Department of English

Lida Cope, Chair

The Department of English offers a bachelor of arts degree in English and a bachelor of science degree in Professional Writing and Information Design; minors in English, Creative Writing, Film Studies, Linguistics, and Professional Writing and Information Design; and certificates in Business and Technical Communication, Multicultural Literature, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. English faculty also teach in interdisciplinary programs in Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Transformative Texts and Ideas, and Medieval and Renaissance Studies.

In English courses, students develop analytical and writing skills and theoretical and practical knowledge of topics such as: how texts, words, and images shape lives, cultures, and societies; how literature and film help us to grapple with what it means to be human in a complex world; how people learn languages and how languages develop; how texts are created and published; how to communicate persuasively within and outside organizations; how smart critical thinkers find, read, process, and analyze data; and how to use technology proficiently.

More information is available on the department website. 

Faculty

•  http://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/engl/our-faculty.cfm

Programs

• English, BA
• Professional Writing and Information Design, BS

• Business and Technical Communication Certificate
• Multicultural Literature Certificate
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate

• English Honors

• Creative Writing Minor
• English Minor
• Film Studies Minor
• Linguistics Minor
• Professional Writing and Information Design Minor

Courses

• ENGL 4835 - Classical Rhetoric
• ENGL 4930 - Film: The Writer’s Perspective

• FILM 2900 - Introduction to Film Studies
• FILM 3900 - American and International Film History, Part I
• FILM 3901 - American and International Film History Part II
• FILM 3920 - Film Theory and Criticism
• FILM 4910 - Survey of Film Styles and Movements
• FILM 4920 - Cinematic Identities
• FILM 4980 - Topics in Film Aesthetics
• FILM 4985 - Topics in Film Studies

• LING 2050 - English for Global Communication
• LING 2700 - Introduction to Language Studies
• LING 2710 - English Grammar
• LING 2720 - Invented Languages
• LING 2740 - Language in the USA
• LING 2760 - Afro-Caribbean Language and Culture
• LING 3700 - History of the English Language
• LING 3720 - Writing Systems of the World
• LING 3730 - The Structure of English: Phonology and Morphology
• LING 3740 - The Structure of English: Syntax and Semantics
• LING 3750 - Introductory Linguistics
• LING 3760 - Linguistic Theory for Speech and Hearing Clinicians
• LING 3770 - Language and Cognition
• LING 4710 - TESOL Theories and Principles
• LING 4720 - Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers
• LING 4730 - Language and Society
• LING 4740 - TESOL Methods
• LING 4750 - Language Testing