1981-1982 Academic Catalog

DEPARTMENTAL COURSES ENGLISH LANGUAGE 41-120 English Grammar and Syntax-A, W, Sp, Su 5 hours Emphasis is placed on a study of English grammar, syntax and mechanics, and vocabulary building. 41-130 Principles of Composition-A, W, Sp, Su 5 hours Writing is chiefly expository, with emphasis on organizing li– brary materials and the writing ofresearch papers. 41-220 Practicum in Journalism -A, W, Sp 1-3 hours Individual workshop experience in preparing copy for or coor– dinating campus publications. Repeatable. Prerequisite: Permis– sion of the instructor. 41-221 Principles of Journalism -A 5 hours Fundamentals of collecting, evaluating, writing, copyreading, editing, and headlining material for stories, features, and editor– ials. May count toward the English major. 41-222 Advanced Composition for Elementary Teachers - A, W, Sp 3 hours Designed to give the elementary teacher further practice in sentence structure and paragraphing. 41-223 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 stu– dent who desires greater competency in expository writing and es– pecially for those who plan graduate work. 41-302 Creative Writing - W, Sp 3 hours An emphasis on writing the short story and poetry to help the student perfect his own style. 41-305 The English Language - Sp 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. ( Altemate, even years) 41-307 Advanced Grammar for Secondm·y English Teachers - W 5 hours A review of traditional grammar with emphasis on current me– thods of grammatical analysis. Required of all majors with En– glish as a teaching field. Field experience in teaching language is included. Prerequisite: 41-305 The English Language. 81 41-322 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 toward preparing and submitting a manuscript for publi– cation. 41-352 Development Reading - Sp 5 hours Includes basic philosophies, current practices, testing and eva– luation for reading disabilities and correction, and methods and materials 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 Teacher Education Program. WORLD, ENGLISH, AND AMERICAN LITERATURE 41-230 Introduction to Literature - Sp 5 hours Emphasis on developing ability to read critically and analyt– ically representative examples of literary genres through use of appropriate criteria. Prerequisite: 41-130 Principles of Compo– sition. 41-231, 41-232 World Literature -A, Su 5 hours A survey of great works of the western world which reflect the development of European thought in its literary expressions. Pre– requisite: 41-130 Principles of Composition. Course may be re– peated when content changes. 41-233 Mythology- W 5 hours A study of mythologies, the theories of myth and mythmaking, and the development of myth to modern times. Prerequisite: 41- 130 Principles of Composition. 41-234 Eady American Literature 5 hours American literature to 1830, emphasis on Bradford, Taylor, Edwards, Franklin, Bryant, Cooper, and Irving. Prerequisite.-41- 130 Principles of Composition. 41-235 American Romanticism 5 hours A study of American writers from 1830-1865, emphasis on Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman. Prerequisite: 41-130 Principles of Composition. 41-236 American Realism and Naturalism 5 hours American literature from 1865-1900, with emphasis on the lo– cal color movement; Twain, James, Howells, Crance, Dreiser,