Course Offerings
January Session 2014
ELED 104A, 111A/B, 122, 134, 135, 136, 128A, 128L, 129A, 129L; SPED 101. Must be taken concurrently with ELED 137A. Student must earn a minimum grade of C- in each course. Admission by application by May 1 for the succeeding spring semester. Note: Winter-Spring student teaching begins in December, the day after fall semester student teaching ends.
136. Beat Generation 3 s.h. 10034: Jan. 2-15; MTWRF, 12:20-4:05 p.m.; Plath; 135 Gallon Wing This course will introduce students to the culture of conformity of American postwar society and examine the rebellion against it by the poets and novelists of the Beat Generation, writers such as Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs. We will examine why these writers were dissatisfied during such an affluent time in America, why they chose to rebel against the dominant ideas and values, and how this rebellion shaped revolutionary new forms of writing. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: WSC 001. (Formerly 182J.)
139. Dual Program Student Teaching: Grades 4-6 2 s.h. 10126: Jan. 2-23; TBA Practicum course. Candidates for the dual program student teach for a minimum of 20 days in grades 4-6 with direct supervision by a University supervisor. Weekly seminars are required. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: ELED 104A, 111B, 122, 134, 135, 136, 128A, 128L, 129A, 129L; SPED 101. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- in each course. Must be taken concurrently with ELED 140. Admission by application to the Office of Field Placement by May 1 for the succeeding spring semester, and interview. Pass/D+/D/Fail grade only. Note: Winter student teaching begins in December, the day after fall semester student teaching ends.
161. (LT) How The Simpsons Saved American Literature 3 s.h. 10035: Jan. 2-23; Pioreck; Distance Learning 10036: Jan. 2-23; Pioreck; Distance Learning The Simpsons have explored, adapted and parodied many pieces of American literature. The works studied (Huckleberry Finn, Citizen Kane, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Music Man, Wiseguys, Goodfellas, and The Natural, among others) examine the following themes in American literature: the roles of men and women, family values, heroes and role models, American ingenuity, the underdog and the outlaw, and success. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: WSC 001. (Formerly 192C.)
140. Dual Program Classroom Perspectives and Issues 1 s.h. 10127: Jan. 2-23; T, 4:30-6:20 p.m.; TBA; 289 Hagedorn Systems of intermediate grade (4-6) classroom interaction are studied. Includes integration of curriculum, assessment, classroom management techniques, provision for aesthetic education, development of cognitive abilities and homeschool relationships. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: ELED 104A, 111B, 122, 134, 135, 136, 128A, 128L, 129A, 129L; SPED 101. Student must earn a minimum grade of C- in each course. Must be taken concurrently with ELED 139. Admission by application by May 1 for the succeeding spring semester. Note: Winter student teaching begins in December, the day after fall semester student teaching ends.
184H. Readings in Literature or Special Studies: Renaissance Pick-up Artists: Love and Seduction in the Age of Shakespeare 3 s.h. 10037: Jan. 2-23; Pasupathi; Distance Learning If Shakespeare made a mix-tape to woo his future wife Anne Hathaway, what would have been on it? He was, like many poets of his time, a student trained in the art of courtly love, and so he had many, many ideas about love that we will find familiar today––but also dark and disturbing. In this online course, you will read and learn more about a variety of literary traditions on view in the love poetry of the 16th and 17th centuries. You will study the works of writers such as Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, Andrew Marvell, John Donne, Robert Herrick, Mary Wroth, and Anne Finch, in addition to William Shakespeare, and learn about literary forms and devices. You will also learn how these poets’ writing about love relates to the larger picture of English literature in the period and understand the politics (of national affairs, gender, and race) that underlie their basic sentiments. In addition to gaining knowledge about the cultural conditions that shape the rhetoric of love in Shakespeare’s time, you will have an opportunity to sharpen your own skills at persuasion through formal written analyses of the assigned literary works … just in time for Valentine’s Day! You will be expected to complete and submit all work for the course through Blackboard; this work will include pre-recorded lectures as well as synchronous (real-time) chats on the course material. All assigned reading material will be accessible electronically. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: WSC 001.
261A. Student Teaching: Early Childhood and Childhood Education 8 s.h. 10137: Jan. 2-23; TBA 10138: Jan. 2-23; T, 4:30-6:20 p.m.; TBA; 203 C.V. Starr 10139: Jan. 2-23; T, 4:30-6:20 p.m.; TBA; 016 Gallon Wing Full-time student teaching in cooperating schools with direct supervision from University supervisors. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Completion of Phase 1 and Phase 2 course work of the M.S.Ed. Dual Certification Program with no Incompletes or grades lower than C-, with a departmental grade point average of 3.0. Students must earn a grade C- or higher in each graduate course. Admission by interview and application to the Office of Field Placement. Pass/Fail grade only. Students have three placements during the 19 week period: 7 weeks in Kindergarten; 7 weeks in grades 1-2; 5 weeks in grades 4-6. Weekly seminars are provided. Admission by interview and application to the Office of Field Placement by May 1 for the succeeding January semester and February 15 for the succeeding Fall-January semester. Must be taken concurrently with ELED 262A. Pass/Fail grade only. Note: January-Spring student teaching begins in December, the day after fall semester student teaching ends.
189. Contemporary British Theater 3 s.h. 10038: Jan. 3-24; Study Abroad: Hofstra in London; Digaetani; see page 17. Students in this course read, study, discuss, and write about British and Irish theater since World War II. Among the playwrights to be studied are Samuel Beckett, Noel Coward, Tom Stoppard, Harold Pinter, David Hare, Alan Ayckbourn, Peter Shaffer, and George Bernard Shaw. Since the course is taught in London, class work is supplemented with five performances of contemporary plays and world theater classics (depending on what is being staged in London at the time). Additionally, the course includes tours of Shakespeare’s Globe and the Royal National Theatre. The course also introduces students to London as one of the major literary and dramatic capitals of the English-speaking world. The British Library is used as a major resource for literary research. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: WSC 001. Minimum GPA of C-. May be repeated once for credit. (Formerly ENGL 184G.)
262A. Dual Certification Program Classroom Perspectives and Issues: Early Childhood and Childhood Education 4 s.h. 10140: Jan. 2-23; TBA Systems of early childhood and childhood education curriculum development, classroom interaction and environmental design are studied. Students engage in reflective self-study of their own teaching behavior. This course integrates curriculum inquiry and development, environmental design, and assessment. Issues of classroom structures, equity, diversity, and the inclusion of children with disabilities are also considered. This course includes development of classroom governance, provision for aesthetic education, play as a condition for learning, health nutrition, safety, development of student cognitive abilities, home-school relationships, and the integration of computer technology. Educational research findings and field experiences are studied and evaluated in order to develop insights that can inform classroom teaching. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Corequisite: ELED 261A. Completion of Phases 1 and 2 of the M.S.Ed. Dual Certification Program with no Incompletes or grades lower than C-, with a departmental grade point average of 3.0. Students must earn a grade C- or higher in each graduate course. Admission by interview and application to the Office of Field Placement. Note: January-Spring student teaching begins in December, the day after fall semester student teaching ends.
250H. Independent Study: Contemporary British Theater – London 3 s.h. 10039: Jan. 3-24; Study Abroad: Hofstra in London; Digaetani; see page 17. Students in this course read, study, discuss, and write about contemporary British theatre – that is, British drama since World War II. Among the playwrights to be studied are Samuel Beckett, John Osbourne, Tom Stoppard, Harold Pinter, David Hare, Alan Ayckbourn, Peter Shaffer, Michael Frayn, and Christopher Hampton. Since the course will be taught in London, classwork will be supplemented with performances of contemporary plays, along with the classics of world theatre (depending on what is being staged in London at the time). Classwork will be augmented with performances at the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the West End and/or fringe performances, and a backstage tour of the Royal National Theatre. The course will include four theatre performances. Optional theatre performances are available as well. The course will introduce students to the city of London as the literary and dramatic capital of the English-speaking world. The British Library will be used as a major resource for literary research.
ENGLISH (ENGL)
127. Shakespeare’s Comedy 3 s.h. 10033: Jan. 2-15; MTWRF, 12:50-4:35 p.m.; Jarvis; 134 Gallon Wing Comedy is a dramatic structure in which the reversal of fortune goes from bad to good, and moves toward the resolution of social conflicts through recognition, union, and reunion. For Shakespeare, this means the formation of a new society out of a flawed one, through the institutions of class and marriage. This class will trace that idea through several of Shakespeare’s so-called “Comedies” written at various points in his career, with an eye toward investigating both the “romantic” and “antiromantic” interpretations of these works. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: WSC 001.
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