1969-1970 Academic Catalog

92 CEDARVILLE COLLEGE 338 CONTEMPORARY BRITISH LITERATURE (1969-70) A study of the development of British literature from the end of the nine– teenth century to the present, with emphasis on the major poets and novelists. Three credit hours 341 AMERICAN TRANSCENDENTALISM ( 1969-70) Prerequisite: Any 200 level literatt11e course Major writers of the Transcendentalist movement are studied against the social and philosophical background of their time. Emphasis on Emerson and Thoreau. Three credit houn 342 AMERICAN NOVEL Prerequisite: Any 200 level literature course. The purpose of the course is to study the historical development of the American novel and to read and analyze the writings of major American novelists from Hawthorne to Faulkner. Three credit houn 343 CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN LITERATURE (1970-71) Prerequisite: Any 200 level literature course A study of the development of American literature from 1900 to present, with emphasis on the major poets and novelists. Three credit hours 421 LITERARY CRITICISM (1970-71) Prerequisite: Any 200 level literature course A study of major critical theories from ancient times to the present. Three credit houn 422 ENGLISH SEMINAR Prerequisite: Permission of the English Department A course designed to introduce the student to types of research problems and to guide him into independent research in the field of his choice. One to three credit hours 423 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ENGLISH Independent study in a selected field with periodic conferences; for stu– dents with special interests and demonstrated ability. One to four credit hours 424 THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOL Methods and materials in secondary education. Two credit hours 450 ENGLISH STRUCTURE AND SYNTAX Prerequisite: 306 Includes review of traditional grammar and introduction to structural linguistics and transformational grammar. A survey of current theories of linguistic analysis and description with introduction to the field of semantics. Required for English majors and the English teaching field. D. SPANISH 161-162-163 ELEMENTARY SPANISH Three credit hours Grammar, oral drill, and simple readings in. the language. Three credit hours each quarter