Language Degrees Online

Overview

The mission of Lindsey Wilson College shapes the teaching philosophy of the English program. The faculty is committed to a program that stresses excellence in the study of language, rhetoric, writing, literature, and journalism. Through reading, writing, lecture, and discussion, the English program emphasizes intellectual development, including information processing, critical analysis, cultural literacy, and global awareness.

Selected English courses also fulfill the general-education requirements, support the teacher-education degree programs and provide elective courses for all students.

Program Courses

The English program offers students a choice of four tracks to pursue: literature, writing, journalism, or English education. The core program requirements for the B.A. in English are:

English Studies Seminar;
American Literature;
British Literature;

Advanced Composition;

Shakespeare or Major Authors seminar;
Linguistics, History of the English Language or Advanced Grammar;

Drama, The Novel, The Short Story or Poetry;
English Majors Seminar;
nine hours of program electives (any three classes at the junior or senior level).

For more information about other requirements, consult the college catalogue or speak with a member of the English faculty.

In addition to the required core courses, the following courses are also offered:
Introduction to Modern English Grammar
Creative Writing and Advanced Creative Writing
Business and Technical Writing
Popular Culture
Folklore and Oral History
Teaching and Tutoring of Writing
Women Writers
Topics in World Literature
Special Topics in Writing

In addition to majoring in a language, students seeking certification to teach a second language must take FLG 360 and 21 credits in education courses including EDU 110 and SED 430, 431 and ELM or SED 440. For more information about the education requirements, please see the Education Department web site.

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Spanish Major
(35 semester hours)
SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I with lab (4 semester hours)
SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II with lab (4 semester hours)
SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I
SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II
SPA 310 Composition and Conversation (Writing Intensive)
SPA 320 Spanish Civilization
SPA 330 Spanish American Civilization
One of the following courses:
SPA 360 Introduction to Spanish Literature
SPA 370 Introduction to Spanish American Literature
One additional course numbered at the 300 level:
SPA 345 Advanced Oral Communications Skills
SPA 350 Advanced Grammar
Two additional courses numbered at the 400 level
SPA 410 Spanish (Peninsular) Literature
SPA 420 Mexican Literature
SPA 430 Spanish American Literature
SPA 480 Special Topics in Spanish
SPA 490 Independent Study in Spanish
Spanish Major
(40 semester hours and the appropriate education requirements)
for Early Childhood through Adolescence Certification (K-12)
SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I with lab (4 semester hours)
SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II with lab (4 semester hours)
SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I
SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II
SPA 310 Composition and Conversation (Writing Intensive)
SPA 320 Spanish Civilization
SPA 330 Spanish American Civilization
ESL 322 Second Language Acquisition & Applied Linguistics (2 semester hours)
One of the following courses:
SPA 360 Introduction to Spanish (Peninsular) Literature
SPA 370 Introduction to Spanish American Literature
One additional 300-level Spanish (SPA) course:
SPA 345 Advanced Oral Communications Skills
SPA 350 Advanced Grammar
Two of the following 400-level Spanish (SPA) courses:
SPA 410 Spanish (Peninsular) Literature
SPA 420 Mexican Literature
SPA 430 Spanish American Literature
SPA 480 Special Topics in Spanish
SPA 490 Independent Study in Spanish
EDU 370 Foreign Language Teaching Methods
Participation in a DPI-approved foreign language immersion program abroad (one month)
Placement in the Intermediate High category on the American Council for Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Exam prior to student teaching semester.

To be recommended for teaching certification in this major area, students must complete the DPI statutory requirements and the Early Adolescence through Adolescence education professional sequence.

(26 semester hours)
SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I with lab (4 semester hours)
SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II with lab (4 semester hours)
SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I
SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II
SPA 310 Composition and Conversation (Writing Intensive)
SPA 320 Spanish Civilization
SPA 330 Spanish American Civilization
One of the following courses:
SPA 360 Introduction to Spanish (Peninsular) Literature
SPA 370 Introduction to Spanish American Literature
Spanish Minor
(28 semester hours and the appropriate education requirements)

for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence Certification (grades 1-8), or Early Adolescence through Adolescence (grades 6-12)
SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I with lab (4 semester hours)
SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II with lab (4 semester hours)
SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I
SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II
SPA 310 Composition and Conversation (Writing Intensive)
SPA 320 Spanish Civilization
SPA 330 Spanish American Civilization
ESL 322 Second Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics (2 semester hours)
One of the following courses:
SPA 360 Introduction to Spanish (Peninsular) Literature
SPA 370 Introduction to Spanish American Literature
Participation in a D.P.I. approved foreign language immersion program
Placement in the “Intermediate High” category on the American Council for Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Exam*

German Major
(32 semester hours)
GER 101 Elementary German I and lab (4 semester hours)
GER 102 Elementary German II and lab (4 semester hours)
GER 201 Intermediate German I
GER 202 Intermediate German II
GER 300 Conversation and Composition (Writing Intensive)
GER 325 Introduction to German Literature and Culture
GER 430 Contemporary German Literature and Culture

Three additional 400-level German (GER) courses from the following:
GER 410 Classicism
GER 420 Romanticism
GER 470 Directed Readings
GER 480 Special Topics in German
GER 490 Independent Study in German

One of the following Foreign Study Programs:
GER 499 Guest semester at Kassel University, Germany
Note: Courses successfully completed in the Guest semester may also fulfill as many as 4 course requirements listed above.
Hessen University Summer Semester

The successful completion of one 1-month program at Hessen University campus, either in Frankfurt, Marburg, Giessen, or Fulda, may also fulfill a requirement for a course numbered GER 300 or lower.
German Major (37 semester hours and the appropriate education requirements) for Early Childhood through Adolescence Certification (K-12)
GER 101 Elementary German I and lab (4 semester hours)
GER 102 Elementary German II and lab (4 semester hours)
GER 201 Intermediate German I
GER 202 Intermediate German II
GER 300 Conversation and Composition (Writing Intensive)
GER 325 Introduction to German Literature and Culture
GER 430 Contemporary German Literature and Culture
EDU 370 Foreign Language Teaching Methods
ESL 322 Second Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics (2 semester hours)

Three additional 400-level German (GER) courses from the following:
GER 410 Classicism
GER 420 Romanticism
GER 470 Directed Readings
GER 480 Special Topics in German
GER 490 Independent Study in German

One of the following Foreign Study Programs (to meet the DPI foreign language immersion requirement):
GER 499 Guest semester at Kassel University, Germany
Hessen University Summer Semester

Placement in the “Intermediate High” category on the American Council for Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Exam* prior to student teaching semester.

(23 semester hours)
GER 101 Elementary German I and lab (4 semester hours)
GER 102 Elementary German II and lab (4 semester hours)
GER 201 Intermediate German I
GER 202 Intermediate German II

Three additional 400-level German (GER) courses from the following:
GER 300 Conversation and Composition (Writing Intensive)
GER 325 Introduction to German Literature and Culture
GER 410 Classicism
GER 420 Romanticism
GER 430 Contemporary German Literature and Culture
GER 470 Directed Readings
GER 480 Special Topics in German
GER 490 Independent Study in German

One of the following Foreign Study Programs:
GER 499 Guest semester at Kassel University, Germany
Note: Courses successfully completed in the Guest semester may also fulfill as many as 4 course requirements listed above.
Hessen University Summer Semester

The successful completion of one 1-month program at Hessen University campus, either in Frankfurt, Marburg, Giessen, or Fulda, may also fulfill a requirement for a course numbered GER 300 or lower.
German Minor (28 semester hours and the appropriate education requirements) for Middle Childhood through Adolescence Certification (grades 1-9), or Early Adolescence through Adolescence Certification (grades 6-12)
GER 101 Elementary German I with lab (4 semester hours)
GER 102 Elementary German II with lab (4 semester hours)
GER 201 Intermediate German I
GER 202 Intermediate German II
GER 300 Conversation and Composition (Writing Intensive)
GER 430 Contemporary German Literature and Culture
ESL 322 Second Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics (2 semester hours)
EDU 370 Foreign Language Teaching Methods

One additional German (GER) courses from the following:
GER 325 Introduction to German Literature & Culture
GER 410 Classicism
GER 420 Romanticism
GER 470 Directed Readings
GER 480 Special Topics in German
GER 490 Independent Study in German

One of the following Foreign Study Programs:
GER 499 Guest semester at Kassel University, Germany
Note: Courses successfully completed in the Guest semester may also fulfill as many as 4 course requirements listed above.
Hessen University Summer Semester
The successful completion of one 1-month program at Hessen University campus, either in Frankfurt, Marburg, Giessen, or Fulda, may also fulfill a requirement for a course numbered GER 300 or lower.

Placement in the “Intermediate High” category on the American Council for Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Exam* prior to student teaching semester.

(36 semester hours)
ENG 211 Introduction to British Literature I
ENG 212 Introduction to British Literature II
ENG 220 Introduction to American Literature
ENG 370 Shakespeare
ENG 499 Literature and Theory
Two additional English (ENG) courses numbered at the 200 level: Five additional English (ENG) courses numbered at the 300 level or above (one of which must be a WI designated course and one of which must be at the 400 level):

Note: WRT 300 Advanced Composition may be used in place of one of the above-listed required 300-level courses.
English Major (37 semester hours and the appropriate education requirements)
for Early Adolescence through Adolescence Certification (grades 6-12)
ENG 211 Introduction to British Literature I
ENG 212 Introduction to British Literature II
ENG 220 Introduction to American Literature
ENG 350 Young Adult Literature (1 semester hour)
ENG 370 Shakespeare
ENG 499 Literature and Theory
WRT 300 Advanced Composition
Two additional English (ENG) courses numbered at the 200 level Four additional English (ENG) courses numbered at the 300 level or above (one of which must be a WI designated course and one of which must be at the 400 level). One of the courses must be in American literature.

(24 semester hours)
ENG 211 Introduction to British Literature I
ENG 212 Introduction to British Literature II
ENG 220 Introduction to American Literature
ENG 370 Shakespeare
One additional English (ENG) course numbered at the 200 level
Three additional English (ENG) courses numbered at the 300 level or above
(one of which must be at the 400 level)
English Minor (24 semester hours and the appropriate education requirements.)
for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence Certification (1-8) also Early Adolescence through Adolescence Certification (6-12) in combination with other major
ENG 211 Introduction to British Literature I
ENG 212 Introduction to British Literature II
ENG 220 Introduction to American Literature
ENG 370 Shakespeare
WRT 300 Advanced Composition
One additional English (ENG) course numbered at the 200 level
Two additional English (ENG) courses numbered 300 and above (one of which must be at the 400 level) One must also include American literature