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2018-2019 Supplemental Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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ECO 3310 - Managerial Economics Credits: 3 hrs
This course focuses on the application of theory and quantitative methods to analysis of managerial decision making in national and international settings, with emphasis on pricing, production, profits, resource allocation and strategic decision making of firms.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 2311
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ECO 3311 - Topics in Economics Credits: 3 hrs
This course is intended as an applied field topic after students have completed both Principles of Microeconomics (ECO 2311 ) and Principles of Macroeconomics (ECO 2312 ). This course will provide students with an understanding of health care economics, including allocation of health care resources, economics of information, price and price controls, the market for health insurance, and the behavior of consumers, hospitals, and physicians. Students will use economic tools to analyze various government policies aimed at enhancing access, improving quality, and controlling costs.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 2311 and ECO 2312
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ECO 3312 - Health Economics Credits: 3 hrs
In this course, a presentation is made of the fundamental principles and problems of economics, with emphasis on income distribution, money and banking, economic growth and stabilization, current domestic and international economic problems and world economics.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 2310 or ECO 2311
Area of Knowledge: Social/ Behavorial Science
Curricular Theme: Globalization
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ECO 3313 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Credits: 3 hrs
This course offers an analysis of the determination of prices and of market behavior including demand, cost of production, and pricing within various market structures, with emphasis on analytical tools.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 2311
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ECO 3314 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Credits: 3 hrs
This course offers a study of modern theories of the determination of the level, employment, and prices, with particular reference to the role of fiscal and monetary policies in maintaining full employment without inflation.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 2312
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ECO 3316 - Applied Econometrics and Forecasting Credits: 3 hrs
This course introduces econometrics and business forecasting to undergraduate students using an intuitive approach that emphasizes economic modeling. The primary objective of the course is to show students how econometrics and forecasting are distinguished by the unification of theory with facts by creating testable hypotheses, estimating economic relationships, and forecasting the behavior of economic variables and agents.
Pre-requisite(s): QBA 2325 or MAT 2326
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ECO 3317 - Health Care Economics Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to review the health care industry, giving attention to the supply and demand for health care services. Critical issues examined include the economic mechanism of the health care industry, methods of payment, cost-effectiveness and benefit-cost analysis, national health insurance plans and government policies. The economics of the present health care system are analyzed in relation to the poor and minorities.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 2310 or ECO 2311
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ECO 3320 - Global Economic Systems Credits: 3 hrs
The purpose of this course is to discuss the differences and similarities between various economic systems in which businesses operate. The course will compare several variants of capitalist and socialist systems and discuss the recent events that have changed the world. These topics will be analyzed in the context of country case studies. The course will address the problems of economic growth, development standard of living, as well as and business cultures in those countries. Most issues covered in class will be related to current economic and political events.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 2312
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ECO 3330 - Law and Economics Credits: 3 hrs
This course is intended as a one-semester introduction to the economic analysis of the law for students of economics and related social science fields. Students will apply the principles of the rational choice model of behavior to explain the evolution of Western legal institutions and the structure of modern law. Specific topics addressed in the course are: the relationship between legal systems, incentives, and behavior; the evolution of private property rights and market economies; the relationship between the law, efficiency, and equity; and the economic analysis of torts, contracts, and criminal law. After completing this course, students will be able to better understand the nature of the legal system, the effect of changes in laws on their welfare and the welfare of others, and to critically evaluate legal debates.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 2311
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ECO 3331 - Economics of Crime, Corruption and Terrorism Credits: 3 hrs
The intent of this course is to provide individuals with knowledge of how economics can be used to analyze both illegal market and non- market behavior so that effective policies can be made to deter illegal behavior. In this course, students will learn how to use economic theory to see how policies enacted to reduce crime actually increase it, how policies undertaken to reduce corruption actually contribute to it and how policies enacted to combat terrorism actually assist it. In addition, students will learn how to combat each of these elements by focusing on strategies that are designed to reduce these plagues on society. Among the topics covered in the course are how to use economic theory to analyze insurance fraud, illegal immigration, organized crime, murder, rape, the death penalty, terrorism, corruption, the black market, smuggling, arson, and tax evasion.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 2311
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ECO 3332 - Economic Growth and Devt. Credits: 3 hrs
This course is intended to prepare undergraduate students for understanding the macro and microeconomic policies and institutions that lead to economic growth and development. The course will explore the outcomes of foreign aid, and whether economic and political freedoms spur development. Students will be exposed to various practices of existing governments, in order to better understand how to assess risk in business enterprise in various countries. Other factors such as the impact of microfinance, technology flows, and the impact of natural resources may be examined. Countries that have exhibited economic growth are contrasted with those that have not in order for lessons to be drawn about the important drivers of economic development, including property rights, entrepreneurial freedom and governmental transparency and accountability.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 2311 Minimum Grade of “C” and Undergraduate level ECO 2312 Minimum Grade of “C”
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ECO 3353 - Comparative Economic Systems Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a study of the different types of economic systems. Emphasis will be given to capitalist and market economics, which are to be contrasted with collectivist systems.
Pre-requisite(s): None
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ECO 3391 - Economics Internship Credits: 3 hrs
A FOB internship will be defined as an academically-sponsored career-related work experience for which projects, research papers, presentations, reflective journals, and/or evaluations will be required by faculty for reporting/grading purposes. FOB internships may be paid or unpaid opportunities and must be for academic credit. Students may take a maximum of six (6) credit hours of FOB internships during matriculation, i.e., two different experiences. Each internship requires a minimum of 120 contact hours per semester. Internships are counted as elective credit and cannot be substituted for required courses.
Pre-requisite(s): Junior standing, ACC 2316 , ACC 2317 , BCO 2311 , ECO 2311 and ECO 2312 , good academic standing with no violations of the academic integrity code, grade-point average of 2.50 or higher.
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ECO 4301 - Applied Business Economics Credits: 3 hrs
Economics faculty and senior students meet to plan and execute an approved independent business research project, wherein each student demonstrates his or her ability to solve a business economics problem using appropriate research methods. The student will design, conduct and statistically analyze data to solve a research question. The student will complete both an oral and written presentation of the business economics project.
Pre-requisite(s): QBA 2325 or MAT 2326
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ECO 4316 - Foreign Economic Policies and International Cooperation Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to study and analyze national economic and political objectives as they relate to international economics and international cooperation.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 2312
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ECO 4318 - Labor Economics Credits: 3 hrs
This course covers some of the basic labor issues of our time, the relationship between labor and management, labor organizations, collective bargaining, labor legislation, and national and regional manpower problems.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 2311
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ECO 4331 - Money and Banking Credits: 3 hrs
This course examines the current trends in financial institutions, the Federal Reserve System and its influence on the domestic credit structure, money and the macro-system, monetary policy instruments, targets and goals, and international transactions.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 2312
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ECO 4350 - Directed Honors Research Investigation in Economics Credits: 3 hrs
This senior level course is intended for students accepted to the Economics Honors Program. Accepted students will complete a minimum of 50 hours of mentored research with a faculty member. During these 50 hours, students will become more familiar with the faculty member’s research. Upon completion of this course, students will have developed a hypothesis; orally presented this hypothesis to the Economics faculty; and either obtained IRB approval or receive an IRB exemption for a thesis completed the following semester. This course is designed to help students navigate through the research process. Specific emphasis will be placed on how an economist asks questions and develops a hypothesis using appropriate economic literature and data, as well as developing appropriate statistical models to test this hypothesis.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Economics Honors Program
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ECO 4355 - Honors Thesis in Economics Credits: 3 hrs
This senior-level course is intended for students enrolled in the Economics Honors Program as they write their honors thesis. Accepted students will complete a minimum of 50 hours of mentored research with a faculty member. During these 50 hours, students will work with a faculty member to conduct a research investigation. Upon completion of this course, they will have written an honors thesis and orally defended this thesis to the Economics faculty by the last day of class. This course is designed to help students navigate the research process. The course will emphasize survey and dataset techniques, usage of datasets, statistical evaluation, as well as writing within the major.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 4350 Directed Honors Research Investigation
Student Learning Outcome: Written/Oral Communication
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ECO 4384 - International Economics Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a study of the international mechanism of trade including modern trade theory, bases of specialization, theory of tariffs, exchange rates and income changes, comparative costs, factor endowments, gains from trade, theory of customs unions, commercial policy of the United States, and trading arrangements.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 2312
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ECO 4391 - Economics Internship Credits: 3 hrs
A FOB internship will be defined as an academically-sponsored career-related work experience for which projects, research papers, presentations, reflective journals, and/or evaluations will be required by faculty for reporting/grading purposes. FOB internships may be paid or unpaid opportunities and must be for academic credit. Students may take a maximum of six (6) credit hours of FOB internships during matriculation, i.e., two different experiences. Each internship requires a minimum of 120 contact hours per semester. Internships are counted as elective credit and cannot be substituted for required courses.
Pre-requisite(s): ECO 3391 , good academic standing with no violations of the academic integrity code, grade-point average of 2.50 or higher.
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ECO 6321 - Managerial Economics Credits: 3 hrs
This course focuses on the application of theory and quantitative methods to analysis of managerial decision making in national and international settings, with emphasis on forecasting, pricing, production, and resource allocation.
Pre-requisite(s): Undergraduate courses in microeconomics and macroeconomics or equivalent.
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ECO 6340 - Moral and Ethical Foundations of Capitalism Credits: 3 hrs
Students in this course will be introduced to the resource allocation process and its impact on economic growth. Ethical questions as to what is an “equitable distribution” versus what is an “efficient economic system” are examined in detail. Students will be exposed to both critics and defenders of capitalism. Various ethical perspectives will be used to evaluate whether capitalism is moral. Case studies of contemporary ethical dilemmas will be used to demonstrate the usage of these perspectives.
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EDU 1131 - Successful Parenting Credits: 1 hr
This course is designed to give an overview of how to be a successful parent. Emphasis is placed on establishing emotional security, enhancing educational development, and developing a positive self-concept.
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EDU 1303 - PRAXIS I: Reading, Writing and Mathematics Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to prepare prospective teachers (BK— 12) to take the Pre-Professional Skills Test [PPST] (PRAXIS I examination). The course is also designed to introduce students to the PRAXIS I format, to determine strengths and weaknesses that students may have in the areas of reading, writing and mathematics, and to review previous materials to enhance the learning process.
Grade: Pass/Fail.
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EDU 1304 - Freshman Seminar Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to acclimate students to Winston-Salem State University and to help students accomplish the goals of liberal learning. The focus will be on helping new students enhance interpersonal relationships, develop a personal identity, explore education as a career, meet the requirements for being admitted to the Department of Education; and begin the process of developing academic and intellectual competence. This is a writing intensive course, which allows students multiple opportunities to engage in formal writing, receive feedback, and improve their writing skills.
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EDU 1351 - Current, Critical Issues and Trends in Education Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a survey of the current and critical issues and trends in education. There will be a focus on critical reading, analysis and writing. This freshmen level course will help prepare students to become critical readers and better writers. No prior knowledge of these issues and trends is required. This is a level II course.
General Education Designation: Yes
Student Learning Outcome: Critical Reading
Curricular Theme: Literature
Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: May 8, 2012
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EDU 2104 - Introduction to Education Credits: 1 hr
This course is designed to introduce prospective teacher education students to the teaching profession. There is also a 12- hour field experience component for this course. The students will be able to identify diverse needs of children in the classroom. This is the first level of clinical experience for students.
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EDU 2301 - Advancing the Academic Success of Black Males Credits: 3 hrs
From a critical thinking perspective, this course will interpret and analyze the academic and social inequities affecting Black Males in American P12 schools. Emphasis will be placed on building students’ critical thinking skills as students unpack the current research on Black male academic and social progress as it relates to literacy development and discipline disproportionality. Students will identify culturally relevant practices for supporting the productive development of Black male students in an effort to cultivate more socially just learning environments for all students.
Note(s): GE SLO: Critical Thinking; AK: Social/Behavioral Science; CuT: Diversity
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EDU 2304 - Sociological, Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Education Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the history, purposes, organization, and administration of the American public school system, with special emphasis on the role of the teacher in the total educational program. In addition, current issues in education are critically examined.
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EDU 2310 - Working with Young Children Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to offer the student practical knowledge of activities and materials appropriate to the developmental needs of young children. Emphasis: activities for cognitive and social development; selection and utilization of materials; and techniques for arranging the physical environment for effective learning.
Pre-requisite(s): Approval of department chair.
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EDU 2312 - Comparative and International Education Credits: 3 credit hours
This course explores the basic principles and concepts in comparative and international education and seeks to acquaint students with knowledge of the field of comparative and international education. These will include some theories guiding comparative study and major educational issues impacting teaching and learning worldwide. Participants in the course will analyze some educational systems in terms of philosophy, policies, control, etc. At the elementary and secondary levels, students will analyze gender differences and related issues in educational settings in terms of access, achievement, teacher attitudes, etc. in schools across the world. They will review data on the achievement of American students and compare them to students in other countries, based on the PISA exam for 15 year olds. Students will also review the preparation and status of teachers in the general society; they will compare and contrast the attitude of the society in various countries towards teachers and teaching, and how it impacts teacher performance.
Pre-requisite(s): Any level one Critical Reading or Written Communication general education course
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EDU 2320 - Infant Care Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to enable the student to master those skills needed by persons who provide care for children ages birth to 18 months. Learning activities and motivational techniques that promote the development of each child are emphasized. Techniques: reading, lecture, audio-visual presentation, discussion, observation.
Pre-requisite(s): Approval of department chair.
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EDU 2322 - Promoting Social Justice through Education
This writing intensive course will provide students with the opportunity to develop an approved written proposal for service learning projects/problem based learning project based on the analysis of a series of complex, real-world problems regarding the social justice for parents and students within a specific low-income, high-need school community. The course emphasizes the ways students can advocate for parents and students in a community and use community agencies and resources to implement a project. This course emphasizes written communication for the purpose of seeking approval of a service learning project and emphasis is placed on working with culturally and linguistically diverse students, parents, schools and the community.
Pre-requisite(s): Level One Writing Course, Sophomore status
Student Learning Outcome: General Education, AK: Social/Behavioral Sci, CT: Diversity, SLO: Written Comm
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EDU 2334 - Education, Culture, and Society Credits: 3 hrs.
This course is designed to allow education and non-education majors to acquire a basic understanding of the history, purposes, organization, and administration of schools, to examine various influences of society on schools and vice versa, and to explore and evaluate information to increase their understanding of significant issues and controversies in American education. The course available to all majors. It gives students early exposure to schooling society and addresses contemporary issues that will help students understand their own eductaional experiences. This coursse is designed for students at the sophomore level. It provides an interdisciplinary perspective that focuses on the following issues: the purpose of education, who benefits from education, societal conditions that impact student learning, the organization of schooling, the purposes of assessment, and contemporary issues in education. The course is designed to provide students with a clear understanding of the issues and controversies confronting American education today. The course will examine such questions as the following: (a) What is the role of schools relative to social justice and equity, (b) How do facotrs of race, class, gender, abilities, etc., affect the educational experiences of students both within and across schools? (c) What is the ultimate purpose of education, and how can society best achieve this purpose?
The course will introduce education as influenced by multiple facotrs, including self, child, family, community and society. Students will expand their view of society and the civic role they can play as citizens. This course will assist students in reflecting on how they themselves learn and help bring personal coherence to their understanding of educational theories and practices. As students are engaged in the community outside the university, they will develop a broader picture of where schools fit into the complex social and political system.
Note(s): General Education Course that Satisfies SLO: Information Literacy; AK: Social/Behavorial Science; CuT: Diversity.
Pre-requisite(s): Sophomore status.
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EDU 3311 - Child and Adolescent Development Credits: 3 hrs
The course will examine the growth and development of the child from birth to twelve years. Emphasis will be placed on the whole child and all aspects of development: physical, mental, language, emotional, psychomotor, and social will be considered. Students will be introduced to various theories of the developmental process and will explore their implications for the classroom.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
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EDU 3315 - Curriculum, Instructional Planning and Assessment Credits: 3 hrs
EDU 3315 is designed to provide conceptual tools and analytic skills essential to planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction. The design of instruction that incorporates behavioral, cognitive and constructivist theories of learning and views of curriculum will be considered. Topics that will be discussed are: types of learning; conditions of learning; performance objectives; purposes, forms, and procedures for educational assessment; task analysis, and lesson design.
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EDU 3330 - Educators as Researchers Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to give Education majors the opportunities to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the education field. Students work independently under the guidance of a departmental faculty member. Students choose a research topic and carry out research in the field of education. Students will be expected to produce a written paper and make an oral presentation on their research project.
Pre-requisite(s): junior standing and department approval
Student Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking, Critical Reading and Information Literacy
Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: September 19, 2017
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EDU 3336 - Educational Media/Computers in Education Credits: 3 hrs
This course focuses on the role of the microcomputer in education. Topics covered include instructional hardware and software, determination of classroom needs, evaluation of instructional materials, sources of assistance to educators on the use of computers, and techniques of applying computerized instruction in the classroom. The course also provides the opportunity for students to learn how to operate educational equipment, e.g., laminating machines, overhead projectors, opaque projectors, cassette recorders, and others.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Grade: C or better.
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EDU 3343 - Cultural Diversity Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to help students develop an understanding of the various intra-national cultural groups in our communities (e.g., Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian Americans, etc.). Such an understanding is critical to the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes essential for functioning successfully as leaders and advocates for children in public schools. Topics to be covered in this course include: (1) values and beliefs, (2) family structures and styles, (3) child rearing practices and expectations, (4) learning styles, (5) interpersonal strategies for participating in cross-racial/cultural interactions, and (6) anti-bias techniques for classroom curriculum and teaching. Special attention will be given to developing competencies needed to work effectively with parents and their children to maximize school success.
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EDU 4030 - Independent Study Credits: 1-3 hrs
This course provides an opportunity for a student to design and pursue a project that will further his/her understanding of an aspect of the educational enterprise and/or develop and refine skills useful in the pursuit of a career in education.
Pre-requisite(s): Approval of the department chair and a faculty sponsor.
Grade: Pass/Fail.
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EDU 4326 - Adult Education Credits: 3 hrs
Part one of this course deals with the general history, philosophy, organization and administration of adult education. Part two deals with methods of informal instruction, group leadership, conference planning, and techniques in handling various issues of education programs as well as for those preparing to serve as teachers and/or as leaders for various agencies serving adults.
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EDU 4339 - Integrating Media and Technology in P-12 Settings Credits: 3 hrs.
Through hands-on activities, this course introduces students to the use and applications of various modes of information technology to teaching and learning. Emphasis is laid on the ability of the student to demonstrate effective use and integration of various technologies into instruction in the classroom. It explores various utilization of computers, media and Information technologies in P-12 settings in ways that maximizes instruction and learning for students. It also covers development and uses of multimedia in the classroom, information communication and Internet resources, development of instructional web pages; and various technology integration strategies for the content areas. Prerequisites: good knowledge and skills in computers and MS Office suite.
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EDU 4352 - Principles of Teaching Mathematics Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed for students preparing to teach secondary school mathematics. Innovative techniques used in the teaching of mathematics will be discussed and developed.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Grade: C or better.
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EDU 4353 - Principles and Methods of Teaching English I Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to provide the prospective teacher of English in the senior high and middle school with the needed competencies to select, organize, and effectively use materials for strengthening the communication skills of students. Special attention will be given to the examination of textbooks and to the evaluation of instruction within the area. Credit will not be allowed for work of less than C quality.
Pre-requisite(s): An average of C or better in English courses and admission to the Teacher Education Program.
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EDU 4354 - Principles and Methods of Teaching Social Studies Credits: 3 hrs
This course involves the prospective secondary and middle grades social studies teacher in classroom and field work designed to produce competent teachers who can select worthwhile materials from various sources and organize individualized, small-group and large-group lesson plans and teaching units so secondary pupils may acquire the social concepts, skills, and values necessary for adult life.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to the Teacher Education Program, completion of application for student teaching and completion of RED 4364 and PSY 3336.
Grade: C or better.
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EDU 4355 - Principles and Methods of Teaching Science Credits: 3 hrs
This course combines methods of teaching with a survey of subject matter in the areas of science. Emphasis will be placed upon principles, techniques, and procedures that will form an articulate bridge between the learner and the competencies to be developed and the attitudes and appreciations to be gained. The problems and challenges in methodology will be treated objectively. Methods and their adaptations to scientific situations will be presented, discussed, and demonstrated. Effective methods that have been handed down through the ages, as well as current practices, will be noted.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
Grade: C or better.
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EDU 4356 - Principles and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in the Secondary School Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to examine the principles of teaching modern foreign languages. All current methodological and pedagogical theories and applications will be examined. Emphasis will be placed on innovative techniques used in the teaching of Spanish at the junior and senior high levels. Special attention will be given to the development of competencies needed to select, organize, and effectively use materials for enhancing the fundamental language skills of students. Lesson planning, micro-teaching, the examination of textbooks, professional organizations and the evaluation of instruction within the discipline will be introduced. Attention will also be paid to the role of proficiency testing.
Pre-requisite(s): An average of 25 or better in foreign language courses and admission to the Teacher Education Program.
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EDU 4357 - Principles and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in the Elementary Schools Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to examine the principles of teaching modern foreign languages. All current methodological and pedagogical theories and applications will be examined. Emphasis will be placed on innovative techniques used in the teaching of Spanish at the elementary school level. Special attention will be given to the development of competencies needed to select, organize, and effectively use materials for enhancing the fundamental language skills of students. Lesson planning, micro-teaching, the examination of textbooks, professional organizations, and the evaluation of instruction within the discipline will be introduced. Attention will also be paid to the role of proficiency testing.
Pre-requisite(s): An average of 25 or better in foreign language courses and admission to the Teacher Education Program.
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EDU 4360 - Seminar in Educational Services Credits: 3 hrs
In conjunction with Internship in Educational Service, this course is the capstone experience were students will demonstrate their proficiency between the theory and the practical application of their area of study in a professional work environment. Students will develop and submit a portfolio that reflects their professional activities and growth throughout their internship experience.
Corequisite(s): Enrollment in EDU 4600 Internship in Educational Services
Student Learning Outcome: Written Communication
Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: November 20, 2018
Effective Date: January 2019
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EDU 4600 - Internship in Educational Services Credits: 6 hrs
Internships are off-campus experiential learning activities designed to provide students with opportunities to make connections between the theory and practice of their academic study and the practical application of the study in a professional work environment. The internship experience provides the student with authentic work experience, allowing them to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in a supportive, supervised setting. Additionally, this experience will help students gain a clearer sense of what skills they may still need to develop and provides them with an opportunity to build professional networks. Internships are completed under the guidance of a university supervisor. In conjunction with the university supervisor, the student will create educational based activities for adult services which will create the students’ framework for learning and reflection. Interns will complete a minimum of 200 hours of service.
Pre-requisite(s): with permission of instructor
Student Learning Outcome: Oral Communication
Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: November 20, 2018
Effective Date: January 2019
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EDU 4981 - Observation, Student Teaching, and Practicum Credits: 9 hrs
This course deals with the application of theory to teaching situations in the school. Proficiency in handling typical classroom situations is developed. This course is required for all teacher education majors.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program Approval by the Teacher Education Committee and the major department.
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EDU 4991 - Cooperative Education Field Experience: Alternating Plan Credits: 9 hrs
This course offers students an opportunity to prepare for their chosen careers by combining academic theory and actual work experience. The work experience is to be full-time paid work for approximately 15 weeks. The Cooperative Education staff, the employer, the student, and the student’s major department must agree on the employment terms and the learning experience to be gained. The academic grade (either Pass-Fail, or A, B, C, D, F) is the responsibility of the student’s major department, with due consideration given to the employer’s evaluation of the student. The student may enroll in this course in two non-consecutive semesters for a total of 12 credit hours. These hours or any part thereof can count toward the student’s degree, or may be additive, at the discretion of the student’s major department.
Pre-requisite(s): Approval of the student’s major department and the staff of Cooperative Education.
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EFL 1103 - Freshman Seminar for English & Foreign Languages Credits: 1 hr.
This course is designed to acquaint students with Winston-Salem State University and the disciplines within the Department of English and Foreign Languages. The focus will be on helping new students enhance interpersonal relationships, develop a personal identity, explore possible careers, and begin the process of developing academic and intellectual competence.
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ESL 2301 - Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Credits: 3 hrs
In this course, candidates will study the basic features of language learning, fundamental language acquisition theories, the stages of second language development, and the individual student needs and characteristics that will contribute to student performance. Candidates will draw conclusions about various language learning theories and how those theories can be applied to the school community.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 1301 and ENG 1302
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ESL 2305 - Language, Culture, and Cross- cultural Interaction Credits: 3
The course will engage students in critical inquiry about the relationship between language and culture, which defines humans’ outlook on the world. Students will learn about diverse cultures and languages so that they acquire an integrative understanding of the shared human values across significant differences. Metaphorically put, the course will help students ‘figure out the foreigners’ and ‘step out and fit in around the world’. The course will focus on language universals, on different linguistic ways used in communication by different societies, and on some effective strategies for appropriately addressing the challenges posed to cross-cultural communication by cultural and linguistic diversity. The course may be used as a course that satisfies some of WSSU’s general education requirements as well as an elective course for students majoring in elementary education with an academic concentration in TESL.
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ESL 2310 - Englishes of the World Credits: 3
The course will familiarize the students with the global spread of English and its linguistic, social, and cultural implications for the world’s nations as well as for international communication. The course aims at examining and re-evaluating concepts such as native speaker, non-native speaker, linguistic ownership, and language variety as well as the new meaning attached to them in the globalized era. The course will serve as a course that satisfies some of the WSSU’s general education requirements as well as an elective course for students majoring in elementary education with an academic concentration in TESL.
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ESL 2315 - Gender Differences in Language Use Credits: 3 hrs
The course will introduce students to the study of the relationship between language as used by women and language as used by men as well as the culural/social expectations of such use. Students will be introduced to investigative tools they need in order to be able to conduct their independent exploration of problematic areas, such as, language power and women’s status, female vs. male style in communication and interaction, language and gender stereotypes, miscommunication across genders, promotion of gender equality in language use, and ungenderized language.
Note(s): SLO: Information Literacy: AK: Foreign Language and Culture; CuT: Diversity
Pre-requisite(s): One level two writing course; one critical thinking course
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ESL 2320 - Language and Society Credits: 3 hrs
The course will develope/increase students’ ability to identify, location, evaluate, and use information effectvely and responsibly to increase understanding of the ways language works in society. Students will be introduced to investigative tools they need in order to be able to conduct their independent exploration of problematic ares, such as the relationship between linguistic varation and socialcategories like socioeconomic class, ethinicity, geographical location, age, the ways language creates indentifies, and the ways in which it constructs, mirros and disputes social justice and power in society.
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ESL 3300 - Cultural Aspects of Teaching and Learning ESL Credits: 3 hrs
This course will examine major issues of language and culture relevant to elementary school teachers who might be faced with ESL students in their classes. Candidates will be introduced to universal aspects of language such as communicative meaning and intentions/uses of communication. Relevant similarities and differences in world languages will be examined with respect to the interconnectedness of language and culture. Candidates will study the function of language in daily life, its effect on bilingual students, and the influence of cultural heritage and identity on second language skills development.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 1301 and ENG 1302
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ESL 3301 - Grammar for Teachers of ESL Credits: 3 hrs
This course examines basic issues concerning the role of grammar in the development of ESL students’ communicative competence as well as basic issues concerning the teaching of grammar and the techniques for doing so. The course will also provide a general overview of English grammar from a traditional as well as a communicative/functional perspective. It will focus primarily on aspects of English grammar that are relevant to teaching ESL students.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 1301 and ENG 1302
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ESL 3308 - Literacy Strategies for English Language Learners Credits: 3 hrs
The course examines instructional strategies to meet the needs of English language learners in the mainstream classroom. Teacher candidates are introduced to strategies for the development of students’ reading and writing skills, academic language, and vocabulary. Special emphasis is placed on designing and implementing effective lesson plans that include both language objectives and content-area objectives. Some attention is given to selecting diverse age-appropriate works, evaluating/adapting literary materials, and using a variety of texts such as advertisements and cartoons.
Pre-requisite(s): Junior standing or permission of the instructor.
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ESL 4301 - Effective Teaching Methods in ESL Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to examine the major trends, methods, principles and strategies of teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). Special emphasis will be placed on the major trends language teaching contributing to the development of students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. ESL content-based instruction will also be referenced in this course. Lesson planning, micro-teaching, examination of textbooks in the discipline will be addressed. Ways of adapting lesson plans and textbooks to the needs of ESL students will be discussed.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 or ENG 2302
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ELE 3302 - Concepts of Mathematics and Science Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to prepare prospective elementary school teachers in the areas of mathematics and science so that they will be able to use this knowledge to teach these two subjects in the elementary grades. The knowledge base under girding mathematical and scientific concepts, skills and processes that are outlined in the curriculum guides (K-6) will be emphasized.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
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ELE 3304 - Curriculum Development Credits: 3 hrs
This course introduces the prospective teacher to the major types of elementary curricula: the State Course of Study, the organization, objectives, techniques, procedures, and instructional resources. Emphasis is placed on innovation and current trends in the curricula; analysis of modern teaching situations and issues; the selection, application and organization of content; and the optimum use of appropriate materials and techniques applicable to grades K-6. Provisions are made for observations in schools with varying organizational patterns.
Periods Per week: (Three periods per week.)
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program.
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ELE 3311 - Human Growth and Development Credits: 3 hrs
The course will examine the growth and development of humans from birth to through adolescent. Emphasis will be placed on key aspects of development in K-12 learners: physical, mental, language, emotional, psychomotor, and social will be considered. Students will be introduced to various theories of the developmental process and will explore their implications for the classroom.
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ELE 4332 - Elem. Lang. Arts & Soc. Studies Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to prepare the prospective elementary teacher to apply various approaches to teaching language arts in grades K-6. A variety of classroom experiences will be utilized to stimulate and involve the student in the teaching process. Special attention will be given to oral and written communication, development of a balanced literary program, and the selection, preparation, and organization of various teaching materials into lessons and an integrated unit. Furthermore, a critical understanding of social studies concepts, generalizations, and experiences developmentally appropriate for elementary students will be stressed. Opportunities are provided for planning of integrated cross-curricular activities using citizenship transmission, social science inquiry, and reflective inquiry to aid the acquisition and maintenance of social studies skills, concepts, and attitudes.
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ELE 4333 - Responsive Pedagogy Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to prepare the prospective elementary school teacher to apply various methods and materials associated with teaching and learning arithmetic, social studies, and science in grades K-6. Special attention is given to theories of motivation, classroom management, and lesson and unit planning, ages 3- 12, in a regular classroom.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program, ELE 3302 , ELE 3304 and grade of “C” or better.
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ELE 4334 - Methods and Assessment in Teaching Language Arts Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to prepare the teacher candidate to apply various approaches to teaching and assessing the language arts for grades K-6. The content of six language arts domains: reading, writing, listening, critical thinking, visually representing, and speaking will be emphasized. A variety of classroom pedagogical experiences will involve the candidate in developing and presenting both literacy lessons and thematic units. Special attention will be given to the handwriting, spelling, visually representing, and the writing process. In addition, both informal and formal assessments in the language arts will be covered.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program, EDU 4338, RED 3361
Corequisite(s): Taken concurrently with ELE 4335 , ELE 4332 , ELE 4336 , RED 4312
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ELE 4335 - Methods and Assessment in Teaching Mathematics Credits: 3 hrs
This course will examine methods of teaching mathematics to students in grades K-6 to enhance prospective elementary teachers’ knowledge of mathematical concepts. The course is designed with an emphasis on meaning, theory, developmentally appropriate methods, instructional resources, objectives, and assessments, while including procedures in teaching fundamental operations, number sense, geometry, algebra, measurement, data analysis and probability.
Note(s): Senior
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program
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ELE 4336 - Classroom Management and Instruction Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to introduce pre-service teachers to effective classroom management practices to successfully address students needing behavioral support. The primary focus is to help teachers understand foundational as well as contemporary classroom management models and theorists, and use those models to develop their own classroom management model. In addition, classroom instructional methods including differentiated learning, student learning objectives, lesson planning, and unit development will be covered.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program, EDU 4338, RED 3361
Corequisite(s): Taken concurrently with ELE 4335 , ELE 4332 , ELE 4334 , RED 4312
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ELE 4338 - Methods and Assessment in Teaching Social Studies Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to focus knowledge of and appreciation for the interplay of the social sciences with the multicultural forces in society and developing the abilities and attitudes in teacher candidates to understand those dynamics will be highlighted in this course. The Integrated Social Studies Methods course focuses on knowledge and understanding of social studies concepts, generalizations, and experiences that are developmentally appropriate for elementary school children with opportunities provided for the planning of integrated cross-curricular activities using citizenship transmission, social science inquiry, and reflective inquiry to aid in the acquisition and maintenance of social studies skills, concepts, and attitudes.
Pre-requisite(s): Admission to Teacher Education Program, EDU 4338, RED 3361 .
Corequisite(s): Taken concurrently with ELE 4335 , ELE 4334 , ELE 4336 , RED 4312 .
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ENG 1300 - Introduction to College Writing Credits: 3 hrs.
This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and practices of college writing. Through intensive writing practice, students concentrate on mastering the basic composition skills needed to communicate effectively. Placement in this writing depends upon the student’s level of proficiency as measured by a departmental examination. (Students enrolled in this course receive a grade of “P” or “F”. Credit for this course is not counted toward the total hours needed for graduation.)
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ENG 1303 - The Autobiography/Me Credits: 3 hrs.
This writing course leads to self-discovery and finding one’s voice. Students will be introduced to a variety of written pathways to self-discovery, including the autobiography, the manifesto, the sermon, and the critical essay. Students will write essays and will blog about themselves and their personal journeys of self-discovery.
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ENG 1304 - Moving Behind the Mask Credits: 3 hrs.
This course focuses on the gaze, masquerade, and hybridity in literature. Students will learn about the “masks” writers and readers assume through an examination of masquerade in literature. Students will identify and examine the gaze, masquerade, and hybridity in and beyond texts while analyzing themselves and their visual culture. Students will demonstrate their understanding of these concepts through blogging, role-playing, and the creation of individual and group presentations.
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ENG 1305 - Thinking and Writing Critically About Literature Credits: 3 hrs
This course focuses upon the application of rhetorical and linguistic principles to the critical examination of various works of literature. Students will develop proficiency in reading literary works and use critical analysis skills to discuss, evaluate, and write about these works of art, their style and the context in which they were written. Works from various literary genres, will be utilized in a substantial number of writing assignments focused on both honing writing skills and the critical analysis of the literature presented.
Student Learning Outcome: Written Communication
Area of Knowledge: Literature
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ENG 1311 - English as a Second Language (ESL) Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to teach non-native speakers and Limited English Proficient students the fundamentals of standard English through listening, speaking, reading, and writing and to develop and refine these skills. Emphasis is placed on proficiency in using vocabulary and syntax in context. Teaching/learning strategies are designed specifically for adults. Special attention will be given to age-appropriate and career-specific skills development through the selection of definite ESL activities and educational materials and media. Individualized sessions are offered according to the native language of each speaker/student.
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ENG 1314 - Compositions on Current Events Credits: 3 hrs.
The purpose of this course is to help students improve their proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking by keeping abreast of current events. Students will have extensive opportunities to read, listen to, discuss, and write about local, national, and international current events to improve their proficiency in written communication skills. Throughout the semester, projects will be peer critiqued using evaluative rubrics. The course will conclude with a final writing portfolio.
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ENG 1315 - Black Speculative Literature of the 20th and 21st Centuries Credits: 3 hrs.
In this course, students are introduced to black writers of speculative literature, including Octavia Butler, Tananarive Due, and Derrick Bell, as well as other writers who introduce race as a major theme. Through a series of readings and writing assignments, students will examine ways in which writers grapple with key themes typically addressed in speculative literature: communication (alien contact, time travel), political structures (utopias / dystopias, post-apocalyptic environments), impact of science (drugs and diseases), and religion. Students will also evaluate the depiction of race in science fiction films.
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ENG 2101 - Tutor Training for the Writing Center Credits: 1 hr
The course trains students to serve as writing consultants in the Writing Center. Students will be introduced to writing theory and explore tutoring methods designed to help improve writing skills, including prewriting, organization, development, support, documentation, and proofreading.
Pre-requisite(s): Must have earned at least a B in Freshman Composition I and II, and must provide writing samples and letters of recommendation from faculty.
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ENG 2115 - Practicum in English Credits: 1 hr.
This course is designed for freshman and sophomore students interested in teaching English, grades 9-12. Opportunities are provided to explore approaches to teaching English through practicum assignments in local secondary schools.
Grade: Pass/Fail.
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ENG 2301 - World Literature I Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a study of select world literature from its beginnings to the seventh century and represents a variety of genres, cultures, genders, and traditions. Students use various writing techniques to construct meaning from the text.
Pre-requisite(s): two written communication courses
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ENG 2302 - World Literature II Credits: 3 hrs
This course of study of select literary works represents a variety of genres, cultures, genders, and traditions and is from the seventeenth century and beyond. Attention is given to the intellectual and cultural backgrounds of the works and their interaction with their sociohistorical contexts. Students use various writing techniques to construct meaning from the text.
Pre-requisite(s): two written communication courses
Student Learning Outcome: Critical Reading
Area of Knowledge: Literature
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ENG 2304 - Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales from Around the World Credits: 3 hrs.
In this course, students will discover that fairytales offer far more than magic and childhood whimsy as they re-examine the fairytale genre through a scholarly lens. Students will explore common themes within the fairytale genre. Readings include variations of familiar fairytales such as “Cinderella,” “The Three Pigs,” and “Rapunzel” as told in countries around the world. Universal in nature, fairytales provide cultural insight into the countries telling or “retelling” the narrative.
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ENG 2306 - Women’s Literature in a Global Context Credits: 3 hrs
This course focuses on the cross-cultural experiences of women as expressed in their literature. An important focus of the course is to highlight universal aspects of women’s lives through exploration of common themes such as patriarchy, women’s resistance, exile, traditional customs, rebellion, political repression, sexual violence, marriage, and family. Selections will include literature from South America, North and West Africa, and Asia. A broad theme in the course, as depicted through women’s voices, is the ways in which women respond to oppression and articulate feminist consciousness. The course will incorporate critical analysis of the literary elements of plot, characterization, symbolism, irony, setting, theme, point of view, style, and poetic techniques.
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ENG 2313 - Survey of American Literature I Credits: 3 hrs
This is a critical survey of the diverse literature of the United States from its beginnings to the Civil War. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation and appreciation of the literature studied.
Pre-requisite(s): two written communication courses
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ENG 2314 - Survey of American Literature II Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a critical study of diverse literature of the United States from the Civil War to the present. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation and appreciation of literature.
Pre-requisite(s): two written communication courses
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ENG 3132 - Review of English Usage Credits: 1 hr.
This course assists more advanced students in reviewing what is considered to be standard English usage in the academic, business, and professional worlds. Emphasis is placed mastery of standard items, combined with the study of major reference works and handbooks.
Grade: Pass/Fail.
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ENG 3151 - Junior Practicum I
This course introduces English/language arts teacher candidates to classroom management techniques, theory and practice, and the assessment of student learning. Candidates will be assigned a mentor who will work with them throughout their matriculation at the university. They will develop a notebook of teaching strategies and assessment methods and instruments, keep a journal reflecting on their mentoring experience, and use their reflections to compose a final paper focusing on the impact of the mentoring experience, particularly as it has prepared them for the methods course and the clinical experience.
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ENG 3161 - Junior Practicum II Credits: 1 hr.
This course is a follow-up to Junior Practicum I and will reinforce theory introduced in the first course through activities which allow students (1) to work through classroom management problems (case studies, scenarios, role play, workshops on conflict resolution and negotiation, etc.) and (2) to become familiar with the variety of classroom assessment tools and practices currently used by our public school partners. Candidates will continue to work with their mentors and to develop their reflection journal focusing on the application of theories learned in Junior Practicum I.
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ENG 3301 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3 hrs
This course is an introduction to linguistics with emphasis on theory, method, and terminology. Language structures, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics are examined in relation to historical, descriptive, and generative linguistics. Social uses of language and language variationare also studied.
Pre-requisite(s): ENG 2301 and ENG 2302
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