2001-2002 Academic Catalog

Minors The minor in creative writing is designed to enhance the student's abilities in the various modes. Course requirements involve 24 hours including: ENG-140 English Composition II ........................................... 5 ENG-221 Principles of Journalism .......................................... 5 ENG-303 CreativeWriting: Fiction ........................................... 3 ENG-304 Creative Writing: Poehy ............................................ 3 ENG-306 Creative Writing: Nonfiction ..................................... 3 ENG-311 Style andMechanics for Writers .............................. 4 ENG-362PracticuminJournalism ............................................. 1 The minor in Literature is designed to enhance the student's knowledge and appreciation of literature and the English language. Course requirements involve 23 hours including: LIT-234 Western Literature ..................................................... 5 American Literature: One course ............................................. 5 British Literature: One course ................................................. 5 Literature Electives: 300-400 level.. ................................... 8-10 The minor in Spanish is designed to enhance the student's understanding and skill in foreign language. Course require– ments for the Spanish minor involve 24 hours including: SPAN-171 Ele111enta1y Spanish ................................................ 5 SPAN-27 l,272IntermediateSpanish ...................................... 10 SPAN-364 Introduction to Hispanic Literature ........................ 5 Spanish Electives ..................................................................... 4 The minor in Spanish for Professionals is designed for careers linked to public service (social work, criminal justice, health care, and other related fields). Course requirements for the Spanish for Professional minor involve 22 hours including: SPAN-271, 272 Intermediate Spanish ................................... 10 SPAN-362 Spanish Conversation ............................................ 4 SPAN-366 Spanish for Professionals ...................................... 4 SPAN-368 Understanding Hispanic Cultures .......................... 4 TESOL Endorsement (Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages) The TESOL endorsement prepares teachers to teach English to speakers of other languages in multi-age classrooms in the United States and overseas. Students interested in the TESOL endorsement must possess or be working toward the completion degree and licensure requirements. Students who complete the TESOL endorsement program will automatically receive the minor and are eligible to receive an institution– endorsed certificate. In order to receive the certificate, a student must earn a 3.0 average for the courses of the minor. Non-native speakers of English must achieve a TOEFL score of 600 or above on the paper exam or 250 on the computer exam and a score of 55 or above on the Test of Spoken English or have department approval in order to qualify for admission. Course requirements involve 31 hours including: COM-314 Intercultural Communication .................................... 4 ENG-305 Histmy of the English Language .............................. 5 ENG-307 Advanced Grammar for Adolescent Teachers .......... 5 LING-308 Linguistics for Language Learning .......................... 5 LING-309 Sociolinguistics ........................................................ 4 LING-360Clinica!Experience ................................................... 2 LING-361Practicu1n .................................................................. 3 LlNG-370TeachingForeignLanguage .................................... 3 The minor in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) prepares students to teach English to speakers of other languages in multi-age classrooms without obtaining state teacher licensure. The minor, consisting of 24 credit hours, is open to any major. Students who complete the TESOL minor are eligible to receive an institution-endorsed certificate. In order to receive the certificate, a student must earn a 3.0 average for the courses of the minor. Non-native speakers of English must achieve a TOEFL score of 600 or above on the paper exam or 250 on the computer exam and a score of 55 or above on the Test of Spoken English or have department approval in order to be admitted to the minor. COM-314 Intercultural Communication ................................ 4 ENG-307 Advanced Grammar for Adolescent Teachers ....... 5 LING-308 Linguistics for Language Learning ....................... 5 LING-309 Sociolinguistics .................................................... 4 LING-370 Teaching Foreign Language .................................. 3 *LING-371 TESOL Practicum for Non-education Majors ... 3 *LING-371 may be satisfied by satisfactmy completion of LlNG-360andLING-361. Course Descriptions E11glisll Language ENG-100 Basic English-A 4 hours Study of nomenclature, identification, and application in the linguistic process. Admission by departmental designation only. May not be applied toward the hours needed for graduation. ENG-110 English Composition I-A,W,Sp,Su 5 hours Emphasis is placed on the study of mechanics, sentence structure, and paragraph development. Focus on the writing process of invention, drafting, revising, and presentation of written projects. ENG-140 English Composition II-A,W,Sp,Su 5 hours Emphasis on expository and argumentative modes of composing essays and a research paper. A study of the composing processes, the variant forms of description, narration, analysis, and argumentation. Attention given to writing for different audiences and different voices. Prerequisite: ENG-110 English Composition 1 or equivalent. ENG-221 Principles of Journalism-A 5 hours Fundamentals of collecting, evaluating, writing, copyreading, editing, and headlining material for common new genres. Course work includes the consideration, composition, and analysis of different types ofjournalistic writing and the considerations ofjournalistic law and ethics. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. ENG-223 Advanced Composition-W 3 hours An advanced treatment of the composing process, particularly related to the planning, drafting, revision, and final composition of essays. Writing workshops and peer evaluations are included. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. ENG-303 Creative Writing: Fiction-W 3 hours Intensive study in the techniques for the creation of short fiction. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition Il. ENG-304 Creative Writing: Poetry-Sp 3 hours Intensive study in the techniques for the creation of poetic forms. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition Il. ENG-305 The English Language-A 5 hours Historic treatment ofthe growth and change in the English language with some attention to the ideologies implicit in the development of variant conventions. Prerequisite: ENG-140 English Composition II. (even years)