Current version - Indiana University South Bend

3243 IU SOUTH BEND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
EDUC-X 525
EDUC-X 530
EDUC-X 590
Practicum in Reading (1-4 cr.)
P: EDUC-E 545 or EDUC-S 514,
EDUC-X 504 and three years of teaching
experience, or consent of instructor.
Diagnostic testing, remedial classroom
teaching, compiling clinical records,
and reporting to academic advisors.
Additional fee required; S/F graded. I
Topical Workshop in Reading (1-6 cr.)
P: Instructor’s permission. Individual
and group study of special topics in the
field of reading. Means for improving the
teaching of reading. One credit hour is
offered for each week of full-time work.
S/F graded. S
Research in Reading (1-6 cr.)
Individual research. S/F graded.
ethical issues of art and society, and the
nature of the creative process. Discussion
based, writing intensive.
ENG-D 600 HISTORY of the english language
(3-4 cr.)
Survey of the evolution of the English
language from its earliest stages to the
present, with reference to its external
history and to its phonology, morphology,
syntax, and vocabulary.
ENG-E 301 LITERATURES IN ENGLISH TO 1600 (3 cr.)
P: ENG-W 131 with a grade of C or
higher. The historical study of literature
in English from the period 450 to
1600. Selections may include Beowulf,
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, Sir Gawain
and the Green Knight. I
EDUC-Y 510
EDUC-Y 511
ENG: English
Action Research I (3 cr.)
An introduction to the basic philosophy
and methods of action research. Students
design an action research project and
write a proposal. In this class, you learn
how to conduct action research. You learn
how to select an area of focus; collect data;
organize, analyze and interpret data; and
take action based on your findings. You
plan an action research study and write a
formal proposal for that study.
Action Research II: Independent
Study (1-3 cr.)
P: Successful completion of EDUC-Y 510.
Independent study course to carry out
projects proposed in EDUC-Y 510. In this
course you carry out the action research
project that you designed in EDUC-Y 510.
You meet periodically with the instructor
and turn in a complete report of your
findings. You find that your research
results give you valuable information for
decision making. I, II
ENG-A 190 ART, AESTHETICS, AND CREATIVITY (3 cr.)
Explores artistic disciplines and associated
forms, materials, and practices. Develops
students’ making, looking, and listening
skills. Through the creative process students
will explore relationships to other individuals
and cultures, and will review the implications
of their learning for their personal, academic,
and professional pursuits.
ENG-A 399 ART, AEsTHeTICS, AND CREATIVTY (3 CR.)
P: ENG-W 131 with a grade of C or higher.
Explores relation between creative writing
and other art forms. Interdisciplinary arts
projects. Emphasis on independent work,
ENG-E 302 lITERATURES IN ENGLISH 1600–1800
(3 cr.)
P: ENG-W 131 with a grade of C or higher.
Representative study of British literature
of the sixteenth through the eighteenth
centuries in the context of transatlantic
cultural developments. Writers may
include Shakespeare, Milton, and Swift.
II
ENG-E 303 lITERATURES IN ENGLISH 1800–1900
(3 cr.)
P: ENG-W 131 with a grade of C or higher.
Representative study of nineteenth
century British literature in the context
of transatlantic cultural developments.
Selections may include writers from
Wordsworth, Jane Austen, and the
Brontës to Kipling and Conrad. II
ENG-E 304 LITERATURES IN ENGLISH 1900–present
(3 cr.)
P: ENG-W 131 with a grade of C or
higher. Representative study of various
literatures written in English in twentieth
century. Focus on themes associated with
shared cultures and concerns. Selections
may include writers from Virginia Woolf
and E. M. Forster to Chinua Achebe and
Anita Desai. I
ENG-G 13 ACADEMIC writing GRADUATE
STUDENTS (3 cr.)
This course is designed for graduate
ENL students. Its purpose is to develop
the academic reading and writing skills
necessary to complete graduate work.
Assignments are completed using materials
from the students’ academic disciplines.
P = Prerequisite, R = Recommended, C = Concomitant, VT = Variable Title
I = fall semester, II = spring semester, S = summer session(s)