English 5-Adult (B.A.)

Each of the specific programs (5-Adult, 5-9) is designed to help students meet the following goals as teachers: (1) to understand the structure of language and the dynamics of communication; (2) to acquire a knowledge of language and composition that enables them to speak and write correctly and effectively; and (3) to recognize that literature provides vicarious pleasures and intellectual stimulation because it brings them into contact with the dreams, hopes, achievements, and failures of many cultures.

Admission Process

See the Teacher Education Student Policy Manual for each admission point requirement. Each admission point is a formal admittance using an electronic application located on the Teacher Education website.

1. Admission Point 1: Admission to the Teacher Education Program

2. Admission Point 2: Admission to Residency Semester I

3. Admission Point 3: Admission to Residency Semester II (Professional Semester)

4. Admission Point 4: Graduation and Certification 

Teaching Certification

To qualify for West Virginia teaching certification, each graduate must also pass all of the required Praxis II tests for the subject area that he or she intends to teach. A list of the required Praxis II tests, along with the required passing scores, is available at the ETS website (http://www.ets.org/praxis) or the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) web site.

Graduates may obtain certification packets at the dean’s office or by requesting a packet from WVDE. Fingerprinting must be completed at a WVDE approved location.

Required Courses and Professional Components

Pre-Professional Skills Component

All education students must pass state-required pre-professional skills tests (Praxis I). Also, they must demonstrate speaking skills competency by achieving a letter grade of “C” or better in COM 101, ENG 101 and ENG 102.

Professional Education Component

EDUC 100Introduction to Professional Education

1

EDUC 207Foundations of Education

3

EDUC 290Instructional Technology

3

EDUC 301Educational Psychology

3

SPED 241Introduction to Exceptionalities

3

READ 412Structured Language

3

Residency Semester I

These courses must be scheduled together during the semester prior to the Residency Semester 2 (professional semester). Teacher candidates must be admitted to Admission Point 1 and Admission Point 2 before enrolling in the Secondary Education Residency I semester. 

EDUC 293Instructional Design Assessment for Middle/Secondary Teachers

3

EDUC 309Residency I

0

EDUC 340Methods & Materials for Secondary Teachers

2

EDUC 342Methods & Materials Lab for Secondary Teachers

1

READ 302Reading for Content Area Instruction

3

SPED 320Collaborative Techniques for Secondary Students with Exceptionalities

3

Residency Semester II

EDUC 409School Law & Organization

1

EDUC 470Professional Seminar

1

EDUC 485Residency II

10

Content Courses

ENG 200Foundations in English Studies

3

ENG 204British Literature through the 18th Century

3

ENG 205American Literature before the Civil War

3

ENG 214British Literature after the18th Century

3

ENG 215American Literature after the Civil War

3

ENG 275Structure of English

3

ENG 311Shakespeare

3

ENG 315Multicultural Studies in Literature

3

ENG 320Young Adult Literature

3

ENG 385Advanced Composition

3

ENG 395Literary Criticism & Theory

3

LING 150Introduction to Linguistics

3

Choose 3 hours from the following:

ENG 360Creative Writing: Poetry

3

ENG 361Creative Writing: Fiction

3

Choose 3 hours from the following:

ENG 490World Literature I

3

ENG 492World Literature II

3

Choose 6 hours from the following:

Any 300-400 ENG