six hours of ENGL 6890 can be applied to the M.A. in English.

Thesis (6G)

6996-020 Staff TBA

Students interested in thesis work may not enroll for such work until a written thesis proposal has been approved by the student’s Thesis Committee (three graduate faculty appropriate to the topic) and by the Graduate Coordinator. It is recommended that thesis work not be undertaken until near the end of the graduate program.

Short Courses-Summer I

Topics in English: Coen Brothers

4050/5050-001 Munroe MTWR 01:15PM-04:45PM

Short course - May 24 – June 11: Perhaps best known for their films *Fargo* and, more recently, the Academy Award winning *No Country For Old Men,* the Coen brothers have a film repertoire that extends back over two decades and has inspired a loyal cult following, especially around their sleeper hit *The Big Lebowski.* In this course, we will watch the entire corpus of the Coen brothers’ films, beginning with *Blood Simple* and ending with their recent *A Simple Man,* asking as we go what makes them tick, why certain of their films have become mainstream hits and others remain enshrined only by their most loyal fans, and what makes “The Dude” abide. Bowling shoes optional.

Topics in English: Women in American Literature

4050/5050-090 Shealy TBA 09:30AM-12:30PM

This is a short course. Course meets from 6-8pm May 24 & 25, then 9am -12:30pm June 16-30th in COLVD 3140. The feminist movement in America began long before Gloria Steinem led a charge for women’s rights in the 1960s. America’s first campaign for gender equality gained a national following in the 1840s, culminating with the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. This course will look at the changing role of women in American literature during this period—both as professional authors and as protagonists in fiction. Many women authors from the 19th century help set the stage for the feminist movement of today. Among the authors we will read are Louisa May Alcott, Kate Chopin, Rebecca Harding Davis, Harriet Jacobs, Catherine Maria Sedgwick, and Edith Wharton.

Short Courses-Summer II

Topics in Rhetoric: Writing Institute Level 1

6062-W20 Kissel MTWR 09:00AM-03:00PM

This UNC Charlotte Writing Project course is open to teachers K-12 and form all subject areas. It provides practice writing processes including invention, drafting, and publishing, and explores ways that writing processes can enhance learning in the classroom. Class meets July 6-19 from 9am-3pm. For more information please visit http:/ssummer.uncc.edu/summer%20school/profeducators.htm

Topics in English: Children’s Literature Winners

6070-020 West MTWRF 9:00AM-12:30PM

Children’s Literature Winners (ENGL 6070) is a special two-week, graduate institute for teachers and others interested in contemporary, award-winning children’s literature. This institute will focus on the most recent winners of the Newbery Medal, the Caldecott Medal, the Coretta Scott King Books Awards, and the Printz Award. Participants will also learn about the history and significance of these awards. The institute will meet Monday through Friday from 9:00am until 12:30pm. The first day of the institute will be July 6, 2010, and the last day will be July 19, 2010. For more information please visit:

Teacher Institutes-Summer II

Advanced Expository Writing: Writing Invitational Summer Institute, Level II (3G,6G)

5205-P21 Brannon MTWR 09:00AM-04:00PM July 6-30

Cross-listed with ENGL 6062-P21, EDUC 6000-P21 & P20: The UNC Charlotte Writing Project invites to the Invitational Summer Institute a maximum of 25 exemplary teachers of writing K-14 and in all disciplines to present and discuss their teaching practices, examine and critique research, and engage in professional and personal writing. After the Summer Institute, participants/teacher consultants conduct in-service programs and participate in a variety of advanced seminars sponsored by the Writing Project.

Invitational Writing Project Summer Institute (3G,6G)

6062-P21 Brannon MTWR 09:00AM-04:00PM July 6-30

Cross-listed with EDUC 6000-P21 & P20 Read 6000 P21 & P20. The UNC Charlotte Writing Project invites to the Invitational Summer Institute a maximum of 25 exemplary teachers of writing K-14 and in all disciplines to present and discuss their teaching practices, examine and critique research, and engage in professional and personal writing. After the Summer Institute, participants/teachers consultants conduct in-service programs and participate in a variety of advanced seminars sponsored by the Writing Project.

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