English Education - Oklahoma Wesleyan University

English Education from Oklahoma Wesleyan University is a Campus Bachelor Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. English Program Objectives Graduates of the English programs offered by the Division of Humanities should possess the following knowledge and skills: English graduates should know the following: 1. The principle literary forms, devices, authors, works, themes, and developments in each of the major periods in English, American, and World literature 2. The influences, changes, and forms that make up the history of the English language 3. The basic nature of language , its workings at the levels of phonology, grammar, and syntax, and the different grammars used to describe or regulate the language 4. The principle movements, thinkers, artists, and works in the development of Western Culture 5. The terminology of literary, language (grammar), and theoretical (literary criticism) studies English graduates should be able to do the following: 1. Write expository, persuasive, comparative, and research essays that demonstrate an understanding of the coherent content, organizational, mechanical, stylistic, and documentation requirements for good writing 2. Write analyses of literary works from at least two different critical approaches (formalist or new criticism and one other) which are thoughtful, well-supported, insightful, and demonstrate an understanding of how form contributes to meaning 3. Identify the theoretical approaches taken by scholars in works of literary criticism 4. Analyze and describe the grammatical structures of English sentences 5. Detect and correctly revise/edit inadequacies and errors (e.g., errors in coherence, organization, style, mechanics, and/or documentation) in their own writing English Education Major The Bachelor of Arts degree in English Education meets the standards of the Oklahoma State Department of Education and NCATE for teaching certification for grades 6-12. The course requirements include 34 hours of professional education as well as the standard requirements for an English major. The course requirements for this major are listed under the School of Education . View more details on Oklahoma Wesleyan University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Teaching courses.