Course prepares prospective English language arts teachers for the experience of student teaching and their work as teachers. Designed to allow students to practice the skills and to explore the problems in planning lessons for and in teaching high school English.
Course concentrates on the teaching of literature and language.
Course required to satisfy licensure requirements for English majors intending to teach at the secondary level. Appropriate requirements for students taking this course for graduate credit will be established by the instructor. B. Detailed Description of Content of Course Students enroll in English 427 concurrently with student teaching. The first five weeks of the course consist of intensive seminar meetings on campus combined with in-school observations to permit students to become familiar with what, where, and whom they will be teaching during the student teaching experience. During the remainder of the semester, students enrolled in English 427 spend all day in the schools student teaching.