威廉姆斯大学英语.doc

威廉姆斯大学 Department of English COURSES AND COURSE-NUMBERING The course offerings in English enable students, whether majors or non-majors, to explore literature in a variety of ways, and to satisfy their interests in particular authors, literary periods, and genres. They emphasize interpretive skills, systematic and critical thinking, and careful attention to the generic, cultural, and historical contexts of literature written in English. The course Offerings in English enable students, whether majors or non-majors, to explore literature in a variety of ways, and to satisfy their INTERESTS in particular authors, LITERARY periods, and Genres. They emphasize interpretive skills, systematic and critical thinking, and careful attention to the generic, cultural, and historical contexts of literature written in English. THE NUMBERING SYSTEM THE NUMBERING SYSTEM 100 , 200 , 300 , and 400 numbers generally indicate the level of difficulty of the course (see below). Within each level, the progression of numbers reflects the chronological time period covered by the course: early literature courses have lower numbers than contemporary literature courses not because they are easier but because they are earlier. Thus English 357 is not necessarily more difficult than English 305, but both 305 and 357 are more difficult than English 216. Also please take a look at our Creative Writing Courses . 100 , 200 , 300 , and 400 Numbers generally indicate the level of difficulty of the course (see below). Within each level, the progression of Numbers reflects the chronological time period covered by the course: early literature courses have lower than contemporary literature Numbers courses not because they are easier but because they are earlier. Thus English 357 is not necessarily more difficult than English 305, but both 305 and 357 are more difficult than English 216. Also please take a look at our Creative Writing Courses . 100-LEVEL COURSES 100-LEVEL COURSES At the introductory l