English with Teacher Licensure 7 - 12
Program Learning Outcomes
1. Candidates follow a specific curriculum and are expected to meet appropriate performance assessments for preservice English language arts teachers.
2. Through modeling, advisement, instruction, field experiences, assessment of performance, and involvement in professional organizations, candidates adopt and strengthen professional attitudes needed by English language arts teachers.
3. Candidates are knowledgeable about language; literature; oral, visual, and written literacy; print and nonprint media; technology; and research theory and findings.
4. Candidates acquire and demonstrate the dispositions and skills needed to integrate knowledge of English language arts, students, and teaching.
Introductory Courses- 17 hours
EDUC 2753 Introduction to Education (must have prior to admission to TEP*)
EDUC 3002 Introduction to Educational Technology (must have prior to admisssion TEP)
ENGL 2033 Cultural Studies
RHET 3203 Textual Research Methods
ENGL 3003 History and Development of the English Language
ENGL 3443 Literature of Diverse Cultures
Core Courses—9 hours
Selected from the following:
ENGL 3013 Junior Seminar: British Literature I
ENGL 3023 Junior Seminar: British Literature II
ENGL 3033 Junior Seminar: American Literature I
ENGL 3043 Junior Seminar: American Literature II
Cultural Studies Courses—3 hours
Selected from the following:
ENGL 3453 Women and Literature
ENGL 4903 Special Topics in Literature
ENGL 4913 Special Topics in Popular Culture
Period and Genre Courses—6 hours
Selected from the following:
ENGL 3223 The Short Story
ENGL 3233 The Novel
ENGL 3243 Drama
ENGL 3343 Poetry
ENGL 4123 Regional/Geographic Topics in Literature
ENGL 4223 17th Century British Literature
ENGL 4243 Victorian Literature
ENGL 4773 18th Century British Literature
ENGL 4793 20th Century American Lit
Major Authors Studies - 3 hours
Selected from the following:
ENGL 4103 Major Author
ENGL 4203 Chaucer
ENGL 4213 Shakespeare
Methods Courses 9 hours (after admission to TEP)
ENGL 3403 Grammar and Language Awareness
ENGL 3203 Young Adult Literature
ENGL 3303 Writing and the Teaching of Writing
Capstone Course 3 hours (taken the semester prior to student internship)
ENGL 4993 Capstone
Education Courses (after admission to TEP)
FIRST SEMESTER - 5 hours
EDUC 3013 Human Development and Learning
EDUC 3222 Practicum I
SECOND SEMESTER - 7 hours
EDUC 4222 Assessment
EDUC 3022 Survey of Diverse Populations
EDUC 3612 Classroom and Behavior Management
EDUC 4211 Practicum Two
Student Internship - 12 hours
EDUC 4802 Seminar in Education
EDUC490A Teaching in the Secondary Schools
*TEP - Teacher Education Program
