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Term: Fall 2017

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ENG 100 - English Composition: Writing Center: One-to-one, individualized teaching to improve your writing. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for up to 3 units of credit.
ENG 100X - Fundamentals In English Composition - Ccc: Integrated reading/critical thinking/writing approach to basic skills needed for success in college. Extensive writing practice with emphasis on purpose, organization, and revision for clarity and correctness. This course is developmental in nature and does not count toward a student's GPA or graduation requirements. May be repeated up to 12 units.
ENG 105 - Critical Reading And Writing In The University Community: Writing skills for completing university coursework. Fulfills the liberal studies requirement for English composition. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ENG 107 - Intensive Writing Lab: This is an individualized course providing instruction for improving proficiency in writing. This course is taken concurrently with ENG 105 in order to provide supplemental instruction. Special emphasis is placed on aspects of the composing process indicated by individual needs. By the end of the semester, students should be able to demonstrate competency in writing in the university context. Pass-fail only.
ENG 110 - Rhetoric In The Media: Uses rhetoric to analyze and write about popular cultural texts such as print media, advertising and commercials, television shows, films, cyberspace, and radio. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ENG 121 - The Story Of English: Historical and social factors affecting the development of English from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. Letter grade only.
ENG 130 - Exploring Literature: Explores what literature enables us to discover about others and ourselves. Letter grade only.
ENG 130H - Exploring Literature - Honors: Explores what literature enables us to discover about others and ourselves. Letter grade only.
ENG 199 - Special Topics: Foundations of intellectual inquiry. In-depth study of a substantive problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit.
ENG 205 - The Academic Writer's Workshop: Reading and writing skills in response to academic texts. Letter grade only.
ENG 205H - The Academic Writer's Workshop - Honors: Reading and writing skills in response to academic texts. Letter grade only.
ENG 210 - Principles In Rhetoric And Writing: This course offers an overview of rhetorical theory and effective written communication to meet the demands of any rhetorical situation in current text and digital communication practices. Letter grade only.
ENG 211 - Principles In Argumentation And Digital Media Writing: This course focuses on argumentation and digital media writing to examine how the writing practices we employ influence notions of what it means to participate in community, society, and public discourse. Letter grade only.
ENG 211H - Principles Of Written Argumentation - Honors: This course focuses on argumentation and digital media writing to examine how the writing practices we employ influence notions of what it means to participate in community, society, and public discourse. Letter grade only.
ENG 218 - Introduction To Public And Disciplinary Writing: This course focuses on written communication strategies and genres of writing relevant to particular disciplines and public settings. Students learn to evaluate rhetorical principles to compose clear written documents, preparing them for upper-division disciplinary writing and writing for a public audience. Letter grade only.
ENG 220 - English Grammar And Usage: Current views on American English usages. Surveys prescriptive-descriptive grammar debate in relation to norms, dialects, and cultural values. Letter grade only.
ENG 223 - Language In The United States: Regional and social varieties of English in the United States in their social and historical contexts. Letter grade only.
ENG 230 - Introduction To Literature: Interpretive concepts in literature; practice in critical reading and written response. Letter grade only.
ENG 230H - Introduction To Literature - Honors: Interpretive concepts in literature; practice in critical reading and written response. Letter grade only.
ENG 231 - British Literature To 1750: Major authors and movements in the literature of England from its beginnings to 1750. Letter grade only.
ENG 231H - British Literature To 1750 - Honors: Major authors and movements in the literature of England from its beginnings to 1750. Letter grade only.
ENG 232 - British Literature After 1750: Major authors and movements in the literature of England from 1750 to the present. Letter grade only.
ENG 232H - British Literature After 1750 - Honors: Major authors and movements in the literature of England from 1750 to the present. Letter grade only.
ENG 242 - American Literature From Colonial Times To 1865: Major authors and movements in the literature of the United States from colonial times to 1865. Letter grade only.
ENG 243 - American Literature From 1865 To Present: Major authors and movements in the literature of the United States from 1865 to the present. Letter grade only.
ENG 245 - U.s. Multi-ethnic Literature Survey: Surveys major authors, genres, and movements, including literature by African-American, Asian-American, Chicano/a, Latino/a, and Native American writers. Pass-fail or letter grade.
ENG 245H - U.s. Multi-ethnic Literature Survey - Honors: Surveys major authors, genres, and movements, including literature by African-American, Asian-American, Chicano/a, Latino/a, and Native American writers. Pass-fail or letter grade.
ENG 247 - Introduction To African American Literature: An examination of African American Literature with emphasis on works that reflect major historical and literary eras and cultural trends. Letter grade only.
ENG 247H - Intro To African American Literature - Honors: An examination of African American Literature with emphasis on works that reflect major historical and literary eras and cultural trends. Letter grade only.
ENG 253 - World Literature: Selected texts in world literature with an emphasis on problems of comparative literary and cultural study. Letter grade only.
ENG 261 - Introduction To Women Writers: Representative novels, poetry, and plays by women writing in English studied in the context of new scholarship on women in language, literary theory, history, philosophy, and psychology. Letter grade only.
ENG 261H - Introduction To Women Writers - Honors: Representative novels, poetry, and plays by women writing in English studied in the context of new scholarship on women in language, literary theory, history, philosophy, and psychology. Letter grade only.
ENG 266 - World Cinema: An Introduction: An introductory survey of the first one hundred years of cinema, including histories and texts from traditionally underrepresented areas such as Africa, the Middle East, Australasia, Asia, and Latin America. Cross-listed with CINE 266. Letter grade only.
ENG 266H - World Cinema: An Introduction - Honors: An introductory survey of the first one hundred years of cinema, including histories and texts from traditionally underrepresented areas such as Africa, the Middle East, Australasia, Asia, and Latin America. Letter grade only.
ENG 270 - Introduction To Creative Writing: Fiction: Beginning course in short-story writing that emphasizes the composition and revision of student stories. Letter grade only.
ENG 271 - Introduction To Creative Writing: Poetry: Beginning course in poetry writing that emphasizes the composition and revision of student poems. Letter grade only.
ENG 272 - Introduction To Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction: A beginning course in creative nonfiction writing that emphasizes the composition and revision of student essays. Letter grade only.
ENG 299 - Special Topics: In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem within a program of study. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit. Letter grade only.
ENG 300 - Current Trends And Theories In The Teaching Of English: Current pedagogical, technological, and professional issues facing public school English teachers. Letter grade only.
ENG 300H - Current Trends And Theories In The Teaching Of English - Honors: Current pedagogical, technological, and professional issues facing public school English teachers. Letter grade only.
ENG 301W - Language And Literacy: Methodology course. Theoretical and practical issues concerning the integration of reading, writing, and grammar in English language pedagogy. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Recommended: ENG 300. This course contains an assessment that must be successfully completed in order to register for student teaching. Letter grade only.
ENG 302W - Technical Writing: Instruction and experience in writing proposals, technical descriptions and instructions, analyses, interpretative and recommendation reports, abstracts, progress reports, business letters, technical articles, and correspondence. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only.
ENG 302WH - Technical Writing - Honors: Instruction and experience in writing proposals, technical descriptions and instructions, analyses, interpretative and recommendation reports, abstracts, progress reports, business letters, technical articles, and correspondence. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only.
ENG 305W - Writing In Disciplinary Communities: Assists with writing expectations and performances required in specific majors; all assignments, strategies, and theories attend to the specific genres and conventions of academic disciplines and departments. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only.
ENG 305WH - Writing In Disciplinary Communities - Honors: Assists with writing expectations and performances required in specific majors; all assignments, strategies, and theories attend to the specific genres and conventions of academic disciplines and departments. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only.
ENG 308 - Introduction To Linguistics: Basic concepts of descriptive linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, language acquisition, and language processing. ENG 308 is a prerequisite for all 400-level linguistics courses; concurrent enrollment acceptable. Letter grade only.
ENG 308H - Introduction To Linguistics - Honors: Basic concepts of descriptive linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, language acquisition, and language processing. ENG 308 is a prerequisite for all 400-level linguistics courses; concurrent enrollment acceptable. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Honors student group and ENG 105 or HON 190 or English Placement Test Results (Accuplacer WR 8; PLACE 50+) or International Exchange Student Group.
ENG 310W - Topics In Academic And Public Writing For Diverse Communities: This course focuses on language and literacy practices in diverse communities, with an emphasis on rhetorical principles that guide traditional and digital documents. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit.
ENG 313W - Topics In Literacy, Language And Diversity: Focuses on theories and practices of text and digital literacies as influenced by political, social, cultural, and historical situations. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit.
ENG 321 - English Grammars: Overview of significant grammatical approaches to the English language. Letter grade only.
ENG 321H - English Grammar - Honors: Overview of significant grammatical approaches to the English language. Letter grade only. Course fee required.
ENG 327 - British Fiction: Major trends and representative texts in British fiction. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit with different content.
ENG 327H - British Fiction - Honors: Major trends and representative texts in British fiction. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit with different content.
ENG 333 - Chaucer: Poetry, language, and historical setting of Chaucer. Pass-fail or letter grade.
ENG 333H - Chaucer - Honors: Poetry, language, and historical setting of Chaucer. Pass-fail or letter grade.
ENG 335 - Shakespeare: Reading and discussion of selected works of Shakespeare. Letter grade only.
ENG 335H - Shakespeare - Honors: Reading and discussion of selected works of Shakespeare. Letter grade only.
ENG 337 - Studies In Poetry: Major trends and representative texts in poetry. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit with different topics.
ENG 337H - Studies In Poetry - Honors: Major trends and representative texts in British poetry. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit with different topics.
ENG 340 - Studies In Children's Literature: The study of children's literature in historical and theoretical contexts. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to six units of credit with different content.
ENG 341 - American Fiction: American fiction, with particular attention to nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit with different topics.
ENG 341H - American Fiction - Honors: American fiction, with particular attention to nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit with different topics.
ENG 345 - Topics In U.s. Multi-ethnic Literature: Topics include African-American, Asian-American, Chicano/a, Latino/a, and Native American literature. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 351 - Post-colonial Literary Traditions: Readings in the literature and culture of the Third World. Letter grade only.
ENG 351H - Post-colonial Literary Traditions - Honors: Readings in the literature and culture of the Third World. Letter grade only.
ENG 358 - Ancient Literature: Representative forms of ancient literature with special attention to epic and tragedy. Letter grade only.
ENG 360W - Literary Criticism: Practice in techniques of literary analysis and the production of critical commentary. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only.
ENG 361 - Special Topics In Women Writers: Selected works from particular historical period, literary genre, or national tradition in context of new historical, cultural, and sociological research on women and current feminist linguistic, literary, and political theories. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit with different content.
ENG 361H - Special Topics In Women Writers - Honors: Selected works from particular historical period, literary genre, or national tradition in context of new historical, cultural, and sociological research on women and current feminist linguistic, literary, and political theories. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit with different content.
ENG 362 - Drama: Representative periods, authors, or texts of Western theatre, with special emphasis on the literary nature of drama. Letter grade only.
ENG 364W - Popular Literature: Nature, appeal, and social function of selected works of popular literature. Pass-fail or letter grade.
ENG 364WH - Popular Literature - Honors: Nature, appeal, and social function of selected works of popular literature. Letter grade only.
ENG 365 - Contemporary Literature: Selected post-World War II literature. Letter grade only.
ENG 365H - Contemporary Literature - Honors: Selected post-World War II literature. Letter grade only.
ENG 366 - Film As Literature: Literary and rhetorical devices such as theme, symbolism, characterization, and structure in films from world film literature. Letter grade only.
ENG 366H - Film As Literature - Honors: Literary and rhetorical devices such as theme, symbolism, characterization, and structure in films from world film literature. Letter grade only.
ENG 368 - Studies In Speculative Literature: This course provides a study of selected works of speculative literature with close attention to historical, cultural, and political contexts. Where appropriate, attention is given to critical theory informing the production and reception of such speculative literature as science fiction, fantasy, utopia, dystopia, alternate history, fabulist fiction, magical realism, and/or horror. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit.
ENG 370W - Intermediate Fiction Writing: Fiction writing in a workshop setting that focuses on the composition and revision of student stories. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only.
ENG 370WH - Intermediate Fiction Writing - Honors: Fiction writing in a workshop setting that focuses on the composition and revision of student stories. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only.
ENG 371 - Intermediate Poetry Writing: Poetry writing in a workshop setting that focuses on the composition and revision of student poetry. Letter grade only.
ENG 371H - Intermediate Poetry Writing - Honors: Poetry writing in a workshop setting that focuses on the composition and revision of student poetry. Letter grade only.
ENG 372W - Intermediate Creative Nonfiction Writing: Creative nonfiction in a workshop setting that focuses on the composition and revision of student essays. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement.
ENG 389 - Cooperative Education: Individualized preplanned cooperative employment experience related to your field of study or career objectives. Pass-fail only. No repeat limit. Fee required.
ENG 399 - Special Topics: In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
ENG 399H - Special Topics - Honors: In-depth study of an aspect, concept, or problem. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.
ENG 400 - Methods Of Teaching Literature In The Secondary Classroom: Materials, planning techniques, classroom methods, and evaluative devices specific to the teaching of literature in the secondary school. Co-convenes with ENG 580. Instructor's consent required. This course contains an assessment that must be successfully completed in order to register for student teaching. Letter grade only.
ENG 400H - Methods Of Teaching Literature In The Secondary Classroom - Honors: Materials, planning techniques, classroom methods, and evaluative devices specific to the teaching of literature in the secondary school. Instructor's consent required. This course contains an assessment that must be successfully completed in order to register for student teaching. Letter grade only.
ENG 401 - English Education Practicum: Field experience in a middle or high school English department, with exposure to and practical experience in the tasks of an English/language arts teacher. Co-convenes with ENG 689. Pass-fail only. Course fee required.
ENG 403 - Approaches To Teaching Writing In The Secondary Classroom: Classroom uses of the writing process and writing strategies that enhance learning in the classroom. Co-convenes with ENG 583. Instructor's consent required. This course contains an assessment that must be successfully completed in order to register for student teaching. Letter grade only.
ENG 404 - Seminar In The Teaching Of English: Articulation of a personal theory of education and teaching style through the investigation of various educational outlooks and methodologies. This course contains an assessment that must be successfully completed in order to register for student teaching. Letter grade only.
ENG 406 - Esl Methods And Materials For Secondary Teachers: English as a second language useful for middle- and secondary-level English teachers. Letter grade only.
ENG 406H - Esl Methods And Materials For Secondary Teachers - Honors: English as a second language useful for middle- and secondary-level English teachers. Letter grade only.
ENG 408 - Field Work Experience: Cooperative Education: Individualized supervised field experience in an appropriate agency or organization. Department consent required. Pass-fail only. No repeat limit.
ENG 410C - Current Trends In Rhetoric And Digital Media: Students apply theories and research skills surrounding rhetoric and digital media to create capstone projects and texts that show their knowledge of the social and cultural dimensions of print and digital culture. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit. Letter grade only.
ENG 410CH - Current Trends In Rhetoric And Digital Media - Honors: Students apply theories and research skills surrounding rhetoric and digital media to create capstone projects and texts that show their knowledge of the social and cultural dimensions of print and digital culture. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit. Letter grade only.
ENG 411C - Current Trends In Rhetoric, Culture And Society: Students apply theories and research skills surrounding literate practices to produce capstone projects that show their knowledge of global learning, diversity, and sustainable educational and environmental practices. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit. Letter grade only.
ENG 411CH - Current Trends In Rhetoric, Culture And Society - Honors: Students apply theories and research skills surrounding literate practices to produce capstone projects that show their knowledge of global learning, diversity, and sustainable educational and environmental practices. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit. Letter grade only.
ENG 420C - Seminar In Language: Intensive study of selected topics in language and linguistics. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 420CH - Seminar In Language - Honors: Intensive study of selected topics in language and linguistics. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 421C - Seminar In The History Of The English Language: Intensive study in the linguistic development of the English language. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 431C - Seminar In British Literature: Intensive study of selected topics in British literature. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 431CH - Seminar In British Literature - Honors: Intensive study of selected topics in British literature. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 435 - Topics In Shakespeare: Advanced study of selected works of Shakespeare. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit.
ENG 435H - Topics In Shakespeare - Honors: Advanced study of selected works of Shakespeare. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit.
ENG 441C - Seminar In American Literature: Intensive study of selected topics in American literature. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with a different content.
ENG 441CH - Seminar In American Literature - Honors: Intensive study of selected topics in American literature. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with a different content.
ENG 445C - Seminar In U.s. Multi-ethnic Literature: Intensive study of selected topics in U.S. multi-ethnic literature. Letter grade or pass-fail. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with a different content.
ENG 445CH - Seminar In U.s. Multi-ethnic Literature - Honors: Intensive study of selected topics in U.S. multi-ethnic literature. Letter grade or pass-fail. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with a different content.
ENG 451C - Seminar In Comparative Literature: Intensive study of selected topics in international literature. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with a different content.
ENG 460C - Seminar In Literary History: Intensive study of an area of literary history. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 460CH - Seminar In Literary History - Honors: Intensive study of an area of literary history. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 461C - Seminar In Literary Genres: Intensive study of development and structure of a selected literary genre. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit with different content. Letter grade only.
ENG 461CH - Seminar In Literary Genres - Honors: Intensive study of development and structure of a selected literary genre. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit with different content. Letter grade only.
ENG 461H - Seminar In Literary Genres - Honors: Intensive study of development and structure of a selected literary genre. May be repeated for up to 9 hours of credit with different content. Letter grade only.
ENG 464 - Literature Of The Southwest: Intensive study of the historical, cultural, and artistic elements that characterize the literature of the Southwest. Pass-fail or letter grade.
ENG 466 - Legislative Internship: Supervised internship in the Arizona Legislature during spring term. Students are selected on a competitive basis, and you must apply during the fall term. (To be eligible, you must be a candidate for a bachelor's degree, have completed all lower-division requirements, and have attained senior status at the end of the fall term preceding the internship.) Course enrollment is handled by the associate provost for academic administration after the legislature has made its final selection. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit.
ENG 467C - Seminar In Film Studies: Intensive study of selected topics in film studies. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 470C - Seminar In Creative Writing: Fiction: Intensive study of fiction writing, emphasizing the writing of a novella or a sequence of interrelated short stories or other narrative forms. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 470CH - Seminar In Creative Writing: Fiction - Honors: Intensive study of fiction writing, emphasizing the writing of a novella or a sequence of interrelated short stories or other narrative forms. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 471C - Seminar In Creative Writing: Poetry: Intensive study of poetry writing emphasizing the writing of a single long poem or a sequence of interrelated, shorter poems. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 472C - Seminar In Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction: Intensive study of the craft of creative nonfiction, emphasizing the writing of personal essays, memoirs, or subjective criticism. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 472CH - Seminar In Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction - Honors: Intensive study of the craft of creative nonfiction, emphasizing the writing of personal essays, memoirs, or subjective criticism. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 485 - Undergraduate Research: Original research under the supervision of a research adviser. Department consent required. Letter grade or pass-fail. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit.
ENG 485H - Undergraduate Research - Honors: Original research under the supervision of a research adviser. Department consent required. Letter grade or pass-fail. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit.
ENG 494C - Supervised Teaching: Secondary: Directed teaching in secondary schools and secondary school content areas; directed and cooperative preparation, teaching, and evaluation; conferences on the theories, issues, and practices in cooperation with the classroom teacher and university supervisor. Candidates must satisfactorily complete the key assessment in this course to be eligible to complete the program. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit. Course fee required.
ENG 497 - Independent Study: Individualized approach to selected topics by guided reading and critical evaluation. Department consent required. Letter grade or pass-fail. No repeat limit. Please complete the Independent Study Proposal form and obtain signatures of approval BEFORE registering. https://policy.nau.edu/policy/Documents/Independent_Study_Form_FINAL.pdf
ENG 499 - Contemporary Developments: Examines recent trends and investigations in a selected area. Letter grade only. No repeat limit.
ENG 499H - Contemporary Developments - Honors: Examines recent trends and investigations in a selected area. Letter grade only. No repeat limit.
ENG 500 - Introduction To Research In Literary Studies: General introduction to current textual practices and research methods. Recommended for incoming literature students. Letter grade only.
ENG 502 - Advanced Technical Writing: Development of advanced skills in technical writing for teachers as well as professionals in technical fields. Letter grade only.
ENG 504 - Introduction To Language And Linguistics: Surveys the field of linguistics including phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and related fields of sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, historical linguistics, and applied linguistics. Letter grade only.
ENG 506 - Academic Language Skills For Graduate School Success: For graduate students of non-English backgrounds who need sophisticated English language skills. Course provides academic support in developing fluency and study skills in addition to an introduction to American university expectations. Letter grade only.
ENG 507 - Poetry Writing Workshop: Workshop course in the serious writing of poetry. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit.
ENG 509 - Fiction Writing Workshop: Workshop course in the writing of literary fiction. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit.
ENG 513 - Chaucer: Introduces works of Geoffrey Chaucer in Middle English and their interactions with medieval history and culture. Letter grade only.
ENG 515 - Classical Literature: Selected texts in ancient Greek and Latin literature studied in translation with relevant background materials. Letter grade only.
ENG 516 - Women Writers And Feminist Theory: Women's poetry, drama, or fiction examined in the context of feminist theory and in relation to Freudian, Marxist, structuralist, and other theories of culture. Letter grade only.
ENG 517 - Professional Editing: Theory and practice of editing business and professional documents in several media: print, electronic, and Internet documents. Letter grade only.
ENG 518 - Sociolinguistics: Studies social, cultural, political, and educational implications of language use, with particular reference to English. Letter grade only.
ENG 522 - Rhetoric And Writing In Professional Communities: Intensive study of written discourse typical of professional communities in education, business, industry, and government. Letter grade only.
ENG 523 - British Authors: Selected works of important British authors. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit with different content.
ENG 524 - American Authors: Selected works of important American authors. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit with different content.
ENG 525 - World Authors: Selected works of important world authors. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit with different content.
ENG 526 - Advanced Professional Writing: Techniques and standards for advanced research and writing, as practiced in business, industry, government, and academic settings. By the end of the course, students will be able to design and carry out research projects, data gathering and analysis, and writing of final studies at a publishable level. Letter grade only.
ENG 528 - Grammatical Foundations: Descriptive overview of English grammar and its implications for teaching. Letter grade only.
ENG 530 - Professional Environmental Writing: This course will examine environmental communication, specifically green/cultural tourism promotion, journalism, public participation, health and safety, non-profit communication, and multimedia production. Students will incorporate field experience and produce a workable business/problem solving proposal, multimedia marketing or informational materials for an instructor approved non-profit organization. Letter grade only.
ENG 538 - Cross-cultural Aspects Of Language Learning: Studies the role language plays when individuals from different cultures interact, including school, community, family culture, and parental involvement for language minority students. Letter grade only.
ENG 545 - Chicano/Chicana Literature: An examination of Chicano and Chicana literary traditions. Letter grade only.
ENG 546 - American Indian Literature: American Indian literature and narrative. Letter grade only.
ENG 547 - African American Literature: A study of African American literature with emphasis on works that reflect major historical and literary eras and cultural trends. This course uses cultural studies as a theoretical framework. Letter grade only.
ENG 548 - Fundamentals Of Second Language Teaching: Studies language learning, acquisition, learning theory, needs analysis, teaching methodology, and assessment. Letter grade only.
ENG 549 - Information Design And Usability Testing: Analysis of discourse communities and appropriate communication strategies for dealing with each individual community. Letter grade only.
ENG 551 - Cultural Studies: Theories, methodologies, and critical applications of a cultural-studies model of textual interpretation within the domain of English studies. Letter grade only.
ENG 553 - Shakespeare: Intensive study of selected works. Letter grade only.
ENG 554 - Professional Writing For Digital Audiences: This is a course in writing and accompanying writing-related skills for digital audiences and workplace (professional) purposes, including web pages and social media. Letter grade only.
ENG 558 - Esl Methods And Materials: Listening & Speaking: Provides overview of ESL and EFL methodology focusing on oral and aural skills, in particular speaking, pronunciation, and listening comprehension. Letter grade only.
ENG 559 - Esl Methods And Materials: Reading And Writing: Provides overview of second language literacy, exploring ESL reading and writing development and examining effective teaching methods. Letter grade only.
ENG 560 - Literary Criticism And Theory: Critical perspectives and methods in literary study. Letter grade only.
ENG 561 - Introduction To Rhetoric, Writing And Digital Media Studies: This course provides a survey of key texts, current trends, and critical questions in rhetorical and composition theory, research metholodogies in rhetoric and composition, workplace writing, historical and contemporary rhetoric, narrative studies and creative rhetorics, and social and digital media studies. Student are introduced to pedagogical and workplace techniques derived from the main theories of the discipline. Letter grade only.
ENG 562 - Introduction To Rhetoric And Composition Theory: This course introduces students to ancient and present-day theories of rhetoric, writing, and digital media and their significance for contemporary composition instruction and professional writing practices. Throughout the course, students explore the connections between rhetorical theories, writing processes, and pedagogical practices. Letter grade only.
ENG 563 - Introduction To Research Methods In Rhetoric And Writing Studies: Introduction to Research Methods helps you to learn about the basic research methodologies in rhetoric and composition. You will study practical methods for conducting research in the discipline. Methods will include ethnographic research methods, case studies, qualitative literacy research, discourse studies in composition, and archival research. You will have the opportunity to begin mapping out research questions that you might later address in the Graduate Research class. Letter grade only.
ENG 566 - Legislative Internship: Supervised internship in the Arizona Legislature during spring semester. You must apply during fall semester; selection is competitive, and you must be a candidate for a graduate degree. Registration is handled by the internship coordinator after the legislature has made its final selection. Pass-fail only. No repeat limit.
ENG 568 - Computer Applications In Linguistics: Variable-content course focusing on either computer techniques for computer-assisted language learning or programming techniques for corpus linguistics. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit.
ENG 569 - Project Management And Documentation Design: Theory, illustration, and practice of the processes involved in planning and producing large scale documents. Letter grade only.
ENG 573 - Writer's Creative Process: Ways that creativity works for writers of poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. Final portfolio to include drafts, one finished piece suitable for publication, and a personal process essay. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit with different content.
ENG 576 - Literature For Adolescents: Materials and methods appropriate for use in junior and senior high school. This course contains an assessment that must be successfully completed in order to register for student teaching or internship. Letter grade only.
ENG 577 - Readings In Creative Writing: Intensive study of narrative/poetic techniques in selected literary texts. For students in the graduate creative writing program. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit.
ENG 578 - Esl Curriculum And Administration: Surveys curriculum, syllabus design, and administration in second-language teaching contexts. Development of original curricula and materials for language classrooms. Letter grade only.
ENG 580 - Methods Of Teaching Literature In The Secondary Classroom: Materials, planning, techniques, classroom methods, and evaluative devices specific to the teaching of literature in the secondary school. Co-convenes with ENG 400. Instructor's consent. This course contains an assessment that must be successfully completed in order to register for student teaching or internship. Letter grade only.
ENG 581 - Language, Learning, And Literacy: This course focuses on relationships among writing, reading, talking, and grammar as they may appear in language arts and English classrooms. This course contains an assessment that must be successfully completed in order to register for student teaching or internship. Letter grade only.
ENG 582 - Approaches To Teaching Grammar: The purpose of the course is to prepare future secondary English language arts teachers to comfortably and confidently integrate the teaching of grammar into the language arts curriculum. We will cover topics of grammar and usage with a focus on how to teach students these topics in engaging and authentic ways. Letter grade only.
ENG 583 - Approaches To Teaching Writing In The Secondary Classroom: Classroom uses of the writing process and writing strategies that enhance learning in the classroom. Co-convenes with ENG 403. Instructor's consent required. This course contains an assessment that must be successfully completed in order to register for student teaching or internship. Letter grade only.
ENG 587 - Professional Development Seminar: Designed to assist in preparing you for entry into your professional arena. Credit does not apply to degree requirements. Letter grade or pass-fail. No repeat limit.
ENG 593 - Northern Arizona Writing Project In-service: Introduces the basics of writing process instruction, applicable to writing across the curriculum. Letter grade or pass-fail. No repeat limit.
ENG 595 - Internship: Secondary: Directed teaching in secondary schools and secondary school content areas; directed and cooperative preparation, teaching, and evaluation; conferences on the theories, issues, and practices in cooperation with the classroom teacher and university supervisor. Department consent required. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit. Course fee required.
ENG 597 - Reading For Comprehensive Exam: You may enroll only if you are a Ph.D. student in the latter stages of your program and have nearly completed your coursework but cannot yet enroll for dissertation hours. Department consent required. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit.
ENG 599 - Contemporary Developments: Examines recent trends and investigations in a selected area of a particular field of study. May be offered no more than three times before being submitted for a permanent course number. May be repeated for credit. Pass-fail or letter grade.
ENG 601 - Teaching Assistantship Practicum: Methods for helping students to master the composing process. Open only to teaching and graduate assistants. Department consent required. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit.
ENG 605 - Proposal Writing: This course develops proposal strategy and writing processes through proposal design, development, revision, editing, and review processes, as practiced in the working worlds of business, industry, government, and education. Letter grade only.
ENG 606 - Issues In Technical And Professional Writing: Examination of specific areas of concern and interest in professional and technical writing, such as ethics, cross-cultural communication, or gender issues. Letter grade only.
ENG 607 - Forms Of Poetry: Workshop course in writing poetry in established forms or other special topics. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 608 - Fieldwork Experience: Department consent required. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit.
ENG 609 - The Art Of Fiction: Workshop course in writing fiction and in study of the literary-aesthetic boundaries of narrative form. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit with different content.
ENG 612 - Pragmatics: Introduces theory and techniques for the pragmatic analysis of spoken and written language. Letter grade only.
ENG 622 - Topics In Historical And Contemporary Rhetoric: This course explores the long-standing foundation on which the contemporary discipline of rhetoric and writing studies is built. At its base is Aristotle's belief that rhetoric is the art of discovering all the available means of persuasion. Today we study private and public discourse, social movements, and mediated discourse, which includes the study of visual and nonverbal elements. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit.
ENG 623 - Topics In Narrative Studies And Creative Rhetorics: This course prepares students to recognize, critique, help shape, and transform a story. It requires a background in the history of narrative, cross-cultural and contemporary developments in narrative writing. Topics addressed in Narrative Studies include narratives in cross-cultural perspectives, popular culture and ethnicity, writing and narrative form, historical perspectives on narrative writing, and visual/digital culture and literacy. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit.
ENG 624 - Topics In Public And Disciplinary Writing: This course focuses on the goals and situations that require the need to write for pubic and disciplinary communities, and it focuses on the expectations, goals, situations, and needs of the reader. It pays close attention to research, design of the document, medium in which the document is presented, and media used to distribute information. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit.
ENG 626 - Topics In Digital/Social Media Studies: This course focuses on theories, critical concepts and methods related to social media. It offers a critical examination of the history, operation, ramifications, functions, use, and embeddedness of social media in all spheres of life. It is a critical reflection on social media, focuses on understanding their uses, and enables students to develop effective social media communication strategies. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit.
ENG 638 - Assessment For Second Language Skills: Studies principles and practices of second language assessment. Letter grade only.
ENG 641 - Eighteenth-century Literature: Representative eighteenth-century texts reflecting literary movements such as the Restoration, Age of Satire, Neo-Classicism, and Pre-Romanticism, studied in the context of relevant background and critical theory. Letter grade only.
ENG 642 - Nineteenth-century American Literature: Representative nineteenth-century American texts studied in the context of relevant backgrounds and critical theories. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit.
ENG 643 - Twentieth-century American Literature: Representative twentieth-century American texts studied in the context of relevant backgrounds and critical theories. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit.
ENG 644 - American Literature And The Environment: An advanced study of the field of environmental-literary criticism and its application in US literary culture, studied in appropriate social and theoretical contexts. Letter grade only.
ENG 645 - Nineteenth-century British Literature: Representative nineteenth-century British romantic and realist texts studied in the context of relevant cultural backgrounds and critical theories. Letter grade only.
ENG 646 - Twentieth-century British Literature: Representative twentieth-century British modernist and/or postmodern texts studied in the context of relevant cultural backgrounds and critical theories. Letter grade only.
ENG 648 - Psycholinguistics: Studies role of language in cognition, including review of ongoing research in psychological and linguistic approaches to language learning and language performance. Letter grade only.
ENG 651 - Colonial And Postcolonial Literatures: Theories and texts exemplifying the concepts of colonialism and its aftermath around the modern world, including readings from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas. Letter grade only.
ENG 655 - The Novel And Its Tradition: Analysis and research in the novel as a genre and tradition through the study of selected texts. Letter grade only.
ENG 658 - Second Language Acquisition: Studies theoretical models of, and research related to, processes involved in acquiring a second language; also addresses instructional implications of recent findings. Letter grade only.
ENG 662 - Literary Periods Or Genre Studies: Studies a single period, trend, or genre. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit with different content.
ENG 666 - Film Studies: Survey of contemporary narrative theories in film and literature, and their application to a selected group of texts from world culture. Letter grade only.
ENG 668 - Research Methods In Applied Linguistics: Elements of research design and statistics in the applied linguistics context. Letter grade only.
ENG 676 - Workshop In Creative Nonfiction: Workshop course in the writing of creative nonfiction, with particular emphasis on the personal essay. Instructor's consent required. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 9 units of credit.
ENG 678 - Topics In Esl: Intensive study of a topic in ESL studies. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 6 units of credit with different content.
ENG 685 - Graduate Research: Department consent required. Letter grade or pass-fail. No repeat limit.
ENG 686 - Research Projects: Rhetoric, Writing, And Digital Media Studies: Students will create a project that engages them in learning essential knowledge and life-enhancing skills through an extended, student-influenced inquiry process structured around complex, authentic questions and carefully designed products and tasks that demonstrate mastery of learning outcomes in Rhetoric, Writing, and Digital Media Studies. Letter grade only.
ENG 687 - Professional Development Seminar: Designed to assist you in preparing for entry into your professional arena. Credit does not apply to degree requirements. Letter grade or pass-fail. No repeat limit.
ENG 688 - Tesl Practicum: Series of structured ESL teacher-student interactions, including adult education, intensive program instruction, tutoring, and intercultural exchange. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for up to 4 units of credit.
ENG 689 - Practicum In English Education: Field experience in a middle and high school English department or in a community college, with exposure to and practical experience in the tasks of an English/language arts teacher/instructor/professor. Co-convenes with ENG 401. Instructor's consent required. Pass-fail only. Course fee required.
ENG 697 - Independent Study: Individualized directed study on selected topics. Note that no more than 3 units may be included on a master's plan in education. Department consent required. Letter grade or pass-fail. No repeat limit. Please complete the Independent Study Proposal form and obtain signatures of approval BEFORE registering. https://policy.nau.edu/policy/Documents/Independent_Study_Form_FINAL.pdf
ENG 698 - Graduate Seminar: Department consent required. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 3 units of credit.
ENG 699 - Thesis: Individualized directed research, writing, and oral defense of selected thesis topic. May be repeated as needed. Department consent required. Pass-fail only. No repeat limit. Prerequisite: Admission to master's program.
ENG 702 - Seminar In Second Language Assessment: Explores issues involved in assessing second language skills and componential abilities in a communicative framework, such as current psychometric model constructs, consequential validity, and technological capabilities and constraints. Letter grade only. May be repeated for credit.
ENG 703 - Seminar In Second Language Acquisition: Explores different approaches to second language acquisition research and theory, including formal, functional, cognitive, social, and/or experimental perspectives. Letter grade only. May be repeated for credit.
ENG 704 - Seminar In Classroom Research: Explores methods for classroom-centered research focusing on psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic aspects of language development in the classroom. Letter grade only. May be repeated for credit.
ENG 705 - Seminar In Research Issues In English Language Teaching: Examines latest research and practice in ESL methodology and materials construction, administration, testing, computer-aided instruction, and curricula. May be repeated for credit.
ENG 706 - Seminar In Literacy: Explores development of written language skills, individual and societal, in different linguistic, social, and cultural contexts. Letter grade only. May be repeated for credit.
ENG 707 - Seminar In The Linguistic Analysis Of Discourse And Register Variation: Examines approaches to the analysis of spoken and written texts and registers. Instructor's consent required. Letter grade only. May be repeated for credit.
ENG 709 - Seminar In Corpus Linguistics: Explores advanced analytical techniques and research findings in corpus linguistics related to patterns of use of linguistic features. Letter grade only. May be repeated for credit.
ENG 71X - Intensive English For Academic Purposes - Level One: Level 1 is introduction to general English and students gain the basic language knowledge and abilities necessary to continue intensive study of English. Students learn common vocabulary and essential grammar structures necessary to exchange basic information visually and aurally. Level 1 students take classes in reading, writing, listening, vocabulary and speaking. This course is developmental in nature and does not count toward a student's GPA or graduation requirements. May be repeated up to 3 times.
ENG 72X - Intensive English For Academic Purposes - Level Two: Level 2 is general English and students use their language knowledge and ability to go beyond simple exchanges of information into the realm of elaboration. At this level, students process information in order to produce longer spoken and written texts, and also develop their ability to sustain reading and conversation. Students in level 2 take classes in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. This course is developmental in nature and does not count toward a student's GPA or graduation requirements. May be repeated up to 3 times.
ENG 73X - Intensive English For Academic Purposes - Level Three: Level 3 is an introduction to academic English. Students acquire and demonstrate knowledge and language abilities for academic purposes with significant support. At this level, students process simplified academic input in order to produce spoken and written texts. Students in level 3 take classes in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and content-based instruction. This course is developmental in nature and does not count toward a student's GPA or graduation requirements. May be repeated up to 3 times.
ENG 74X - Intensive English For Academic Purposes - Level Four: Level 4 is academic English, and students acquire knowledge and demonstrate language abilities for academic purposes. This level provides students opportunities to engage with adapted academic reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students respond critically to academic texts while developing their vocabulary knowledge. Students in level 4 take classes in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and content-based instruction. This course is developmental in nature and does not count toward a student's GPA or graduation requirements. May be repeated up to 3 times.
ENG 787 - Professional Development Seminar: Designed to assist PhD students preparing for entry into the applied linguistics profession. Credit does not apply to degree requirements. Pass-fail only. May be repeated for up to 10 units of credit.
ENG 799 - Dissertation: Individualized directed research, writing, and oral defense of selected dissertation topic. Department consent required. Pass-fail only. No repeat limit.
ENG 82X - Semi-intensive English For Academic Purposes - Short Term: The Program in Intensive English (PIE) offers a variety of short-term programs for international students who want to come to NAU to study English. The programs are specialized according to the needs of the students. Students enrolled in short-term programs will take classes in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and content-based instruction. This course is developmental in nature and does not count toward a student's GPA or graduation requirements. May be repeated up to 5 times.
ENG 85X - Semi-intensive English For Academic Purposes - Level Five: Level 5 is English for university preparedness. Students become fluent in listening to academic lectures. They learn to apply reading strategies in order to successfully comprehend and discuss academic texts. Students at this level study a wide-range of academic vocabulary and apply it in written and spoken contexts. Students in level 5 take classes in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. This course is developmental in nature and does not count toward a student's GPA or graduation requirements. May be repeated up to 3 times.
ENG 86X - Semi-intensive English For Academic Purposes - Level Six: Level 6 is advanced English for university preparedness. Students listen to authentic academic passages and lectures. They read academic texts in order to learn and use academic vocabulary and complex grammatical structures to complete both academic written and spoken tasks. Students in level 6 take classes in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. This course is developmental in nature and does not count toward a student's GPA or graduation requirements. May be repeated up to 3 times.
ENG 87X - Semi-intensive English For Academic Purposes - Level Seven: Level 7 is Advanced English for University preparedness. Students listen to authentic academic passages and lectures. They read academic texts in order to learn and use academic vocabulary and complex grammatical structures to complete both academic written and spoken tasks. Students in level 6 take classes in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. This course is developmental in nature and does not count toward a student's GPA or graduation requirements. May be repeated up to 3 times.
ENG 89X - Semi-intensive English For Academic Purposes - Level Nine: Level 9 is English for Academic Purposes for Graduate Students. Students listen to authentic academic passages and lectures. They read academic texts, scholarly articles, in order to learn and use academic vocabulary and complex grammatical structures to complete both academic written and spoken tasks encountered in graduate studies. Students in level 6 take classes in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. This course is developmental in nature and does not count toward a student's GPA or graduation requirements. May be repeated up to 3 times.
ENG 90X - Intensive Writing Skills: Individual and small-group instruction in mastery of reading skills with emphasis on vocabulary improvement, comprehension, and flexibility of reading rate. This course is developmental in nature and does not count toward a student's GPA or graduation requirements. May be repeated up to 12 units.