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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the instructional methods and curricular materials used to enhance the instruction of mathematics in the primary grades. Students learn to develop lesson plans and assessment methods that positively affect the learning of mathematics in grades K-3. Students are required to apply this knowledge within their field placement to better understand the relationship of theory and practice in the instruction of mathematics in the lower elementary grades. Prerequisite: ED 401; Every Year, Spring
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the characteristics of students with exceptionalities as well as methods of meeting these students' educational needs in the general education classroom. The course is concerned with providing prospective teachers with an understanding of the growth and development of students with disabilities as well as students with particular gifts and talents, and the particular needs of students for whom English is a second language. Prerequisite: ED 412; Every Year, Spring
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3.00 Credits
This is a course for students whose primary language is not English. The course aims to increase the student's proficiency in reading and writing English. Students read and discuss short essays to improve reading comprehension and further their recognition of thought patterns in written English. The course emphasizes the logic and structure of the English language through short compositions and grammar exercises. It also introduces students to the organization and emphasis inherent in the English style of academic writing and includes an introduction to building vocabulary. English placement scores and consideration of the student's record determine placement in EN 098. Note: Students who pass EN 098 must take EN 099; neither course counts toward graduation requirements.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a required continuation of EN 098. Academic critical thinking skills developed in EN 098 are applied in an integrated program of writing and reading. Extensive practice in rhetorical strategies and techniques in the writing process is combined with a review of appropriate grammatical structure, syntax and verb tenses.Writing topics require students to use various rhetorical strategies, including compare and contrast, definition, process analysis, classification, and logical argument, in preparation for EN 101 Intensive. An increasing college-level vocabulary is studied. An exit examination may be required. Students who pass EN 099 proceed to EN 101 Intensive. Note: EN 099 does not count toward graduation.
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3.00 Credits
Students develop techniques for effective writing by studying the writing process and the skills necessary for producing purposeful, unified and coherent short essays: rhetoric, effective diction, revising techniques, critical reading, critical thinking, awareness of audience, and introduction to research and documentation. Readings include expository prose and short fiction and provide a context for vocabulary and comprehension skills as well as for written response. Peer tutoring is available in the Learning Center. Upon successful completion of EN 101 Intensive, students earn 3 credits, although they take five hours of instruction. Grade of C- or better required to pass EN 101 Intensive. Students who do not attain a C- or better in EN 101 on their first attempt at the course receive an Incomplete and must retake it. Students who retake EN 101 and do not attain a C- or better receive an F. Every Year, All
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3.00 Credits
Elements of Composition I Intensive Seminar
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3.00 Credits
This course is a continuation of EN 101. The second semester reviews the student's grasp of short essay structure and of effective sentence structure, but emphasizes argument, persuasion and research writing. Essays are longer and more complex than in EN 101, and some attention is paid to writing across the curriculum. The readings, which include expository essays, plus several longer works of fiction, drama or a selection of poems, serve to unify the course content. Peer tutoring is available in the Learning Center. Every Year, All
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1.00 Credits
This five-week course teaches the principles of revising and editing an original argumentative essay on a controversial issue in contemporary American society with an emphasis on a common ground approach to weighing evidence from a range of ideological arenas. Weekly drafts undergo intensive instruction on informational flow, topic strings, transitions, and introductory and conclusive structures. (Required of all minors in English.) Prerequisites: EN 101, EN 102; Every Year, All
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1.00 Credits
Advanced Revision and Editing Seminar
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3.00 Credits
Students are introduced to readings in literature dealing with a single theme or specific problem, e.g., mystery/detective fiction, masterpieces of Jewish literature, comedy, etc. The course may be repeated for credit when topic changes. Specific titles are announced from time to time. Prerequisites: EN 101, EN 102; Every Year, All
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