English - Teaching B.A.
English - Teaching Major
The B.A. English - Teaching major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes UNIFI/General Education requirements, the Professional Experiences requirements, Educator Essentials requirements, and the following specified major requirements, to complete the minimum of 120 hours.
This major leads to endorsement #120: 5-12 English/Language Arts.
| Complete all of the following: | ||
| English: | 15 | |
| Critical Writing About Literature | ||
| Survey of English Literature from Beginnings to Early Modernity | ||
| Survey of Post-1800 English and World Literature | ||
| Survey of American Literature | ||
| Multicultural Literature | ||
| Complete one of the following: ** | 3 | |
| English: | ||
| Craft of Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Writing & Healing | ||
| Theory and Practice of Writing | ||
| Digital Writing: Theory and Practice | ||
| Applied Writing: Workplace Communication ** | ||
| Applied Writing: Specialized Documents ** | ||
| Applied Writing: Projects, Grants and Careers | ||
| Complete one of the following:** | 3 | |
| TESOL/Applied Linguistics: | ||
| The Structure of English | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Complete one of the following:** | 3 | |
| TESOL/Applied Linguistics: | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Modern English Grammar and Usage | ||
| Language Development | ||
| Content Area Strategies for English Language Learners | ||
| Complete all of the following: | 9 | |
| Communication: | ||
| Oral Communication | ||
| English: | ||
| Literature for Young Adults | ||
| Literacy Education | ||
| Methods of Teaching Content Literacy at the Middle and Secondary Levels | ||
| Electives in English literature: complete at least one course from each group (A, B, and C): | ||
| Within each group, other appropriate topics may be offered in sections of: * | ||
ENGLISH 3159/4159/5159 Experimental course | ||
ENGLISH 3186/4186/5186 "Studies in" | ||
| Author Seminar: __________________ | ||
| Seminar in Literature: ______________ | ||
| Genre Seminar:______________ | ||
| Group A: Literature in English to 1800: * | 3 | |
| Old English Language, Literature, and Culture | ||
| Early Modern Drama | ||
| English Renaissance | ||
| 18th-Century British Literature | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Milton | ||
| Early American Literature | ||
| Group B: Literature in English since 1800: * | 3 | |
| British Romantic Writers | ||
| British Victorian Writers | ||
| British Novel to 1900 | ||
| British Novel Since 1900 | ||
| The American Renaissance | ||
| American Realism and Naturalism to WWI | ||
| American Poetry to 1914 | ||
| American Novel Since 1900 | ||
| Modern and Contemporary Poetry | ||
| Modern Drama | ||
| Group C: Literary Theory, Film, Cross-Cultural: * | 3 | |
| Genocide in Writing and Film | ||
| The Holocaust in Literature and Film | ||
| Environmental Literature | ||
| Literature, Gender and Intersectionality | ||
| Literary Criticism | ||
| Issues in Digital Humanities | ||
| Old English Language, Literature, and Culture | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Asian American Literature | ||
| Blues and Jazz in African American Film and Literature | ||
| World Literature Seminar: (Topic) | ||
| Literary Nonfiction | ||
| Film and Literature | ||
| Film History | ||
| Film Theory and Criticism | ||
| Electronic Literature | ||
| Total Hours | 42 | |
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The following courses have additional prerequisites:
ENGLISH 3710/5710 has a prerequisite of ENGLISH 2120 or ENGLISH 2700
ENGLISH 4765/5765 and ENGLISH 4775/5775 and ENGLISH 4785/5785 have prerequisites of MGMT 2080 or ENGLISH 2770 or consent of instructor.
TESOL 4140/5140 and TESOL 3710 have prerequisites of TESOL 4120/5120 or TESOL 3110.
Note: Prerequisites for student teaching in English are a grade point average of 2.50 in English major courses and a grade of C or better in all methods courses.
Professional Experiences
| Required: | ||
| EDUC 2320 | Teaching Methods l: The Teaching of Writing * | 3 |
| EDUC 2420 | Teaching Internship l: English Practicum | 3 |
| EDUC 3520/5520 | Teaching Methods ll: The Teaching of English * | 3 |
| EDUC 3620/5620 | Teaching Internship ll: Advanced English Practicum | 3 |
| EDUC 4138 | Secondary School Teaching | 12 |
| Total Hours | 24 | |
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A grade of C (2.00) or higher is required for all Methods courses.
Educator Essentials
| Required: * | ||
| Select one of the following in each category: | ||
| Category 1: The Learner | 3 | |
| Reflections on Learning | ||
| Development and Learning in Sociocultural Contexts | ||
| Creativity and Higher Order Thinking in the Classroom | ||
| Rethinking the Learning Society: Education and Its Future(s) | ||
| Category 2: Social Contexts of Learning | 3 | |
| Social & Cultural Foundations of Education | ||
| A Modern History of Education in the United States | ||
| Education Policy and Politics of Education | ||
| Language Today | ||
| Category 3: Education for All | 3 | |
| Adapted Physical Education | ||
| Education, Power, and Change | ||
| Social Movements and Education | ||
| Interdisciplinary and Intersectional Study of Education for All | ||
| Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in Classrooms | ||
| Content Area Strategies for English Language Learners | ||
| Category 4: The Classroom Environment | 3 | |
| Deeper Motivation and the Highly Engaged Classroom | ||
| Level Up: Gamified Learning Environments | ||
| Early Childhood Curriculum Development and Organization | ||
| Playful Learning and Project-Based Experiences: Techniques for Ed and Recreational Environments | ||
| Critical Perspectives on Technology and Education | ||
| Category 5: Effective Pedagogy | 3 | |
| Expressive Learning Assessment | ||
| Technology, Pedagogy, and Learning in the Digital Age | ||
| Assessment for Learning | ||
| Effective Teaching through Differentiation, Technology and Assessment | ||
| Category 6: The Professional Educator | 3 | |
| Child, Family, School and Community Relationships | ||
| Teacher Leadership & Educational Change | ||
| Collaborative Partnerships for Educators | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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A grade of C (2.00) or higher is required in each Educator Essentials course.
Four-Year Plan
English Teaching, B.A.
This is a sample plan of study with a suggested sequencing of classes for the major. University electives may be applied to earn additional academic majors, minors, or certificates. Students should regularly meet with their academic advisor to plan their specific semester schedule to include UNIFI/General Education program and/or university elective hours required.
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hour | |
| UNIFI/General Education or University Electives | 15 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGLISH 2120 | Critical Writing About Literature | 3 |
| UNIFI/General Education or University Electives | 12 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENGLISH 2420 | Survey of American Literature | 3 |
| ENGLISH 2520 | Multicultural Literature | 3 |
| Educator Essentials Courses | 6 | |
| UNIFI/General Education or University Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGLISH 2320 | Survey of English Literature from Beginnings to Early Modernity | 3 |
| ENGLISH 3710/5710 | Craft of Creative Nonfiction (or alternate English writing course) | 3 |
| TESOL Linguistics Course | 3 | |
| Educator Essentials Course | 3 | |
| UNIFI/General Education or University Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Junior | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENGLISH 2340 | Survey of Post-1800 English and World Literature | 3 |
| EDUC 2320 | Teaching Methods l: The Teaching of Writing | 3 |
| EDUC 2420 | Teaching Internship l: English Practicum | 3 |
| TESOL Linguistics Course | 3 | |
| Educator Essentials Course | 3 | |
| UNIFI/General Education or University Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGLISH 3940/5940 | Literature for Young Adults | 3 |
| LITED 4117/5117 | Methods of Teaching Content Literacy at the Middle and Secondary Levels | 3 |
| English Major Literature Eelctive - Group A (or Senior Seminar) | 3 | |
| Educator Essentials Courses | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 3520/5520 | Teaching Methods ll: The Teaching of English | 3 |
| EDUC 3620/5620 | Teaching Internship ll: Advanced English Practicum | 3 |
| English Major Literature Elective - Group B (or Senior Seminar) | 3 | |
| English Major Literature Elective - Group C (or Senior Seminar) | 3 | |
| UNIFI/General Education or University Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDUC 4138 | Secondary School Teaching | 12 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |