2018-19 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Linguistics (LING) LING-2070 Introduction to Linguistics –Sp 2 hours This introduction to the study of linguistics provides an opportunity for students to become familiar with the tenets, concepts, and theories of the field of study. It additionally acquaints students with the practical side of the study of linguistics in disciplines such as philosophy and biblical languages, English and writing, cultural studies, mathematics, information technology, computer science, education and psychology, electronic media, and teaching English to speakers of other languages. LING-3080 Linguistics for Language Learning –Fa 3 hours An analytical approach of language functioning applicable to learning any second language. Using theoretical-based approaches, the emphasis is on English language variations, phonology, morphology, and syntax. The student is also introduced to various theories of second (new) language acquisition at different age/grade levels. Second (new) language study as a means of personal development and the importance of second (new) language learning in modern society are addressed. Prerequisite: degree-seeking students only; sophomore, junior, or senior status only. LING-3082 Phonetics –Fa 3 hours Phonetics is the study and classification of speech sounds, within the broader study of phonology, the study of the sound system of language. This course builds on the theories of phonology and provides opportunities for practical application of the theories. Students will work with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) in classifying sounds in standard and nonstandard forms of English and will consider and classify the sounds of other languages. Prerequisites: LING-2070 Introduction to Linguistics; LING-3080 Linguistics for Language Learning. LING-3090 Sociolinguistics –Fa 3 hours An overview of the relationship between language and society. Topics covered include ethnicity, social contact, change, and issues related to minority students such as education, immigration, migration, demographics, and historical and legal precedents. The student will also gain knowledge and cultural understanding of minority groups in Ohio. Prerequisite: degree seeking students only. LING-3100 Principles of Language Acquisition –Sp 3 hours The practical side of the study of linguistics is the study of how language is acquired, both by children learning to speak and by adults learning a second language. This course will present the basic theories of both types of language acquisition and will provide students the opportunity to do original research in the field. Prerequisite: degree-seeking students only; sophomore, junior, or senior status only. LING-3080 Linguistics for Language Learning. LING-3500 2 hours Methods of Teaching Foreign Language –Fa Designed around ACTFL’s Standards of Foreign Language learning, this course prepares students to teach in the K–12 world language classroom and also to teach English as a new language. In this course, students will examine the purposes and objectives along with the methods and curricular models appropriate for the K–12 world language classroom, as well as adult-level language teaching. This course addresses theories of second language acquisition and how language learning looks different at the various stages of a language learner’s life. Using theory to inform practice, students will learn to plan and assess for student learning, including the creation of learning activities, assessments, lesson plans, and thematic unit plans, as well as evaluating and providing feedback to maximize student learning. Students will also gain insight into the importance of understanding one’s own language, culture, and worldview as a means to understanding the language, culture, and worldview of the target peoples and the important role that cultural understanding plays in communication. This course will prepare students to plan, teach, and assess effectively in today’s rapidly changing classroom. Open to students majoring in multi-age Spanish education or linguistics, and those minoring in TESOL. Prerequisites: degree-seeking students only; sophomore, junior, or senior status only; LING-3100 Principles of Language Acquisition; permission of instructor or advisor. (crosslisted with SPAN-3500) LING-3610 2 hours TESOL Practicum for Education Majors –Sp 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 5-hour 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. Prerequisites: ENG-3060 History of the English Language; ENG3070 English Garmmar; LING-3080 Linguisitics for Language Learning; LING-3100 Principles of Language Acquisition; and LING-3500 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language. (Fee: $50) 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. Prerequisite: degree-seeking students only; sophomore, junior, or senior status only; 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-4210 Senior Research in Linguistics I –Fa 2 hours This course is the first of two components (LING 4210, LING 4220) of the capstone experience for the major in linguistics. In these courses, students will acquire skills for conducting research in linguistics and will put into practice the theories and concepts learned while completing independent research in the field. This course focuses on the research and design of the study. Prerequisites: LING-2070 Introduction to Linguistics; LING- 3080 Linguistics for Language Learning; LING-3082 Phonetics; LING-3090 Sociolinguistics; LING-3100 Principles of Language Acquisition. LIT-3090 Literary Research and Recovery –Sp 3 hours This course will introduce students to current trends in literary scholarship that emphasize the (re)discovery, evaluation, and recovery of formerly marginalized writers and genres. The course could include, but is not limited to, an introduction to primary research related to 19th and early 20th-century periodicals, literary biographies, literary bibliographies, and original manuscripts or previously published texts maintained in the Cedarville University archives. Prerequisites: ENG-1400 Composition; LIT-2090 Literary Analysis; and LIT-2390 Survey of American Literature for English and Integrated Language Arts majors; for any major other than English and integrated language arts, permission of the instructor. (odd years) LIT-3100 3 hours Contemporary Young Adult Literature –Sp A study of contemporary young adult literature, addressing issues of interpretation, analysis, and personal response with an emphasis on literature that reflects a diversity of gender, race, and ethnicity. Corequisite: major status or permission of instructor. LIT-3170 American Literature: 1820–1865 –Sp 3 hours Intensive study of American authors who are representative of the literary traditions of Romanticism and Transcendentalism 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) LIT-3180 American Literature: 1865–1914 –Sp 3 hours Intensive study of American authors who are representative of the literary traditions of Realism and Naturalism, with attention to their influence on developments in American history between the Civil War and World War I. Authors may include Twain, Howells, James, Wharton, Piatt, Jewett, Freeman, Chesnutt, Crane, London, Dreiser, Norris, Alcott, 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. (odd years) LIT-3230 Directed Readings –Fa, Sp 1–3 hours Selected readings designed to strengthen the major by providing primary and secondary material in preparation for an independent study of a major writer, literary genre, or literary period. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. LIT-3240 Directed Writings –Fa, Sp 1–3 hours Students will work in close consultation with a faculty member on the creation and production of a significant project in one of the following genres: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: any 3000-level creative writing workshop. LIT-3310 The English Novel –Fa 3 hours Reading and critical analysis of representative novels written in English. Authors include Fielding, Barnes, Rushdie, Gordimer, and Greene. Upper-level literature courses cannot be used as a substitution for the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: LIT-2090 Literary Analysis and LIT-2430 Survey of British Literature to 1800 or LIT-2440 Survey of British Literature from 1800 to Present; or permission of instructor. (odd years) LING-4220 Senior Research in Linguistics –Sp 1 hour This course is the second of two components (LING-4210, LING-4220) of the capstone experience for the major in linguistics. In these courses, students will acquire skills for conducting research in linguistics and will put into practice the theories and concepts learned while completing independent research in the field. This course focuses on completing the study and writing the findings in preparation for professional publication or presentation. Prerequisites: LING-2070 Introduction to Linguistics; LING- 3080 Linguistics for Language Learning; LING-3082 Phonetics; LING-3090 Sociolinguistics; LING-3100 Principles of Language Acquisition; LING 4210 Senior Research in Linguistics I. Literature (LIT) LIT-1990 First-Year Semina r–Fa, Sp 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 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. Crosslisted with THTR. (odd years) 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, Sp 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 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. Page 262 2018–19 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2018–19 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 263 Course Descriptions Course Descriptions LING-2070 – LING-4210 LING-4220 – LIT-3310 ENGLISH, LITERATURE, AND MODERN LANGUAGES ENGLISH, LITERATURE, AND MODERN LANGUAGES

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