Master of Arts in English with an Emphasis on Teaching of English

The Master of Arts in English with an Emphasis on Teaching is designed to meet the needs of English teachers, most especially those teaching in secondary schools, but also those teaching English in community colleges or language arts in elementary schools. (Note: the degree does not in itself provide teacher certification, though it may be possible to earn certification by combining the degree with additional course work.)
A student desiring to enter the program should have an undergraduate major in English, or equivalent (at least 20 hours of literature study), with a grade-point average of at least 3.0. Applicants are required to take the GRE General Test, and forward their score to the Department of English. Applicants also submit an academic essay and a personal statement (see application). On admission, students should consult with the advisor at the earliest opportunity concerning their program of study.

Required courses in the program are

English 691 Research and Scholarship in English Education

English 680 Advanced Methods of Teaching Literature

At least two graduate courses in language/composition such as:

• English 574 Grammar and the Teaching of Writing
• English 669 Methods of Teaching College Writing
• English 679 Composition Theory
• English 681 Advanced Methods of Teaching Language and Composition
• English 682 Third Coast Writing Project Invitational Institute
  
  

One course in the study of multicultural literature

One course in children’s or adolescent literature

One of: English 640 Nature of Poetry or English 611 Forms

English 690 Capstone Seminar

Additional graduate level courses to complete thirty-three hours. Students should take English 691 and/or at least one of the pedagogy classes in the first year of the degree.

For more detailed information and for an application form, write to the department's graduate director or see the department website: www.wmich.edu/english.