Below, you can learn more about our the four classes we are offering this summer (which include 2 sections of our ENGL 511 introductory course). Please note that the dates for summer sessions at CofC and The Citadel are different. For degree-seeking students signing up for a course at an institution other than your home institution (e.g. CofC students signing up for a Citadel course), make sure you note the correct dates below as the CofC registration system will include the incorrect dates for The Citadel courses (and vice versa).
ENGL 511: Introduction to Graduate Studies in English (Section 1)
Dates: Hosted by The Citadel: May 8 – June 23 (Summer I)
Modality: One evening synchronous online meeting per week + online tasks: Thursdays 5:00 – 7:45 PM
Professor: Dr. Licia Hendriks
Course Description: ENGL 511 offers a practical introduction to research and writing for graduate study in English. The course will cover theoretical approaches to literary and cultural interpretation; the discovery, analysis, evaluation, and integration of primary and secondary sources; and strategies for generating and revising sophisticated arguments. It also seeks to broaden awareness of career paths and professional development opportunities for graduates of our MA program.
ENGL 511: Introduction to Graduate Studies in English (Section 2)
Dates: Hosted by CofC: July 10 – August 2 (Summer II)
Modality: Hybrid: Two synchronous meetings per week + online tasks. Tuesday and Thursday 2:00 – 4:00. Courses meetings can be access asynchronously.
Professor: Dr. Anton Vander Zee
Course Description: ENGL 511 offers a practical introduction to research and writing for graduate study in English. The course will cover theoretical approaches to literary and cultural interpretation; the discovery, analysis, evaluation, and integration of primary and secondary sources; and strategies for generating and revising sophisticated arguments. It also seeks to broaden awareness of career paths and professional development opportunities for graduates of our MA program.
ENGL 533: Modern British Drama
Dates: Hosted by The Citadel: June 26 – August 12 (Summer II)
Modality: Two evening synchronous online meetings per week. Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:00 – 9:45 PM
Professor: Dr. Thomas Horan
Course Description:
This course will acquaint you with seminal plays by some of the most influential British and Commonwealth playwrights of the last hundred or so years. Through short lectures, class conversations, and a bit of impromptu acting, we will contextualize this drama within historical, social, political, and artistic frameworks. We will also explore the stylistic and thematic innovations that characterize this literature. Finally, we will consider how and why the issues confronted by these playwrights, including concerns related to ethnicity, gender, sexuality, politics, and social class remain relevant today. Readings will include plays by George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, John Osborne, Harold Pinter, Joe Orton, Wole Soyinka, Edward Bond, Tom Stoppard, Caryl Churchill, Timberlake Wertenbaker, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Sarah Kane, and Bola Agbaje. This course is hybrid, meaning some students will attend in person and others will attend virtually.
ENGL 556: Theory and Practice of Teaching Composition
Dates: Hosted by CofC: June 5 – June 30 (Summer I)
Modality: Online Asynchronous
Professor: Dr. Meg Scott-Copses
Course Description: In this course, you will study pedagogical approaches for teaching composition, focusing specifically on writing as a social, rhetorical, and process-oriented act. Together, we will develop a critical framework for considering audience, genre, literacy, language difference, identity, and other writing-related issues. Most importantly, you will draw on what you learn to design new materials—a teaching philosophy, syllabus, and sample assignments—that could be used as part of an application to teach writing at the college level and elsewhere.
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