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ENG 100 — Expository Writing: Instruction and practice in writing clear, effective university-level essays and research paper. Attention to all stages of the process-generating ideas, drafting, revising, and editing.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100 recommendation on Writing Placement Examination
ENG 100T — Expository Writing with Tutorial Assistance: Instruction and practice in writing clear, effective university-level essays and research paper. Attention to all stages of the process generating ideas, drafting, revising, and editing. Attending regular sessions is required. Equivalent to Eng 100 or ESL 100.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100T recommendation on Writing Placement Examination
ENG 199 — Directed Studies: Permission of instructor and statement of planned reading or research required.; Credits: 1-3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 209 — Writing for Business: Working from logical and rhetorical principles, this course prepares students to write in the informative, analytical, and persuasive modes required for their major field and in their careers. Intended for students majoring in Business and related fields. Includes a formal research project and report.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): C or higher in ENG 100T, 100, or ESL100.; Updated: October 25, 2006
ENG 215 — Writing for Humanities and Social Sciences: Writing from logical and rhetorical principles, especially modes of definition, narration, assertion, and analysis. Emphasis on academic writing and research skills for students in the humanities and social sciences.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): C or higher in ENG 100T, 100, or ESL100.; Updated: October 25, 2006
ENG 225 — Writing for Science and Technology: Working from logical and rhetorical principles, this course prepares students to write about science and technology in their academic disciplines and careers. Assignments include synthesis, process analysis, and argumentation. Intended for students majoring in the applied and natural sciences. Includes a formal research project and report.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): C or higher in ENG 100T, 100, or ESL100.; Updated: October 25, 2006
ENG 251,252 — Major Works of British Literature: 251: Middle Age to 1800; 252: 1800 to the present.; Credits: 3,3 Yr.; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 253,254 — World Literature: Major works in translation. 253: Classical to 17th century; 254: 17th century to the present.; Credits: 3,3 Yr.; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor; Updated: August 14, 2002
ENG 275 — Literature of the Earth: Study of how people from a variety of eras and cultures have shaped their responses in poetry, fiction, drama and essays, to changed in the natural world. This class will examine issues of globalization and environmental sustainability, with opportunities for research connections between local and global environmental problems.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100
ENG 286 — Introduction to Creative Writing: An introduction to the theoretical, practical, and artistic concerns of writing vivid and compelling prose fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Students will be exposed to a range of critical and primary creative writing texts as they produce their own works in each genre.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): C or higher in ENG 100T, 100, or ESL100.; Updated: October 25, 2006
ENG 287 — Introduction to Rhetoric: Survey of rhetorical history, studies and practices from Classical to Contemporary. Discussiono of social, political, legal and ethical aspects of rhetoric and rhetorical theory.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): C or higher in ENG 100T, 100, or ESL100.; Updated: October 25, 2006
ENG 299 — Directed Studies: Permission of instructor and statement of planned reading or research required.; Credits: 1-3; Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing; Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 300 — Introduction to Literary Studies: Introduces majors to the methods of research, analysis, close reading and argumentation that are essential to the successful reading of and writing about literature. Included is a comprehensive survey of literary terms, key concepts, literary forms and genres.; Credits: 3; Updated: May 21, 2003
ENG 301 — The Bible as Literature: Selected books of the Old and the New Testaments, examined with respect to their composition, form, and literary merit.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor; Crosslink: Same as Rels 301
ENG 303 — Backgrounds to English Studies: This course will be comparative in focus, extending student's knowledge of literary works that have influenced literature in English. It is intended to educate students in the similarities and differences in literatures of various times and cultures, and to discern the common themes that are present in many literatures.; Credits: 3; Updated: April 2, 2003
ENG 309 — Written Communication for the Professions: Principles of informative, analytical, and persuasive writing for students preparing for careers in business, science, and technology. Business letters, brief reports, case analysis, a research report, and other useful forms. Wordprocessing skills are needed to complete most assignments.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng/ESL 100 and word processing skills
ENG 315 — Advanced Composition: Writing of essays with an emphasis on rhetorical and stylistic methods, structure, and voice.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 10ENG 100 / ESL 100 and one of the following: ENG 209, ENG 215, ENG 225, or ENG 287; Updated: October 25, 2006
ENG 318 — Playwriting: Writing one-act plays for stage and for radio. Examining and applying the requirements and uniqueness of writing for the stage play and for the radio-drama.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): ENG 100/ESL 100; Crosslink: Same as DRAM 318; Updated: January 9, 2007
ENG 320 — History of the English Language: The major developments in the English language from the 5th century to the present day.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng/ESL 100, Ling 102 or Ling 121, or consent of instructor; Crosslink: Same as Ling 320
ENG 321 — Morphology and Syntax: Introduction to grammatical analysis and theory; practical experience in solving problems in morphology and syntax, using data drawn from a wide variety of languages.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Ling 102 or consent of instructor.; Crosslink: Same as Anth 321, Ling 321; Updated: August 27, 2002
ENG 322 — ESL Teaching Practicum: A course requiring students to engage in supervised teaching in an authentic classroom setting with actual learners of ESL. Provides the student with opportunities to observe, describe, interpret, and understand the classroom environment and to reflect on the personal and professional attributes required for success in teaching. Students design and implement their own lesson plans and also analyze and reflect on the classroom environment in relation to current research.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): LING 102, 121, or 331, ENG/LING 324, 350, ENG 484; Crosslink: Same as LING 322; Updated: February 16, 2007
ENG 323 — The Literature of Hawai�i: A critical analysis of the history of literature in the Hawaiian Islands. Study will touch upon the politicization of the Hawaiian language, the insider/outsider debate, the emergence of local literature, and ethnic/racial divides in contemporary discussions of literary craft and study. Class will include oral narratives (chants, hula), expatriate literature (Bingham, London, Michener), and a wide range of local texts.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor. A 200-level English literature class is recommended.; Updated: December 8, 2003
ENG 324 — Modern English Grammar and Usage: The fundamentals of English morphology and syntax, conventions of written and spoken English, and sociolinguistic aspects of major English registers and dialects.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng/ESL 100, Ling 102 or Ling 121, or consent of instructor; Crosslink: Same as Ling 324
ENG 344 — Children and Language: Strategies of language acquisition used by children; emphasis on investigative skills and methods, including some field work.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor. Recommended prerequisite: Anth/Ling 121 or Eng/Ling 203; Crosslink: Same as Ling 344
ENG 345 — Children and Literature: Literature in English for and by children, with special emphasis on the ways in which literature promotes social, emotional, and intellectual development.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 347 — Pidgins and Creoles: A study of the world's pidgins and creoles with special reference to the Pacific region; the origin and nature of pidgins and creoles; the relationship between Hawaii Creole English to other creoles in the world. The link between the development of a creole and language acquisition.; Credits: 3; Crosslink: Same as Anth 347, Ling 347; recommended Ling 102 or 121
ENG 349 — Instruction and Practicum in Tutoring Writing: This course introduces students to various theories about the role of the writing center, the tutor, and the ethical and professional responsibilities of tutoring. The practicum provides students an opportunity to tutor in the UH-Hilo Writing Center under the supervision of the center’s director.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): ENG 100T, 100, ESL 100 and one 200-level writing course.
ENG 350 — Second Language Acquisition Theory: Current research and theories of learning a second or additional language from social, psychological, and linguistic perspectives. Topics include the attainment of communicative competence, the critical period hypothesis, focus on form, individual learning styles, and learner autonomy. The emphasis is on how the knowledge of second language acquisition theory helps improve the quality of classroom language teaching.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Ling 102 or consent of instructor.; Crosslink: Same as Ling 350; Updated: January 26, 2004
ENG 351,352 — Survey of American Literature: 351: American literature to the Civil War; 352: from the Civil War to the present.; Credits: 3,3 Yr.; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 355 — Women in Modern Literature and Film: Literature and film by and about women from 1900 to the present Feminist literary theory.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor; Crosslink: Same as WS 355
ENG 356 — Language and Gender: Students engage in the analysis of gender as it relates to language and society. Provides students with analytical resources for thinking critically about the relationship between language and social practice. Students gather and analyze data based on current theories.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor; Crosslink: Same as WS 356, LING 356; Updated: February 16, 2007
ENG 365 — Japanese Literature in English: Survey of major works from earliest times to the present. Knowledge of Japanese is not required.; Credits: 3; Crosslink: Same as JpSt 365
ENG 371 — Topics in Contemporary Literature: The development of contemporary fiction, poetry and drama concentrating upon representative works from 1945 to the present. This course may be taken twice provided that different topics are studied. The letter sufix indicates the topic.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 and one college-level literature course or consent of the instructor
ENG 387 — Literature of the Environment: A study of modern nature writing and environmental issues in several genres. Students will explore how humans negotiate their place in a variety of physical environments.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100 and a 200-level college literature course; Crosslink: Same as Geog 387; Updated: August 1, 2002
ENG 394 — Special Topics in English: Advanced topics chosen by the instructor. The course content will vary. Course may be repeated for credit, provided that a different topic is studied.; Credits: 1-3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 399 — Directed Studies: Statement of planned reading or research required.; Credits: 1-3; Prerequisite(s): Junior standing; Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 423 — Post-Colonial Literature: A critical analysis of the development of contemporary world literature in the wake of the fall of European empires. Contemporary independence and sovereignty movements have forced many scholar and writers to reconsider what literature represents-power, hierarchy, cultural values, etc. This class is designed to address the importance of writing in an age of changing national identities, shifting alliances, and volatile conflicts. Texts from Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, the Carribbean, and Hawai`i will be featured.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 and 200-level English literature class or consent of instructor. English 215 is recommended.; Updated: December 8, 2003
ENG 430 — Pacific Islands Literature: A study of a representative range of contemporary poems, short stories, novels, and plays written in English by Pacific Islanders from Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia.; Credits: 3
ENG 431 — Fiction Writing: Advanced study and writing seminar in fiction. With permissions of the Department chair, students may repeat for credit (maximum 6 credits).; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 / ESL 100 and college level course and ENG 315; or consent of instructor.
ENG 432 — Non-Fiction Writing: Advanced study and writing seminar in on-fiction. With permission of the Department chair, students may repeat for credit (maximum 6 credits).; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 / ESL 100 and college level course and ENG 315; or consent of instructor.
ENG 433 — Poetry Writing: Advanced study and writing seminar in poetry. With permission of the Department chair, students may repeat for credit (maximum 6 credits).; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 / ESL 100 and college level course and ENG 315; or consent of instructor.
ENG 435 — Chaucer: The works of Chaucer.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 437 — Renaissance Poetry and Prose: Poetry and prose of the period 1500-1660, exclusive of Milton.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 438 — Milton: Selected poetry and prose, including Areopagitica, Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonsites.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor.
ENG 442 — Romantic Literature: Poetry and prose from 1780 to 1832.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 445 — Victorian Literature: Poetry and prose from 1832 to 1900.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 459 — Medieval Literature: Early English poetry and prose, with an emphasis on Anglo-Saxon literature, medieval an dramatic poetry, and the works of Sir Thomas Malory.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 460 — Renaissance Drama: The contemporaries and successors of Shakespeare, with particular emphasis on the plays of Jonson, Beaumont & Fletcher, Webster, and Tourneur.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 461 — Shakespeare: Selected histories, comedies, and tragedies not studied in Eng 462.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 462 — Shakespeare: The study of selected histories, comedies and tragedies, with emphasis on performance choices as they determine and are determined by varying interpretations. Most plays studied in English 462 will differ from those studied in English 462. When the approach is different in the two cources, a play may be studied in both.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100, any college level literature course, or consent of instructor
ENG 464 — Modern Literature: British and American literature from 1900 to WWII with emphasis on the development of Literary Modernism.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Eng 100 or equivalent and at least one college-level literature course or consent of the instructor
ENG 475 — Theoretical and Practical Criticism: Analysis of historical and contemporary literary theories accompanied by study and practical criticism of selected literary works.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100, ELS 100 and one 200-level literature course or consent of instructor.; Updated: April 25, 2003
ENG 480 — Women and Rhetoric: Survey of key female figures that have figured(or not figured) into the rhetorical canon. Analysis of women's uses of rhetoric in everyday life and at historical moments and consideration of methodological and theoretical issues intersecting women, rhetoric and historical research.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): ENG 100/ESL 100 and ENG 287 or ENG 315 or Consent of Instructor; Updated: December 15, 2006
ENG 482 — Teaching Composition: Overview of current theory and research informing contemporary English composition instruction at elementary, secondary, and college levels with methods for application to teaching of writing at any level or within any discipline.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 and Eng 209 and Eng 315 or consent of instructor; Crosslink: Same as Ed 482; Updated: April 25, 2003
ENG 483 — Modern Drama: A study of works which have established or refined major traditions in modern theater, with some reading in critical theory.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 200-level coursework in literature; Crosslink: Same as Drama 483
ENG 484 — ESL Materials and Methods: Overview of current theory and practice in the teaching of English as a Second Language. In addition to studying and evaluating various theoretical approaches to ESL teaching and second-language learning, students will gain experience developing and using their own teaching materials.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 and a college-level linguistics course, or consent of the instructor.
ENG 485 — Writing for the World Wide Web: Review of concepts of document design and web publishing, designing, and evaluating web documents. Discussion of social, political, legal and ethical aspects of the World Wide Web.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng100/ESL 100 and a 200 or 300-level writing course, or consent of instructor.
ENG 486 — Applied Professional Writing: Preparation and practice in professional writing in real work settings. Includes planning, executing, and analyzing a writing project in the community.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100/ESL 100 and Eng 209 or consent of instructor.; Updated: April 25, 2003
ENG 487 — Technical Writing: Advanced writing for engineering, science, and technology. Topics covered include analysis of and practice in planning, preparing, and critiquing technical reports, proposals, instructions, and correspondence.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng. 100/ESL 100 and Eng 209 or consent of instructor.
ENG 488 — Single Author: A semester-long consideration of the literary output of a single author selected by the instructor.; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): Eng 100, Eng 251 or 252 or 253 or 254, Eng 300 or consent of instructor.; Notes: Credit may be earned in each different period (A) Pre-170; (B) Post-1700
ENG 490 — World Wide Web Writing: Theory & Rhetoric: Considers composition and rhetoric in relation with technology and the internet. Discussion of social, political, legal and ethical aspects of writing for the World Wide Web. Focus on theory and rhetoric; Credits: 3; Prerequisite(s): ENG 315 and a 200- or 300-level writing course, or consent of instructor; Updated: October 25, 2006
ENG 494 — Special Topics in English: Advanced topics chosen by the instructor. The course content will vary. It may be repeated for credit, provided that a different topic is studied.; Credits: 1-3; Prerequisite(s): Senior standing; Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor
ENG 499 — Directed Studies: Statement of planned reading or research required.; Credits: 1-3; Prerequisite(s): Senior standing; Eng 100/ESL 100 or consent of instructor

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