American Ethnic Literature

Catalog description

Introduces students to native and immigrant voices in American literature, including Native American writers such as James Welch and Louise Erdrich; Asian-American writers such as Maxine Hong Kingston and Amy Tan; and writers from Latino/a, Arab-American, Jewish and other backgrounds. English majors earning state teacher certification in Adolescent and Dual Adolescent/Special Education will also study and practice curriculum design and instructional strategies that connect the course's content to today's multi-cultural classrooms. Only English majors may satisfy the EDU 303 teacher certification requirement by completing this course.