2014-2016 CATALOG
English Language EL 1210 English Composition 1 The first course in English Composition teaches fundamental skills necessary for competent writing. Students will read professional essays. Students will write several essays including Description, Narration and Division-Classification. (3 hours) EL 1211 English Composition 2 The second course in English Composition builds upon the fundamentals of writing. In Composition 2 students move to more objective writing, using sources for their essays. Students will write several essays including a persuasion paper, a research paper and a literary analysis. (3 hours) EL 2110 Practical Applications for English Grammar A hermeneutical tool that gives an overview of the relationship between parts of speech and sentence patterns. By learning to identify key grammatical components and diagram sentences, students will also diagram Scripture to correctly connect words for Biblical study and clear understanding. Course combines lecture, text, and written practice. (3 hours, one extra hour lab) EL 2210 Introduction to Writing Fiction A study of the techniques for writing a novel. Readings, lectures/discussions, and assignments completed inside and outside of class will help the student further his or her understanding and handling of the elements of fiction. Emphasis on what editors and agents are looking for in a manuscript. Prerequisites: EL 1210 English Composition 1 and EL 1211 English Composition 2. Seminar format. (1 hour) EL 2310 Children’s Literature A course designed to familiarize the potential elementary teacher with literature suited to children from kindergarten through the eighth grade. Emphasis is given to the techniques of presentation, dramatization, storytelling, and the history and development of children’s books. Prerequisite: EL 1210 English Composition 1. (3 hours) EL 2311 American Literature A survey course designed to acquaint students with major American authors and literary periods from colonial to modern. Students will read non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. (3 hours) EL 2312 British Literature This course will acquaint students with major English authors from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. Readings include: William Shakespeare’s King Lear, John Milton’s Paradise Lost and selections from Blake, Wordsworth, Shelley, Hopkins, Browning, Tennyson, Joyce, Yeats and Eliot. (3 hours) 130 Inside Pages 2014-16.indd 134
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