Atlanta Campus Catalog 2011-2012 - Mercer University

substitute for the advice and guidance students should solicit from their individual dissertationcommittee members. Graded S (Satisfactory) or U (Unsatisfactory)ENGLISH (EDEN)EDEN 648. Applied English Linguistics(3 hours)This course includes the study of phonetics, morphology, structural linguistics, and grammarand focuses on how these features of the structure of English create problems forEnglish learners. It is intended to acquaint prospective and current ESL teachers withmodern linguistic theorists, insightful practitioners, the relationship between linguistic theoryand its practical application in the classroom, and it is intended to help them understandEnglish structure well enough to be able to answer learners' questions with accuracyand confidence.EDEN 649. Writing Workshop(3 hours)The focus of this workshop is to provide teachers with an understanding of the writingprocess and its implementation and management in the classroom. Students will beinvolved in numerous types of writing exercises and will create writing assignments tomeet curriculum and instructional needs of students.EDEN 655. Young Adult Literature(3 hours)This course consists of a survey of young adult literature for middle and secondary students.Emphasis will be placed on using young adult literature as a bridge to traditionalliterature to help create life-long readers. Related issues and concerns surrounding theuse of young adult literature will be addressed.EDEN 656. The Teaching of a Major LiteratureFigure or Form(3 hours)This course is concerned with a major figure or form in British or American literature. Thecourse focuses on approaches to the writer or form and methods of teaching such subjectsin the middle grades and secondary classroom. (May be taken more than once withdifferent figures or forms.)EDEN 699. Special Topics in English(3 hours)(Prerequisite: Permission of Advisor)A study of specific topics relevant to English education for English/Language Arts teachersin MGE and SEC. (Can be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours with permission ofadvisor.)MATHEMATICS (EDMT)EDMT 601. Problem Solving in Mathematics:ECE/MGE/SEC(3 hours)This course includes foundations of mathematics - sets, symbolic logic, and the deductivemethod. It also provides fundamentals of algebra, geometry, real analysis, and numbertheory through the use of problems involving logic, number theory, spatial perception,geometric formulas, linear equations and equalities, and through the use of games.EDMT 611. Theory of Arithmetic(3 hours)Designed for teachers of mathematics in grades P-12, this course focuses on a concentratedstudy of number theory that provides the foundation of arithmetic through the useof problem solving and modeling.224 / MERCER UNIVERSITY