English and Foreign Languages

http://www.cpp.edu/~class/english-foreign-languages/

Liliane Fucaloro, Chair

The English and Foreign Languages Department offers programs in English and Spanish. In the Bachelor of Arts in English program, students may choose from two subplans: Literature and Language or English Education. Students in all programs are encouraged not only to improve verbal skills, but also to develop a fuller understanding of themselves and their culture.

Graduates are prepared to enter advanced-degree work in English, American Studies, or related areas. Additional opportunities exist in law, business management, journalism, and other fields welcoming those with a liberal education and communication skills.

The Literature and Language subplan offers intensive study in the language and literature of both Britain and the United States. The curriculum for the Literature and Language subplan is patterned as follows: in the freshman year courses in composition and in the methods of reading literature; in the sophomore year a broad survey of English and American literature and world literature; in the junior year a study of linguistics and the principal genres; and in the senior year relatively intensive work in individual authors or small groups of authors.

The second subplan, English Education, also offers intensive study of language and literature. Students are given thorough preparation for entrance into a secondary credential program in English. Students may also choose to minor in English.

In addition, the department lists elementary and intermediate sequences in French, German, Spanish language and culture, and Mandarin Chinese language and culture. Courses in English composition and literature serve the general university community. These include study in English as a second language and in the literature-language aspects of Asian-American, African-American, Latino, and Native-American Studies.

The major in Spanish and the minor in Spanish language and culture prepare students to communicate in Spanish, to appreciate more fully the cultural heritage of the Southwest, and to communicate more effectively with increasing Hispanic populations. Employment possibilities in students’ major fields will be appropriately enhanced. The Department also offers a minor in French, in Chinese Studies, and in TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language). These minors are open to all majors, including English.

In addition, the Department offers certificate programs in Chinese, German, and Spanish. Certificate programs require completion of a minimum of 16 units of coursework at the 200-level or above. The graduate program in English is listed separately.

The Rho Xi Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the national English honor society, is open to upper division English majors if they have completed two or more English courses beyond freshman composition with a 3.0 average and if they rank in the upper one-third of their class overall.

A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required in core courses, including subplan courses, in order to receive a degree in the major.

Programs

• English, B.A. - English Education Subplan/Option: 180 units
• English, B.A. - Literature and Language Subplan/Option: 180 units
• Spanish, B.A.: 180 units

• Chinese Studies Minor
• English Minor
• French Minor
• Spanish Minor
• Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) Minor

• English, M.A. - Literature Subplan/Option
• English, M.A. - Rhetoric and Composition Subplan/Option
• English, M.A. - Teaching English as a Second Language Subplan/Option

Courses

• SPN 401 - Spanish for Teachers (4)
• SPN 450 - Spanish Syntax (4)
• SPN 451 - Spanish Applied Linguistics (4)
• SPN 454 - Early Modern Spanish Literature (4)
• SPN 455 - Literature of Mexico (4)
• SPN 456 - Latin American Women Writers (4)
• SPN 458 - History of the Spanish Language (4)
• SPN 480 - Spanish Capstone Course (4)
• SPN 499 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-4)