Practicum in English

Catalog description

This course will provide the student who intends to pursue graduate study in English with an intensive review of some of the basic content areas in English literature while also advancing the student's research skills. The student will work closely with an instructor analyzing the pedagogical issues surrounding particular texts, discussing techniques for elicting the most effective papers, and determining ways to make literary works both affecting and relevant. Not only will the student provide tutorial assistance to other students, he or she will also pursue a research project related to the content area of the class under the guidance of the instructor. This course is available only to English literature concentrators. Students will be assigned to professors teaching in the departments