6 Teaching Writing and Literature
This emphasis is designed for practicing (or soon to be practicing) teachers at the secondary level or at the post-secondary level.
- 6 hours of Core Courses, including ENGL 6001: Research & Bibliography (taken in the first semester) and either ENGL 6701: History of Literary Criticism or ENGL 6705 Contemporary Critical Theory;
- 12 hours of Recommended Courses in the Emphasis, including ENGL 6821: Seminar in Teaching Composition; ENGL 6881: Seminar in Teaching Literature; ENGL 6651: Essentials of Linguistics; either ENGL 6801: History of Rhetoric: Ancient to Renaissance or 6805: History of Rhetoric: Early Modern to Contemporary;
- 9 hours of Electives. Any 5000- or 6000-level English courses will fulfill these electives. One 5000-level World Language for Reading Knowledge course may also be used as an elective.
- Thesis: At least 3 hrs. of ENGL 6640: Thesis Research must be completed with a grade of S, and the completed thesis must be successfully defended and accepted by the College of Graduate Studies. The thesis may be a conventional academic investigation or it may be a hybrid pedagogical project involving classroom research/inquiry supported by scholarly research.
M.A. with Portfolio. Students choosing this option take
- The same Core and Recommended Courses in Emphasis as those choosing the Thesis Option, but would select 12 hours of Elective courses. One 5000-level World Language for Reading Knowledge course may be used as an elective.
- Directed Portfolio: Three (3) hrs. of ENGL 6913 must be completed with a grade of S. The portfolio is made up of three course papers revised according to the recommendations of the assigning professors (one of whom should act as portfolio director) into short essays appropriate for submission to relevant academic journals and an essay of at least 1500 words addressing the choice of essays and reflecting on the process of revising them into publishable articles. Final submission of the portfolio to the portfolio director should include the originally assigned papers, the revised articles, the reflective essay, and a sign-off sheet attesting to the directing professor’s satisfaction with the revisions. The portfolio director will assign a grade of satisfactory or unsatisfactory based upon the completed portfolio.
