COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
in specific areas: American Literature, World Literature, Literature and Film. Prerequisite: l lOA/ B. 251 English literature to 1798 (3) Designed to fulfill the general educa tion literature requirement and a pre requisite for advanced studies in liter atu re . Se lec ted writers and th eir wor ks fr om th e ea rl y Middl e Ages through the 18th cemury. Required for English and Humaniti es/ Engli sh majors. Prerequisite: 1IOA/ B. 252 English literature since 1798 (3) Designed to fulfill the general educa tion literature requiremelll and a pre requisite for advanced studies in li te ra ture. Selected writers and their works from th e 19th and 20th ce nturi es . Req uired for English and Humani ties/ English majors. Prerequisite: I I 0A/ B. 320 Studies in Grammar and Language (3) lmroductory language course ror edu cation students: hi story of language , grammatical sys tems, usage/ compos i
niques for teaching oral and written language are also covered. (Cro ss listed with TESOL 422) 360 Studies in American literature (3) Specific eras and movemenl5 in Ameri can literature. Two or more sections offered eve1y year. The sections include Ameri can litera ture from Co loni al America, the Constitution to the Civil War, the Ci,~!War to the NewDeal, and tJ1e NewDeal to the present. Prerequi site: 250, 251, or252or consent. 370 Studies in English literature (3) Specific eras and movemenl5 in Eng lish literature. Two or more sections offered eve ry yea r. Th e sec tion s include : Medi eval li te rature, Renais sance li te rature, I 7th-century litera ture, Romanti cism, Vi ctori an litera ture, Early20th-centu1y literature, and Comemporary literature. Prerequi site: 250, 251, or 252 or conse nt. 380 Studies in Children's literature (3) Readin gs in childr en' s literature, in cludin g considerati on of form s, themes and criti cal approaches. Pre requisite: 250,25 1, or 252 or consent. 400 Introduction to Shakespeare (3) Studies of a selec ti on of Shakespeare's plays, providing an overviewof Shake spearean tragedy, comedy, and histori cal drama. Prerequisite: 250, 25 1, or 252 or consent. 420 Studies in Comparative Literature (3) Comparati ve studies of a specific cu l tural literature. Sec ti ons offered in areas such as: African, Spanish, Russ ian, Jewi sh, German literature. Pre requisite: 250, 25 1, or 252 or consent. 430 Special Studies in literature (3) Studi es in general areas of literary interest such as film and literature, sci ence fi cti on and folklore or in such specifi c literary topi cs as women's lit era ture or lire writings. Prerequisite: 250, 25 1, or 252 or consent. 440 Studies in Major Authors (3) An in-deptJ1 studyof tJ1e works of one or more significant authors with attention to tJ1e chronological development of tJ1e autJ1or's style, main themes and relation ship to the literary tradi tion. Sections offered include such auth ors as : Chauce r, Milton , Word sworth and Coleridge, Faulkner and Hemingway. Prerequisite: 250, 251, or 252 or consent. 451 History of Critical Theory: Plato to Arnold (3) A hi stori cal overview of literary and criti cal the01y from its origins in Creek thought through the late 19th centUl)'• The course will focus on the changing
definiti ons of literature as we ll as the evolu tion of criti cal approaches and debate across time. Prerequisites: 251, 252 and junior standing. 452 Contemporary literary Theory (3) An overviewof the major concep15 in tJ1e 20th-<:entmy litera1y theory and an introduction to the major approaches in contempora1y critical theo,y, includ ing form alism , myth criti cism , hermeneuti cs, deconstruction, femi nism, psychoanalytic criticism, Marxism and the newhistoricism. Prerequisites: 250, 251,252,451and junior standing. 460 Studies in Literary Genre (3) Studies in a specific litera1y genre such as, poetry, drama, the novel and film . Prerequisite: 250,251, or 252 or consen t. 470 Seminar (1) Reading, research and di scussion in areas not usually included in the stan dard English curriculum. Three uni ts required fo r English majors, junior or senior standing required. Not resoicted to English majors. Onlyone unit in one semester may be repeated for a maxi mum of four uni l5 toward graduation. Prerequisite: 250, 251, or 252 or consem. 490 English Practicum (1-3) Practi cal experience in English teach ing and / or research in the co ll ege leve l. Limited enrollment. COURSES - ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) All non-native speakers of English will be able lo coulll 12 units of ESL instruction at the I02 level and above toward graduation. For studenl5 pursu ing the B.A. degree, tJ1e 12 unil5 of ESL will satisfy the foreign language require ment. For students pursuing the B.S. degree, four uni l5 will satisfy the foreign language requirement and an additional eight unil5 can be coumed as electi ves. 102A Listening/Pronunciation (3) 102B Reading/Writing (6) 102C Grammar/Oral (3) 1020 Effective Communication (2) 103 English for the Non-Native Speaker: Paragraph Development and Grammar Review (4) 105 English For the Non-Native Speaker: Oral Skills (3) 107 English for the Non-Native Speaker:
Chair: Dietrich Buss, Ph .D. FACULTY Professors: D. Buss, Wi lshire Associate Professor: Lind OBJECTIVES
The department objecti ves are to increase tJ1e general knowledge in and understanding of history, to encour age analytical thinking in deal ing with historical probl ems, including the rela- tionshi p of Christiani ty to culture, to enhance profici ency in research and wr iting, and to stimulate interest in the reading of literature bearing on the di scipline. Offerings in geographyare designed to develop understanding of and appreciation for the physical and cultural landscapes. Emphas is is on regional studi es. Those interested in acquiring a background in ph ys ical geography are urged to take physical science and geographysurvey 101. DEGREE PROGRAM A Baclwlm of Arts degme in Hi.stmy is offered upon completion of the unive r sity baccalaureate and major require menl5. The hist01y major requ ires the compl etion of 30 uni l5 beyond the gen eral education requirement, 24 of which must be upper division includ ing 327, 480 or 490 and 491 (see His t01y Honors Program below). Political Science 200 is required as a supporting course. Aconcentration of 12 unil5 of course work in one of the fol lowing areas: Asian Civil ization, Civilization of the Ameri cas or European Ci,~lization. HistOJ)' majors preparing for grad uate school should include a foreign language in tJ1 eir program1vi th advice of tJ1 e department. Other programs avail able include: History Honors Program This program is designed for senior histo1y majors who desire to do a year long independent resea rch proj ec t under an indi,~dual professor, culminat ing in an honors thesis. Studenl5 who are a few uni l5 short of senior standing may petition tJ1e chairman fo r admission into the Honors Program. Students entering the program must have 15 units of upper di,~sion histo1y. History majors witJ1 a departmental CPA of 3.5 or better are eligible. Candidates for honors will be required to meet all his t01y major requiremenl5: the program will coum as six uni l5 of work (see 490, 491). A History Department Honors Award (moneta ry prize) will be given annuallyfor the oul5tanding tJ1esis.
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tion; leaching applica tions. 340 Advanced Composition (3)
Study or th e theori es of wr iting and rhetori cal models. Extensive prac tice inm iting. 342 Creative Writing (3) Poeuy and fi ction workshop. Studen15 will read and critique each oth er 's work, study selected modern and con tempora11, poems and short stories, and investigate the crea tive writing process. Permission of instructor required. Pre requisite: 250, 251, or 252 or consent. 351 General English linguistics (3) Imroduction to the basic concep15 in scien tifi c study of language, major areas of linguisti c analysis, and several subareas of the fi eld. Although the pri ma,y emphas is is on English, mate rial fr om oth er langL1ages is intro duced to provide a broad perspec tive. (Cross-listed with TESOL 407) 353 Introduction lo TESOL - Adult (3) Basic concep15, metJ1ods and techniques of teaching English (ESL or EFL) to speakers of otJ1er languages. Introduces principles of second language learning along with techniques for leaching bo tJ1 separate and integrated skills to adul 15 or postsecondary students. (Cross-listed withTESOL 421). 354 Introduction to TESOL- K-12 (3) Examination of ra tion ale , methods and materials fo r Leaching English in elementary and secondary multilin gual classrooms. Assessment, the rol e of th e primary language, and tec h-
Essay and Academic Writing (3) 109 English for the Non-Native Speaker: Writing Workshop (3)
Note: See course descriptions u.nder
English Language Studies section .
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