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Learning the Principles of Language: One Word at a Time
Nov 9, 2026
What does it mean a young child confidently calls something else by the entirely wrong word? What does it mean for a child to know that “moo” mean...
ENG 3662: Advanced Fiction with DeAndra Miller
Nov 9, 2026
Looking to improve your fiction writing? Want to write genre? Young adult? Middle grade? Join me in advanced fiction where you get to build on your cr...
ENG 3652: Creative Writing: Prose (Fiction) with DeAndra Miller
Nov 9, 2026
FictionCome learn how to be a fiction writer! This course is great for beginners who want to work on their craft or those interested in wanting to dab...
ENG 4550: Senior Seminar in Creative Writing: Fantasy with DeAndra Miller
Nov 9, 2026
FantasyStep into the art of world building and the fantastic! This workshop is an amazing opportunity for writers to design immersive, original worlds...
ENG 5660: Advanced Seminar in Major Authors: Milton with Dr. David Orvis
Nov 2, 2026
Milton: Poetry & ProseIn addition to Paradise Lost, the self-styled poet-prophet’s attempt to “assert Eternal Providence, / And justifie the w...
Why one App State professor spends his money on weird movies instead of golf [faculty featured]
Nov 2, 2026
BOONE — An Appalachian State professor who teaches film to English majors wanted to do something offbeat — so he founded Toy Sheep Microcinema. A ...