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English Education
Help young people find their voices
Do you love reading and writing and want to help young people discover the power of language? As an English education major at the University of Delaware, you will prepare to teach English language arts in grades 7–12. You will build a strong foundation in literature, writing and language while learning how adolescents develop as readers, writers and thinkers.
Coursework in literature, literacy and technology, linguistics, grammar, adolescent development, special education and diversity will help you design rigorous, relevant learning experiences for a range of students. You will learn to choose engaging texts, teach reading and writing and help students examine multiple perspectives and issues of equity.
After completing your coursework, student teaching and required assessments, you will be prepared to pursue teacher licensure and begin making a difference in secondary classrooms.
AREAS OF STUDY
- English language
- Teaching reading to adolescents
- Diversity in education
- Literacy and technology
- English literature
- Teaching writing to adolescents
CAREER OPTIONS
- Secondary English Teacher
- Teacher of English Abroad
- Instructional Coach
- Curriculum Developer
- Librarian/Media Specialist
- Principal
- Guidance Counselor
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Curriculum & Instruction
- Instructional Technology
- Literary Studies
- School Counseling
- Educational Leadership
- Special Education
- English as a Second Language
What’s special about this program?
At UD, you learn by teaching early and often. Field experiences begin in your first year through partnerships with local schools, and English education majors complete at least five school-based experiences before full-time student teaching.
Placements in diverse secondary schools give students varied responsibilities and opportunities for working with and teaching adolescents, resulting in their senior year capstone experience of student teaching full time in the spring semester. Students form a strong bond with the peers in their cohort, and our graduates have had great success finding teaching positions in and beyond the mid-Atlantic region.
Get Involved
Sigma Tau Delta - English Honor Society
Secondary Educators of Tomorrow (SET)
Writing Fellows
Barbados Study Abroad
Summer STEM Education Fellowship
Sample curriculum
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENGL110 | Seminar in Composition |
| ENGL294 | Diverse English Languages |
| ENGL295 | Introduction to English Education |
| EDUC 440 | Literacy Instruction for English Language Learners |
| MATH113 | Contemporary Mathematics or higher |
| UNIV101 | First Year Experience |
| University Breadth Courses | |
| Foreign Language Course | |
| Course in Art History, Theater, or Music |
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDUC413 | Adolescent Development and Educational Psychology |
| EDUC419 | Diversity in Secondary Education |
| ENGL204 | American Literature |
| ENGL205 | British Literature to 1660 |
| ENGL324 | Shakespeare |
| ENGL394 | Language, Power, and Equity |
| University Breadth Courses | |
| ENGL Course in Diverse Literature |
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDUC403 | Literature for Adolescents: Multimedia Texts |
| EDUC414 | Teaching Exceptional Adolescents |
| EDUC422 | Teaching Reading in Secondary English |
| ENGL395 | Literacy and Technology |
| ENGL396 | Teaching Composition in Secondary School |
| University Breadth Courses | |
| Elective Course | |
| Course in writing |
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDUC400 | Student Teaching |
| ENGL376 | World Literature |
| ENGL491 | Methods in Teaching Secondary English |
| ENGL492 | Seminar in Teaching Secondary English |
| University Breadth Courses | |
| Elective Courses | |
| Course in Public Speaking or Performance | |
| Course in Modern Sociocultural Studies |
