English as a Second Teaching Field Minor

HFA PEAK

21 credits

Minor Requirements

Complete the following course (3 credits):

ENG-446/MFL-446/EDU-446

Linguistics for Language Teachers

3 credits

Complete the following courses (6 credits):

JOURN-200	Principles and Practices of Journalism: Print	3 credits
JOURN-300	Feature Writing	3 credits

Complete the following courses (9 credits):

ENG-255	Topics in Literature---British	3 credits
ENG-265	Topics in Literature--American	3 credits
ENG-275	Topics in Literature--Postcolonial	3 credits

Complete one of the following courses (3 credits):

ENG-355	Advanced Topics in Literature--British	3 credits
ENG-365	Advanced Topics in Literature--American	3 credits
ENG-375	Advanced Topics in Literature--Postcolonial	3 credits

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this minor, students will be able to:

1) Demonstrate knowledge and use of print and non-print texts, media texts, classic texts and contemporary texts, including young adult—that represent a range of world literatures, historical traditions, genres, and the experiences of different genders, ethnicities, and social classes;
2) Use literary theories to interpret and critique a range of texts;
3) Demonstrate knowledge and use the conventions of English language as they relate to various rhetorical situations and they apply the concept of dialect and relevant grammar systems;
4) Demonstrate knowledge and compose a range of formal and informal texts, including consideration of the interrelationship among form, audience, context, and purpose; and
5) Understand that writing involves strategic and recursive processes across multiple stages (e.g., planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing).