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LAE 4314 Language Arts in Childhood Education (3) ED EDE
PR: Admission to the College of Education. Implementing a coordinated and integrated language arts curriculum and guiding the developmental language experiences of children in elementary school. Explores the content, organization, and instruction of oral and written expression in childhood education.
LAE 4323 Methods of Teaching English: Middle School (3) ED EDT
Must be taken one or two semesters prior to internship. Recommended to be taken withLAE 4464. Whole language methods of integrating reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and critical thinking activities into a literature-based program for middle school students.
LAE 4414 Literature in Childhood Education 6A LW (3) ED EDE
Jr./Sr. Standing The selection, evaluation and use of fiction, nonfiction and poetry for instructional, informational, and recreational purposes in Childhood Education.
LAE 4416 Teaching Literature and Writing in the Elementary Grades 6A LW (3) ED EDE
PR: Elementary Education major. This course is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to implement a coordinated literature program and an integrated writing curriculum. Not repeatable for credit.
LAE 4464 Adolescent Literature for Middle and Secondary Students 6A LW (3) ED EDT
PR: English Education majors or CI. Recommended to be taken with LAE 4323 two semesters prior to internship. A study of the types of literature read by adolescents with an emphasis upon the criteria for the choice of good books and knowledge of available books and teaching materials.
LAE 4530 Methods of Teaching English: Practicum (3) ED EDT
PR: Senior standing or enrollment in Plan II Master's Program. Required concurrently with LAE 4325 or LAE 4642. Taken one semester, spring or fall, prior to internship.
LAE 4642 Methods of Teaching English: High School (3) ED EDT
PR: LAE 4464. Must be taken one semester prior to internship concurrently with LAE 4530. Whole language methods of integrating reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and critical thinking activities into a literature-based program for high school students.
LAE 4936 Senior Seminar in English Education (2) ED EDT
PR: Senior standing. Required concurrently with internship. Synthesis of teacher candidate's courses in complete college program.
LAE 4940 Internship: English Education (1-12) ED EDT
S/U only. One full semester of internship in a public or private school. Intern takes Senior Seminar in English Education concurrently. In special programs where the intern experience is distributed over two or more semesters, student will be registered for credit which accumulates from 9 to 12 semester hours.
LAE 5932 Selected Topics in the Teaching of English (3) ED EDT
PR: Certification in English and/or Mass Communications and approval of graduate advisor. Investigation of topics which are of special interest to the student and are related to the teaching of English in the secondary school. Topics will be selected by the student in accordance with his particular goals and will be approved by the student's graduate advisor.
LAH 2020 Latin American Civilization HP AF (3) AS HTY
An introduction to selected issues, events, and people in Latin American history from 1492 to the present. Focus on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, and Mexico. Intended for students in any discipline; no prerequisites. An entry-level course for Latin American studies.
LAH 2734 Latin American History in Film HP AF (3) AS HTY
Through the use of films and readings, the course introduces the broad sweep of Latin American history from the pre-Columbian period to today. Emphasis is placed on the social-cultural context to understand the peoples and events that have shaped Latin America.
LAH 3130 Colonial Latin America (4) AS HTY
A study of the Spanish and Portuguese Colonial empires in the New World from 1492-1830.
LAH 3200 Modern Latin America (4) AS HTY
A study of the emergence of the Latin American states. The course will examine developments in Latin America during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Special attention is given to the Third World character of the region.
LAH 3430 History of Mexico (4) AS HTY
Mexican history from pre-Columbian cultures to the twentieth century. Emphasis falls on the colonial political economy, social development, the wars of independence, development of the 19th century Mexican state and the Mexican revolution.
LAH 3470 History of the Caribbean (4) AS HTY
A thematic study of the circum-Caribbean from pre-Columbian cultures to the twentieth century, emphasizing the development of the Caribbean political economy with emphasis on monoculture, plantation society, and colonial/neo-colonial relationships.
LAH 3480 History of Cuba (4) AS HTY
Cuban history from pre-Columbian cultures to the Cuban Revolution. Emphasis on colonization, the sugar economy, the struggles for independence, the political economy of the Republic, and the 20th century revolutionary process.
LAS 3002 Latin America (3) AS INT
Area study courses are multi-disciplinary in nature and deal with one or more countries of a region. Each course combines some measure of political, economic, historical, religious, geographic, anthropological, and sociological analysis in dealing with salient features and current problems.
LAS 3004 The Americas - Latin and Caribbean (3) AS INT
This is a telecourse that is designed to introduce the complexities of Latin America and the Caribbean to students in the U.S. (Open University - televised course.)
LAS 3116 Latin America Through Film AF (3) AS INT
This course will use film, video, selected readings, and lectures to teach the interested student about Latin America.
LAT 1120 Beginning Latin I (4) AS WLE
An introductory course in Latin grammar with appropriate readings.
LAT 1121 Beginning Latin II (4) AS WLE
PR: LAT 1120 or equivalent. An introductory course in Latin grammar with appropriate readings.
LAT 2200 Intermediate Latin (4) AS WLE
PR: LAT 1121 or equivalent. Readings in Latin at an intermediate level.
LIN 3010 Introduction to Linguistics (3) AS WLE
Introduction to the basic principles of linguistic science; phonological and grammatical analysis and description; language change and genetic relationships.
LIN 3670 English Grammar and Usage (3) AS ENG
Will not be counted toward the English major. A course in the basics of traditional English grammar designed as a complement to our composition and creative writing courses, as a review for those students who will take preprofessional exams, and as a basic course for students interested in improving their knowledge of English. Will not be counted toward the English major.
LIN 3801 Language and Meaning 6A (3) AS WLE
A survey introduction for non-specialists to the basic principles of semantics and the way language conveys ideas. This course is also available on WUSF/TV Channel 16 by the O.U. Program.
LIN 4040 Descriptive Linguistics (3) AS WLE
PR: LIN 3010 or CI. Introduction to the basic techniques of formalizing linguistic descriptions through elementary phonological, morphological, and syntactic data solution-problems drawn from a variety of languages. Both taxonomic and generative analysis and descriptions will be developed and compared.
LIN 4575 Language Types of the World () AS WLE
LIN 4600 Language and Society (3) AS WLE
PR: LIN 3010. An analysis of the interrelation of a language and the structure of the society using it. the linguistic behavior patterns characteristic of particular social, political, economic, educational, and racial groups. Problems in communication between strata.
LIN 4671 Traditional English Grammar (3) AS ENG
A course primarily using the sentence diagram to present a detailed analysis of the parts of speech, verb tenses, sentence functions, and other basic grammatical classifications of traditional English grammar.
LIN 4680 Structure of American English (3) AS ENG
An introductory survey of traditional, structural, and generative transformational grammars and their techniques for the analysis and description of linguistic structure in general, and contemporary American English, in particular.
LIN 4710 Language and Communication: Acquisition and Development (3) AS WLE
PR: LIN 3010. A survey of current research and theory in the processes of normal acquisition and development of language and communication in children. the acquisition and development of phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and nonverbal communication and the role of language in general cognitive development.
LIN 4903 Directed Reading (1-3) AS WLE
PR: CI. Readings in special topics.
LIN 4930 Selected Topics (1-3) AS WLE
PR: CI. Course content depends upon students' needs and instructor's interest and may range over the entire field of linguistics.
LIN 5700 Applied Linguistics (3) AS WLE
Analysis of the phonological, morphonological, and syntactic features of English as a basis for linguistic application to problems of English language acquisition by non-native speakers.
LIS 2001 Library and Information Skills (3) AS LIS
An introduction to various types of information sources (print and electronic) and search techniques. The course is designed to instruct students how to locate, evaluate, and effectively use information.
LIS 2002 Introduction to the Internet (3) AS LIS
Covers the history, structure, and use of the Internet, with an emphasis on using the Internet to answer educational, research, and other information-based needs.
LIS 2937 Selected Topics in Library/Information Science (1-3) AS LIS
Covers a variety of topics in the field of library/information science such as emerging technologies, administration and service, and current professional issues.
LIS 3361 World Wide Web Page Design and Management (3) AS LIS
PR: LIS 2002. Covers a variety of strategies in designing and maintaining effective World Wide Web pages for publication on the Internet.
LIS 4930 Selected Topics in Information Studies (3) AS LIS
Covers a variety of topics in the field of library/informaiton such as emerging technologies, administration and service, and current professional issues
LIS 5268 Microcomputer Applications Library and Information Centers (3) AS LIS
Microcomputer hardware and software for libraries and their application in library/information settings. Projects using major applications for budgets, databases, and telecommunications are undertaken.
LIS 5315 Instructional Graphics (3) AS LIS
Theoretical aspects, planning and production of instructional graphic material. The theory of graphic communications. Interpreting needs for instructional materials appropriate for given behavioral objectives.
LIS 5333 TV in Schools and Libraries (3) AS LIS
Small format video tape recordings and the utilization of open and closed broadcasts in schools and libraries.
LIS 5404 Foundations of Library and Information Science (3) AS LIS
Introduction to the study of library and information science, history; organization; specialized literature; outstanding leaders; current trends, issues, and problems; the place of the information agency in society with its contributions to that society.
LIS 5937 Selected Topics in Library Studies (1-4) AS LIS
Covers a variety of topics in such areas as collection development, reference services, technical services, and administration.
LIT 2000 Introduction to Literature 6A HP (3) AS ENG
The nature and significance of literature in its various forms: fiction, drama, poetry; emphasis on the techniques of reading literature for informed enjoyment. Will not be counted toward the English major.
LIT 2010 Introduction to Fiction 6A HP (3) AS ENG
A study of the short story and novel as literary forms; approached from an historical perspective though not restricted to any historical period. Will not be counted toward the English major.
LIT 2030 Introduction to Poetry 6A HP (3) AS ENG
A study of the poem as literary form; approached from an historical perspective though not restricted to any historical period. Will not be counted toward the English major.
LIT 2040 Introduction to Drama 6A HP (3) AS ENG
A study of the major forms of as literature and theatre; approached from an historical perspective though not restricted to any historical period. Will not be counted toward the English major.
LIT 3022 Modern Short Novel HP (3) AS ENG
A study of the novella from the nineteenth century to the present. Writers include James, Dostoevsky, Camus, Styron, Nabokov, Gardner, Roth, Vonnegut, among others.
LIT 3043 Modern Drama (3) AS ENG
A study of such modern and contemporary dramatists as Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Pirandello, Shaw, O'Neill, Pinter, Stoppard, Brecht, Beckett, and Ionesco.
LIT 3073 Contemporary Literature (3) AS ENG
An introduction to the fiction, poetry, and drama written since 1945--American, British, Continental, or Multicultural. Focus may be on one, two, or all three genres or on works from any combination of nationalities. Also focuses on values/ethics, race and gender; thinking and writing skills.
LIT 3101 Literature of the Western World Through the Renaissance 6A (3) AS ENG
A study in English of the great works of Western Literature from its beginnings through the Renaissance, including the Bible, Homer, Sophocles, Plato, Euripides, Virgil, Cicero, Dante, Petrarch, Machiavelli, and Rabelais, among others.
LIT 3102 Literature of the Western World Since the Renaissance 6A (3) AS ENG
A study in English of the great works of Western Literature from the Neoclassic to the Modern Period, including such writers as Moliere, Racine, Voltaire, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Ibsen, Kafka, Gide, Sartre, and Camus, among others.
LIT 3103 Great Literature of the World 6A MW LW (3) AS ENG
PR: Junior/Senior Standing. A survey of world literature including samples from the ancient and modern era, western and eastern traditions, male and female writers, and various ethnic cultures. Focus on values/ethics, race, ethnicity, and gender; thinking and writing skills. Will not be counted toward the English major.
LIT 3144 Modern European Novel 6A HP (3) AS ENG
A study of the Modern European novel in translation as it developed from the nineteenth century to the present, including such writers as Dostoevsky, Flaubert, Kafka, Hesse, Camus, and Solzhenitsyn.
LIT 3155 Modern Literature 6A MW LW (3) AS ENG
Examines major literary works of the 20th Century written in English and explores ways authors have expressed the age, its great issues and conflicts, in order to gain an historical perspective that will help relate the present to the recent past. Designed for non-majors, but majors may take it by special arrangement.
LIT 3301 Cultural Studies and the Popular Arts 6A MW LW (3) AS ENG
A study of twentieth century culture as it is represented in the film, fiction, and other cultural artifacts of many different nationalities. Focuses on values/ethics, race, ethnicity and gender; thinking and writing skills.
LIT 3374 The Bible As Literature MW (3) AS ENG
May be counted once toward the English major. However, can be taken twice. Fall semester is Old Testament and Spring semester is New Testament. Either can count toward the major. Major emphasis on literary types, literary personalities of the Old and New Testaments, and Biblical archetypes of British and American literary classics. Fall Semester, Old Testament; Spring Semester, New Testament. Focuses on values/ethics, race, ethnicity and gender; thinking and writing skills.
LIT 3383 The Image of Women in Literature 6A MW LW (3) AS ENG
A study that seeks to trace the prigons of contemporary views about women, to analyze major Eastern/Western literary portrayals of women, to examine ideas about women's roles, and to compare/contrast cultural/racial images of women.
LIT 3410 Religious and Existential Themes (3) AS ENG
Theological and philosophical ideas, allusions, and symbols in the writings of Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, Mann, Joyce, Eliot, Camus, Sartre, among others.
LIT 3451 Literature and the Occult 6A MW LW (3) AS ENG
An introduction to the occult tradition as a major ingredient in English, Continental, American, and Multicultural literature; analysis of the origins, classifications, and areas of the various magic arts from classical times through the present. Focuses on values/ethics, race/ethnicity and gender; thinking and writing skills. Will not be counted toward the English major.
LIT 3700 Survey of Poetry (3) AS ENG
A chronological sampling of the major poems written in English from the Middle Ages to the present. Recommended as the first course in the poetry option.
LIT 4386 British and American Literature by Women 6A MW LW (3) AS ENG
Survey of women's literary tradition in England and America from the seventeenth century to the present. Thematic focus includes self, marriage, sexuality, madness, race and generations. Open to majors and non-majors. Writing intensive.
LIT 4804 Literature as Cultural Study MW (3) AS ENG
The study of literary texts as cultural artifacts and the problematics of that. Literary texts as historical, social, political, psychological, philosophical, religious, etc. documents (or as any one of those). Topics and works vary.
LIT 4930 Selected Topics in English Studies (3) AS ENG
The content of the course will be governed by student demand and instructor interest. It will examine in depth a recurring literary theme or the work of a small group of writers. Special courses in writing may also be offered under this title.
LNW 2660 Vergil (4) AS WLE
PR: LAT 1121 or equivalent. Readings in Vergil's Aeneid. Study of the tradition, techniques, and artistry of Roman epic poetry. Available to majors and non-majors.
LNW 4381 Livy (4) AS WLE
PR: Basic knowledge of Latin. Readings in the ideas and artistry of this Roman historian.
LNW 4500 Cicero and Roman Philosophy (4) AS WLE
PR: Basic knowledge of Latin. Readings in the philosophic writings of Cicero, together with a consideration of eclectic thought.
LNW 4501 Seneca and Roman Philosophy (4) AS WLE
PR: Basic knowledge of Latin. Readings in the philosophic writings of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, together with an examination of Stoic, Epicurean, and Eclectic thought.
LNW 4634 Catullus (4) AS WLE
PR: Basic knowledge of Latin. Readings in Catullus. Study of techniques and tradition in Roman lyric poetry.
LNW 4644 Cicero (4 ) AS WLE
PR: Basic knowledge of Latin. Readings in the epistles of Cicero.
LNW 4654 Horace (4) AS WLE
PR: Basic knowledge of Latin. Readings in the Odes and Epodes of Horace; study of the Ode's tradition.
LNW 4670 Ovid (4) AS WLE
PR: LAT 1121 or equivalent. Readings in Ovid's Metamorphoses. Study of Ovid's technique, style, and artistry.
LNW 4900 Directed Reading (1-4) AS WLE
Departmental approval required.
LNW 4930 Selected Topics (4) AS WLE
Study of an author, movement, or theme.
LNW 5900 Directed Reading (1-4) AS WLE
Departmental approval required. S/U.
LNW 5934 Selected Topics (4) AS WLE
Study of an author, movement, or theme.
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