57 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
English
COURSES 90 Basic English Workshop (3)
any one of the following courses: English 360, 370, 420, 430, 440 or 460. Three units must be completed in any of the following Communication courses: Communication 330, 331, 333, 334, 335, 356 or 435. English/ Communication Teaching Credential The English Department in cooperation with the Communication Department pro vides a program leading to a Single Subject California Teaching Credential in English/Communications. This program provides considerable flexibility for those planning to teach English in high school. Students who complete this program are able to waive the National Teacher's Exam (NTE), which otherwise would be required for a California Teaching Credential. In addition to the general education re quirement of twelve units in English 110 NB, English 250: American literature and Communication 100, an English core of 22 units (six units of English 250: English literature, English 320, 350, one unit of English 470, and nine units to be selected from English360,370,400,420,430,440,450,and 460) is required. Communication 476: Communication Education Seminar for 2 units is required. For a total of 33 units in the major, an additional nine units are to be selected from one of four optional areas in Communication: (1) journalism/writing, (2) drama, (3) speech com./forensics, (4) speech com./vocational. The student must consult with the depart ments of English, Communication and Education for the specific courses allowed in the four areas listed above. Humanities Major/ English or Literature Concentration The Department of English offers two possible areas of subject concentration for the Humanities major (see Humanities sec tion for specifics). This concentration may consist of either English or literature. It is ba sically a minor in English, but more flexibility is possible through department advisement. Note: Unless otherwise stated, a cou-rse may be repeated with different content (section title). MINOR In addition to the H UMANmES MAJOR/ ENGLISH OR LITERATURE CONCENTRATION men tioned above, an ENGLISH MINOR is offered with completion of 18 units, 12 of which must be upper division. The student selects units from three or more of the courses listed above under the department major.
Chair: Mark Sargent, Ph.D.
Workshop in English fundamentals em phasizing grammar, punctuation, spelling and paragraph writing. Students scoring less than 400 on the verbal section of the SAT must take and pass Basic English Workshop within the first year of residence (before English 110) . If a student wishes to challenge his SAT score he may take the English Placement Test at the specific times when it is administered by the English Department at the beginning of each semester. If he fails this test, he must take Basic English Workshop; three semester hours with no unit credit toward graduation. 103 English for the Non-Native Speaker: Paragraph Development and Grammar Review (4) Intensive grammar review, note-taking skills and paragraph development. Emphasis on pre-writing, outlining, unity, summarizing, and mechanics of composi tion. This course will be required for all stu dents whose native language is other than English and whose English Placement Test demonstrate need of theses skills. Must be taken during the first semester of residence, unless placed into another class. Only six units of English for the Non-Native Speaker may be applied toward graduation. 105 English For the Non-Native Speaker: Oral Skills (3) Emphasis on listening skills, pronuncia tion, intonation, and conversational strategies. Weekly interviews and field work will be re quired of all students whose native language is other than English and whose English Placement Test demonstrates need of these skills. Must be taken during the first semester of residence. Prerequisite: department place ment. Only six units of English for the Non Native Speaker may be applied toward gradu ation. 107 English for the Non-Native Speaker: Essay and Academic Writing (3) Studies in essay organization and develop ment and critical reading. This course will be required of all students whose native language is other than English and whose English Placement Test demonstrates need of these skills. Must be taken during the semester one is placed in the course. Prerequisite: English 103 or department placement. A "passing'' score on the English Department essay must be achieved before taking English 1lOA English 110A must be taken in the
FACULTY Professor: Doland Associate Professors: Cornell, Gilman, Sargent, W. Shanebeck, Smith Assistant Professor: Connolly OBJECTIVES The Department of English has five ob jectives: the understanding of language as a means of communication, the ability to speak and write with clarity; an understanding of lit erature as a record of the development of human thought and the reflection of human history; the appreciation and enjoyment of literature; and an acquaintance with the liter ary heritage of the English-speaking world. History 305 is recommended for all English majors. DEGREE PROGRAM A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN ENGLISH is of fered upon completion of the university bac calaureate and English major which consists of: 30 units, 24 of which must be upper divi sion. Six units of English 250 literature in Context: English literature are required for the major and are prerequisite to upper divi sion courses in the major. The student must also complete three units of 400 Shakespeare, three units of 450 Studies in literary Criticism, three units of 470 Seminar and select at least three units from each of 350, 360, and 370. Remaining units may be completed in any of the upper division English course offerings. The following emphases/special programs are also offered: Writing Emphasis The English Department in cooperation with the Department of Communication of fers a Writing Emphasis. This program en ables students to supplement their study of lit erature with theoretical and vocational train ing in writing. As part of the regular general education requirement, students must complete English 110A and 110B, English 250 (English literature D, and either Communication 100, 170, 181, 220, 280. The major consists of 36 units, 30 of which must be upper division. Students must take three units in each of the following courses: English 250 (English literature ID, 340, 350, linguistics, 360, 370, 400,450,470, Communication 230 and 457. Three additional units must be completed in
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