Course Description

EN130 Reading Modern Prose: Structures and Processes 0.5

A study of form in a varied selection of modern English prose, mainly non-fictional (e.g. autobiographies, essays, travelogues, etc.). The course explores typical patterns of organization, modes of narration, exposition, argument, and description, and the relation of structure to style. The aim is to foster accuracy, enjoyment, and critical understanding in reading at the university level. Writing assignments will encourage students to develop in their own work some of the strategies and qualities examined in the course texts.

1996-1998 Undergraduate Calendar Addendum