English Education Concentration

Course of Study

Core:

Theory and Practice in Teacher Education 517 - Trends and Issues in Education

Curriculum, Educational Research, and Evaluation 580 - Techniques for Research in Curriculum and Instruction (Non-Thesis) or Curriculum, Educational Research, and Evaluation 520 - Techniques of Research in Education (Thesis)

Choose 3 hours credit from the Curriculum, Educational Research and Evaluation (CRE) or Cultural Studies in Education (CSE) courses listed below:

CRE 534 - Program Evaluation in Education

CRE 541 - The High School Curriculum

CRE 558 - Curriculum Planning and Development

CSE 511 - History of American Education

CSE 526 - Philosophy of Education

Concentration (A minimum of 12 hours chosen from):

English Ed 459 - Teaching English in Secondary School

English Ed 460 - Teaching Reading and Literature in Secondary School

English Ed 507 - Teaching Poetry Grades 7-12

English Ed 508 - Teaching Composition in the Secondary School

English Ed 509 - Teaching Fiction in Secondary Schools

English Ed 521 - Interdisciplinary Aesthetics

English Ed 590 - Seminar in Teaching English in Secondary Schools

English Ed 592 - Linguistics and the Teaching of English

English Ed 597 - Teaching Drama Grades 7-13

English Ed 598 - Developing Speaking and Listening Skills, Grades 7-12

TPTE 593 - Independent Study

TPTE 594 - Supervised Readings

TPTE 595 - Special Topics (such as Teaching Adolescent Literature)

Related Studies

Choose courses in one area: Reading, English, Speech, Drama, Communication, Other

Non-Thesis Option

Thesis Option

All courses listed above and . . .

Teacher Education 500 - Thesis

English Education Advisor:
Dr. Susan Groenke, Assistant Professor, A417 Claxton Complex Addition, 865-974-4242, sgroenke@utk.edu.