Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [English - Teaching] From Wheaton College Illinois

This option provides a clearly-articulated curriculum leading to state certification in teaching English. Students take a specialized set of courses in both English and education. As a part of the program, students enroll in courses in English teaching methods and in the methods and pedagogy of teaching writing. All candidates for this program spend time in the schools observing, doing a methods practicum, and student teaching. Minimum of 40 hours in English courses, plus meeting all of the requirements through the Education Department for a Secondary  Education certification.

The English major with Teaching Concentration (40 hours) offers students a clearly-articulated curriculum leading to state licensure in teaching English.  (Students must also declare a second major in Secondary Education in the Education Department.)  The Teaching Concentration has a core of 24 hours that has been adapted to licensure requirements and common secondary education teaching experiences and includes the foundational courses ( Classical and Early British Literature, and a topical seminar, which for Teaching Concentration students will focus on a topic related to Shakespeare).  Students in this concentration will take 8 hours in two different periods of American Literature  and 8 hours in Post-1800 British Lit .  Beyond the core, students take up a specialized curriculum that includes courses in Young Adult Literature, Methods for Teaching Middle School English , Methods for Teaching High School English , Composition Theory , and Senior Seminar .  Each student will be individually mentored by one of the members of the English Department who has previously taught at the secondary level.