Concentration in English: Preparation for Secondary School Teaching (30 cr)

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The Concentration in English: Preparation for Secondary School Teaching is designed to prepare students to teach English in grades 7-12 by providing a foundation in British, American, and Multi-Ethnic literatures, as well as writing and language studies. Students choosing this concentration take 18 credits of required literature courses, 6 credits of required writing courses, a 3-credit language course, and one elective chosen from among 300- and 400-level courses offered by the Department. When taken together with the requirements for the secondary education sequence of the School of Education , this program meets initial certification requirements for New York State and New York City public schools. Students interested in the Education sequence must apply to the School of Education for admission. Students who do not wish to pursue certification need not take the Secondary Education sequence. Eligible English: Preparation for Secondary School Teaching majors may pursue English Departmental Honors by taking ENGL 49400 - Honors Seminar: Special Studies .

Note: The English Department strongly recommends that students take at least one modern or contemporary literature course.

This concentration consists of four parts:

A. Six Required Literature Courses (18 cr)

1. ENGL 33800 - Survey of British Literature I: Anglo-Saxon Literature to Romanticism
2. ENGL 30300 - Western Literary Backgrounds of British and American Literature
3. ENGL 30600 - Literary Theory (W)
4. One course chosen from the following:
ENGL 35200 - Shakespeare Survey
-or-
ENGL 35300 - Shakespeare I
-or-
ENGL 35400 - Shakespeare II
5. One course chosen from the following:
ENGL 39500 - Survey of American Literature: Origins to the Civil War (W)
-or-
ENGL 39600 - American Prose (1871-1914)
-or-
ENGL 39700 - American Poetry to 1914
6. One course chosen from the following:
ENGL 32000 - Multi-Ethnic American Literature (W)
-or-
ENGL 32500 - Post-Colonial Literature in English (W)

B. Required Writing Courses (6 cr)

1. ENGL 30100 - Theory and Practice of Expository Writing
2. One course chosen from the following:
ENGL 30000 - Introduction to Creative Writing
-or-
ENGL 34100 - Rhetorical Principles of Expository Writing

C. Required Language Course (3 cr)

ENGL 33100 - The Structure of Modern English

D. Elective (3 cr)

Students may choose from among 300- or 400-level English courses, including, if the student is eligible, one of the Honors Seminars (ENGL 49400 ). It is strongly recommended that students consider choosing either a Modern/Contemporary Literature, Linguistics, Rhetoric, or Writing course to fulfill the Elective requirement.