Gateway Courses

Gateway Courses
Literary Criticism ENG 3010	Literary Theory ENG 3020
Course Goals Recommended to sophomore year students who want to major or minor in English. These courses familiarize students with critical terminology and practices in the discipline of Literary Study.
Department Requirement Year-long courses to be taken in sequence. Required for the major/minor
Hamline Plan Designations H and w
Pre-requisites At leas one survey taken before or taken concurrently.	Pre-requisites Eng 3010
Research Methodology Build further disciplinary and theoretical practice. Use the MLA Handbook effectively and practice critical reading and writing extensively.
Oral Presentations Move towards student classroom leadership through contribution of questions, discussion, and small and large group work.
Independent Work Provide foundations to move from guided to more independent work, such as asking appropriate questions regarding texts and generating textual evidence.
Peer Groups Discussion of course texts and the analysis of student written texts, revising and editing drafts moving from instructor guided to student directed experience.
Close Reading Emphasize glittery and critical terminology and further practice interpretation.
Editing and Revising Continue with greater expectation of ease and independence.
Theoretical Practice Emphasize critical terminology. Incorporate theoretical and critical terms into discussions and in the production of texts.

Gateway Courses
Literary Criticism ENG 3010	Literary Theory ENG 3020
Course Goals Recommended to sophomore year students who want to major or minor in English. These courses familiarize students with critical terminology and practices in the discipline of Literary Study.
Department Requirement Year-long courses to be taken in sequence. Required for the major/minor
Hamline Plan Designations H and w
Pre-requisites At leas one survey taken before or taken concurrently.	Pre-requisites Eng 3010
Research Methodology Build further disciplinary and theoretical practice. Use the MLA Handbook effectively and practice critical reading and writing extensively.
Oral Presentations Move towards student classroom leadership through contribution of questions, discussion, and small and large group work.
Independent Work Provide foundations to move from guided to more independent work, such as asking appropriate questions regarding texts and generating textual evidence.
Peer Groups Discussion of course texts and the analysis of student written texts, revising and editing drafts moving from instructor guided to student directed experience.
Close Reading Emphasize glittery and critical terminology and further practice interpretation.
Editing and Revising Continue with greater expectation of ease and independence.
Theoretical Practice Emphasize critical terminology. Incorporate theoretical and critical terms into discussions and in the production of texts.

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