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 50-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 Grammar; LING-3080 Linguistics for Language Learning; LING-3100 Principles of Language Acquisition; LING3500 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 or concentration requirements. During this 60hour experience, the student will be provided opportunities to establish goals and objectives and design curricula appropriate to age, cultural groups, and different learning styles. Prerequisite: Degree-seeking students only; sophomore, junior, or senior status only; ENG-3070 English Grammar; LING-3080 Linguistics for Language Learning; LING-3100 Principles of Language Acquisition; LING-3500 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language. (Fee: $65) LING-4100 Translation Theory–Sp 3 hours This course focuses on key aspects of translation and translation theory. In this course, both classical and modern theories will be examined, and practice of Bible translation will be a key component. Prerequisite: LING-3080 Linguistics for Language Learning or permission of the instructor. (dual-listed as LING-6100 Translation Theory) LING-4210 Senior Research in Linguistics I–Fa 2 hours This course is the first of two components (LING-4210, LING4220) 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; LING3080 Linguistics for Language Learning; LING-3082 Phonetics; LING-3090 Sociolinguistics; LING-3100 Principles of Language Acquisition. 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; LING3080 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 Seminar–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-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 selected world mythologies and the role of myth and myth making, with an emphasis on non-Greco-Roman cultures, to increase the student’s ability to read mythologies analytically and appreciatively. 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. 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. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. (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. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. LIT-3170 3 hours Studies in American Literature: 1820–1865–Sp Intensive study of American authors who wrote within the historical context of years 1820–1865. Authors may include Emerson, Thoreau, Fuller, Whitman, Dickinson, Douglass, Jacobs, Stowe, Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, and others. Prerequisite: ENG1400 Composition. (even years) 2026–27 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 285 Course Descriptions LING-3610 – LIT-3170
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