English Education, BA

In partnership with the Hope College Education Department, the English Department offers an English teaching major in the secondary level for certification through the Michigan Department of Education. The major consists of 33 credits.

In addition, students must also declare one of the 44-credit secondary education teaching majors: Secondary Education, 5-9 Gr, 7-12 Gr, BA (for a middle school focus) or Secondary Education, 7-12 Gr, 5-9 Gr, BA (for a high school focus). Students may also declare a content minor: Psychology Education Minor or Teaching English as a Second Language Minor .

Literature

ENGL 230 - Survey of English Literature II Credits: 3 must be taken 3 times

Writing

ENGL 153 - Introduction to Creative Writing Credits: 3

Writing Theory or Workplace Writing (1 course)

ENGL 213 - Writing Theory and Practice Credits: 3
ENGL 214 - Workplace Writing Credits: 3

Grammar or Linguistics (1 course)

ENGL 220 - The Roots of English Credits: 3
ENGL 222 - Standard American English Grammar Credits: 3
LING 364 - Introduction to Language Credits: 3

Teaching Writing and Literature

EDUC 288 - Writing for Teachers Credits: 3
EDUC 292 - Teaching Literature to Adolescents Credits: 3

English Education, BA

Literature

Diaspora Literature (1 course)

Early Literature (1 course)

Literature Elective (1 course)

Writing

Writing Theory or Workplace Writing (1 course)

Grammar or Linguistics (1 course)

Teaching Writing and Literature