2007-2008 Academic Catalog

School of Humanities Language and Literature 2007-08 Cedarville University 157 Language and Literature Minors Creative Writing Minor The minor in creative writing is designed to enhance the student’s abilities in various modes of writing. Course requirements involve 16 credit hours including: ENG-2230 Advanced Composition................................................3 ENG-3030 Creative Writing: Fiction...............................................3 ENG-3040 Creative Writing: Poetry...............................................3 ENG-3050 Creative Writing: Nonfiction. ........................................3 Advanced Workshops (choose two from the following).................4 ENG-4030 Advanced Workshop: Fiction............................... 2 ENG-4040 Advanced Workshop: Poetry............................... 2 ENG-4050 Advanced Workshop: Nonfiction. ........................ 2 ENG-4345 Portfolio and Performance...........................................1 Editing and Publishing Minor The editing and publishing minor is designed to prepare students for careers in the publishing field. Course requirements involve 19 credit hours including: ENG-2230 Advanced Composition................................................3 ENG-3070 Advanced Grammar.....................................................3 ENG-3110 Style and Mechanics for Writers...................................3 (or TPC-3010 Style for Technical Communicators................... 3) TPC-3000 Production Tools for Technical Communication............3 TPC-3100 Designing Visual Communication.................................3 TPC-3210 Technical Editing...........................................................2 TPC-3290 Proofreading.................................................................2 Writing for the Professions Minor The writing for the professions minor is designed to prepare students from a variety of majors to be better writers and to acquire the professional skills required in a corporate setting. Course requirements involve 18 credit hours including: ENG-3110 Style and Mechanics for Writers...................................3 (or TPC-3010 Style for Technical Communicators................... 3) TPC-3000 Production Tools for Technical Communication............3 TPC-3100 Designing Visual Communication.................................3 TPC-3090 Technical Marketing Communication............................3 TPC-4090 Designing Information for the Web...............................3 TPC-4130 Instructional Design......................................................3 German Minor The minor in German is designed to enhance the student’s abilities in various modes of writing. Course requirements involve 17 credit hours including: GER-1820 Elementary German II..................................................4 GER-2810 Intermediate German I.................................................4 GER-2820 Intermediate German II................................................3 GER-3830 Survey of German Literature........................................3 3000-level German Electives ........................................................3 Literature Minor The literature minor is designed to enhance the student’s knowledge and appreciation of literature and the English language. Course requirements involve 15 credit hours including: LIT-2340 Western Literature..........................................................3 American Literature: One course...................................................3 British Literature: One course........................................................3 Literature Electives: 3000-4000-level.............................................6 Spanish Minor The Spanish minor is designed to enhance the student’s understanding and skill in foreign language. Course requirements for the Spanish minor involve 17 hours including: SPAN-1720 Elementary Spanish...................................................4 SPAN-2710, 2720 Intermediate Spanish.......................................7 SPAN-3640 Introduction to Hispanic Literature . ...........................3 Spanish Elective: 3000- or 4000-level...........................................3 Spanish for Professionals Minor The Spanish for professionals minor is designed for careers linked to public service (social work, criminal justice, health care, and other related fields). Course requirements for the Spanish for professionals minor involve 16 credit hours including: SPAN-2710, 2720 Intermediate Spanish.......................................7 SPAN-3620 Spanish Conversation................................................3 SPAN-3660 Spanish for Professionals. .........................................3 SPAN-3680 Understanding Hispanic Cultures...............................3 TESOL Endorsement and Minor (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 of 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. 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 to qualify for admission. Course requirements for the TESOL endorsement involve 20 hours including: COM-2140 Intercultural Communication........................................3 ENG-3060 History of the English Language..................................3 ENG-3070 Advanced Grammar for Adolescent Teachers..............3 LING-3080 Linguistics for Language Learning..............................3 LING-3090 Sociolinguistics............................................................3 LING-3600 Clinical Teaching English as a Second Language.......1 LING-3610 Practicum....................................................................2 LING-3700 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language.....................2 Passing score on Praxis II TESOL exam The minor in TESOL prepares students to teach English to speakers of other languages in multi-age classrooms without obtaining state teacher licensure. Students who complete the TESOL minor are eligible to receive an institution-endorsed certificate. 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 to be admitted to the minor. Course requirements for the TESOL minor involve 16 hours including: COM-2140 Intercultural Communication........................................3 ENG-3070 Advanced Grammar for Adolescent Teachers..............3 LING-3080 Linguistics for Language Learning..............................3 LING-3090 Sociolinguistics............................................................3 LING-3700 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language.....................2 *LING-3710 TESOL Practicum for Non-education Majors.............2 *May be satisfied by satisfactory completion of LING-3600 and LING-3610.