2015-2016 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

ENG-3070 English Grammar –Fa, Sp 3 hours In this course, students will study the conventions of the English language, which include the grammar and syntax of standard English. Students will use Reed and Kellogg traditional sentence diagrams to analyze and to represent the syntax of English sentences. The course also includes discussions about contemporary usage. Required of all majors with English as a teaching field. Prerequisite for adolescent and young adult language arts majors only: ENG-2070 Fundamentals of English Grammar. ENG-3180 Visual Rhetoric –Fa 2 hours Students will be given an overview of visual design principles and practices related to the technical communication field. During the course, students will build their design acumen by reading widely and by participating and leading coherent, comprehensive discussions. Students will also practice their growing design expertise by critiquing various visual tratments, writing a treatise on the Christian approach to visual communication, and by analyzing visual communication through the lens of a Christian worldview. ENG-3220 Advanced Journalism –Sp 2 hours Designed for the student who anticipates writing as a vocation or avocation. The emphasis is on reporting and writing for newspapers and magazines. Topics of study include: beat reporting, developing the in-depth features and series, investigative practices, standards and ethics, community and publisher relations, and manuscript production. Prerequisite: ENG- 2210 Principles of Journalism. ENG-3300 Developmental Reading –Sp 3 hours Includes basic philosophies, testing, evaluation, clinical methods, and materials utilized in the prescriptive teaching of basic reading skills in the language arts content area for adolescent/young adult teachers. Field and clinical experiences included. Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program. (Fee: $25) ENG-3550 Writing Center Theory and Training –Sp 2 hours Designed to orient students to writing center theory and practice. Will train students for employment opportunities in the writing center. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition; permission of instructor. ENG-3620 Practicum in Journalism –Fa, Sp 1 hour Experience in the varied tasks of the journalistic enterprise. Prerequisite: ENG-2210 Principles of Journalism. ENG-4030 Advanced Workshop: Fiction –Fa 2 hours Course provides an opportunity to do high-level work in fiction writing. Workshop environment will be rigorous and diagnostic, but also supportive. Prerequisite: ENG-3030 Creative Writing: Fiction (odd years) ENG-4040 Advanced Workshop: Poetry –Sp 2 hours Course provides an opportunity to do high-level work in poetry. Workshop environment will be rigorous and diagnostic, but also supportive. Prerequisite: ENG-3040 Creative Writing: Poetry (odd years) ENG-4050 Advanced Workshop: Nonfiction –Sp 2 hours Course provides an opportunity to do high-level work in creative nonfiction. Workshop environment will be rigorous and diagnostic, but also supportive. Prerequisite: ENG-3050 Creative Writing: Nonfiction. (even years) ENG-4200 Methods of Teaching Writing –Fa 2 hours This course will prepare students to teach writing. Course content will include instructional methodology and conferencing and assessment techniques. Prerequisite: EDSE-4100 Principles of Teaching: Adolescent and Young Adult; currently enrolled in student teaching or by permission of instructor. ENG-4230 Independent Study in English –Fa, Sp 1–3 hours Independent study in a selected field for students with special interests and demonstrated ability. ENG-4345 1 hour Creative Writing: Portfolio and Performance –Fa, Sp Course provides an opportunity to prepare a final collection of creative writing in close consultation with the advising professor. Students will also organize and present a public reading of their work. Prerequisite: any two 4000-level creative writing workshops. Film (FILM) FILM-2350 Christian Motifs in Film –Sp 3 hours Study of depictions of Christ and Christ-figures as well as other Christian motifs in film. This course will provide a detailed introduction to the characteristics of the Christ-figure and its most common manifestations in film. The course will focus on viewing and evaluating films containing Christian motifs such as redemption, sacrifice, sin, and faith. This course may be used to satisfy the general education humanities elective requirement. French (FREN) FREN-1910 4 hours Elementary French I –Fa, Sp Development of basic skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in French, along with an introduction to French culture. FREN-1920 4 hours Elementary French II –Sp Development of basic skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in French, along with an introduction to French culture. FREN-2910, 2920 Intermediate French I and II –Fa 4/3 hours/sem Development of all four language skills through grammar review, composition, conversation and readings in French literature and culture. Prerequisite: FREN-1920 Elementary French II; instructor’s approval or placement by exam. FREN-3910 French Conversation –Fa 3 hours Designed to increase the student’s aural comprehension and oral communication in French. Attention given to pronunciation, vocabulary building, communication strategies, and effective cross-cultural communication. Prerequisite: FREN-2920 Intermediate French II; instructor’s approval or placement by exam. FREN-3920 Contemporary French Culture –Sp 3 hours Exploration of beliefs, behaviors, and values of Francophone cultures through a comparative approach that provides a framework for describing France and the French in relation to others and themselves. Prerequisite: FREN-2920 Intermediate French II; instructor’s approval or placement by exam. FREN-3930 Survey of French Literature –Sp 3 hours This course focuses on a sampling of French literature selections set in historical context. The course includes readings from major French and Francophone authors. Students will gain knowledge of the literature, analyze the techniques used, and gain cultural background and understanding. Prerequisite: FREN-2920 Contemporary French Culture or permission of instructor. German (GER) GER-1810, 1820 4 hours/sem Elementary German I –Fa and II –Sp Development of basic skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in German, along with an introduction to German culture. GER-2810, 2820 Intermediate German I and II 4/3 hours/sem Development of all four language skills through grammar review, composition, conversation, and readings in German literature and culture. Prerequisite: GER-1820 Elementary German II or equivalent . GER-3800 Special Topics in German –Fa, Sp 1–3 hours Topic chosen by the student and professor, based upon need and interests. Prerequisite: GER-2820 Intermediate German II or equivalent . Page 235 2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Course Descriptions ENG-3070 – GER-3800