Overview
The Bachelor of Arts with a Major in English with a Preliminary Single Subject Credential provides a rigorous education that prepares candidates for a career as a teacher of English at the middle and secondary school levels. The program stresses literary analysis, diversity and critical thinking and written and oral communication skills through a rigorous curriculum of literature, composition, language and linguistics and communication studies.
This program prepares candidates for professional work as single subject teachers in a changing cultural and economic environment. Candidates are required to complete all required coursework as well as the CBEST and CSET to receive a credential.
Requirements
To receive a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in English with a Single Subject Teaching Credential, candidates must complete at least 180 quarter units as articulated below, 45 of which must be completed in residence at National University and 76.5 of which must be completed at the upper-division level. In the absence of transfer credit, additional general electives may be necessary to satisfy total units for the degree. The following courses are specific degree requirements.
Program Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of major writers and their works and major periods of both British and American literature;
- Demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret works of literature in a variety of genres both orally and in formal written work;
- Demonstrate understanding of major critical approaches to the interpretation of literature;
- Demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret the use and effects of literary and rhetorical features of both literary and non-literary texts;
- Demonstrate the ability to situate and analyze literary works within historical and cultural contexts;
- Demonstrate understanding of various literary genres, their development and persistence over time, and the role of genre in the understanding and analysis of literary and non-literary texts;
- Produce writing that demonstrates mastery of conventions of Standard Written English;
Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental concepts of linguistics; - Articulate the major stages of language development in children;
- Demonstrate a deep and flexible understanding of subject matter;
- Demonstrate familiarity with and the ability to apply technologies relevant to the study and teaching of English;
- Demonstrate the ability to use and analyze a variety of communications media, including creative writing, journalism, electronic media, theater and mass media;
- Demonstrate application of educational technology to meet the needs of all learners including those with special needs and linguistically and culturally diverse students;
- Demonstrate knowledge of adolescent development in order to explain how to support growth in cognitive, social, physical and emotional domains;
- Utilize different teaching strategies to accomplish educational goals;
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the learning needs of students to create positive learning environments that ensure healthy human growth;
- Demonstrate understanding through use of systematic observations, documentation and other effective assessment strategies in a responsible manner to facilitate and account for learning, and to support positive growth;
- Design, implement and evaluate standards-based lesson plans for learning and achievement in content areas;
- Consider students' knowledge when designing, implementing, and assessing curriculum to promote developmentally appropriate learning outcomes for all children;
Adhere to professional standards and ethics.
Preparation for the Major
(5 courses, 19.5 quarter units)
HIS 220A History of the United States I (includes study of the Constitution)
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101) (+)
or
POL 201 American Government and Politics
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
LIT 100 Introduction to Literature
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
HIS 350 Cultural Diversity (+)
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology
or
PSY 301 Child Development
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
TED 320 Introduction to Education (1.5 quarter units; includes 30 hours of field experience)
Passage of CBEST examination is required prior to beginning coursework in the Major
Requirements for the Blended Major
(25 courses, 112 quarter units)
Students must complete TED 320 before beginning coursework in the Blended Major.
English Requirements
(12 courses, 54 quarter units)
ENG 350 Fundamentals of Linguistics
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
ENG 365 Creative Writing
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
LIT 311 British Literature I
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 312 British Literature II
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 321 American Literature I
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 322 American Literature II
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 338 Shakespeare
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 342 World Literature
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
LIT 360 Literary Theory
(Prerequisite: LIT 100)
Choose one from the following:
(Prerequisite to all courses: LIT 100)
LIT 345 Mythology
LIT 430 Children's Literature
LIT 460 Gender and Literature
Choose one from the following:
(Prerequisite to all courses: LIT 100)
LIT 443 World of Short Story
LIT 446 Studies in Poetry
LIT 450 Studies in Novel
LIT 456 Studies in Drama
Choose one from the following:
ART 315 Film as Art
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
COM 360 Representation and Diversity in the Media
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
ENG 375 Nature Writing
(Prerequisites: ENG 100/101)
Education Theory and Methodology Requirements
(8 courses, 36 quarter units)
(Prerequisite for all courses: ENG 100/101 and TED 320)
All Teacher Education coursework has a field experience component. Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA within all TED coursework. Grades of "D" or "F" are not acceptable in TED courses.
TED 300 History and Ethics of Education
(Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education program)
TED 310 Development and Learning
(Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education program)
TED 330B Reading and Language Arts Methods – Secondary
(Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education program, TED 300 and TED 310)
TED 340 Reading in the Content Area
(Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education program, TED 300 and TED 310)
TED 410 Multicultural Literature
TED 420 Diversity in Teaching and Learning
TED 430 Instructional Strategies for Students with Special Needs
TED 440 Classroom Leadership and Assessment
Student Teaching Requirements
(5 courses, 21 quarter units)
(Prerequisites: ALL MAJOR coursework must be completed satisfactorily including the GPA requirement for TED courses)
Students must pass CSET prior to beginning student teaching. TED 470 and 465 A, B, C, and D are field experience courses receiving a Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory grade and are not factored into the cumulative GPA.
TED 465A Student Teaching I
TED 465B Student Teaching II
TED 465C Student Teaching III
TED 465D Student Teaching IV
TED 470 Student Teaching Seminar and e-Portfolio Assessment (Must be taken concurrently with TED 465 A – D; 3 quarter units)