DIVISION OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Acting Chairman, INEZ McGAHEY
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
Associate Professors Milre Lisso, INEZ McGAHEY (acting head), BERTHA PENTNEY; Instructor JESSIE MATHIESEN. Objectives. The Department of English: has five objectives: the understanding of language as a means of communication; the ability to speak and write with clarity of thought and mechanical correctness; an understanding of literature as a record of the devolopment of human thought and the reflection of human history; the appreciation and enjoyment of · good literature; and an acquaintance of the literary heritage of the English speaking world. Requirements for a Maior in English. The requirements for the English major are twenty-four hours of upper division courses, in addition to English 204, in cluding English 300, 301, 302, 304, 305, 307, 308, 401, 403, 404, 406, 408, 410. In addition the student is required to take Bible 104, 107, 301, 302; French 201, 202, 301, 302 or German 201, ·202, 301, 302; History 205; Philosophy 102; Speech 201, 202. The student also must satisfactorily complete the Comprehensive Examination. It is recommended that the English major elect the following courses: History 401, 402; Psychology 206, 307, 405; Sociology 202; Speech 301, 302, 305, 308. 50. ENGLISH A. (0) An elementary course of two hours required in the first semester of freshmen whose scores on the English Placement Test indicate that they do not have a sufficient background to take English 101 successfully. Designed to prepare such students for subsequent work in English. 101. ENGLISH GRAMMAR. (3) The grammar of the English language with special emphasis on those funda mental elements underlying the structure of all language. 102. FRESHMAN COMPOSITION. (3) The mechanics of writing and the fundamentals of written composition applied to short papers. 201-202. ENGLISH LITERATURE. (3-3) A survey of the poetry and prose from Beowulf to the present, including some of the masterpieces. 204. INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION. (3) The application of the fundamentals of writing to the preparation of long compositions in each of the writing forms. 205. JOURNALISM IN THE CHURCH. (2) The art of communicating Christian truth and specific news items through the written word in newspapers, magazines, and missionary newsletters. Practical application through working on the school paper. 40
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