English Major, Teaching Endorsement Grades 6-12 (35 SH)
This program will prepare students to teach English by instructing them in the standards of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Students pursuing this program are required to study a foreign language through intermediate level II. Requirements include:
Literary Foundations courses (12SH)
LIT 210 Global Literatures I … 3
LIT 220 Global Literatures II … 3
LIT 230 Global Literatures III … 3
LIT 240 Introduction to Critical Theory … 3
Choose two of the Approaches to Literature (6 SH, which include LIT 320 and LIT 325 Shakespeare)
LIT 310 Approach 1: Genres and Movements … 3
LIT 315 Approach 2: Nations and Regions … 3
LIT 320 Approach 3: Culture, Identity and Ethnicity … 3
LIT 325 Approach 4: Authors … 3
Linguistics (3SH)
LING 250 Introduction to Linguistics … 3
LING 260 Grammars of English … 3
*LIT 340 Adolescent/Young Adult Literature… 3
*WRIT 380 Expository Writing … 1
*WRIT 381 Argumentative Writing … 1
Senior Capstone (3SH)
LIT 480 Seminar in the Major … 3
Choose one of the following courses:
COMM 241 News and Feature Writing … 3
THR 101 Introduction to Theater Arts … 3
*THR 201 History and Traditions of Early World Theater … 3
*THR 401 History and Traditions of World Theater from 1850 … 3
In addition, students must take the secondary education courses for teacher licensure.
(See page 88 of the EMU catalog)
English education majors are required to take a practice Graduate Record Exam (GRE) in the senior year.
*Course offered alternate years