114 courses in the 1989–90 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Associate Professor, Chairman of the
Department
G.E. Slethaug, BA (Pacific Lutheran), MA, PhD (Nebraska)
Professor, Associate Chairman and
Graduate Officer .
J.C. Gray, BA (Washington State), MA (Connecticut), PhD (Syracuse)
Assistant Professor, Associate
Chairman and Undergraduate Officer
M.A. Gerhardstein, BA, MA (Montana), PhD (lowa)
Professor and Co-operative Education
Officer
W.R. Macnaughton, BA (Toronto), MA, PhD (Wisconsin)
Professor Emeritus G.R. Hibbard, BA, MA (London), DLitt (Waterloo)
Professors
L.A. Cummings,’ AB (Washington), AM (Missouri), PhD (Washington), Recipjent of the OCUFA (Ontario) Teaching Award
S. Fogel, BA (Carleton), MA (British Columbia), PhD (Purdue) J
J. Gold, BA (Birmingham), PhD (Wisconsin)
K.L. Ledbetter, AB (Central College, Mo.), MA, PhD (Illinois), Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award
D.R. Letson, BA (Waterloo), MA (McMaster), PhD (Toronto) J, Recip-
ient of the Distinguished Teacher Award
C.F, MacRae, BA (Western Ontario), MA (McMaster), PhD (Toronto) (Retired)*
W.R. Martin, BA, MA, D Litt et Phil (South Africa), Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award (Retired)*
W.U. Ober, BA (Washington and Lee), PhD (indiana)
P.H. Smith, Jr.,? BA (Harvard), PhD (Pennsylvania)
W.K. Thomas, MA, PhD (Toronto)
Associate Professors
P.D. Beam, BA (Waterloo), MA (McMaster), PhD (Toronto)
R.R. Dubinski, BA, MA (Western Ontario), PhD (Toronto)
A.|. Dust, MA, PAD (illinois)
H.B. Ellis, BA (Rollins), MA, PhD (tlinois)
R.N. Gosselink, BA (Kansas), MA, PhD (Colorado)
M.W. Higgins, BA (St. Francis Xavier), MA, PhD (York), J
P.M. Hinchcliffe, BA (British Columbia), MA, PhD (Toronto) J
N.C. Hultin, BA (Concordia), MA (Chicago), PhD (Johns Hopkins)
R. Lister, BA, MA, PhD (Toronto)
H.M. Logan, AB (Franklin and Marshall), PhD (Pennsylvania)
E.P. McCormack, MA (Glasgow), PhD (Manitoba) J
C.E. McGee, BA, MA, PhD (Toronto), J
S.£. McMullin, BA, MA (Carleton), PhD (Dathousie}
J.H. Miller, BA, BLS (McGill), MA, MPhil (Waterloo), PhD (York), R
J.S. North, BA, MA (British Columbia), PhD (Alberta)
E.F. Shields, AB (Chestnut Hill), MA (Villanova), PhD (Iflinois)
J.S. Stone, BA, MA (British Columbia), (Retired)*
Assistant Professors
L. Dorney, BA, MA (Louisville), J
D.G. Goodwin, BA, MA, PhD (Toronto)
A.L. Magnusson, BA (Manitoba), MA, PhD (Toronto)
M.G. McArthur, BA (Manitoba), MA, PhD (Western Ontario)
N.F. Randall, 8A (Guelph), MA (Waterloo), PhD (York)
J.Z. Segal, BA (McGill), MA, PhD (British Columbia)
H. Froese Tiessen, BA (Winnipeg), MA, PhD (Alberta) G
Adjunct Faculty C.A. Redmond, BA (Queen's), MA (Waterloo)
Course Descriptions 16:51 English
Faculty Members holding cross appointments to English from.
TArchitecture
?Faculty of Arts
“Also has Adjunct appointment
G. refers to faculty members at Conrad Grebel College .
J refers to faculty members at St. Jerome's College
R refers to faculty members at Renison College
Course Descriptions Introductory Notes
1. Although the Department of English provides advisors to help students choose their programs, arrange their courses and conform with the University, Faculty, and Department regulations, students are urged to study the Calendar very carefully because they are themselves responsible for failure to abide by these regulations.
2. Courses normally meet three hours per week; however, each instructor determines the patiern of meetings for his or her courses.
3. Inall English courses, emphasis will be placed on student essays written in connection with the reading.
4. Information on availability of courses in this section is accurate at the time of publication. Sometimes, however, course offerings must be altered because of budget restraints or availability of faculty. For precise information on course offerings, students should check with the English Department.
R' courses are administered by Renison College.
GROUP ONE
Courses in this group count towards a degree as electives in any program in the University. Normally, none of them qualifies as a major credit for a General or Honours program in English. These courses are primarily designed to make students aware of the different functions of language in various contexts and to assist them to improve their writing.
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The course teaches the construction of the expository essay, with attention to the structure of good paragraphs, to techniques of putting the essay together, and to the nature of the language. Ten to 12 short writing assignments are required.
Students may receive credit for only
The course deals with the persuasive essay. Attention will be given to the elements of logical thinking and the techniques of persuasion. The demands of the library research paper will be considered.
Prereq: ENGL 109
Instruction provided in basic grammar, sentence and paragraph structure, elements of composition and essay writing including focus on theme, development of central idea, exposition and argumentation. Minimum of four hours of instruction each week with additional tutorial hours as required.
Prereq: Open only to students whose maternal language is not English and who lack language mastery sufficient for admission to other introductory English language courses
Students may receive credit for only one of ENGL 109 and ENGL 129R
The use and abuse of spoken and written English. The study and evaluation of language as it is used for various purposes (e.g., colloquial, scientific, legal, political, commercial, journalistic, literary) in order to increase critical awareness and to help students to write clearly and effectively.
A continuation of ENGL 140R. The
study of factual, emotive, scientific and
imaginative writing; relevance, context.
meaning, tone, feeling, and intention. Prereq: ENGL 140R
The course is designed to improve the reading and writing of students from all disciplines. In order to develop clarity of thought and critical awareness, students will identify and study in several media the various ends that are served by language: objective reporting; persuasion; argument; and emotional, social, and artistic expression. About eight written exercises are assigned.
basis of simple semantics and elementary logic, students will proceed to examine more complex language in fiction and other forms of literature. About six written exercises are assigned.
Prereq: ENGL 150
GROUP TWO
Courses in this group carry degree credit and may be counted as fulfilling the minimum requirements for a General or Honours program in English.
A study of short stories and drama to determine how the shape of a literary work contributes to its meaning.
The Major Forms of Literature: Novels and Poetry
A study of novels and poetry to determine how the shape of a literary work contributes to its meaning.
Introduction to the study of the English language. Topics to be discussed include the nature and origin of language, the structure of English and its development, and the relations between language and reality.
Introduction to the study of varieties of the English tanguage — regional, social, temporal, functional, and Stylistic. The relations of languages and
‘ literature and of speech and writing will
be discussed. Prereq: ENGL 103A or consent of instructor
1900-45
A close examination of a representative selection of works by major authors writing in English such as Yeats, Woolf, Lawrence, Eliot, Hemingway, and Faulkner.
1945-Present ‘ : A continuation of ENGL 105A. A close examination of a representative selection of works by major authors writing in English such as Thomas, Bellow, Laurence, and Atwood.
Prereq: ENGL 105A or consent of instructor
A study of the nature and role of women in British, Canadian, and American literature. Works by both men and women will be studied in which women are seen in such forms as mothers, saints, sex objects, and witches.
A study of various works of literature in which the protagonist is a rebel against existing norms. The course will examine a number of rebel types and concepts, moral implications, and final outcomes either in successful realisation or in tragic defeat.
The study of a variety of works centering on the theme of man in crisis, the stress being on the individual at variance with his inner self, his fellow man, or his world. The course will discuss the process in which wisdom and maturity are gained as the ultimate products of suffering.
Studies the portrayal of young protagonists as they respond to the mores of adult society; their own physical, mental, and psychological develop- . ment; and the expectations placed upon thern by themselves and by others.
Studies the experience of war and attitudes toward it as revealed in literary works from different historicalggriods.
Designed for students in all faculties, the course examines some of Shakespeare's comedies, history plays, and tragedies. Shakespeare's variety and flexibility in devetoping characters and dramatic structures are stressed, as are significant themes.
No previous work in Shakespeare is required.
An historical survey of major figures, types, and trends in British literature from the Middle Ages to the late 18th century.
An historical survey of major figures, types, and trends in British literature from the late 18th century to the present.
This course deals with the history and techniques of the short story, with emphasis upon works by such British, American, and Canadian writers as Henry James, James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, Ernest Hemingway, and Alice Munro.
Exploration of the Canadian short story, trom its beginnings — in the bush, in the north, on the land, in the small towns — through the struggles of an urbanizing society to the present. Students will be expected to work in some depth with individual authors.
This course will deal with the history and forms of fantasy written for adults. Jn considering the genre, related forms like the romance, the fairy tale, the. fable, and the gothic horror story will be discussed. Authors such as Morris, C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Williams, and White will be studied.
Various examples drawn, for instance, from Utopian and anti-Utopian science fiction, social science fiction, “gadget” science fiction, parapsychology, and alternate worlds and beings will be considered. Some attention will be given to the historical development of the genre.
This course will deal with classic works of children's literature, including fantasy written primarily for children. Selections from such authors as Kipling, Woolf, C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, Kenneth Grahame, and Thurber will be studied.
A study of such major 20th-century writers as Woolf, Hellman, Murdoch, McCarthy, Lessing, Laurence, Plath, and Atwood. Emphasis will be on the concerns of these writers with the roles of women, the writer's search for new meanings, and their innovations in literary forms.
This course will focus on literary works that present various aspects of aging, such as changes in physical and mental abilities, relationships with children and grandchildren, coping with disease and death, and the satisfactions unique to the elderly.
Cross-listed as GERON 208
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The story of Arthur and his knights of the Round Table will be discussed as it is treated at various times in various works and genres. Such matters will be considered as the character of Arthur, the concept of Camelot, and the Fellowship of the Round Table.
The history and characteristics of the “detective novel,” the “novel of crime,” and the “thriller.” Attention will also be given to the novel of intrigue and espionage. Such authors as Poe, Collins, Doyle, Chesterton, Hammett, Buchan, Greene, Deighton, and Le Carré will be discussed. The course includes the examination of critical approaches to the form of detective fiction.
A study of dehumanized worlds in fiction that can be called “apocalyptic.” Works by such writers as St. John the Divine, Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, Aldous Huxley, Mordecai Richler, and Kurt Vonnegut will be studied.
Students practise effective writing along with the study of established models. The goal is to develop language competence to meet a variety of academic, business, and professional situations.
Prereq: Second-year standing or above
Counts as an English Major credit as of Fall 1984. '
A study of the principles of business and technical writing including the styles, techniques, and forms of business and technical correspondence, application letters and résumés, abstracts, outlines, and technical description, with copious writing practice. Special attention to techniques of editing and presentation. Some practice in oral presentation.
Prereq: Second-year standing or above
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A study in the principles and practice of good report writing including report language and styles and various forms of report organization — various kinds af shart reports as well as the long formal research report.
Prereq: Second-year standing or above
The course will survey a theme which is significant to the understanding of the Canadian literary mind. Topics will vary from section to section.
An in-depth, applied study of the conventions governing contemporary English grammar, punctuation, syntax, diction, spelling, and sentence structure. In addition, the course wil! examine variations and changes in conventions; the question of the determiners of correct usage; and the impact of dictionaries, textbooks, journals, large publishing houses, and international wire services on accepted English usage in general and on Canadian usage in particular.
Prereq: Second-year standing or above
The study and practice of skills needed for a close, analytical reading of literary texts and for the writing of critical analyses on them; studies of theories concerning literature and literary criti-
cisins.
The continuation of ENGL 251A (see above).
Prereq: ENGL 251A
The course inductively defines the
fields of Rhetoric and Professiona! Writing through an exploration of contemporary issues in language, writing, and rhetoric, as those issues are identified and dealt with, in the pertinent scholarly and professional journals, by current researchers and their work.
Prereq: Enrolment limited to RPW students
An introduction to the English language in its earliest form and to English prose in pre-Conquest England, examining Otd English prose style, its principal practitioners, and their world view.
An introduction to Old English poetry, noting in representative Cid English poems those things about its purpose, style, and its audience which make it unique but which also provide the beginaings of the English poetic tradition.
Prereq: ENGL 305A
ENGL 306A/B/C/D/E
English Language and Linguistics
A study of basic linguistic principles and
concepts, historical and tormal. Formerly ENGL 373 and ENGL 375
Introduction to linguistics and the principles of linquistic: analysis through an examination of English phonology, forms, syntax, and discourse.
Formerly ENGL 375A
grammar and structure — its meaningful forms and syntax. Several methods of analysis will be employed and evaluated, including the traditional, structural, transformational-generative, and functional.
Prereq: ENGL 306A
Formerly ENGL 375B
A study of linguistics and its applica-
tions in analyzing the style and language of literature. Topics include the relationship between the structure of language and literature, speech and writing, speech acts and genres, discourse and text.
Prereq: ENGi 306A
Comnutter-Aided 1 earning and
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Literature
The principles of computer-aided
learning and instruction applied to
Janguage and literary themes. Prereq: Computer experience or
permission of instructor
A study of various theories of rhetoric. Students are assigned several essays in order to practise and apply the principles of rhetoric to discourse.
Prereq: A 200-level writing course or consent of instructor
Thesries of styie and approaches to ihe stylistic analysis of both literary and non-literary texts. Students will consider contributions to the study of style from such areas as traditional stylistics, New Criticism, formalism, affective stylistics, speech act theory, discourse analysis, and sociolinguistics.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
The analysis, writing, and.performance of speeches. Analysis will focus on the theory of @gymmunication and speech models for imitation; writing, on in-class workshops; and performance, on videotaping and student evaluation of speeches.
Cross-listed as DRAMA 323
A study of the minor poems of Chaucer, “The Book of the Duchess,” “Parliament of Fowls,” and “Troilus,” along with related Middle English texts.
A study of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and related Middle English poems and prose.
The study of the novel writtan in English from its beginnings to the late 19th century.
The study of the novel written in English from the iaie i9th ceniury to the present.
A study of Canadian prose and verse to 1920, with particular attention to the poetry of the School of the Sixties and to the historical and idyllic novels of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
A.J.M. Smith to Leonard Cohen.
The Canadian novel since the appearance of Morley Callaghan, with brief consideration of the essay and short story during the period.
A study of plays by such dramatists as Merrill Denison, Robertson Davies, Gratien Gélinas (in translation), James Reaney, John Coulter, George Ryga, and Michel Tremblay (in translation). Background for 20th-century drama will be provided in lectures.
Cross-listed as DRAMA 351
Development .
An introduction to the selection and application of literature in Counselling, Recreation, and community settings. Students will be offered theoretical and experiential instruction in a workshopstyle seminar. Assignments will be approximately eight novels or anthoiogies. A bibliography will be provided. A term paper will be required.
Aimed at encouraging students to develop their creative and critical potentials, the course consists of supervised practice, tutorials, and seminar discussions.
Designed to assist advanced creative writers to develop their skills in various genres by means of workshop processes, supervised practice, and critical discussion of one or more major projects..
Prereq: ENGL 335 or consent of instructor
The meaning of America — the myth, the dream, and the reality — as experienced through its major literary works. Sin, guilt, madness, mysticism, and grace: the search for fulfillment and peace by such writers as Poe, Thoreau, Whitman, Twain, and Crane.
Approaches to reality amid the confusion and uncertainty of 20th-century America. Emphasis on such major writers as Faulkner, Miller, and Cummings.
(Usually only one or two courses from this series are offered each year.)
The Southern Myth: its origins in early literature, its flowering and ruin, as seen by white and black writers, including Twain, Faulkner, Welty, Styron, Grau, O'Connor, Wright, and Ellison.
Prereq: ENGL 343 or consent of instructor
Special emphasis will be given to the works of two or three major American novelists such as Herman Melville and William Faulkner.
Prereq: ENGL 343 or consent of instructor
17th-Century Non-Dramatic Literature 1
A study of secular and religious lyric
’ poetry by poets such as Donne.
Jonson, Herrick, Herbert, Vaughan, and Marvell.
17th-Century Non-Dramatic Literature 2
A study of selected prose works of Bacon, Burton, and Browne. A more intensive study of Milton’s English poetry and a selection of his prose works.
A study of the plays written before 1599-1600, excluding Julius Caesar.
A study of the plays written after 1599-1600, including Julius Caesar.
Designed to provide a study in depth of
problems and/or authors selected by
the instructor. Students interested in -
initiating such courses are encouraged
to do so by bringing their ideas to the
attention of individual instructors. Prereq: Consent of instructor
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and 2 Each term will consist of three or four - units on such topics as editing; magazine, newspaper, and editorial writing; advertising and public relations writing; instructional manuals; interpretation of specialized information for general audiences; writing for non-print media; ethics in writing; etc. Substantial use will be made of non-academic experts in the fields covered.
Enrolment limited to fourth-year students in RPW program, or consent of instructor
The Restoration comedy of manners, heroic and high tragedy, poetry of the count wits and other amused commentators on society, and the major writings of Dryden, Swift, Addison, Defoe, and the early Pope.
The probing of mores and manners by Pope and Johnson, the emergence of the novel with Fielding and Sterne, and the transformation (in “the age of sensibility”) of titerary attitudes and practice from classical to romanticism.
The poetry and critical theory of Blake, Wordsworth, and Coleridge. Emphasis is primarily on poetry; selected minor writers may be considered.
The poetry and critical theory of Byron, Shelley, and Keats. Emphasis is primarily on poetry; selected minor writers may be considered.
An historical and critical study of major poets (Browning, Tennyson, Arnold) and of the literary criticism of the period.
An historical and critical study of major novelists (Dickens, Thackeray, Eliot) and major essayists (Newman, Ruskin, Mill, Huxley).
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A study of works by such writers as Shaw, Conrad, and Yeats.
A study of works by such writers as James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, and T.S. Eliot.
From time to time, the Department may
offer senior special topic seminars in
the following areas. Consult with the
Undergraduate Officer for details. Prereq: Fourth-year standing
normally, and permission of the
instructor
A letter grade for ENGL 495A will be submitted only after the completion of ENGL 495B.
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