| My English Studies |
English/Language Arts Secondary Education students take many courses in both the English Departments
and Communications Departments.
To view papers composed in some of my English courses, please click the links for the ones you would like to see.
English 115: A paper looking at marriage and its place in Kent Haruf's Plainsong and Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, written during my sophomore year.
English 242: A paper written in my African American literature class.
English 115: Introduction to Literary Studies: "A variety of literary and critical texts are
used to introduce central concepts of analytical and interpretive reading. The course examines
ideas of literature and the formation of literary canons along with the relationship of literature
to criticism and of critical analysis to evaluation." (3 semester hours)
English 242: African American Literature: "Explores African American literature from the folk
tale through contemporary literature. Readings will include selections from early oral black
vernacular traditions, slave narratives, the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, the
Civil Rights Movement, and contemporary writings. Prospective authors include: Wheatley,
Douglass, Du Bois, Hurston, Hughes, Baldwin, Ellison, Wright, Hansberry, Morrison, Dove,
and Wideman." (3 semester hours)
English 311: History of the English Language: "Developments in English phonology, grammar,
and vocabulary from Indo-European and Germanic beginnings through Old, Middle, and
Early Modern English to Contemporary English. Emphasis is placed upon changing pronunciations,
development of periphrases and dropping of inflections, growth of vocabulary, emerging standards
for written and spoken dialects, and recent patterns of variation." (3 semester hours)
English 350: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: "Instruction and practice in
the theory, techniques, and skills of teaching English to speakers of other languages. Observing
ESL and foreign language classes, tutoring international students, diagnosing language acquisition
problems, planning lessons and curricula, evaluating ESL texts, and conducting related research."
(3 semester hours)
English 354: Second Language Acquisition: "Course explores how people learn language and
what methodologies respond to different linguistic needs and learning styles. Topics include:
theories of language learning, diagnosis of language learning problems, assessment techniques,
pedagogies appropriate to second language acquisition, relationship of culture to language
development." (3 semester hours)
English 364: Expository and Critical Writing: "The theory and practice of clear, accurate
exposition and of writing that evaluates as well as presents. Within this framework, the
student is encouraged to follow personal interests and to develop a personal style." (3 semester hours)
Communications 110: Foundations of Human Communications
Communications 322: Communications for Instructors
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