1978-1979 Academic Catalog

Cedarville College nd Associate Professors: Harmon Bergen, Edward L. Greenwood, Ronald M. Grosh, Edward E. Spencer, Chairman Assistant Professors: Pat L. Dixon Instructor: Carmen Shirk Part-Time Faculty: Jody Grosh, Lynn Brock The Language and Literature Department is comprised of A) English Language, B) World, English, and American Literature, C) Spanish, D) German, E) Greek. The English Department seeks to achieve the following objectives: (1) to speak and write correctly and effectively; (2) to read and appreciate the great master– pieces of English and American and World Literature; (3) to teach intelligent stand– ards for evaluating literature; (4) to provide a general knowledge of the chronology and the social and intellectual background of English and American Literature; (5) to prepare students for graduate work in the field of English; (6) to prepare teach– ers of English. Students who choose English as a major are expected to acquire a reasonable level of competency in the discipline of the English language. Students receiving a high score on the ACT, or SAT will enroll in the LL 130 Rhetoric and Composition. Students who have taken the CEEB advanced place– ment test will be given credit, determined by the Chairman of the English depart– ment. Career Opportunities. Teaching; Journalism; Linguistics - translation work; Editing; Copy Writer; Pre-Law; Pre-medical; Pre-commerce; and Personnel Rela– tions; Government Work. Requirements for a Major in English. Sixty hours including 223 or 302; 305 or 306; 231; 335; 421; and 422. The English Major is strongly encouraged to enroll in cognate courses such as history, philosophy, etc. Requirements for a Minor in English. Twenty-four or twenty-five hours includ– ing Fundamentals of English; Rhetoric and Composition; World Literature; one course from American literature or English literature; elective(s) from Advanced Composition; Creative Writing; Journalism; The English Language; Principles of Linguistics; or Shakespeare. English Major for Secondary Teachers. Forty-eight quarter hours. The follow– ing program is suggested to meet state certification requirements in English: Literature: World Literature (one course) American Literature (one course) English Literature (one course) Shakespeare (one course) Elective (one course) Language and Composition: Fundamentals of English Rhetoric and Composition Creative Writing or Advanced Composition English Language or Principles of Linguistics Advanced Grammar Developmental Reading