English A.B. - Special Education Teacher Licensure

A Bachelor of Arts degree with majors in English and Special Education with a cocentration in Teacher Licensure requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements

Required Courses: 28 sh

ENG 205GRAMMAR

4 sh

ENG 219WRITING STUDIES SURVEY

4 sh

ENG 306TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (TESOL): THEORY AND PRACTICE

4 sh

ENG 319WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP

4 sh

ENG 342SHAKESPEARE

4 sh

ENG 363TEACHING LITERATURE: CANONS, CULTURES AND CLASSROOMS

4 sh

ENG 495SENIOR SEMINAR: LITERATURE

4 sh

Choose one of the following British Literature courses: 4 sh

ENG 221BRITISH LITERATURE BEFORE 1800

4 sh

ENG 222BRITISH LITERATURE AFTER 1800

4 sh

Choose one of the following American Literature courses: 4 sh

ENG 223AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1865

4 sh

ENG 224AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1865

4 sh

ENG 238AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945

4 sh

ENG 239AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945

4 sh

Choose one of the following Global Literature courses: 4 sh

ENG 331WORLD LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 335LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

4 sh

ENG 337ASIAN LITERATURE OF SOCIAL CHANGE

4 sh

ENG 338AFRICAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 385MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURE

4 sh

Choose one ENG elective: 4 sh

ENG 220 LITERARY STUDIES, ENG 302 HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, or ENG 321 CLASSICAL LITERATURE are highly recommended.

Required Professional Education courses: 55 sh

PSY 321EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh

SOC 243SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 305LEARNING & TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGIES

2 sh

EDU 323LITERACY DEVELOPMENT I: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

4 sh

EDU 342FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 345PLANNING AND MANAGING THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATORS

4 sh

EDU 402EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR I FOR MIDDLE, K-12, AND SECONDARY MAJORS

1 sh

EDU 403EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR II

2 sh

EDU 421METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY ENGLISH

4 sh

EDU 435ASSESSMENT METHODS AND INTERPRETATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 444LANGUAGE AND LITERACY METHODS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 445TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES IN MATHEMATICS AND CONTENT AREAS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATORS

4 sh

EDU 450TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS IN MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

4 sh

EDU 481STUDENT TEACHING

10 sh

Total Credit Hours: 99

Double Concentration

Rather than pursue additional majors or concentrations in English, Teacher Licensure and Special Education majors take 55 semester hours of pre-professional training in Education and related disciplines and have the opportunity to earn a professional Secondary (9-12) Teaching License with dual licensure in Special Education. For more information, see the School of Education/Special Education, your English major advisor, or the English department chair.

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