INTRO TO LITERARY STUDY

PREREQUISITE: ENGL1011 OR ENGL1011H
This seminar introduces students majoring in each of the three English programs to the study of literature as an academic discipline. Key literary terms and concepts (genre, style, figurative language, poetics, etc.), central tenets of literary-critical analysis (multiple interpretive strategies, schools of theory, etc.), and basic methodologies of literary study (research techniques, MLA-style documentation, etc.) will be covered. The course will thus prepare English majors at an early point in their careers to enter into the habits of thought and practice characteristic of their chosen field.