Licenciatura en Artes en Educación Secundaria - Especialización en Inglés

A student who graduates from Thiel College with a major in English, History, Mathematics, Biology, or Chemistry and a secondary education certificate will:

• Teacher candidates will demonstrate oral, written, and presentation communication skills appropriate to the field.
• Teacher candidates will demonstrate mastery of major content knowledge areas and pedagogical strategies to design engaging and meaningful instruction and learning activities.
• Teacher candidates will demonstrate their knowledge of diversity by addressing learners’ commonalities and individual differences to design inclusive learning experiences.
• Secondary education teacher candidates will apply the Council for Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP) standards to their discipline in the Secondary Education course of study, as assessed by the content field department.
• Teacher candidates will understand and demonstrate effectiveness by designing rigorous and effective lessons and learning experiences.

Major Requirements

• EDUC 111 Foundations of American Education
• EDUC 112 Psychological Foundations of Education
• EDUC 215 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Note: EDUC 215 is a prerequisite for all other Phase II methodology courses.

• EDUC 220 Integrated Instructional Systems
• EDUC 255 Mentoring I
• SECED 268 Mentoring, Part II: On-Site Secondary Methodology
• SECED 325 Teaching Reading/Writing in the Content Areas
• SECED 340/350/360/370 Teaching in Secondary Schools
• SECED 444 Student Teaching

All students must also take:

• CIS 111 Word Processing Applications
• AH 105 Taking Care of Your Health

The nine credits for special education will come from the following courses:

• SPED 356 Special Education Processes, Procedures, Screening, Assessment, IEP Development, and Evaluation
• SPED 357 Effective Instructional Practices and Delivery Methods in Subject Area Content for All Levels of Special Education Support
• SPED 358 Intensive Reading, Writing, and Math Intervention Approaches

The three credits for ELL will be from:

• EDUC 400 Educating English Language Learners

Cursos requeridos para una especialización en inglés

Cursos básicos para la especialización en inglés con certificación de educación secundaria:

• ENG 120 Introduction to Literature
• ENG 215 British Literature Survey
• ENG 235 American Literature Survey
• ENG 267 World Literature Survey
• ENG 270 Advanced Composition and Research
• ENG 317 Linguistics
• ENG 495 English Capstone

Cursos de Distribución y Especialización:

Elija un curso de cada especialización para cumplir con el requisito de distribución. Seleccione una o más especializaciones completando 6 canales adicionales del subcampo elegido.

Professional Writing

• ENG 212: No ficción creativa
• ENG 242: Retórica digital
• ENG 260: Redacción técnica y comercial
• COMM 282: Escritura para medios de comunicación
• ENG 335: Escritura persuasiva

Creative Writing

• ENG 212: No ficción creativa
• ENG 282: Escritura de poesía
• ENG 284: Escritura de ficción
• ENG 286: Escritura para escenario y pantalla

Literature

• ENG 190: Ciencia ficción y fantasía.
• ENG 290: Literatura de la mitología mundial
• ENG 305: Literatura infantil
• ENG 315: Literatura para adolescentes y jóvenes
• ESP 340: Shakespeare
• ENG 312: Temas de la novela
• ENG 347: Teoría y crítica literaria* (requerido para la especialización en literatura)
• ENG 385: Mujeres en la literatura

Drama

• ENG 205: Análisis al desempeño
• ENG 225: Página de Shakespeare al escenario
• THAR 287: Historia del Teatro I
• THAR 297: Historia del Teatro II
• ENG 330: Literatura dramática
• ENG 337: Drama en el cine
• ESP 340: Shakespeare
• ENG 352: Temas de drama

At Thiel College, education majors not only receive an outstanding liberal arts education and in-depth training in the classroom skills they need, but they also get the hands-on experience they need to be successful on Day 1. You’ll also have the opportunity to earn multiple endorsements with one program so that you’ll have the credentials to get the job you want. By law, teachers are required to be certified to teach in public schools. So, you’ll also receive the preparation you need to sit for state certification exams.