English
Language Arts
Major Current Requirements
English Language Arts Checklist
Minor and Honors Information
English Language Arts is not a department, but
an interdisciplinary program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree.
It is open to all students, but may be particularly suitable for
prospective teachers of grades 1-6.
The required and recommended courses in this program have been selected
for their relevance to the childhood education curriculum and for
the breadth they offer to teachers of grades 1-6, who may find a
traditional major too specialized for their needs.
Students who do not plan to teach will find this major good preparation
for careers which require facility with spoken and/or written language,
such as public relations, advertising, and the communications media.
Students interested in the growing field of linguistics will also
find English Language Arts an appropriate undergraduate major, particularly
if they are interested in the application of linguistics to such
educational concerns as second-language learning, dialect variations,
and beginning reading instruction.
Current Requirements for majors concentrating
in English Language Arts, starting with the Fall 2001 semester.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
Students are advised to take basic courses in English, theatre,
film and media studies, particularly those that are prerequisites
for advanced courses in the English Language Arts Major. One course
offered toward fulfillment of the major may also be offered toward
the GER requirement. No more than 6 credits of the minor may also
be offered toward the distribution requirement.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (30 CREDITS)
Language
Spoken Arts
Writing
Literature
Elective
LANGUAGE (6 CREDITS)
English 331 The Structure of Modern English
And one of the following:
Anthropology 351 Language and Culture
English 332 History of the English Language
OR an approved equivalent.
SPOKEN ARTS (3 CREDITS)
Media 240 Effective Speech Making
Theatre 161 Basic Acting
Theatre 241 Creative Dramatics: Special Topics
Theatre 242 Theatre for Young Audiences
Theatre 243 Theatre for Young Audiences (Lab)
OR an approved equivalent.
WRITING (6 CREDITS)
English 301 Theory and Practice of Expository Writing
And 3 credits from one of the following:
English 300** Introduction to Creative Writing
English 308 Essay Writing I
English 309 Essay Writing II
Theatre 378 Scriptwriting for Young Audiences: Theatre, Film, and
Television
Film 376 Screenwriting I
OR an approved equivalent
** NOTE: Students who have already taken English 311, 313, or 314
prior to Spring 2003 may use those courses to fulfill this requirement.
LITERATURE (9 CREDITS)
English 303* Western Literary Backgrounds of British and American
Literature (formerly English 393
English 305 Children's Literature
English 320 Multicultural American Literature
ELECTIVE (6 CREDITS)
Two additional 300- or 400-level course in linguistics, writing,
or literature in one of the following departments: Anthropology
(linguistics), English, Comparative Literature, Africana and Puerto
Rican/Latino Studies, or Classics, to be approved by the ELA program
advisor.
MINOR
Students who are enrolled in the elementary teacher education program
(Quest) do not need a minor. Non-teaching candidates may select
any minor, with the approval of the ELA advisor. Not more than 6
credits of the minor may be offered toward the GER.
HONORS
Department honors will be awarded to a student who completes an
honors project (explained below) and attains a major GPA of 3.5
and a cumulative GPA of 2.8 by the time of graduation.
HONORS TUTORIAL PROJECT
One semester, 3 credits. Individual research and writing of an honors
essay or project report on a topic related to English language arts.
The student's work will be supervised by a cooperating member of
the departments whose courses comprise the English Language Arts
major and the student will be enrolled in the individual honors
course in that supervisor's department: English 485, Theatre 402,
Media 402, or Education 403. Open to qualified juniors and by permission
of the English Language Arts advisor.
English Language Arts (ELA) Concentration
Checklist
This checklist will assist students in tracking their general education
requirements and major requirements. Click
here for English Lanugage Arts Checklist. (Clicking on this
link will open a Word file suitable for printing.)
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Part One: Requirements for current English Language
Arts Majors who plan to graduate by December 2003.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
English Language Arts is an interdisciplinary major in the Bachelor
of Arts Program at Hunter College. The curriculum is structured
to provide the student with experience in language, analysis, literature,
and spoken arts, utilizing a variety of departmental approaches.
Students who are minoring in the elementary education sequence may
find English Language Arts particularly useful, but this major may
be combined effectively with any minor offered in the college.
TEACHING CANDIDATES
One of the two basic assumptions underlying the design of the major
is the relevance of its courses to the elementary school curriculum,
whose content is approximately fifty percent in the language arts.
The other assumption is that an elementary-school teacher should
be a broadly educated person rather than an academic specialist.
The courses which comprise the major are more clearly related to
the content of the elementary-school curriculum than are the courses
which usually comprise a single-department major.
Each student may design a program to fulfill his/her specific teaching
needs. For example, a student interested in inner-city schools might
be advised to take such courses as Language and Culture, Creative
Dramatics, and African or Puerto Rican literature. A student interested
in the application of linguistics to communication and reading problems
might select such courses in psycholinguistics.
NON-TEACHING CANDIDATES
The program is recommended also for a student who wants a broad
general education, who finds the departmental approach too limiting.
The English Language Arts major offers a wide variety of courses
in language, speech, theatre, writing, and literature.
Careers other than teaching in which a broad language arts background
are desirable include those which call for facility with spoken
and/or written language, such as public relations, advertising,
and the communications media and broadcasting. Frequently, positions
are available in government and business for graduates with a broad,
liberal-arts background; students who have pursued an interdisciplinary
course of study would be highly qualified for such positions.
Students interested in the growing field of linguistics will also
find the English Language Arts an appropriate undergraduate major,
particularly if they are interested in second-language learning,
dialect variations, language development, and cross-cultural communication.
The English Language Arts Major consists of 24 credits distributed
as follows (with equivalents approved by Departments in the English
Language Arts Program).
6-9 CREDITS IN LANGUAGE
REQUIRED: Engl 331, Structure of Modern English
AND one of the following:
ANTHC 351, Language and Culture
BLPR 181, Language and Ethnic Identity
ENGL 332, History of the English Language
OR an approved equivalent course in language offered by the Black
and Puerto Rican, Anthropology, Film and Media Studies, Psychology
or other departments.
6 CREDITS IN SPOKEN ARTS
TWO of the following:
THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre
THEA 161 Acting I (Basic Acting Techniques)
THEA 241 Creative Dramatics
THEA 242 Theatre for Children
THEA 243 Children's Theatre Lab
THEA 261 Acting II (Contemporary Drama)
FILM 101 Introduction to Cinema
MEDIA 240 Effective Speechmaking
MEDIA 288 Communicating on Radio and Television
MEDIA 299.56 Radio Commentary
MEDIA 340 Family Communication in Media and Daily Life
MEDIA 355 Arguing Issues in Media and Popular Culture
OR an approved equivalent course in Film and Media Studies or other
departments.
3-6 CREDITS IN WRITING
ENGL 201 Intermediate Expository Writing
ENGL 218 Advanced Expository Writing
ENGL 301 Theory and Practice of Expository Writing
ENGL 308 Essay Writing I
ENGL 311 Workshop in Fiction I
ENGL 314 Workshop in Poetry I
MEDIA 242 Basic Reporting
MEDIA 299.42 Feature Writing
MEDIA 373 Journalism as Literature
MEDIA 390 Broadcast Journalism
THEA 371 Scriptwriting for Young Audiences: Theatre, Film,
and Television
OR an approved equivalent
6-9 CREDITS IN LITERATURE
REQUIRED: ENGL 253 or 254, Survey of English Literature I or II
or a 300-level course in American or British Literature ENGL 352,
Shakespeare Survey (or ENGL 353 or 354)
3 CREDIT ELECTIVE
An additional 300-level or 400-level course in language, writing
or literature approved by the English Language Arts program advisor
(may be selected from courses in English, Comaparative Literature,
foreign language, Black and Puerto Rican Studies, or Classics).
MINOR REQUIREMENT
The elementary education sequence may be used to fulfill the minor
requirement. Non-teaching candidates may select any minor of their
choice with the approval of the ELA advisor. No more than six credits
of the minor may also be offered toward the Distribution Requirement..
HONORS, ONE SEMESTER, 3 CREDITS
Departmental Honors will be awarded to a student who completes an
approved Honors Seminar or Honors Tutorial Project in the Departments
of English, Film and Media Studies, Education, or Theatre and attains
a major GPA of 3.5 and a cumulative GPA of 2.8 by the time of graduation.
The Honors Tutorial Project involves individual research and writing
of an honors essay or project report related to English Language
Arts. The student's work will be supervised by a cooperating member
of any of the Departments whose courses comprise the English Language
Arts major and the student will be enrolled in the individual tutorial
course in that supervisor's department: ENGLISH 485, THEATRE 401,
EDUCATION 490, MEDIA 402. Open to qualified juniors and seniors
by permission of the English Language Arts advisor.
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