MIDDLE SCHOOL LANGUATE ARTS (GRADES 4-8)

Language Arts Requirements

The following courses (36 hours) are required for the teaching field:
*ENGL 1301 – Composition and Rhetoric
*ENGL 1302 – Composition and Reading
*ENGL 2301 – English Literature
ENGL 2302 – American Literature
*ENGL 2303 – World Literature
ENGL 4306 – Introduction to Linguistics
ENGL 4314 – Contemporary Usage
EDLI 3308 – Emergent Literacy and Phonics
EDLI 4309 – Young Adult Literature
EDLI 4345 – Teaching English as a Second Language
EDLI 4347 – Teaching Language Arts in the Elementary School
EDIT 4311 – Multimedia and Video Technology

* Twelve hours are included in the general education core curriculum

Professional Education – Middle School Certification
In addition to the general education core and preparation in the teaching field, all certification programs require a professional education sequence. The professional education sequence provides students with knowledge of the learner, the teaching-learning process, and effective teaching and classroom management strategies. It also provides a structured program of field experiences, beginning with classroom observation and ending with student teaching. Students must have taken and passed the basic skills test upon completion of EDUC 3301 – Principles and Practices in Education and before taking further professional education courses.

The following courses (33 hours) constitute the professional education sequence:
EDIT 4332 – Integrating Technology into the Curriculum
EDLI 4325 – Developing Reading, Study and Thinking Skills at the Secondary Level
EDUC 2301 – Introduction to Teaching
EDUC 3301 – Principles and Practices in Education
EDUC 3302 – Instructional Strategies and Practices
EDUC 3313 – Educating Students from Diverse Backgrounds
EDUC 4313 – Classroom Management
EDUC 4318 – Becoming a Teacher
EDUC 4328 – Curriculum and Assessment for Secondary School
EDUC 4662 – Middle School Student Teaching