Bachelor of Arts in Sekundarpädagogik - Englische Spezialisierung

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

Erforderliche Kurse für ein Hauptfach Englisch

Grundkurse für Englisch-Hauptfach mit Sekundarschulabschluss:

• 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

Vertriebs- und Spezialisierungskurse:

Wählen Sie einen Kurs aus jeder Spezialisierung, um die Verteilungsanforderung zu erfüllen. Wählen Sie eine oder mehrere Spezialisierungen aus, indem Sie zusätzliche 6CH aus Ihrem gewählten Unterfeld absolvieren.

Professional Writing

• ENG 212: Kreatives Sachbuch
• ENG 242: Digitale Rhetorik
• ENG 260: Wirtschaftliches und technisches Schreiben
• COMM 282: Schreiben für Massenmedien
• ENG 335: Überzeugendes Schreiben

Creative Writing

• ENG 212: Kreatives Sachbuch
• ENG 282: Gedichte schreiben
• ENG 284: Belletristik
• ENG 286: Schreiben für Bühne und Leinwand

Literature

• ENG 190: Science Fiction und Fantasy
• ENG 290: Literatur der Weltmythologie
• ENG 305: Kinderliteratur
• ENG 315: Jugend- und Jugendliteratur
• ENG 340: Shakespeare
• ENG 312: Themen im Roman
• ENG 347: Literaturtheorie und -kritik* (erforderlich für die Literaturspezialisierung)
• ENG 385: Frauen in der Literatur

Drama

• ENG 205: Analyse zur Leistung
• ENG 225: Shakespeare von der Seite auf die Bühne
• THAR 287: Theatergeschichte I
• THAR 297: Theatergeschichte II
• ENG 330: Dramatische Literatur
• ENG 337: Drama im Film
• ENG 340: Shakespeare
• ENG 352: Themen im 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.