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Foreign Language (Intermediate Competency)

0-12 credit hours
Major Courses
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ENG-220   Approaches to Literary Analysis3 Hours
A foundation for the critical analysis of literature, with emphasis on informed reading and written response to selections from poetry, fiction, and drama, while incorporating basic literary terms and basic theories of criticism. Prerequisite: Major in English, English Education, Writing, or permission of the Division.
ENG-241   Studies in English Grammar3 Hours
Analysis of the forms, functions, and arrangements of words that signal meaning in our system of language. Topics include (but are not limited to) sentence patterns and types, modification principles and applications, concord, complementation, logic of structure, mechanical accuracy, and punctuation precision. Course objective is operational command of the syntax of English.
ENG-481   English Capstone3 Hours
Leads English majors in a culminating experience of literary analysis. Through class discussion, reading, research, writing, and portfolio development, students will review explorations and connections made in their IWU coursework and then cast a vision for how they might implement what they have learned into constructive life skills.
9 credit hours
Literature*
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EDU-265   Literature for Adolescents3 Hours
Literature for Adolescents emphasizes applying criteria for evaluation, selection, and utilization of literature by reading actual selections, reader response, and discussion. Cultural diversity, developmental appropriateness, appreciation for literature, and lifelong learning are set in the context of current research. The integration of faith and learning is a strong component of the course.
ENG-233   American Literature Survey3 Hours
A chronological study of the development of American literature, including literature of authors of color, from Thomas Hariot and other Colonial and Revolutionary authors through the American Renaissance to the present day. Provides an extensive factual overview with in-depth study of selected works to develop both wide and critical reading.
ENG-240   British Literature Survey3 Hours
A chronological study of the development of British literature. Beginning with Chaucer and working toward the present, this course focuses on selected authors as well as on the historical/philosophical milieu from which their literatures grow.
Select one from each of the following upper-level Literature electives categories:

Category 1: American Literature, Colonial-19th Century
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ENG-371   American Renaissance3 Hours
Study of major writers in the period 1830 to 1870 with attention to Emersonian transcendentalism as evidenced in his own work and as it influenced in varied ways the aesthetics and practices of Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, and Whitman.
ENG-372   Hawthorne3 Hours
Study of Hawthorne--the man, his times, his aesthetics, and his works--centered on his American Notebooks, his short stories and essays, and a selection of his novels, including The Scarlet Letter and The Marble Faun.
ENG-373   American Short Fiction3 Hours
Study of the development of the American short story from Irving, Hawthorne, and Poe through local color writers, experimentalists, James, realists, and naturalists to the great variety of current practices.
ENG-374   American Poetry3 Hours
A chronological study of a selection of classic American poets from Bradstreet and Taylor through Eliot and Frost, concluding with study of a large number of recent and current poets.
ENG-476   American Literature to 18303 Hours
A study of "firsts"--reading in Colonial writings, including voyage and travel logs, polemical works, sermons, histories, biographies, diaries, journals, almanacs, and poetry, followed by study of the independence documents and the beginnings of belles letters: Romantic poetry, essay, short story, drama, and novel.
ENG-477   Melville3 Hours
Intensive study of Melville's work from Typee to Mardi to Moby Dick to Billy Budd. His milieu, his friendship with Hawthorne, his aesthetics, his life revealed in The Melville Log, are considered in relation to his work, but the emphasis is on critical reading of five novels.
ENG-478   Pre-Twentieth Century American Literature - Advanced Study3 Hours
Designed to provide an occasional course emphasizing a specific author or group of authors for advanced students. Offered as a study in Mark Twain, a study in Henry James, a study in Longfellow/Lowell/Holmes. May be repeated under different topics.
Category 2: British Literature, Pre-20th Century
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ENG-361   Shakespeare3 Hours
Focus on Shakespeare's drama, including comedies and tragedies. Methods of study feature analysis of text, integration of selected critical literature, dramatic interpretation teams, informal writing, and a significant critical essay.
ENG-362   Victorian Literature3 Hours
Careful reading of major poetry and prose (Lord Tennyson through Dante Rossetti and John Carlyle through John Stuart Mill) with attention to the historical and philosophical milieu (Pre-Raphaelite painters, for example). Selected critical literature integrated with text analysis.
ENG-364   Romantic Literature3 Hours
Careful reading of major poetry and prose (William Blake through Keats, Lamb, Hazlitt, and DeQuincey) with attention to the historical and philosophical milieu.
ENG-462   Milton3 Hours
Close reading of complete text of Paradise Lost and other works. Analysis will give attention both to the religio-political environment of the English Civil War and Commonwealth and to Milton's special place as a Renaissance and Reformation man who belongs to the small circle of great epic writers.
ENG-466   Chaucer3 Hours
A literary and linguistical study of Chaucer's work, including The Canterbury Tales (read in Middle English). Focuses on Chaucer's themes, era, and style, and on the semantics, phonology, morphology, and syntax of Middle English.
ENG-468   Pre-Twentieth Century British Literature - Advanced Study3 Hours
Designed to provide an occasional course emphasizing a specific author or group of authors for advanced students. Examples: a study in Walter Scott, Charlotte Bronte, or Charles Dickens. Selected critical literature integrated with text analysis. May be repeated under different authors.
Category 3: American/British Literature, Post 1900
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ENG-360   Modern Drama3 Hours
Intensive reading of selected American, British, and European plays from 1879 to the present. Analysis and critical literature will focus on significant twentieth-century and contemporary theatrical trends such as realism, expressionism, and the absurd.
ENG-365   British Literature of the Twentieth Century3 Hours
Careful study of major poetry and prose (Thomas Hardy to the present) with attention to the historical and philosophical milieu. Selected critical literature integrated with text analysis.
ENG-370   Twentieth-Century American Literature3 Hours
Close reading and critical study of selected works of major American poetry and prose of the twentieth century. Special attention to the characteristics and implications of realism, modernism, and postmodernism.
ENG-430   Contemporary Literature3 Hours
A careful study of selected literature by contemporary American and/or British authors. Selections may include short stories, poetry, drama, and the novel. Focus is on both artistry of language and on the impact of the author's thinking on contemporary culture. Literature includes major selections from minority authors.
ENG-469   Post-1900 British Literature - Advanced Study3 Hours
Designed to provide an occasional course emphasizing a specific author or group of authors for advanced students. Examples: T.S. Eliot, William Butler Yeats, or World War I poets.
ENG-479   Post-1900 American Literature - Advanced Study3 Hours
Designed to provide an occasional course emphasizing a specific author or group of authors for advanced students. Offered as a study in Robert Frost, modern novelists, and postmodern retellings. May be repeated under different topics.
21 credit hours
* Students will take an additional 3 hours of Literature electives.

Writing
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WRI-234   Advanced Writing3 Hours
Develops skills of advanced expressive, expository, and research writing--employing current aims of discourse and emphasizing peer critiquing. Students are exposed to working collaboratively on such projects as group presentations, group research, and essays. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENG-120 or Advanced Standing in English.
WRI-281   Rhetorical Strategies3 Hours
An advanced study of expository writing patterns and strategies, including research writing. Emphasizes the influence of classical rhetoric on modern forms. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENG-120 or Advanced Standing in English.
WRI-282   Writing for Results3 Hours
The study and practices of persuasive writing. Includes analysis of pulpit rhetoric, political rhetoric, advertising techniques, and propaganda. Based on classical rhetoric, the course considers the psychological impact of language on behavior. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENG-120 or Advanced Standing in English.
3 credit hours
Linguistics
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ENG-352 History of English Language3 Hours
An introduction to the history of English by the application of varied linguistic techniques to Old, Middle, and Modern English. Includes major units on the English sound system, the origins and evolutions of English, the sources and formation of vocabulary, English grammar and syntax, and English usage and dialect.
3 credit hours
Professional Education Courses
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EDU-130   American Education3 Hours
An orientation course for students who expect to enter the teaching profession. Considers the history, principles, problems, and philosophy of public education in American society. Study of the desired competencies in teaching, evaluation of one's own capacities, interests, and abilities, and planning of one's professional career.
EDU-200   Educational Technology1-2 Hours
This course provides an opportunity for the education major to develop skills in using word processing, database, Power Point, spreadsheet applications and webquest development. Application of the uses of the Internet will be included. Foundation to this course are the standards as set forth by the International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) in their National Education Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS*T): Also, the student will understand the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS) Basic operations and concepts, social, ethical, and human issues, Technology productivity tools, Technology communications tools, Technology research tools, Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools and how these standards will impact future teachers.
EDU-296   Secondary School Observation/ Participation1-2 Hours
Two weeks of full-time field experience within a public/private school classroom under direction of a classroom teacher and university supervisor. Course includes college seminars which provide overview and guidelines for classroom observation strategies. May Term. A current criminal background check may be required; students are responsible for related expenses. Prerequisites: EDU-130 or permission of the School of Teacher Education. CR/NC
EDU-240   Educational Psychology3 Hours
A study of the learning processes, methods of evaluation, and basic classroom management techniques. Special attention is devoted to students with special needs and multicultural perspectives. A current criminal background check may be required; students are responsible for related expenses. Prerequisites: EDU-130 and PSY-150.
EDU-250   Principles of Teaching3 Hours
The general methods course for senior high/junior high/middle school majors emphasizing lesson design, mastery teaching, motivation, effective instruction, classroom management, learning styles, and multicultural diversity. A current criminal background check may be required; students are responsible for related expenses.
PSY-276   Psychology of the Exceptional Learner3 Hours
This course will explore the needs of children who differ in cognitive-academic, social-emotional, physical-sensory characteristics. (Required for all Education majors.)
EDU-324   Literacy in Diverse Classrooms3 Hours
This course serves to introduce pre-service teachers to the problems involved in learning from text. This course emphasizes practical strategies of reading and writing and methods of teaching from text that are particularly appropriate for use in middle schools and high schools. This course also addresses issues of student diversity and characteristics of texts for the less able reader to the gifted/talented. Emphasis is placed on the integration of various theories and strategies based on current standards, research and recommendations of IRA, NCTE, NCTM, NCSS, ASCD, etc. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program, or permission of the School of Teacher Education.
EDU-382   Methods of Teaching Senior High/ Junior High/Middle School Subjects3 Hours
The separate divisions of this course are given by instructors in the various departments. General methods of teaching for secondary majors include planning, teaching techniques, models of teaching, learning theories, measurement and evaluation, motivation, classroom management and discipline, culturally different learners, and special-needs learners as applied to teaching. Variations of this class are offered for English, Mathematics, Music, Physical and Health Education, Science, Spanish, Social Studies, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, and Visual Arts Education majors. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program. Co-requisite: EDU-382C.
EDU-382C   Methods of Teaching Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Practicum1 Hours
The separate divisions of this course are given by instructors in the various departments. General methods of teaching for secondary majors include planning, teaching techniques, models of teaching, learning theories, measurement and evaluation, motivation, classroom management and discipline, culturally different learners, and special-needs learners as applied to teaching. Field experiences will be offered in appropriate subject areas and grade levels. Variations of this class are offered for English, Mathematics, Music, Physical and Health Education, Science, Spanish, Social Studies, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, and Visual Arts Education majors. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program.
EDU-490   Supervised Student Teaching in Senior/Junior High/Middle School (5-12)15 Hours
Full-time student teaching in accredited schools under the direction of a supervising teacher and a School of Teacher Education faculty supervisor. Students may, if selected, participate in the cross-cultural Student Teaching Experience in an approved overseas school. Each student will receive two 8-week placements. Placements will be diversified according to the student's program and licensing requirements. A current criminal background check may be required; students are responsible for related expenses. Prerequisites: Admission to Student Teaching and successful completion of Stages A-C of the Teacher Education Program. CR/NC
EDU-495   Student Teaching Seminar1 Hours
A seminar stressing a professional examination of principles of classroom instruction and management, certification, job search procedures, interviewing strategies, mock interviews, accountability, and current issues in education. Activities relate theory to practical experience. An emphasis is placed upon the individual's refinement of reflective analysis skills regarding instructional/managerial strategies. CR/NC
39 credit hours

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