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3.00 Credits
This portion of the teacher preparation program provides candidates with one full semester of teaching experience and regular seminars to address issues such as diversity, management practices, professionalism, and career development. The experience includes observation and teaching, with the cadet ultimately being given full responsibility for the educational setting for no less than 2 weeks. The experience is collaborative with team supervision provided by school personnel and university faculty. Pass/fail grade. Prerequisite: Admission to the Pat Walker Teacher Education Program and approval of the Teacher Education Council.
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3.00 Credits
Basic principles of educational assessment and measurement will be discussed for both formal and informal measures. Accommodations for special needs students will be addressed. Students will be expected to develop and review a variety of assessment measures suitable for use in an inclusive classroom by synthesizing human development with theory and practice. Prerequisite: Admission to the Pat Walker Teacher Education Program.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar examines the theory, research, and practice of school, family, and community as students investigate issues related to critical pedagogy. It is taken in conjunction with the Internship II teaching experience. The course is designed to equip future educators with the knowledge and skills needed to form meaningful relationships with students' families, schools, and community members. Course goals will be accomplished through the use of lecture, discussion, and field experiences. The purpose of this course is to give the candidate a working knowledge of students and families, representing a wide variety of cultural diversity, as they exist in their communities. In addition, strategies for working with culturally diverse students in the classroom are emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to college-level research. Students conceive and conduct small-scale research projects in three different academic areas. Meeting entirely in the university library, the course begins with a project that provides a hands-on introduction to scholarly research. Its second project emphasizes peer review and revision. Its final project strives for independent work. Prerequisite: Completion of ENG 1013, Composition I with a grade of C- or higher.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the four genres (poetry, drama, the short story, and the novel) of imaginative literature. The course concentrates on critical thinking and reading skills. Prerequisite: ENG 1013, Composition I.
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3.00 Credits
This variable-topic course introduces students to literature while focusing on a particular theme or topic. In it, students will explore at least two literary genres, lyric poetry and either prose fiction or drama. While doing so, they will learn to analyze and evaluate various elements of literature: plot, character, setting, symbolism, imagery, metaphor, sound, rhythm, form. Recent offerings include Modern African-American Literature, Literature and Place, Women and Literature, Literature and the Environment, Modern Southern Literature, and Yeats and Ireland. This course may be repeated for elective credit provided the theme or topic is different. Prerequisite: ENG1013, Composition I.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the structure of the English language based upon the principles of the traditional system of grammar but complemented by the insights of the structural and transformational systems.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore various career options open to English majors. The primary emphasis of the course will be the preparation necessary for four different professional sequences: graduate school; law school; secondary education; careers in public relations, development, or other business fields. A secondary emphasis will fall on various social factors that contribute to professional success. This course should be taken during the spring of a student's sophomore year.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore a variety of works of Classical Greek literature. It will begin with Homer's epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which formed the basis of the Greek paideia. Attitudes and values prevalent in classical Greek culture will be explored through the odes of Pindar and the lyrics of Sappho and the poets of the Greek anthology. The course will conclude with a consideration of Greek drama, including Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore a variety of works of Roman literature. A major emphasis will be with Virgil's epic, the Aenid. Attitudes and values prevalent in Roman culture will be explored through the poetry of Catullus, Ovid, Horace, Juvenal, and Lucretius.
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