ENGL 3311 Drama

Evaluative reading and criticism of selected plays. Authors may include Aeschylus, Sophocles, Shakespeare, Jonson, Ibsen, Shaw, O'Neill, Williams, and Beckett.

Registration Name

Drama

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Prerequisite

2000-level ENGL course with a grade of "C" or better.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Understanding and appropriate use of dramatic language and terminology.
2. Familiarity with dramatic genres and devices such as plot, setting, characterization, point of view, and theme.
3. Awareness of the historical development of dramatic forms.
4. Appreciation of issues concerning adaptation.
5. Confidence in producing original criticism based on close reading of a dramatic text.
6. Sophistication in interpreting and evaluating secondary sources so as to enter the critical conversation.
7. Increased self-awareness through informed, imaginative engagement with other selves.