DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS and DEPOSITS:
DECEMBER 15, 2008
The Office of International Programs & Services and the Department of English at Coastal Carolina University are proud to announce an exciting new program to begin Summer, 2009: Coastal@Oxford.
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Starting this summer, Coastal students will have the opportunity to spend three weeks in Great Britain, studying with CCU faculty while in residence at the University of Oxford, one of the oldest and most respected institutions of higher learning in the world. An educational center for over 900 years, Oxford is renowned for its rich traditions, its extraordinary architecture, and its vibrant community of students and scholars. Amid the spires, towers, gardens, and markets of this ancient city, centuries of British literature, history, and culture will come to life. Students will explore Oxford’s many colleges and historical sites, attend theater performances and concerts, and take advantage of excursions to destinations such as Stratford, Blenheim Palace, and Winchester Cathedral. Two weeks in residence at Oxford will be followed by four days sampling London’s cultural, historical, and political treasures, including Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, and the Tower of London. Participants in this study-abroad experience will come away with a new understanding of how the English language and its literature has been inspired by Britain’s many centuries as a center of culture, commerce, and exploration.
Students will enjoy accommodations at Oxford’s historic Queen’s College (founded in 1341) and stay at Hughes Parry Hall while in London. The $4695 cost includes airfare, 21 days of accommodations in Oxford and London, transportation, excursions and most meals. Trip dates are July 3-22, 2009. Deposit and trip applications are due to the Office of International Programs by October 27, 2008.
Students may take one or both of the following English courses:
English 288 Major Writers of British Literature
(3 credits) (Writing Intensive) (Prereq: Satisfactory completion of English 101 and 102). Selected readings in the works of major authors of Great Britain and Ireland. The works represent a variety of eras. Students write primarily analytical essays. Some research is required. F, S, Su.
This special version of ENGL 288 will take advantage of our location in the British Isles to explore some central texts in the rich tradition of British literature. From ancient works like Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to recent ficti\on by Jeanette Winterson and Salman Rushdie, the literature we study will help us reflect on the idea of “Britishness” and on the links between literary creation and national identity. We will trace the implications of Britain’s growth as powerful empire alongside its evolving forms of literary expression. Other themes will include the quest for knowledge and discovery and the attempts to articulate it through language. Shakespeare, Milton, Donne, Pope, Keats, Tennyson, and Woolf will be among the authors whose work we explore.
ENGL 288 may be used to fulfill the either the “Humanistic Concepts” Core Curriculum requirement or the “Global Studies Awareness” Core Curriculum requirement.
English 497 Literature, Language, Location
(3 credits) (Prereq: Grade of C or above in English 101 and ENGL 102, One literature class at the 200 level or above or permission of instructor). Students will undertake the study of literature and/or the English language in the context of significant national or international travel. Under the guidance of faculty experienced in study abroad, and taking advantage of site-specific resources, students will explore how direct knowledge of place can lead to insight into the literary and cultural productions of a civilization. Most often, students will study primary texts before travel, and the most common itineraries will include visits to libraries, museums, historic landmarks and locations of cultural significance.
This particular section of ENGL 497 centers on a survey of British literature from the late medieval to early romantic periods with the texts set against the background of important literary sites. In order to take advantage of the Oxford and London locations, texts will be arranged not chronologically, but based on Coastal@Oxford excursions. For example, students will read a sampling of Shakespeare texts in conjunction with a visit to Stratford, selections from Malory’s Morte D’Arthur in preparation for a visit to Winchester Cathedral, and a Jane Austen novel in conjunction with a visit to the author’s home at Chawton Village. Filling out the survey will be texts written by notable Oxfordians such as John Donne, William Wycherley and Joseph Addison, all studied within the context of the University itself.
ENGL 497 fulfills the “Global Studies Awareness” Core Curriculum requirement.
Program Faculty
Daniel J. Ennis, Ph.D. is a Professor of English and a specialist in eighteenth-century British literature. He has served as a faculty member for CCU study abroad programs in London, Dublin, Paris and Amsterdam, and is currently the Chair of the Department of English.
Cynthia Port, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of English and specializes in modern and contemporary British and Anglophone literatures. She participated in a study abroad program in Oxford as an undergraduate and as a graduate student helped coordinate the University of Pennsylvania's program at King's College in London.
For additional information and application materials, please contact the Office of International Programs & Services by email (internationalprograms@coastal.edu) or by phone at 843-349-2684 or 843-349-2054.
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