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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Students teach full-time for 12 weeks in the cooperative assignment. Both the College supervisor and the cooperating teacher provide observation and evaluation of student teacher performance. Travel and personal expenses incurred are the responsibility of the student. Three full courses. Prerequisite: 121, 221, 333, 343 and admission to the professional semester, and successful demonstration of necessary teaching competencies in all block courses.
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2.00 Credits
An integrative seminar devoted to the on-going study of teaching pedagogy and practical problem solving in the classroom assignment. Topics vary depending on the interests and needs of the students, but may include professional associations, content-specific pedagogy, exceptional children and inclusion issues, education resources, and classroom management. Field trips and guest lectures are expected. One-half course. Meets 13 weeks, one afternoon for two hours coinciding with student teaching. Prerequisite: 121, 221, 333, 343 and admission to the professional semester.
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3.00 Credits
Close reading (formal analysis) of texts interpreted in the contexts (e.g., cultural, historical, biographical, economic, political) that shape and are shaped by them. Topics may include the African novel, early American literature, Caribbean literature, Shakespeare on film, the romance, the quest, images of women, 19th century literature, contemporary American fiction, and American Indian literature.
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3.00 Credits
A course in expository prose which focuses on the writing process itself, emphasizing the organization of ideas and development of style. Seminars, group tutorials, or individual instruction.
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3.00 Credits
A course in analytical thinking and writing which develops expository skills through the exploration of such topics as literature, popular culture, sport in American life, and journalism. Seminars, workshops, group tutorials, or individual instruction.
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3.00 Credits
The origin and growth of British and American English, along with a survey of grammatical notions and methodologies from the traditional to the transformational. NOTE: The topic in the fall semester is "The Structure of English Grammar." The topic in the spring semester is "The History of the English Language."
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3.00 Credits
Instruction in rhetorical theory and the teaching of writing. Intended primarily for training student consultants in the Dickinson College Writing Program. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A workshop on the writing of fiction, poetry, drama, or the personal essay.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the basic questions that one may ask about a literary text, its author, and its audience. The foundation course for the English major, English 220 covers several critical approaches from a growing list of theories that includes: formalism, feminism, Marxism, race and ethnicity studies, historicism, deconstruction, psychoanalytic theory, queer theory, and reader-response theory. Mastering a few of these critical approaches will supply the fundamental theoretical tools that students will use to read prose, dramatic work, and poetry. The course also offers instruction in the fundamental elements of critical writing. Prerequisite: 101. Does not fulfill the Division I. B. distribution requirement. Must be taken in residence at Carlisle campus.
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3.00 Credits
Recommended for students with demonstrated competence in writing skills, this course pays special attention to sophisticated critical analysis, development of ideas, and style. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor on the basis of a writing sample.
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