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English Education
A Life Changing Career with Adolescents
Love reading and writing? Enjoy working with young people? Want a career where you make a difference? English Education may be for you! Our mission is to prepare secondary English teachers who can teach all adolescents with cultural awareness, adaptability, and relevance. Graduates of our program are highly qualified English teachers who not only have a broad and deep content knowledge but also are experienced in teaching this content to adolescents.
AREAS OF STUDY
- English language
- Teaching reading to adolescents
- Diversity in education
- Literacy and technology
- English literature
- Teaching writing to adolescents
CAREER OPTIONS
- Secondary English Teacher
- Teacher of English Abroad
- Instructional Coach
- Curriculum Developer
- Librarian/Media Specialist
- Principal
- Guidance Counselor
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Curriculum & Instruction
- Instructional Technology
- Literary Studies
- School Counseling
- Educational Leadership
- Special Education
- English as a Second Language
What’s special about this program?
Learning through real-world, practical experience is a hallmark of the English Education major. The program offers strong preparation and the opportunity to test theory, research and best practices in a range of field placements, beginning in the very first year. Placements in diverse secondary schools give students varied responsibilities and opportunities for working with and teaching adolescents, resulting in their senior year capstone experience of student teaching full time in the spring semester. Students form a strong bond with the peers in their cohort, and our graduates have had great success finding teaching positions in and beyond the mid-Atlantic region.
Get Involved
Sigma Tau Delta - English Honor Society
Secondary Educators of Tomorrow (SET)
Writing Fellows
Sample curriculum
ENGL101
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Tools of Textual Analysis |
| ENGL110 | Seminar in Composition
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| ENGL295 | Introduction to English Education
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| LING101 | Introduction to Linguistics I
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MATH113
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Contemporary Mathematics or higher |
| UNIV101 | First Year Experience
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University Breadth Courses
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Foreign Language Course
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Elective Courses |
Language or Computer Science Course
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| EDUC413 | Adolescent Development and Educational Psychology
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| EDUC414 | Teaching Exceptional Adolescents
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| ENGL204 | American Literature
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| ENGL205 | British Literature to 1660
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| ENGL294 | English Language: Grammar and Usage
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| ENGL324 | Shakespeare
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| ENGL394 | English Language: Rhetorical and Cultural Contexts
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University Breadth Courses
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ENGL Course in Diverse Literature
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Course in Public Speaking or Performance
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EDUC403
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Literature for Adolescents: Multimedia Texts |
EDUC419
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Diversity in Secondary Education |
EDUC422
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Teaching Reading in Secondary English |
| ENGL395 | Literacy and Technology
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| ENGL396 |
Junior Teaching Composition in Secondary School
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2nd Writing Course
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University Breadth Courses
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| Elective Course |
| EDUC400 | Student Teaching
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| ENGL491 | Methods in Teaching Secondary English
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| ENGL492 | Seminar in Teaching Secondary English
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2nd Multicultural Course
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University Breadth Courses
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| Elective Courses |
