Catalog of Abilene Christian College, 1941-1942 Page: 54
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54 ABILENE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
311.-English Composition and Literature.
A study of grammar, spelling, and principles of good writing
in the realm of exposition and description. An extensive study
of the essay, and selections of the best English and American
poems. Weekly compositions required. Occasional oral reports.
One long composition. Individual reports on one novel and one
drama from a provided list.
312.-English Composition and Literature (Continued).
Principles of writing in the realm of argumentation and narration.
A study of the types of poetry, and of the short story.
Weekly compositions required. One original short story. An
introduction to research writing. Parallel readings chosen from
a provided list.
321.-English Literature.
A survey of English literature from the beginning to 1740.
322.-English Literature.
A survey of English literature from 1740 to the present.
331.-Journalism.
Fundamentals of news reporting. Gathering and writing news.
Work on the Optimist.
332.-Journalism.
Newspaper organization and news editing. Copyreading, proofreading,
headlines, features, advertising. Work on the Optimist.
350.-Literature for Children.
A study of literature with reference to selection and presentation
for children in primary and elementary grades.
351.-American Literature.
A survey of American Literature from the beginning to the Civil
War, with emphasis on Irving, Cooper, Emerson, Hawthorne,
Thoreau, Longfellow, and Poe.
352.-American Literature.
A survey of the chief tendencies and writers of American literature
from the Civil War to the present.
361-362.-History of English Language.
A survey of the evolution of the English language, including an
elementary course in Anglo-Saxon prose, followed by a brief study
of middle English grammar and modern English grammar. (An
expansion of the former course, English 360).
371.-Early Elizabethan Drama.
A study of the development of the drama in the Elizabethan age
with emphasis on the early romantic comedies of Shakespeare.
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