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The course traces the development of the English language from its beginnings to the present. How did the structure, sounds and meaning of our language change What forces influenced these changes The course explores such topics as: the influence of Romans, Vikings, and other groups; the impact of the Norman Conquest and the invention of the printing press; and the work of significant linguists and lexicographers such as Noah Webster. Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102.
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Preparation for teaching English in secondary, middle, or secondary and middle school through the following: study and observation of school structures, procedures, and teaching techniques; evaluation and selection of appropriate material for secondary/middle school students; preparation of lesson and unit plans; presentation of lessons; construction of tests; and evaluation of student writing. Course requires a thirty hour field placement. Prerequisites: 24 credits in the literature concentration and permission of the instructor.
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Designed to prepare students seeking licensure in Communication and the Theatre Arts. Skills in critical, technical, and performing areas will be applied in a series of model productions and classes for different school levels. Students will observe and assist teachers in the appropriate areas. Course requires a thirty hour field placement. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor only. Students must have completed THEA 0104, ENGL 0369, and required courses in Stagecraft, Production and Performance area; they must also be recommended by their performance area instructors.
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Emphasis on the development of the dramatic form in America. Plays that are read and discussed demonstrate that there is a Native American dramatic tradition and that experimentation is one of its characteristics. The plays also reflect significant development in and through culture.
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An examination of the subjects of dramatic theory and criticism from both historical and practical viewpoints. Students are acquainted with the major theoretical and critical statements about western theatre from the Greeks to the present day. Students read historically important drama theorists and critics, and apply the ideas and principles they have learned to their own written analyses of assigned dramatic texts, video screenings, and live theatrical productions.
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A critical evaluation of representative plays of the important periods of theatre, including outstanding plays of Greece, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Russia, England, and the United States. An attempt is made to understand in depth the influence of the times upon the plays and authors studied. Prerequisite: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102.
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A study of the basics of film communication, various film modes and structure. A development of bases for evaluation of films according to communicative and aesthetic values will be a primary aim.
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Modern theatre is characterized by its international nature and its diversity of subject, style, and setting. This course will chronologically examine the development of modern drama from Ibsen to the present with specific attention to crucial social, political, and scientific influences and pivotal plays.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the craft recommended for students with some experience in both creative writing and theatrical production.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the evolution of English language and style in non-fiction prose from the seventeenth century to the present. With a focus on the conventions of the essay tradition, course readings will also include some examples of journals, memoirs, biographies, and autobiographies. Selections will be made from such writers as Bacon, Burton, Addison, Steele, Boswell, Newman, Mill, Darwin, Thoreau, Douglass, Woolf, and from contemporaries. Prerequisite: a 0200-level literature course.
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