University Daily Kansan, March 27, 1985 Page 11
CAMPUS AND AREA
Curriculum changes merge English courses
By KEVIN LEATHERS Staff Reporter
The popular course, English 208, Introduction to the Short Story, might soon be referred to as the once-popular course. Next semester, it will take on a new look — and a new number.
This fall, English 208 and 209,
Introduction to the Novel, will be
combined to form English 209.
English 208 was one of the first
casualties in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences' attempt to revamp its core curriculum, according to Haskell Springer, chairman of the freshman-sophomore English program.
The Committee on Undergraduate Studies and Advising has recommended changes in the degree requirements for undergraduates in college. College Assembly expects to decide whether proposed changes later this spring.
Under the proposals, students would be limited to taking one of three 200-level English courses to fulfill their English requirement.
SPRINGER SAID English 208 was one of the first classes to go because the course had an unusually high enrollment. He said it was the English department's desire to have just three principal courses that had similar student appeal and similar enrollment.
"For some reason, there were people who had misconceptions about the nature of the class," Springer said. "There was the word 'short' in the title, but the readings in the course were not any shorter than the standard 208 and 209 and came up with Introduction to Fiction — a course that includes that same material, but is more balanced."
THE THREE PRINCIPAL courses the English department is offering next fall are Introduction to Fiction, Introduction to Drama and Introduction to Poetry. Springer said these classes, which were frequent prerequisites for other English classes, would better serve the students because they would be more balanced in content and appeal.
The same number of sections will be offered under the new combined class as were offered when there were both English 208 and 209, he said.
Stephen Goldman, associate professor of English, who has taught both 200 and 209 and is teaching 209 as well, said the consolidation was a good idea.
"This consolidation should allow us to make many more comparisons in class," Goldman said. "It will make teaching a little more difficult for me as far as organizing my notes go. But I think 209 will now be a much better class."
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