World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
- Mission Statement
- Faculty and Staff
- Majors
- Minors
- Course Descriptions
- World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department Contact Information
Mission Statement 
The World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Departments promotes critical thinking, reading, and writing; oral, listening, and cultural competencies; and strategies for literacy, teaching, and learning across diverse languages, literatures, and cultures within a liberal arts tradition.
Faculty and Staff
Fezzey, Hilary - Associate Professor, English
Kropid, Wendy - Professor, English Education
Pucheu, Jeanette - Associate Professor, Spanish
Reiff, Raychel - Professor, English
Sloboda, Nicholas - Professor, English
Majors
- English Major Requirements
- English - Secondary Education Major Requirements
- Broad Field Language Arts Secondary Education Major
Minors
- English Minor Requirements
- English Minor - Secondary Education Requirements (EA-A, grades 4 - 12)
- Spanish Minor Requirements
- Spanish Teacher Certification (Ages 6-13/10-21, grades k-12) Minor Requirements
Course Descriptions
| ENGED - English Education | ||
| Catalog Nbr. | Course Title/Course Topics | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGED 339 | Teaching High School English | 3.00 |
| Methods of English instruction in the senior high schools; the use of literature, mass media, and other aids in developing skills in listening, speaking, writing, and reading. Includes developing/teaching lessons in a high school English/Language Arts classroom. | ||
Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education Program or consent of instructor, completion of 12 credits of English courses, and cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. | ||
Typically Offered: Every Third Term Beg. Fall 12 | ||
| ENGED 406 | Children's Literature | 3.00 |
| Study of the various types of fiction and nonfiction literatures published for, used with, or selected by children birth to age 12, particularly for use in the classroom setting. Includes the selection, evaluation, appreciation, and use of children's literature and related media. Explores methods to help develop a child's interest in reading and ability to appreciate quality children's literature. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
| ENGED 464 | Developing Literacy Grades 4-12 | 3.00 |
| Study of the design and implementation of language arts curricula and instruction in grades 4-12. Emphasis is on language development (oral and written) and literacy from the 4 -12 grades and developmental instruction, focusing on creating strategic lifelong readers and writers. | ||
Prerequisites: Completion of ENGED 370 and Admission to the Teacher Education Program. Teacher Education Non-Academic Test (TB and Criminal Background Check) | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
| ENGED 465 | Content Area Literacy | 3.00 |
| Study of the use of literacy processes in developing student learning in the content areas. Emphasis on the integration of learning theory and subject matter knowledge in planning instruction which makes profitable use of text and writing to meet curriculum goals in disciplinary literacy. | ||
Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education programs; successful completion of TED 300 and at least one methods course (ART 335, ENGED 339, 370, HHPED 343, 344, HHP 339, MTHED 322, 323, 339, MUSED 382, 383, 384, 386, NSED 321, 339, SSED 331, 339 or TED 339) | ||
Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer Terms | ||
| ENGL - English | ||
| Catalog Nbr. | Course Title/Course Topics | Credits |
| ENGL 229 | Literature by Women | 3.00 |
| Survey of British and American women's literature from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Period. Women's literature across cultures, genres, and time periods. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Diversity Humanities - Literature | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Every Other Year | ||
| SPAN - Spanish | ||
| Catalog Nbr. | Course Title/Course Topics | Credits |
| SPAN 491 | Spanish Senior Capstone Experience | 0.00 |
| Required culminating senior-year project. Students work closely with the Spanish faculty to further develop a research project initiated in a 300- or 400- level Spanish course or during a study abroad course. See UW-Superior catalog for Spanish course descriptions. The project will be presented at a specified time in a public forum and will have both a written and an oral component. Pass-Fail. Arranged. Advisor permission and instructor consent required. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department Contact Information
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department
University of Wisconsin - Superior
Swenson Hall 3061
Belknap and Catlin Ave.
P.O. Box 2000
Superior, WI 54880
Phone: 715-394-8195
Email: admissions@uwsuper.edu