Integrated Language Arts
Learn how to foster a love of literature and writing in adolescent learners grades 7-12.
Give your students the tools to thrive in adolescence as you introduce them to works of classic and contemporary literature, teach them to write, and train them in the habits of lifelong learning. By growing as a reader and writer yourself, you'll be equipped to guide students toward becoming well-informed, creative, and interesting people.
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"Explore your world..."
- Holly Nunn
English, BA
Completing this program will enable you to sit for teacher licensure exams and prepares you to teach English, speech, journalism, and communication to learners in grades 7-12.
A major in Integrated Language Arts consists of the following:
38 hours in the following core courses:
- EDUC 112 - Foundations of Education
- EDUC 232 - Psychology of Human Learning
- EDUC 262 - Instructional Technology
- EDUC 312 - Principles of Secondary School Instruction
- EDUC 357 - Content Reading Strategies
- EDUC 405 - Applied Instructional Technology
- EDUC 415 - Assessment in Education
- EDUC 437 - Teaching Integrated Language Arts in the Secondary School
- EDUC 460 - Student Teaching Seminar
- EDUC 497 - Adolescent to Young Adult Student Teaching
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SPED 243 - Inclusion and the Schools
48 hours in Integrated Language Arts course work according to the program listing which follows:
Required English Courses (24 hours)
- ENG 206 - Language and Literature Seminar
- ENG 230 - Foundations of American Literature
- ENG 240 - Foundations of British Literature
- ENG 306 - Teaching Grammar and Composition
- ENG 311 - Expository Writing
- ENG 352 - Shakespeare
- ENG 381 - Introduction to Linguistics
- ENG 472 - Applied Literary Theory
Required Ancillary Courses (9 hours)
Menus (12 hours)
Choose one of the following (3 hours):
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Choose one of the following (3 hours):
- ENG 314 - Creative Writing: (Genre)
- ENG 315 - Style and Usage
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JOUR 320 - Writing for Media
Choose one of the following (3 hours):
- SPCH 220 - Public Speaking
- SPCH 340 - Forensics
- SPCH 342 - Debate
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COMM 220 - Oral Interpretation
Upper-level Courses (3 hours)
Choose one from among the following:

