Minor in Interdisciplinary English Studies

Minor in Interdisciplinary English Studies (21 credit hours)

Language study improves the ability to communicate and enhances understanding and appreciation of others and their cultures. English is widely recognized as a global language, serving as the language of higher education, technology, and media among others. The acquisition of an advanced language proficiency provides access to oppertunities for those whose primary langauge is not English.

Through an integrated-skills approach, the minor in Interdisciplinary English Studies fosters a communicative competence wherein learners gain knowledge about the language, its appropriate use in various contexts, and compensatory strategies for communication breakdowns. Advanced coursework within the minor provides focused study in structure, reading, writing, and/or listening and speaking.

Interdisciplinary English Studies

Required Courses:

ELP ESL 120: Writing Workshop III (or) Similar Course Work done previously

READ 116:Reading for the Advanced ESL Student (or) Similar Course Work done previously

ELP ESL 121: Grammar Skills
ELP ESL 230: Content-Based ESL
ELP ESL 290: English for Specific Purposes: Topic Varies

3 COURSES from the following columns to be selected in consultation with the Minor Program Advisor, with at least 1 course at the 300-level.

Column A: Structure of English
Column B: Speaking
Column C: Writing
Column D: Reading

LING-110: Lexicology
LING-201: Introduction to General Education
LING 300: English Grammar in the Classroom
LING 301: History of the English Language
LING 303: Grammars of English
LING 304: Introduction to Phonology
LING 345: Linguistics and Reading

CMT-COMM 101: Foundations of Communication
CMT-COMM 202: Voice and Diction
CMT-COMM 214: Business and Professional Communication
CMT-COMM 306: Studies in Speech
CMT-COMM 310: Persuasion
CMT-COMM 313: Gender Differences and Communication
CMT-COMM 314: Organizational Communication

ENGL 200: Writing in Context
ENGL 235: Introduction to Creative Writing I
ENGL 236: Introduction to Creative Writing II
ENGL 335: Written Communication for Business
ENGL 375: The Essentials of Tutoring Writing
ENGL 376: Advanced Composition
ENGL 377: Argumentative Prose

ENGL 201: The World of Poetry
ENGL 202: The World of Drama
ENGL 203: The World of Fiction
ENGL 360: Detective Fiction
ENGL 380: Multi-Cultural Literature in America
ENGL 390: Young Adult Novel
ENGL 391: Children’s Literature

Requirements for Admission to the Minor:

Eligibility for this minor is based on identification of students as English Language Learners. Thus, students must place into the ELP ESL sequence based on a combination of the following:

Analysis of student writing on the English placement Test;
Student demographic information provided during the admission process and/or at the time of placement testing;
History of primary and/or secondary school attendance in a foreign country, and/or participation in a bilingual education or English as a second language program in the United States.
Completion of ELP ESL 112 and/or ELP ESL 114, or direct placement into ELP ESL 120 based on performance on the English Placement Test.
Completion of READ 115 or direct placement into READ 116 based on performance on the English Placement Test.

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