English Teaching Minor

Grade Requirements: A grade of 2.0 or better in all courses used toward the minor.
Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 25 credit hours of English courses. ENGL 1010 , ENGL 2010 , and lower division HU general education literature courses do not count toward an English teaching minor.
Program Code: 3023
CIPC: 131305

Students who select the English Teaching Minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Department of Teacher Education in this catalog).

Student Teaching

Student teaching takes place during Teacher Education Level III. Before student teaching, English teaching minors must have completed all required Education courses and at least 21 credit hours of the required English courses (listed below), including ENGL 3080 - Critical Approaches to Literature , and the 2000-level and 3000-level courses listed in the Methodology cluster below. ENGL 4910 - Capstone in English Teaching can be taken during the ten-week publics school experience. Students must apply for student teaching through Teacher Education according to deadlines set by that department.

Course Requirements for Minor

Required English Courses (25 credit hours)

Foundation - 3 credit hours

Critical Approaches Course (to be taken early in the minor) / Prerequisite ENGL 2010 :
ENGL 3080 - Critical Approaches to Literature Credits: (3)

Core - 6 credit hours

1. American Literature Surveys: (one of the following) / Prerequisite ENGL 2010:
ENGL 3610 - American Literature I Credits: (3)
ENGL 3620 - American Literature II Credits: (3)
2. British Literature Surveys: (one of the following) / Prerequisite ENGL 2010 :
ENGL 3650 - British Literature I Credits: (3)
ENGL 3660 - British Literature II Credits: (3)

Methodology - 13 credit hours

Take all of the following:

ENGL 2420 - Young Adult Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 3020 - Teaching English/Language Arts Credits: (3)
ENGL 3410 INT - The Teaching of Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3755 - Topics in English Teaching Credits: (3)
ENGL 4910 - Capstone in English Teaching Credits: (1)

Areas of Specialization - 3 credit hours

Choose one course from the area listed below (3 credit hours):

Writing and Interdisciplinary Studies

Courses in this area will focus on writing and/or the study of other disciplines as they connect with literature, language, or the craft of writing / Prerequisites as specified for individual courses in course catalog:

ENGL 3050 - Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3100 - Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3210 - Advanced College Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3250 - CW: Advanced Fiction Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3260 - CW: Advanced Poetry Writing Credits: (3)
ENGL 3280 - Biographical Writing Credits: (3)

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