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Introduction to TESOL: K–12................................................ 3 Examination of rationale, methods and materials for teaching English in elementary and secondary multilingual classrooms. Assessment, the role of the primary language, and techniques for teaching oral and written language are also covered. Studies in American Literature........................................... 3 Specific eras and movements in American literature. Two or more sections offered every year. The sections include American literature from Colonial America, the Constitution to the Civil War, the Civil War to the New Deal, and the New Deal to the present. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A, 110B, 281 and 282 or consent. Studies in English Literature................................................ 3 Specific eras and movements in English literature. Two or more sections offered every year. The sections include: Medi- eval literature, Renaissance literature, 17th-century literature, Romanticism, Victorian literature, Early 20th-century literature, and Contemporary literature. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A, 110B; 251 and 252 or consent. Studies in Children’s Literature........................................... 3 Readings in children’s literature, including consideration of forms, themes and critical approaches. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A, 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or consent. Intended for Education majors only. Introduction to Shakespeare............................................... 3 Studies of a selection of Shakespeare’s plays, providing an overview of Shakespearean tragedy, comedy and histori- cal drama. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A, 110B; 251 and 252, or consent. Studies in SpecializedWriting............................................. 3 Studies in specialized areas or genres of writing. Sections may be offered in areas such as: technical writing, book editing, playwriting, writing for children or advanced studies in poetry or fiction. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A, 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 and three units of upper division writing or consent. Studies in Comparative Literature..................................... 3 Comparative studies of a specific cultural literature. Sections offered in areas such as: African, Spanish, Russian, Jewish, Ger- man literature. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A, 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or consent. Special Studies in Literature................................................ 3 Studies in general areas of literary interest such as film and literature, science fiction and folklore or in such specific liter- ary topics as women’s literature or life writings. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A, 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or consent.

Romanticism. Required for all English majors. Prerequisite: 100 or 110A; 110B.

ENGL 354

American Literature II............................................................. 3 Designed to fulfill the general education requirement. Selected writers from the Age of Realism through the present day. Required for all English majors. Prerequisite: 100 or 110A; 110B. Studies in Grammar & Language....................................... 3 Introductory language course for education students: history of language, grammatical systems, usage / composition; teaching applications. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A, 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or consent. Advanced Composition......................................................... 3 Study of the theories of writing and rhetorical models. Exten- sive practice in writing. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A, 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or consent. Creative Writing: Poetry. ....................................................... 3 Poetry workshop. Students will read and critique each other’s work, study selected modern and contemporary poems and investigate the creative writing process. Permission of instruc- tor required. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A, 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or consent. Creative Writing: Fiction........................................................ 3 Fiction workshop. Students will read and critique each other’s work, study selected modern and contemporary short stories and investigate the creative writing process. Permission of instructor required. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A, 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or consent. History of the English Language........................................ 3 Follows the development of the English language from earliest origins to its current status as a world language, considering linguistic, political, social and literary influences. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A, 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or consent. General English Linguistics.................................................. 3 Introduction to the basic concepts in scientific study of lan- guage, major areas of linguistic analysis and several subareas of the field. Although the primary emphasis is on English, material from other languages is introduced to provide a broad perspective. (See INAL 300) Introduction to TESOL: Adult............................................... 3 Basic concepts, methods and techniques of teaching English (ESL or EFL) to speakers of other languages. Introduces principles of second language learning along with techniques for teaching both separate and integrated skills to adults or postsecondary students. (See INTE 421).

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