1980-1981 Academic Catalog

Language and Literature 83 A. ENGLISH LANGUAGE 120 English Grammar and Syntax -A, W, Sp, Su 5 hours Emphasis is placed on a study of English grammar syntax and mechanics; vocabular build– ing. 130 Principles of Composition -A, W, Sp, Su 5 hours Writing is chiefly expository with emphasis on organizing library materials and the writing of the library paper. 220 Practicum in Journalism - A, W, Sp 1-3 hours Individual workshop experience in preparing copy for, or co-ordinating, campus publica– tions. Repeatable. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. 221 Principles of Journalism - A 5 hours Fundamentals of collecting, evaluating, writing, copyreading, editing, and headlining mate– rial for stories, features, and editorials. May count toward the English major. 222 Advanced Composition for Elementary Teachers - A, W, Sp 3 hours Designed to give the elementary teacher further practice in sentence structure and para– graphing. 223 Advanced Composition - W, Sp 3 hours An advanced study of basic paragraph structures, methods of research, and the writing of the research paper. Open to any student who desires greater competency in expository writ– ing and especially for those who plan graduate work. 302 Creative Writing - W, Sp 3 hours An emphasis on writing the short story and poetry to help the student perfect his own style. 305 The English language - Sp 5 hours Emphasis on the historical development of the English language and its structure as de– scribed by the structural and generative grammars. Required of all English majors. (Alternate, even year) 306 Advanced Grammar for Secondary English Teachers - W 5 hours A review of traditional grammar with emphasis on current methods of grammatical analy– sis. 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 disabili– ties 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 experi– ences included. Prerequisite: Admission to the Education Department. (Travel Fee) 322 Advanced Journalism - W 3 hours A course designed for the student who anticipates writing as a vocation or avocation. The emphasis is on magazine writing and the steps to preparing and submitting a manuscript for publication. 8. WORLD, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE 230 Introduction to literature - Sp 5 hours Emphasis on developing ability to read critically and analytically representative examples of literary genres by appropriate criteria. Prerequisite: LL130 231, 232 World literature - A, Su 5 hours Survey of great works of the Western world which reflect the developing continental literary and intellectual thought. Prerequisite: LL 130. Course may be repeated when content changes. 233 Mythology - W 5 hours A study of mythologies, the theories of myth and mythmaking, and the development of myth to modern times. Prerequisite: LL 130 234 Early American literature 5 hours American literature to 1830, emphasis on Bradford, Taylor, Edwards, Franklin, Bryant, Co– oper, and Irving. Prerequisite: LL 130