GE Language Study Self-Placement GuideOne part of the Global Citizen Cluster in the 2007 GE program is Language Study. Most students will complete this part of the GE program by taking a language course at or above the 200 level. To decide which course best suits your language study experience, visit the Prospective Students webpage on the Department of Languages web site for links to course descriptions, and then use the following guidelines:
Students who can document functional language use (for example, completion of extended study in other than English-speaking countries, or passing the 201 level of the BYU Proficiency Exam) have satisfied the GE language study category. International students from other than English-speaking countries have satisfied the GE language study category. For testing and documentation information, contact Carole Wayman, Testing Administrator, in the Center for Academic Success (cwayman@chapman.edu). Self-Placement Guide for Written Inquiry CoursesThe Written Inquiry category of the 2007 GE program includes courses at the first-year and intermediate levels in order to accommodate students’ differing levels of writing experience. The course information provided here can help you choose the Written Inquiry course most appropriate for you. All Written Inquiry courses help you develop your ability to write in a variety of styles and forms, using a range of different methods to address multiple audiences. The courses are designed to help you:
A majority of students will enroll in ENG 103 or ENG 104. Both courses are offered every term. ENG 205, ENG 206, and ENG 207 have limited capacity and may not be offered every term. All of your Written Inquiry options prepare you for the writing you will be asked to do in your major and in other courses. Each will offer personalized writing instruction through a blend of approaches (conferences, workshops, peer review, class discussion and presentation), introducing you to the kinds of academic work you can expect to do at the university level. English 103: Seminar in Rhetoric and Writing focuses on academic discourse at the university level, with an emphasis on composing, revising, and editing. The course is designed to help you develop rhetorically effective arguments. Each seminar focuses on writing for academic purposes using one of seven themes:
English 104: Writing about Literature is especially appropriate for Humanities, Arts, and Film majors. Students read and write analytically about literary texts, with an emphasis on rhetorical issues. The English 104 Honors section is open only to students in Chapman’s Honors Program. The course introduces you to three literary genres (fiction, drama, and poetry), and teaches you techniques for analyzing and writing critical papers about literature. Writing about Literature is designed to provide you with a critical basis for the appreciation of literature by reading, discussing, and writing about poems, plays, and short stories. Many English 104 classes include trips to plays, in-class and small-group discussions of literature, and student presentations and creative projects in response to literary texts. Some literary texts that have been taught recently in English 104 include Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio; Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God; Tim O'Brien’s The Things They Carried; Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones; Peter Shaffer’s Equus, Shakespeare’s Othello, and Alice Walker’s The Color Purple. ENG 205, 206, and 207 are designed for students who desire more intensive academic writing instruction. They emphasize critical and research-based methods and focus on rhetorical analysis and rhetorical forms. ENG 205: Research-Based Writing focuses on rhetorical theory; historical, ethnographic, and empirical research methods; and use of text-based and multimodal written forms, including essays, reports, narrative, and visual/electronic text. This course is appropriate for all majors, and no specialized writing experience is assumed. The course will involve you in historical, empirical, and ethnographic research writing, visual argument, and alternative discourses. You’ll read texts such as David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly, Ralph Cintron’s Angels’ Town, and Art Spiegelman’s Maus. The course covers the rhetorical content of English 103 plus gives you experience with document design and collaborative writing. ENG 206: Critical Literacies and Community Writing is a course focusing on academic discussions and rhetorical analyses of culture as it organizes social experience and shapes identities; critical examination of the textual (print, electronic, visual, etc.) world, from both local and global perspectives; and consideration of the purposes and assumptions underlying public discourse. This course is appropriate for all majors, and no specialized writing experience is assumed. In this course, you will read and analyze texts such as The Panther, the university newspaper; the Chapman website; Chapman Magazine; La Opinión; The Los Angeles Times; weblogs; public space art; as well as read authors such as Gloria Anzaldúa, James Agee, Roland Barthes, Michael Chabon, W. E. B. Du Bois, Jamaica Kincaid, Nicholas Kristof, and Ted Sizer. ENG 207: Composing Culture: Ethnographic Research and Academic Writing engages students in ethnographic research methods that facilitate understanding people and situations different from their own and in writing for the community and the academy. Students will learn and implement ethnographic research methods valuable to the humanities and social sciences and will employ the core concepts and methods of field writing as the basis for reading assignments and writing projects. Texts in this course include guides to field work and ethnographic studies, such as Rebekah Nathan’s My Freshman Year. ENG 207 will be offered in spring term. If you have questions about which Written Inquiry course to take, you can contact the English Department office at 714-997-6750 for further advising. |
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