A variable-content seminar course on specific literary themes or genres such as the Faust figure, the motif of survival in Canadian literature, the frontier as a recurrent idea in American literature, comedy, tragedy, Romanticism, Neoclassicism, and writing by women. Students may take different-genre, different-theme versions of this course.

This course examines children’s literature in English in historical and contemporary contexts.

An examination of women’s writing in English from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.

Students will read various plays representing the range of Shakespeare's work.

Representative works of writers illustrating the tradition of the short story in English are presented.

An introduction to the discipline of English and to the ways in which those in that discipline think about and analyze literary and everyday language practices. Various samples of literature will be examined in order to learn about the vocabulary used in literary studies. Instruction in essay writing will also be included.

This course will explore a specific issue (to be determined by the instructor) using a variety of genres and media. Instruction will include essay writing skills. Because the course content will vary among instructors, it is strongly recommended that students consult an Academic Advisor or the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences for more specific descriptions regarding the course focus.

This course will introduce post-secondary students to English studies and the historical contexts that shape literature. Generally, a specific historical period will be covered and the development of various genres will be examined. Instruction will include essay writing skills. Because the course content will vary among instructors, it is strongly recommended that students consult an Academic Advisor or the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences for more specific descriptions regarding the course focus.

This course will help students become more sophisticated users and producers of written texts. Instruction will include basic academic essay writing skills and the various rhetorical approaches used when addressing specific audiences. The main goals of the course are to help students integrate reading and writing and to become familiar with the conventions of college- (and university-) level writing. This includes producing coherent, logical texts that are relatively free of surface errors. To achieve these goals, the course encourages students to think critically, to read closely and analytically, and to compose responses to a variety of texts, both written and visual.

The emphasis will be on the practical use of English. Topics include communication skills, grammar and mechanics, business correspondence and meetings, research skills, critical analysis of technical documentation and other print, visual, and multimedia forms. This course is designed for students who do not require an advanced high school equivalent English.