English Department adds two new courses
With course selection well underway for the 2008-09 school year, the English Department is taking every advantage to get the word out about the two new electives they plan to offer next year.
The first semester course, “Words without Borders,” focuses on non-Western writers’ novels, short stories, plays, poems, and critical essays that capture a global perspective on universal themes such as “justice, exile, censorship, isolation, war, nation building, etc.”
Ms. Frick plans to use the text, Axis of Evil: Writing from Iran, Iraq, North Korea and Other Enemy Nations. You can read reviews and preview the text here.
This course intends to raise contemporary, unexplored questions that history classes are often unable to fit into their own curriculums, questions such as, “What effect has 9/11 had on the American Idea? How does the threat of terrorism affect Western Identity? Has Globalization led to a more or less fluid notion of identity?”
The other course to be offered in second semester is “Writing Nonfiction.” This course, structured as a writers’ workshop, will gear students towards writing clearer, more vigorous prose on topics of their interest.
Ms. Frick also added that, “…this course will be to engage students in writing in a variety of prose styles toward eventual and possible publication.”
In the case that enough students sign up for either one or both of these courses, the English Department will have to replace pre-existing courses that show a lack of interest with the higher-demanding electives.
Other questions surrounding the courses can be addressed to Ms. Frick.
