100 101 DEGREE REQ GEN ED COURSES attention to the ongoing relevance of such texts. 4010. Topics in Language Study Students will learn how to read closely and carefully, and how to make such literature meaningful for their own daily lives. 3550. Multicultural and Ethnic Literature in America (3) A survey of intercultural literature which reflects the rich diversity inherent in the American experience. The course includes works by Native, Hispanic, Asian, and African American authors. 3580. Regional Literature in America (3) This course will treat characteristic literature in various genres and themes from a designated region of the United States such as the West, South, New England, and so on. once with different designations. It may be taken more than 3720. Topics in Literature (3) A course offering works joined by a shared topic, issue, or literary movement. Topics may range from the historical to the contemporary and can include perspectives from various disciplines. The course will place the respective topic or movement in its historical, scientific, political, technological context. It may be taken more than once with different designations. 3730. Literatures of Cultures and Places (3) A course examining literature cultures and nations beyond England and America. Students will be introduced to the ways in which texts are closely tied to the geographical and cultural space as well as the historical movement from which they emerge. The course may focus on a single national culture or, alternately, offer representative works from various cultures. It may be taken more than once with different designations. 3740. The Literature of the Sacred (3) In this course, students will pursue variable topics in language. Topics may include from various areas of study: advanced grammar, sociolinguistics, language and the law, linguistics and composition, linguistics and literature, among others as determined Johnson. Shakespeare and Milton, who are covered in other by the instructor. courses, may be treated briefly. A previous language course or consultation with the instructor is recommended before enrollment. 4100. Issues in Professional and Technical Writing (3) Various courses are offered to reflect important issues in profes- sional and technical writing, a dynamic and ever-changing profession. Sample issues are the role of technology in shaping and facilitating theories of technical writing, women in the workplace, and international communications. 4120. Seminar and Practicum in Professional and Technical Writing (3) The course serves as a capstone course for the minor, preparing students for immediate job placement. Students review techniques, strategies, and theories of technical writing. Also students prepare portfolios for job interviews. The practicum is based on an internship/cooperative work experience in the community, the most time-intensive aspect of this course. (3) A study of one or more spiritual, religious, or ethical books of taken more than once with different designations. HU3750. Themes and Ideas in Literature (3) This course focuses on the various social, philosophical, and political themes emerging in literary texts. Students will learn the critical skills necessary to identify the intellectual currents in the texts under consideration, to engage in focused discussion, and to probe the various intentions of any act of writing. (This course may be repeated for credit more than once with different course titles.) 4400. Multicultural Perspectives on Literature for Young People (3) Students will study the principles of literature for young people in combination with the theories of multi-cultural education. Designed for teachers or those preparing to teach, it will address issues connected to schools, teaching strategies and pedagogy, and 3820. History of Literary Criticism (3) Starting with the works of Plato and Aristotle, students will explore rhetorical strategies and philosophical ideas that have influenced the reading of literary texts from classical times to the present. 3840. Methods and Practice in Tutoring Writers (1-3) Controlled experience in tutoring student writers in all disciplines. This course is only for people who are actually employed as a tutor. 4410. Strategies and Methodology of Teaching ESL (3) This course emphasizes practical strategies and methods of teaching English as a Second Language in the public school systems of this country. Prerequisite: Educ 3100 or by permission of instructor. 4450. ESL Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Practice (1) Principles and practice of assessing LEP (Limited English Proficient) students in public schools—including pre-entry, classroom, and exit assessment. Prerequisite: Educ 4530, MEduc 6530, or consent of instructor. 4520. American Literature: Beginnings to Civil War (3) This course will survey the major authors, genres, and themes of American literature through the Colonial, Federal, and Romantic eras, with the emphasis upon the latter. 4530. American Literature: Civil War to 1920 (3) This course emphasizes three dominant literary movements: realism, naturalism, and premodernism. It will focus on a variety of authors representing or bridging these movements. Authors covered by include but not be limited to Mark Twain, Sarah Orne 3850. Methods and Practice in Tutoring Jewett, Kate Chopin, Stephen Crane, Willa Cather, and Robert Frost. and Mentoring ESL Students (1-3) This course trains students who are native speakers of English or who are second language learners of English at native or near native 4540. American Literature: 1920 to Present (3) This course will cover the major literary trends in contemporary levels of proficiency to work or volunteer in the ESL Program as tutors, classroom aides, mentors, and as language informants leading conversation groups. 3880. Philosophy and Literature (3) A study of the interrelationships between ideas that shape the course of history and the poetry, prose, and/or drama of the periods that produce these ideas. 4640. British Literature: 1800 to 1900 (3) A survey of major movements, genres and authors in British American literature. It will touch upon readings and theories in modernism as well as postmodernism. Students will sample the works of twentieth-century writers, many of whom continue to write today and enrich our literary heritage. MASTER LEVEL COURSES (ENGL) HNRS & BIS LIBSCI 6110. Writing for Teachers (3) Designed primarily for teachers already in service, this course explores the most current research and theory concerning the teaching of writing and applies it to real problems they face in the secondary classroom. literature, in the Romantic and Victorian eras. Topics include the rise of the industrial age, literature of empire, birth of the 6210. English Literature for Teachers modern novel, evolution, communism, explores the most current research and theory concerning the teaching of literature and applies it to real problems they face in the secondary classroom psychology, existen- tialism, and women’s suffrage. 4650. British Literature: 1900 to Present (3) The course defines and explores modernity and postmodernism by analyzing thought and idea represented in novels, poems, plays, essays, criticism, and philosophy. The authors studies include not only writers from the United Kingdom but also from nations influenced by Britain. 4710. Eminent Authors (3) Designed primarily for teachers already in service, this course 6310. Language and Linguistics for Teachers (3) Designed primarily for teachers already in service, this course will ex-plore the current controversies, to which will be applied the latest re-search and theories about the nature of language, and 6400. Multicultural Perspectives on Literature for Young People May be taken (3) Students will study the principles of literature for young people in combination with the theories of multi-cultural education. (3) A study of Chaucer’s best loved works, using mainly close reading to investigate selections from The Canterbury Tales and minor poems. The works will be considered in the context of theories of the Middle Ages and on the nature of love, of God, of persons, and of the universe. 4730. Shakespeare’s Tragedies, Comedies & Histories (3) To give students an understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare’s breadth and “infinite variety,” this course will Designed for teachers or those preparing to teach, it will address issues connected to schools, teaching strategies and pedagogy, and the selection and evaluation of materials for diverse populations 6410. Strategies and Methodology of Teaching ESL (3) This courses emphasizes practical strategies and methods of teaching English as a Second Language in the public school systems of this country. Prerequisite: Educ 3100 or by permission of instructor. 6450. ESL Assessment: Theory, Methods, & Practice (2) emphasize representative plays from each of the three types: Principles and practice of assessing LEP (Limited English Proficient) tragedies, comedies, and histories. students in public schools—including pre-entry, classroom, and exit assessment. Prereq: Educ 4530, MEduc 6530, or consent of instructor. This course is of particular importance to English majors and minors, especially those who plan to teach in secondary education or attend graduate school in English. 4740. Milton: Major Prose and Poetry (3) A comprehensive survey of the major prose and poetic works of & John Milton, culminating in Paradise Lost and Samson Agonistes. Chair: Dr. Candadai Seshachari Director: Mark Peterson 4750. Classical Literature Location: Social Science Building, Room 380 (3) A survey of 3,000 years of intellectual and cultural advancement paralleled with the ascent of civilization from Crete to the Roman empire. The course explores the significance of myths in the process of literary development. 4830. Directed Readings Ke PRENGR CS EET MFET secondary classroom. This course will feature a single author or several authors as 4720. Chaucer WS linguistics and the impact they have on language instruction in the (3) designated by the class schedule of a given semester. more than once with a different selection. the selection and evaluation of materials for diverse populations. May be substituted for either Engl. 3300 or Engl. 3310 upon approval. world-wide fame. Texts such as the Bible, the Koran, and the Bhagavad-Gita will be considered as works of literature. It may be 4630. British Literature: 1600 to 1800 (3) A review of major authors, works, and themes from Jacobean, Restoration, Augustan, and Johnsonian eras. Authors covered will include but not be limited to Donne, Dryden, Pope, Swift, and (1-3) Telephone Contact: Ada Hardenbrook 626-6028 Instructor: Mark P. Peterson; Instructor Specialists: Tim Conrad, Giana Curtis, Colleen Castillo, Mary Whisler-Quiroz. International Student Specialist: Ada Hardenbrook ESL Tutor: Carl Critchlow 4890. Cooperative Work Experience (1-6) A continuation of English Department 2890 Cooperative Work Experience. Open to all students. The Weber State University English as a Second Language Program provides intensive English language 4920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes & Special Programs (1-4) Consult the quarterly class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. or additional language. The program consists of six levels of instruction (two levels per semester) and prepares students to function effectively and efficiently in mainstream academic classes where English is the language of instruction. In addition, the 4620. British Literature: Beginnings to 1600 (3) A survey of great works of British writers from the heroic poetry of courses for students in the process of acquiring English as a second RADTHR RESTHY Science BOTANY CHEM GEOSCI MATH MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL program familiarizes students with the American culture, the crosscultural dynamics of the ESL classroom, and the academic atmosphere of studying at an American university. Non-native English speaking international students with no TOEFL scores or TOEFL scores below 500 are required to take the ESL Program Placement Examination upon arrival at Weber State University and to complete appropriate ESL courses. Residents, for whom English the Beowolf bard, through the romantic prose of Malory’s Death of Arthur, to the elegant drama and vigorous sonnets of the Elizabethan masters. The works will be placed in a literary-historical context. NAVSCI WEBER S TATE UNIVERSITY WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY