182 Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities MENG 6120 - Teaching Traditional and Contemporary Young Adult Literature Credits: (4) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] This course provides abroad, practical background in young adult literature, both traditional and contemporary, with emphasis on current theories and methods in literature pedagogy. Selection and evaluation of texts that appeal to young adults, reading strategies, censorship, themes and genres will be given special attention. Prerequisite: MED 6050 Curriculum Design, Evaluation, Assessment (3) must be taken prior to MENG 5210/6120. We strongly recommend that MENG 6110 Writing for Teachers (3) or MENG 6230 Wasatch Range Writing Project Summer Institutes (3) be taken prior to MENG 5210/6120. MENG 5210 and MENG 6120 must be taken concurrently. Permission of instructor required to register. MENG 6210 - Teaching Literature in the Secondary Schools Credits: (3) Designed primarily for in-service teachers, this course explores the most current research and theory concerning the teaching of literature and applies it to issues in the secondary classroom. MENG 6230 - Wasatch Range Writing Project Summer Institute Credits: (1-6) Typically taught: Summer [lst Blk, 2nd Blk] This course is designed to follow the National Writing Project model. The four-week Invitational Institute is for inservice teachers nominated by their school district or their peers. It is designed to develop leadership skills in those teachers to enable them to impact the quality of writing instruction in their individual schools and district. It is also designed to develop teacher leadership for the Wasatch Range Writing Project. The One Week Open Institute is open to any inservice teacher wishing to improve writing instruction in his/her classroom. Can be repeated once up to eight (8) credit hours total. Permission of instructor required to register. MENG 6231 - Wasatch Range Writing Project Advanced Institute Credits: (1-6) Variable Title and Credit Course This is a variable topics variable title course designed for Wasatch Range Writing Project Teacher Consultants, teachers who have taken the WRWP Summer Institute and work with WRWP providing professional development to local school districts. It allows those teachers to increase their effectiveness as teachers, add to their expertise for work with inservice teachers and research possible solutions to literacy issues facing elementary and secondary education in our region. Course titles may include: Developing Utah State Core Standards Workshops, Digital Writing, Developing Argument Writing Across the disciplines. Only six hours can be used for meeting elective requirements in the MENG program. Prerequisite: Six hours credit in MENG 6230 . May be repeated 6 times and up to 18 credit hours. MENG 6240 - Seminar in American Literature Credits: (3) Variable Title This seminar explores major texts of one particular American era. The course focuses on literature which articulates the selected period. This variable emphasis course may be repeated 10 times for credit with different content. MENG 6250 - Seminar in British Literature Credits: (3) Variable Title This seminar explores major texts of one particular British era. This course focuses on the literature which articulates the selected period. This variable emphasis course may be repeated 3 times up to 6 credit hours with different subject matter. MENG 6260 - Seminar in World Literature Credits: (3) Variable Title This seminar explores literature other than American or British. The course focuses on the literature which articulates the selected time and place. This variable emphasis course may be repeated 10 times for credit with different subject matter. MENG 6280 - TESOL Practicum Credits: (3) TESOL practicum provides guided and supported experience in one or more of the following: tutorial, small group teaching, whole class lesson planning. Candidates will practice a variety of instructional modes for speaking, reading and writing. Permission of instructor required to register. MENG 6310 - Language and Linguistics for Teachers Credits: (3) Designed primarily for in-service teachers, this course explores recent research in linguistics and applies it to issues in the secondary classroom. MENG 6320 - World Languages Credits: (3) This course broadens students' awareness of diversity among the world's languages, thereby fostering understanding and appreciation of the nature of human language in general. Issues may include language obsolescence and maintenance, writing systems of the world, prosody and poetic forms in other languages, language history, and language families. Some prior experience in linguistics or language structures will be helpful as students study profiles of selected languages representing major language families of the world and various geographical areas. MENG 6330 - Literary and Rhetorical Stylistics Credits: (3) This course surveys the literature on style in linguistics, literature, and rhetoric. Some prior background in grammar will be useful as students engage in quantitative and qualitative stylistic analysis of texts from a literary period, genre, or particular author and learn how diction, syntax, and figurative language can be deployed to communicative and artistic ends. Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog