1988-1989 Academic Catalog

Spanish The Spanish major provides students with the cultural back– ground and language skills needed to function as a professional in a Spanish-speaking context. When taken as an education major with the secondary education requirements, this major prepares students to teach Spanish in grades 7-12 in public and Christian schools. The Spanish education requirements are listed in the Education Department section of the catalog. Course requirements involve forty-eight quarter hours including: SPAN-271, SPAN-272 Intermediate Spanish ........... IO SPAN-361 Spanish Composition .................... 4 SPAN-362 Spanish Conversation .................... 4 SPAN-364 Introduction to Hispanic Literature .......... 4 SPAN-372, SPAN-373 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature . 8 SPAN-461 Advanced Spanish Grammar ............... 5 Electives in Spanish, including two SPAN-400-level Spanish literature courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Spanish Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency requirements ......................... 0-8 Other General Education requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-97 Spanish major requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Electives ................................... 47-69 (minimum, not including proficiency) 192 Foreign Language Minors The minors in German and Spanish are designed to enhance the student's understanding and skill in foreign language. Course requirements for the German minor involve twenty-six quarter hours including: GER-181, GER-182, GER-183 Elementary German ..... 15 GER-281, GER-282, GER-283 Intermediate German ..... 9 Elective in German (must be 300-level) .............. 1-4 Course requirements for the Spanish minor involve thirty-two quarter hours including: SPAN-171, SPAN-172, SPAN-173 Elementary Spanish ... 15 SPAN-271, SPAN-272 Intermediate Spanish. . . . . . . . . . . IO SPAN-361 Spanish Composition .................... 4 (or SPAN-362 Spanish Conversation ................ 4) Electives in Spanish literature ...................... 4 Language and Literature DEPARTMENTAL COURSES ENGLISH LANGUAGE 115 ENG-100 Basic English 4 hours A study of nomenclature, identification, and application in the linguistic process. Admission by departmental designation only. May not be applied toward the 192 quarter hours needed for graduation. ENG-HO English Composition I-A, W,Sp,Su 5 hours Emphasis is placed on the study of mechanics and sentence structure in prepara– tion for English Composition II. ENG-140 English Composition II-A, W,Sp,Su 5 hours Writing is chiefly expository with emphasis on organizing library materials and the writing of research papers. Prerequisite: ENG-110 English Composition I or equivalent. ENG-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. Prerequsite: ENG-140 English Composition II. ENG-223 Advanced Composition-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 writing and especially for those who plan graduate work. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. ENG-302 Creative Writing- W 3 hours An emphasis on writing the short story and poetry to help the student perfect his own writing style. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. ENG-305 The English Language-Sp 5 hours An historical treatment of the growth and change in the English language with some attention to the ideologie implicit in the development of variant conventions. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. (even years) ENG-307 Advanced Grammar for Secondary English Teachers-A 5 hours A review of traditional grammar with emphasis on current methods of grammati– cal analysis. Required of all majors with English as a teaching field. Field experience in teaching language is included. Prerequisite: ENG-305 The English Language. ENG-322 Advanced Journalism-W 3 hours A course designed for the student who anticipates writing as a vocation or avoca– tion. The emphasis is on magazine writing and the steps toward preparing and submitting a manuscript for publication. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composi– tion II. ENG-352 Developmental Reading-W 5 hours Includes basic philosophies, current practices, testing and evaluation for reading disabilities and correction, and methods and materials utilized in the prescriptive teaching ofbasic reading skills in the English content area in secondary schools. Field and laboratory experiences included. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Educa– tion Program.