Minors
The language and literature department offers minors in English, Writing Studies, Spanish, TESOL and Teaching Endorsement in ESL.
English Minor (18SH)
Choose one course from the following list:
LIT 210 Global Literatures I … 3
LIT 220 Global Literatures II … 3
LIT 230 Global Literatures III … 3
Choose 3 SH from the following list:
WRIT 350 Creative Prose Writing … 3
*WRIT 370 Poetry Writing … 3
*WRIT 380 Expository Writing … 1
*WRIT 381 Argumentative Writing … 1
*WRIT 382 Rhetoric of the Natural and Social Sciences … 1
LARTS 390 Peer Tutoring Practicum I … 1
LARTS 391 Peer Tutoring Practicum II (may be taken twice) … 1
COMM 241 News and Feature Writing … 3
*THR 310 Playwriting and Screenwriting … 3
Choose two additional courses from those in the major … 6
Choose one Approaches course … 3
Writing Studies Minor (18SH)
Choose one of the following courses:
LIT 210 Global Literatures I … 3
LIT 220 Global Literatures II … 3
LIT 230 Global Literatures III … 3
Choose one course under Approaches to Literature
LIT 480 Seminar in the Major … 3
Choose 6 SH from the following courses:
WRIT 200 Introduction to Creative Writing … 3
WRIT 340 Kairos Place … 1
WRIT 350 Prose Workshop … 3
*WRIT 370 Poetry Writing … 3
*WRIT 380 Expository Writing … 1
*WRIT 381 Argumentative Writing … 1
*WRIT 382 Rhetoric of the Natural and Social Sciences … 1
WRIT 390 Literary Arts Journal: Phoenix … 1
WRIT 400 Senior Thesis … 3
WRIT 470 Internship … 1-3
LARTS 390 Peer Tutoring Practicum I … 1
LARTS Peer Tutoring Practicum II (may be taken twice) … 1
Choose one of the following courses:
COMM 241 News and Feature Writing … 3
*THR 310 Playwriting and Screenwriting … 3
Students are expected to attend Writers Read Events
Spanish Minor (18 SH)
Requirements: 18 SH of language, literature or culture at the intermediate and advanced levels. One semester, or the equivalent, of study abroad or other experience in the host culture is required.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (18 SH)
The minor in TESOL provides the opportunity to study the unique aspects of teaching English to speakers of other languages with practical experience in the classroom.
Education licensure candidates: addition to Education Department requirements already in place, grade of at least C in all TESOL-required courses.
Non-education track: minimum GPA of 2.7 and grade of at least C in all TESOL-required courses.
LING 250 Introduction to Linguistics … 3
LING 260 Grammars of English … 3
*LING 360 Language Learning, Literacy, and Culture … 3
LING 450 Methods of Language Teaching … 3
LING 460 Practicum in TESOL … 3
Foreign Language (Intermediate II or above) … 3
Teaching Endorsement in ESL:
To teach in U.S. public schools, a student must combine an academic major with the minor in TESOL and an education licensure program. A teaching endorsement in ESL (Grades PreK-12) is approved by the Virginia Department of Education.
The two methods courses (LING 450 Methods of Language Teaching and LING 460 Practicum in TESOL) require admission to teacher education, and co-enrollment in LING 450 and ED 351 General Curriculum and Methods. Teacher candidates must comply with all teacher education requirements listed on pages 91-96 of the current EMU catalog.
Education Curriculum
ED 101 Exploring Teaching … 2
ED 201 Computers and Instructional Technology in Education … 1
ED 251 Learning, Motivation and Assessment (6-12) … 3
ED 252 Learning, Motivation and Assessment PFE … 1
ED 301 Needs of Diverse Learners … 3
ED 351 General Curriculum and Methods … 1
ED 381 Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum (6-12) OR
ED 343 Content Area Reading and Writing … 2
ED 391 Middle School Curriculum and Organization … 3
ED 401 Examining Foundations of Education … 2
ED 411 Reflective Teaching Seminar and Portfolio … 1
ED 461 Elementary Student Teaching … 7
ED 462 Middle/High School Student Teaching … 7
Other licensure requirements:
American History … 3
PSYC 202 Developmental Psychology … 3
ESL Curriculum
LING 250 Introduction to Linguistics … 3
LING 260 Grammars of English … 3
*LING 360 Language Learning, Literacy, and Culture … 3
LING 450 Methods of Language Teaching … 3
LING 460 Practicum in TESOL … 3
Foreign Language (Intermediate II or above) … 3
*Course offered alternate years