1988-1989 Academic Catalog

Purpose The Department of Language and Literature seeks to achieve the following objectives: 1. To instruct students to speak and write correctly and effectively. 2. To encourage students to read and appreciate the great masterpieces of English, American, and world literature. 3. To teach students to evaluate literature intelligently. 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 teachers of English. 7. To prepare students for professional and technical writing. Personal Requirements Students who choose English as a major are expected to acquire a high level of competency in the discipline of the English lan– guage. Those who wish to study foreign language will benefit from taking foreign language in high school, although no previous for– eign language experience is required to take elementary level for– eign language. Programs of Study The Department of Language and Literature offers the follow– ing programs: English major with emphases in: Secondary education Professional writing Spanish major Minors in: English German Spanish Language and Literature 111 Faculty Raymond Bartholomew, Chairman; Professor of English. Edu– cation: B.A., Cedarville College, 1957; M.A., Case Western Reserve University, 1959; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve Univer– sity, 1964. At Cedarville since 1983. Harmon Bergen, Associate Professor of Foreign Languages. Education: Graduate, American Seminary of the Bible, 1946; B.A., Wheaton College, 1958; M.A., Indiana University, 1966; Language Study, Germany, June-Nov., 1978; June-July, 1980. At Cedarville since 1958. Pat Dixon, Associate Professor of English. Education: B.A., Tennessee Temple University, 1963; M.Ed., University of Ten– nessee, 1970; TESOL (Teaching English as a Second Language), Wright State University, 1985. At Cedarville since 1971. Edward Greenwood, Professor of English. Education: Baptist Bible Institute, Cleveland, 1946-47; B.A., Bryan College, 1951; M.Div., Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary, 1955; gradu– ate study, Marshall University, 1958; M.A., University ofDayton, 1966; D.A., Middle Tennessee State University, 1976. At Cedar– ville since 1963. Sandra Harner, Assistant Professor of English. Education: B.A., Cedarville College, 1964; M.A., University of Dayton, 1981. At Cedarville since 1981. Barbara Loach, Assistant Professor of Spanish. Education: B.A., Cedarville College, 1977; M.A., Bowling Green University, 1978; graduate study, The Ohio State University, 1981-. At Cedar– ville since 1978. James Snowden, Assistant Professor of English. Education: B.A., Grand Rapids Baptist College, 1979; J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1982. At Cedarville since 1987. Edward Spencer, Professor of English. Education: B.A., Ash– land College, 1947; M.Th., Faith Seminary, 1951; M.A., Univer– sity of Dayton, 1968; graduate study, Bowling Green State Uni– versity, 1969. At Cedarville since 1962.