English A.B. - Teacher Licensure

A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English and a concentration 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 2050GRAMMAR

4 sh

ENG 2090WRITING STUDIES SURVEY

4 sh

ENG 3060TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (TESOL): THEORY AND PRACTICE

4 sh

ENG 3090WRITING CENTER WORKSHOP

4 sh

ENG 3420SHAKESPEARE

4 sh

ENG 3900TEACHING LITERATURE: CANONS, CULTURES AND CLASSROOMS

4 sh

ENG 4970SENIOR SEMINAR: LITERATURE

4 sh

Choose one of the following British Literature courses: 4 sh

ENG 2210BRITISH LITERATURE BEFORE 1800

4 sh

ENG 2220BRITISH LITERATURE AFTER 1800

4 sh

Choose one of the following American Literature courses: 4 sh

ENG 2230AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1865

4 sh

ENG 2240AMERICAN LITERATURE AFTER 1865

4 sh

ENG 2250AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE BEFORE 1945

4 sh

ENG 2260AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE 1945

4 sh

Choose one of the following Global Literature courses: 4 sh

ENG 3800ADVANCED WORLD LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 3810LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE

4 sh

ENG 3820ASIAN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 3830AFRICAN EXPERIENCE IN LITERATURE

4 sh

ENG 3840MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURE

4 sh

Choose one ENG elective: 4 sh

ENG 2900 LITERARY STUDIES, ENG 3020 HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, or ENG 3200 CLASSICAL LITERATURE are highly recommended.

Required Professional Education courses: 39 sh

EDU 3050LEARNING & TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGIES

2 sh

PSY 3820EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh

SOC 2430SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION

4 sh

EDU 3150EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT

4 sh

EDU 3550TEACHING IN 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOMS

4 sh

EDU 4020EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR I FOR MIDDLE, K-12, AND SECONDARY MAJORS

1 sh

EDU 4030EXPLORATIONS CAPSTONE SEMINAR II

2 sh

EDU 4210METHODS OF TEACHING MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY ENGLISH

4 sh

EDU 4500TEACHING DIVERSE LEARNERS IN MIDDLE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

4 sh

EDU 4970STUDENT TEACHING

10 sh

Total Credit Hours: 83

Double Concentration

Rather than pursue additional majors or concentrations in English, Teacher Licensure majors take 39 semester hours of pre-professional training in Education and related disciplines and have the opportunity to earn a professional Secondary (9-12) Teaching License. For more information, see the School of Education/Secondary Licensure, your English major advisor, or the English department chair.

Powered by SmartCatalog IQ