Teaching English

Catalog description

This course offers strategies for teaching English focusing on the link between reading and writing in the English, Language Arts, and Reading (ELAR) classroom in accordance with state required educational and professional competencies (i.e., TEKS, TExES, CCRS). Students will actively engage with reading and analytical writing, explore assessment techniques that promote learning, and practice designing various English-based teaching materials (e.g., lesson plans, assignment prompts, and rubrics) in preparation for leading their own ELAR classrooms. Prerequisites: ENG 333 , 2 upper level literature courses and preferred completion of one of the required reading courses.