ENG 2012 - Spring 2025 - Ramsey

Are you interested in learning more about the English Major? As an introductory course, this class will act as a guide that will introduce you to English studies and the opportunities the field can provide. The course reviews the history of the discipline in ways that are meaningful and accessible, and we will talk about current practices and areas of inquiry for the field, including broadening the concept of writing to include other forms of writing and media that you may not have previously considered. The course will also help you to acquire skills that will be useful for you in other courses such as: annotation, analysis, drafting, workshop and peer review, and revision. You will also develop vocabulary for specialization in the major throughout our discussions and readings in this course. Ultimately, the class intends to prepare you to be an English major, showing how English studies can be used both in college and a variety of career fields, and to explore the rewarding depth to be found in writing and analysis.

We will use the primary text, The Color Purple by Alice Walker, as a vehicle to explore various theories and approaches to reading and analyzing literature. We will write both on the text and beyond the text. With the completion of this course, you will be better prepared for the variety of assignments found in future higher level English courses.