LING-3500
2 hours
Methods of Teaching Foreign Language
–Fa
Examination of the purposes and objectives along with the
methods used in the K–12 foreign language classroom instruction.
The student studies the effect of cognitive, affective, and socio-
cultural variables on second (new) language acquisition. The
student is given the opportunity to establish goals and objectives
and design curricula that reflect Ohio’s grade-level learning
outcomes in content areas, as well as to develop strategies that
promote language-based English learning for K–12 grade-level
students. Open only to TESOL endorsement teacher candidates
and TESOL minors.
LING-3600
1 hour
Clinical Teaching of English as a Second
Language
–Fa, Sp, Su
A practical experience in assisting an ESL classroom teacher
in a K–12 ESL program. Under the supervision of a qualified
ESL teacher, the student will observe and participate in a formal
classroom setting. During this experience, the student will be
provided various opportunities to aid the classroom teacher in
the development and execution of activities and assessments
and to practice teaching on a limited basis. Ongoing during
this experience, the student will analyze, evaluate, reflect on,
and describe their field experience. The student is expected to
participate in 30 clock hours. Open only to TESOL endorsement
teacher candidates. Prerequisite: LING-3500 Methods of Teaching
Foreign Language. Credit/No Credit.
LING-3610
2 hours
TESOL Practicum for Education Majors
–Fa, Sp, Su
Independent teaching of ESL students under the general
supervision of a master teacher. In a K–12 placement under the
supervision of a qualified ESL teacher, the student will practice
teaching in a formal classroom situation. During this experience,
the student will be provided opportunities to establish goals
and objectives and design curricula that reflect Ohio’s grade-
level learning outcomes in content areas. The student will also
be given opportunities to select, adapt, create, and use varied
resources appropriate to age, cultural groups, and different
learning styles. Activities should include integrating technology
in planning and delivering instruction and strategies for creating
and maintaining communication with families. Practicum will also
provide the student with knowledge and skills in assessment.
Ongoing during this experience, the student will analyze, evaluate,
reflect on, and describe their field experience. Prerequisite:
COM-2140 Intercultural Communication; ENG-3060 The English
Language; ENG-3070 English Grammar; LING-3080 Linguistics
for Language Learning; LING-3500 Methods of Teaching Foreign
Language; LING-3600 Clinical Teaching of English as a Second
Language. Credit/No Credit. (Fee: $45)
LING-3710
2 hours
TESOL Practicum for Non-Education Majors
–Sp
Practice teaching of ESL under general supervision of
master teacher for non-education majors who are completing
TESOL minor requirements. May be satisfied by a satisfactory
completion of LING-3600 and LING-3610. Prerequisite: COM-2140
Intercultural Communication; ENG-3070 English Grammar; LING-
3080 Linguistics for Language Learning; LING-3500 Methods of
Teaching Foreign Language. Credit/No Credit. (Fee: $45)
LING-4100
3 hours
Advanced Linguistics/Field Methods
–Sp
This course is the capstone course for the major in linguistics. In
this course, students will put into practical application the theories
and concepts learned while completing the requirements for the
major. Prerequisites: LING-2070 Introduction to Linguistics; LING-
3080 Linguistics for Language Learning; LING-3082 Phonetics;
LING-3090 Sociolinguistics; LING-3100 Principles of Language
Acquisition.
Literature (LIT)
LIT-1990 First-Year Seminar
3 hours
This course will provide instruction in the close reading of and
the analytical writing about literary texts. Prerequisites: ENG-1400
Composition.
LIT-2090 Literary Analysis
–Fa, Sp
3 hours
Introductory study of basic textual analysis and traditional
contextual analysis. This course is primarily intended for
adolescent and young adult integrated language arts and English
majors as preparation for upper-division literature courses.
Prerequisite: LIT-1990 First-Year Seminar
LIT-2120 History of Literary Criticism
–Sp
3 hours
A study of the rich philosophic heritage of the West, this course
is designed to familiarize students with the writers whose works
have defined the critical canon as the result of the way they
addressed three questions: What is the function of literature? What
is the role of an author? How do we evaluate literature? Featured
writers will range from Plato, Aristotle, and Augustine to Lewis,
Eliot, and Bakhtin. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition.
LIT-2130 Dramatic Literature
–Sp
3 hours
Survey of major dramatic works from Greek to modern day
playwrights, emphasizing the relationships among themes and
dramatic construction amid various cultural and historical contexts.
Can be applied to meet English or Communication requirements,
but not both. Prerequisite: major status or permission of instructor.
LIT-2300 Introduction to Literature
–Fa, Sp
3 hours
Emphasis on developing the ability to read critically and
analytically representative examples of literary genres through use
of appropriate criteria. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition.
LIT-2330 World Mythology
–Fa
3 hours
Study of mythologies, the theories of myth and myth making,
and the incorporation of myth in selected literary works.
Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition.
LIT-2340 Western Literature
–Fa, Sp, Su
3 hours
Survey of major works of Western literary tradition from Homer
to T.S. Eliot. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition.
LIT-2390
3 hours
Survey of American Literature to 1900
–Fa, Sp
Study of prominent American authors from colonial times to
1900. Although this course may be taken for general education
credit, it is primarily designed for majors. Prerequisite: ENG-1400
Composition
LIT-2430 Survey of British Literature to 1800
–Fa, Sp
3 hours
Study of various English authors from the Anglo-Saxons to
1800. Although this course may be taken for general education
credit, it is primarily designed for majors. Prerequisite: ENG-1400
Composition.
LIT-2440
3 hours
Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present
–Sp
Study of noteworthy English authors from 1800 to the present.
Although this course may be taken for general education credit,
it is primarily designed for majors. Prerequisite: ENG-1400
Composition.
LIT-3170 American Literature: 1820–1865
–Sp
3 hours
Intensive study of American authors who are representative of
the literary traditions of Romanticism and Transcedentalism and
their influence on a period of history often called the American
Renaissance. Authors may include Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller,
Whitman, Dickinson, Douglass, Jacobs, Stowe, Poe, Hawthorne,
Melville, and others. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used
as a substitution for the general education literature requirement.
Prerequisite: LIT-2390 Survey of American Literature to 1900.
(even years)
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