The English Secondary minor is intended for students who want to teach English in grades 5-12. In this program, you’ll get an introduction to fiction and study teaching methods, grammar, composition, and literature. You’ll also choose from a variety of electives that cover specific topics in literature.
The following information comes from the official EWU catalog, which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.
English or English/Secondary Minor/Add-on Endorsement
This undergraduate minor satisfies the endorsement for grades 5–12.
This add-on endorsement is for post-baccalaureate students who currently possess a Washington State Teaching Certificate.
Specific Program Grade Requirements: Required grade minimum for each of the following courses is ≥C. Please note the following exceptions: ENGL 486, ENGL 487 require a grade ≥B.
| Required Courses | ||
| ENGL 250 | INTRODUCTION TO GENRE | 5 |
| or ENGL 273 | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY | |
| ENGL 271 | INTRODUCTION TO POETRY | 5 |
| ENGL 350 | SHAKESPEARE | 5 |
| ENGL 486 | INTEGRATED ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS METHODS I (required grade ≥B) | 5 |
| ENGL 487 | INTEGRATED ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS METHODS II (required grade ≥B) | 5 |
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I | ||
| SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II | ||
| BRITISH LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS THROUGH 18TH CENTURY | ||
| BRITISH LITERATURE II: ROMANTICISM TO THE PRESENT | ||
| WORLD LITERATURES | ||
| Elective–choose one upper-division ENGL course | 5 | |
| Electives–check with advisor and choose from approved courses in the following subject codes: AAST, CHST, CRWR, DSST, ENGL, ESLG, FILM, FREN, GERM, GNML, GWSS, IDST, JAPN, JRNM, RCST, SPAN, SOWK, TCOM, THTR. | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 40 | |
Pre-requisites: ENGL 101 and ENGL 201 recommended.
In “Introduction to Theory” students will consider, critique, and use foundational and ever-evolving theoretical frameworks. They will also analyze literary, rhetorical, and new media texts using theoretical concepts.
ELA 1 introduces Teacher Candidates in English Education to the six language arts: visual representation and viewing, reading and writing, speaking and listening.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201 and ENGL 271 or CRWR 210.
This course covers the history of American literature from the origin narratives to Transcendentalism, focusing on works of representative authors and examining changes in literary forms, including the short story, and in conceptions of American culture and society.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201 and ENGL 271 or CRWR 210.
This course covers the history of British Literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Restoration, focusing on works of representative authors and examining changes in literary forms and conceptions of culture and society.