classroom experience and professional growth. Prerequisite: senior standing and consent of director and TEC. (Fall and Spring)
about literature taught in this are basic to understanding literature. Offered only in Weekend College.
ED464 Field Experience VI — EC/EL Practicum (2)
EN123, 132 College Writing I, II (3, 2)
This is a 4-6 week practicum designed to allow students to add an additional authorization level. Students will be in a classroom with full-time teacher hours, and will teach at least one unit of study culminating in a work sample. Prerequisite: ED 322, senior standing, full Teacher Education Program (TEP) admit status, or consent of director. (Spring and Summer)
College writing is a year-long required course designed to prepare students to think and write clearly, and to perform undergraduate level research. EN l23 is a prerequisite for EN l32 and must be taken in sequence. Enrollment is limited. Several sections are offered each year. (Fall, Spring)
ED472 Teaching Unified Language Arts (2) This course is designed to cover the foundational basis of English language: spelling, penmanship, beginning composition, logical thinking, and reading. The scope of application to spelling (the backbone of the program) expands from the kindergarten student to freshman level in college. (Summer)
ED491-493 Special Topics in Education (1-3) Focused studies on specific issues in education. Requires instructor and department approval.
ED536 The Classroom Teacher-Counselor (2)
EN222WC Imaginative Writing (2) This course is designed to provide the student with a framework for understanding the creative writing process. The student will learn how to write short stories and poetry and explore avenues for publication. Offered in Weekend College only.
EN232WC Magazine Article Writing (2) This course will provide students with the marketing and writing skills necessary for publishing in Christian and secular periodicals. Students will learn about the magazine medium and how to write for it. It will cover marketable topics, effective query letters, magazine analysis, and writing essentials for publication. Offered in Weekend College only.
EN302WC Children’s Literature (2)
The course focuses on the classroom teacher’s obligations and opportunities for guiding and counseling students in academic and personal areas. It acquaints the teacher with the varied needs and characteristics of children and adolescents, basic concepts and techniques of group and individual counseling and guidance, and means of incorporating these factors in a practical, functional classroom program. The course also addresses the interrelationships of the teacher with staff associates, parens and other specialized resource personnel.
English EN102WC Introduction to Literature (2) This study of the literary types (genres) provides students with the basic tools needed for understanding and evaluating literature. The analytic techniques of discussing and writing
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Children’s literature is an introduction to and overview of literature for pre-school and elementary age children. The emphasis is on reading the literature itself and learning the criteria for evaluating children’s literature. Offered in Weekend College only.
EN304 English Literature of the Middle Ages (3) This course is an in-depth study of English literature from the times of Beowulf to Chaucer, emphasizing the ability of great literature to reflect the age and the people that produced it and to cause modern readers to grapple with a highly different culture and language. Some of the Middle English will be read in the original, the rest in translation. (Alt) (Spring)
EN305 English Literature of the Renaissance (3) This course is a profound study of the great flowering of English literature during the Renaissance, from the Tudor period to the