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. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282 or consent. Notes: Permission of instructor required. 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. History of the English Language General English Linguistics 3 Introduction to the basic concepts in scientific study of language, 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. Notes: See INAL 300. 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. Notes: See INTE 421. Introduction to TESOL: Adult 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. 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 American Literature Studies in English Literature 3 Specific eras and movements in English literature. Two or more sections offered every year. The sections include: Medieval 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. 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. Notes: Intended for Education majors only. Studies in Children’s Literature Introduction to Critical Theory 3 An overview of the major concepts in 20th– and 21st–century literary theory and an introduction to the major approaches in contemporary critical theory, including formalism, myth criticism, hermeneutics, deconstruction, feminism, psychoanalytic criticism, Marxism, post–colonial theory and the new historicism. Prerequisites: 3 of the following: 251, 252, 253, 281, 282, 283; or consent. Introduction to Shakespeare 3 Studies of a selection of Shakespeare’s plays, providing an overview of Shakespearean tragedy, comedy, and historical drama. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B; 251 and 252; or consent.
Studies in Specialized Writing 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. 3 Comparative studies of a specific cultural literature. Sections offered in areas such as African, Spanish, Russian, Jewish, and German literature. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282; or consent. Studies in Comparative Literature 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 literary 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.
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CSET Preparation Class
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Preparation for the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET) for those pursuing the Secondary Instruction concentration. Recommended for Juniors in their Fall semester. Students must pass all parts of the CSET exam during the first semester of their Senior year in order to apply for student teaching during the Secondary Curriculum course (LEDU 435). Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 100B; 3 of the following: 251, 252, 253, 281, 282, 283; or consent. Studies in Major Authors 3 An in–depth study of the works of one or more significant authors with attention to the chronological development of the author’s style, main themes and relationship to the literary tradition. Sections offered include such authors as Chaucer, Milton, Wordsworth and Coleridge, Faulkner, and Hemingway. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282; or consent. 3 Applied studies of literature using selected theoretical methodologies. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 100B; 3 of the following: 251, 252, 253, 281, 282, 283; and 390; or consent. Studies in Literary Theory Studies in Literary Genre 3 Studies in a specific literary genre such as, poetry, drama, the novel and film. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B; 220 or 230 or 251 or 252 or 281 or 282; or consent. 3 An honors research project developed in consultation with a faculty advisor and approved by an English faculty committee which includes the department chair. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B; 3 of the following: 251, 252, 253, 281, 282, 283; 360, 370, 390, and 400; senior–level standing; or consent. Honors Seminar Studies in World Literature 3 Specialized studies of global literatures focusing on authors, periods, and/or movements from literary traditions other than the United States and Britain. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B; 3 of the following: 251, 252, 253, 281, 282, 283; 290; and 390; or consent. 3 Specialized studies of race and ethnicity in literatures of the United States and Britain. Prerequisites: 100 or 110A; 110B; 3 of the following: 251, 252, 253, 281, 282, 283; 290; and 390; or consent. Studies in Ethnic Literture
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