CURRICULUM OF A TEACHING FIELD IN

ENGLISH EDUCATION 5-9

(Checklist)

The 5-9 English Education Program is ideal to pair with the Elementary Education Program, or to afford a second teaching field in Secondary Education or middle school program. Such a pairing offers education graduates versatility and flexibility in the job market.

General Studies Requirements: 47 hrs.

Required Specialized Courses: 24 hrs.

ENGL 301 Introduction to Literary Study (3)

ENGL 307 Teaching Reading & Adolescent Lit. (3)

ENGL 310 British Literature to 1600 (3)

ENGL 311 British Literature, 1600-1900 (3)

ENGL 312 American Literature to 1900 OR

• ENGL 313 Literature in English since 1900 [Both courses are recommended for 5-9 teaching proficiency.] (3)

ENGL 355 American Ethnic Lit. (3)

ENGL 360 Literature & the Sexes OR

• ENGL 366 Women in Arts & Lit. (3)

ENGL 370 Structure and Evolution of English OR

• ENGL 377 Peer Tutoring Both courses are recommended for 5-9 teaching proficiency. (3)

Required Professional Courses: 37 hrs.

EDUC 150 Seminar in Education (1)

EDUC 200 Foundations of Education (3)

EDUC 320 Soc. & Psy. Cond. of Learning (5)

EDUC 370 Creating Learning Environments (4)

EDUC 360 Exceptional Child (3)

EDUC 380 Technology (3)

EDUC 421 Special Methods of Teaching English (3)

EDUC 400 Inclusion in the Regular Classroom (3, taken with Student Teaching)

EDUC 443 Reading in the Content Areas (3)

EDUC 456 Student Teaching (9)

For more information about the Teaching Field in English Education 5-12, contact Dr. Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt, Knutti Hall 223, 876-5207, sshurbut@shepherd.edu.