1977-1978 Academic Catalog

Language and Literature 75 A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE 120 Fundamentals of English - A, W, Sp, Su Emphasis is placed on a study of English grammar and building. 130 Rhetoric and Composition - A, W, Sp, Su 4 hours mechanics; vocabular 4 hours An application of rhetorical procedures and research technique. Analytical reading. 220 Practicum in Journalism - A, W, Sp 1-3 hours Individual workshop experience in preparing copy for, or co-ordinating, campus publications. Repeatable. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. 221 Principles of Journalism - A 5 hours Fundamentals of collecting, evaluating, writing, copyreading, editing, and headlin– ing material for stories, features, and editorials. May count toward the English major. 223 Advance Rhetoric and Composition - W, Sp 3 hours Advanced study and practice of phrase writing, emphasis on diction, style, and organization. Open to any student who desires greater competency in writing. 302 Creative Writing - W, S 3 hours An emphasis on writing the short story and poetry to help the student perfect his own style. 305 The English Language - W 5 hours Emphasis on the historical development of the English language and its structure as described by the structural and generative grammars. Required of all English majors. (alternate even) 306 Principles of Linguistics - W 5 hours An introduction to the basic linguistic concepts and an introduction to synchronic and diachronic approaches to the study of language. (alternate odd) 307 Advanced Grammar for Secondary English Teachers - A 5 hours A review of traditional grammar with emphasis on current methods of grammatical analysis. Required of all majors with English as a teaching field. Field experience in teaching language is included. Prerequisite: 305 or 306. 352 Developmental Reading - S 5 hours Includes basic philosophies, current practices, testing and evaluation for reading disabilities and correction, and methods and material utilized in the prescriptive teaching of basic reading skills in the English content area in secondary schools. Field and laboratory experiences included. Prerequisite: Admission to the Education Department. 322 Advanced Journalism - W 3 hours Advanced study of the fundamentals of journalism with emphasis on gaining experience in writing the news and producing a newspaper. Prerequisite: LL 221 or permission of the instructor. B. WORLD, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE 231 World Literature - A, Su 5 hours Survey of great works of the Western world which reflect the developing continen– tal literary and intellectual thought. 232 Mythology - W 5 hours A study of mythologies, the theories of myth and mythmaking, and the develop– ment of myth to modern times. 233 Early American Literature 5 hours American literature to 1830, emphasis on Bradford, Taylor, Edwards, Franklin, Bryant, Cooper, and Irving. 234 American Romanticism 5 hours A study of American writers from 1830-1865, emphasis on Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman.