Language Arts Teaching Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
This option is for students wanting to earn a bachelor’s degree in Education and qualify for an Oregon Teaching License to teach English language arts at the middle school (grades 6–9) and/or high school (grades 9–12) levels.
For more information, contact the College of Education Student Services Advisor, 104 Furman Hall, 541-737-4661.
Option Code: 68
To be completed prior to beginning the Professional Level. These Standards are based on the National Council of Teachers of English Program Standards for Initial Preparation of Teachers of English Language Arts for Middle and High School Teaching (NCTE).
Additional option requirements:
- A cumulative 3.0 GPA is preferred for all required courses. Grades below C- are not accepted.
- All required courses must be letter graded (A–F); courses graded on Pass/No Credits (P/N) or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis are not accepted.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Standard 1. Knowledge and Understanding of the English Language | ||
| WR 330 | *UNDERSTANDING GRAMMAR | 3 |
| Standard 2. Knowledge of the Practices of Oral, Visual, and Written Literacy | ||
| Select one course from each of the following areas: | 9-11 | |
| Communication | ||
Any COMM Course | ||
| Writing | ||
Any 200-Level WR Course | ||
| Film | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1895-1945 | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO FILM STUDIES: 1945-PRESENT | ||
| *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION | ||
| *THE NEW AMERICAN CINEMA | ||
| *FILMS FOR THE FUTURE | ||
| *FILM THEORY AND CRITICISM | ||
| DOCUMENTARY FILM STUDIES | ||
| ^STUDIES IN FILM | ||
| Standard 3. Knowledge and Understanding of the Reading Process | ||
| ENG 345 | INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY | 4 |
| ENG 488 | LITERATURE AND PEDAGOGY | 4 |
| Standard 4. Knowledge and Understanding of Different Composing Processes | ||
| WR 411 | ^THE TEACHING OF WRITING | 4 |
| Any upper-division WR course | 3-4 | |
| Standard 5. Knowledge and Understanding of an Extensive Range of Literature | ||
| American Literature Sequence | ||
| ENG 253 | *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: COLONIAL TO 1900 | 4 |
| ENG 254 | *SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1900 TO PRESENT | 4 |
| Shakespeare | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 4 | |
| *SHAKESPEARE | ||
| *SHAKESPEARE | ||
| World Literature | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 4 | |
| *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: BEGINNINGS TO 1660 | ||
| *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: RESTORATION TO ROMANTIC ERA | ||
| *SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE: VICTORIAN ERA TO 20TH CENTURY | ||
| *LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: CLASSICAL-RENAISSANCE | ||
| *LITERATURE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION: 18TH CENTURY TO PRESENT | ||
| *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: ASIA | ||
| *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: AFRICA | ||
| *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MESO/SOUTH AMERICA, CARIBBEAN | ||
| *LITERATURES OF THE WORLD: MIDDLE EAST | ||
| *LITERATURE OF THE WORLD: EUROPE | ||
| *AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| *LITERATURE OF AMERICAN MINORITIES | ||
| Literature Pre-1800 (1 upper-division ENG course) | 4 | |
| Literature Post-1800 (2 upper-division ENG courses) | 8 | |
| Standard 6. Knowledge and Understanding of the Range and Influence of Print and Non-print Media and Technology in Contemporary Culture | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| THE MEDIA IN CULTURE AND SOCIETY | ||
| *TOPICS IN DIFFERENCE, POWER, AND DISCRIMINATION | ||
| *WORLD CINEMA PART I: ORIGINS TO 1968 | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO NEW MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS | ||
| NEW MEDIA FUTURES | ||
| ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING | ||
| ^INTRODUCTION TO LITERACY STUDIES | ||
| DIGITAL LITERACY AND CULTURE | ||
| Standard 7. Knowledge and Understanding of Research Knowledge, Understanding of Research Theory, and Findings in English Language Arts | ||
| ENG 200 | LIBRARY SKILLS FOR LITERARY STUDY | 1 |
| Total Credits | 59-63 | |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |