112 MENG 6030. Studies in Literary Theory and Criticism: Variable Title (3) Students will study influential works in literary theory—potentially ranging from Plato's REPUBLIC to Gayatri Spivak's groundbreaking feminist studies to Stephen Greenblatt's New Historicist studies to Homi Bhabha's post colonial analyses—paying specific attention to the influence of these theories on English studies. MENG 6110. Writing for Teachers (3) Designed primarily for in-service teachers, this course explores the most current research and theory concerning the teaching of writing and applies it to issues in the secondary classroom. MENG 6210. Teaching Literature in the Secondary Schools (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 (1-6) 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. MENG 6240. Seminar in American Literature: Variable Title (3) 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 for credit with different content. MENG 6250. Seminar in British Literature: Variable Title (3) 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 for credit with different subject matter. MENG 6260. Seminar in World Literature: Variable Title (3) 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 for credit with different subject matter. MENG 6310. Language and Linguistics for Teachers (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 (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 (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. MENG 6400. Multicultural Perspectives on Literature for Young People (3) This course examines the theories of literature and multicultural education for young people K-12, as well as the use of multicultural literature in and out of the classroom. Students will apply the latest critical and pedagogical theories to extensive readings in Young Adult literature. This course is especially suited to in-service teachers, librarians and others who work with young people. MENG 6410. Strategies and Methodology of Teaching ESL/Bilingual (3) This course emphasizes practical strategies and methods of teaching English as a Second Language in elementary and secondary schools. MENG 6420. English Phonology and Syntax for ESL/Bilingual Teachers (3) This course provides the foundation for ESL/Bilingual teachers in the workings of the English language: its pronunciation and spelling systems, its word-forming strategies, and its sentence structure patterns. MENG 6450. ESL/Bilingual Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Practices (3) This course explores how to evaluate and implement assessment processes effectively for ESL/Bilingual pupils in public schools. Students will gain experience with both standardized test and authentic assessment. MENG 6510. Graduate Seminar in Eminent Writers: Variable Title (2-3) This seminar examines significant works of and relevant criticism on an influential writer or a small group of writers. This variable emphasis course may be repeated for credit with different subject matter. MENG 6520. Graduate Seminar in Shakespeare (3) This seminar examines a range of Shakespeare's major works as well as relevant criticism. MENG 6610. Advanced Studies in Genre: Variable Title (2-3) Students will analyze primary and secondary texts about one genre or sub-genre to develop a definition and understanding of the form. This variable emphasis course may be repeated for credit with different subject matter. MENG 6710. Variable Topics: Variable Title (2-3) Topics will vary based on student interest and instructor expertise. This course may be repeated for credit with different subject matter. MENG 6821. Teaching Developmental Reading and Writing (2) This course introduces first-time teachers to the theory and practice of teaching developmental reading and writing. MENG 6822. Teaching College Writing (2) This course introduces first-time teachers to the theory and practice of teaching college writing. MENG 6823. Teaching Practicum (1) This course supports teachers in their second semester of teaching college writing. Students will meet regularly to develop teaching strategies, enhance grading skills, resolve problems that have arisen in their classes, and plan strategies and procedures for classes they are teaching. Weber State University 2009 - 2010 Catalog