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3.00 Credits
This course is intended to provide both practical and theoretical insights into challenges and difficulties in human communication that result when representatives of different countries interact. The course addresses the history and current realities and principles of the field of second language learning and teaching. It focuses on the needs of the learner, the role of the teacher, cultural differences and international challenges, and the application of methodology in developing communicative competence. Using current techniques and teaching exercises, this course also provides students with applied training in approaches of instruction for non-native speaking learners. Tubercular check, Act 151 and Act 34 clearances, must be obtained before beginning of class. Three credits.
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The student registers for ED 400 the semester prior to student teaching. This course is designed to provide supervised instructional experiences with children and adolescents and an interactive didactic seminar to address the prerequisite skills specific to student teaching. Topics include familiarization with instructional aids and materials, reinforcement of basic teaching pedagogy, knowing and understanding school policies, developing rapport with students and faculty, and providing ample opportunities for systematic observation and supervised teaching in the certification area. ED 400 includes a monthly seminar and a commitment of one full day per week of field work for a semester. Requirements include school site teaching with a minimum of two teaching periods observed by the College supervisor. Appropriate research and technology applications are included. Students must have gained formal admission to the teacher certification program before enrolling in this course. Tubercular check and Act 151 and Act 34 clearances must be obtained before the beginning of class. Prerequisites: PY 115, ED 100, ED 101, ED 205, and at least one teaching methods course. Fee. Two credits.
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The Student Teaching Internship is a full semester experience. A variety of supplemental assignments are designed to enhance professional competencies. Prerequisites include completion of all other certification requirements, with the exception of Professional Seminar (ED 411). Tubercular check and Act 151 and Act 34 clearances must be obtained before the beginning of class. (Student must take ED 411 concurrently with ED 410) Fee. Eight- Nine credits.
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3.00 Credits
The seminar meets weekly and is required of all students who enroll in ED 410. Lectures, demonstrations, and discussions draw upon the immediate problems and experiences of student teaching. Supplemental assignments are designed to assist the student in applying educational principles of instruction in actual classroom settings. Appropriate research and technology applications are included. Additional emphasis is placed on preparation of credentials package. Prerequisites include completion of all other certification requirements with the exception of student teaching. Tubercular check and Act 151 and Act 34 clearances must be obtained before the beginning of class. (Student must take ED 411 concurrently with ED 410) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
In this basic writing course, students produce paragraphs and essays at a deliberate pace. Students review grammar and mechanics, and a series of quizzes tests their understanding of sentence basics. In addition to quizzes, the course requires four formal writing assignments, a journal, and a composition portfolio. Elective credits. Three credits. Prerequisite: Initial placement by the English Department only. Successful completion of EL 101 is a prerequisite for EL 102.
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3.00 Credits
This freshman-level writing course develops students’ ability to think clearly and logically and to apply principles of organization, purpose, coherence, support clarity and insight to their writing. Students work independently to produce a composition portfolio by the end of the course and maintain close contact with the instructor throughout the semester. Students draft and revise their papers predominantly on a computerized writing network. Writing assignments include a journal and four formal essays. This course is required of all students for the Core Curriculum. Prerequisite: Initial placement by the English Department or successful completion of EL 101. Three credits.
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This introduction to college-level literary studies is designed, primarily, for non-majors. The course exposes students to a variety of literary texts drawn from the genres of short fiction, poetry, and drama. Students learn the distinctive qualities of these genres and develop necessary analytic skills through a series of reading, speaking, and writing tasks. These tasks include two essays, a midterm and a final examination, and participation in class discussion. This course does not count toward the major or minor in English. Fall enrollment is limited to freshman students; freshmen and sophomores may enroll in the Spring. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This introduction to college-level literary studies is designed, primarily, for non-majors. Students read and listen to a variety of writers, such as Shakespeare, Keats, Joyce, Woolf, Hawthorne, Melville, Dickinson, and Cather. While individual texts may vary, selected texts enable students to explore the various ways literature is analyzed in the academy, as well as the ways literature is read and appreciated in contemporary society. Course requirements include two shorter essays, a midterm and a final examination, and class participation. This course does not count toward the major or minor in English. Enrollment is limited to freshmen and sophomores. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This introductory course acquaints students with technical and business writing in a work setting. Each class session includes readings in problems in English usage and expression, and practice in specific skills-writing clear technical sentences, composing memos and letters, paraphrasing, organizing reports. Prerequisite: Completion of EL 102 and at least sophomore standing. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students perform various communication tasks that they may encounter in organizations and professions. Working in simulated corporations, students write short reports and letters, engage in a job campaign, and deliver oral presentations that employ communication technology. At the semester's end, students submit a portfolio of revised written work. Discussions of key business communication principles are informed by the reading of classic works of nonfiction and fiction. Prerequisite: Completion of EL 102 and at least sophomore standing. Three credits.
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