About the Program
English Department
Ketchum Hall 208
(716) 878-5417
english.buffalostate.edu/
The minor in English Education incorporates courses from the English Department in literature, writing, and English Education (content, pedagogy, and contemporary theories of teaching and learning) that provide students with an understanding of how to effectively teach reading and writing to people of any age from diverse backgrounds, and to critically read the world around them, including popular culture, social media, and current events.
This minor also gives students an opportunity to develop their knowledge of Shakespeare, Young Adult Literature and Multicultural Literature, and to refine their own critical interpretation and creative writing skills in those courses devoted to literature and composition.
For the minor, students choose 7 courses (21 credit hours) from the list of approved courses from the English Department. Students design their program with an adviser or with the English Education Program Coordinator.
Admission Requirements
Any matriculated student in good academic standing may declare this program.
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
1. demonstrate knowledge of English language arts subject matter content that specifically includes literature and multimedia texts as well as knowledge of the nature of adolescents as readers,
2. demonstrate knowledge of English language arts subject matter content that specifically includes language and writing as well as knowledge of adolescents as language users,
3. demonstrate knowledge of how theories and research about social justice, diversity, equity, student identities, and schools as institutions can enhance students’ opportunities to learn in English Language Arts,
4. interact knowledgeably with students and colleagues based on social needs and institutional roles,
5. explore and critically engage with culturally diverse literary works, gaining an understanding of different voices, perspectives, and experiences,
6. demonstrate an understanding of theoretical and pedagogical frameworks that shape the field of secondary English language arts
Program Requirements
Required Courses (21 credit hours)
ENG 190 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE 3
ENG 200 FIELD EXPERIENCE IN SECONDARY ENGLISH EDUCATION 3
ENG 254 CULTURALLY DIVERSE AMERICAN LITERATURE IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS 3
or ENG 354 ETHNIC AMERICAN MINORITY LITERATURES
ENG 309 TEACHING AND EVALUATING WRITING 3
or ENG 307 TUTORING AND TEACHING WRITING
ENG 311 LANGUAGE, LITERACY AND CULTURE IN ENGLISH TEACHING 3
ENG 461 YOUNG-ADULT LITERATURE 3
Select one from the following: 3
ENG 317 SHAKESPEARE FOR FUTURE TEACHERS
ENG 315 SHAKESPEARE
Total Credit Hours 21