Graduate Courses in Pedagogical Methods

The Department of English offers the following graduate courses related to pedagogical methods:

LING 5080. Methods in Teaching English as a
Second Language.
3 hours. Theory and method of teaching English as a second language. Major current theoretical and applied approaches
are considered.

Prerequisite: 12 hours of English and one course from the following LING courses: 3060, 4010, 4020, 4040, 4070, 5040.
Offered Fall and usually one Summer term.
Cross-listed with LING 4080.

LING 5090 Pedagogical English Grammar.
3 hours. A thorough study of the basics of English grammar (morphology and syntax) analyzed from traditional, descriptive, and theoretical points of view. Emphasis on pedagogical problems. Usually offered Fall.

Prerequisite: LING 4040, LING 5040 or consent of instructor

ENGL 5550. Studies in the Teaching of Composition.
3 hours. Survey of current scholarly opinion concerning objectives and methods of instruction in written composition; supervised planning of the English curriculum, with special attention to problems related to teaching composition; development through practice of criteria for evaluating student composition. Either ENGL 5550 or ENTW 5550 is required for all new teaching fellows (offered every fall).

ENTW 5550. Studies in the Teaching of Technical Composition.
3 hours. Survey of current scholarly opinion concerning objectives and methods of instruction in written composition; supervised planning of the English curriculum, with special attention to problems related to teaching composition; development through practice of criteria for evaluating student composition. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Either ENTW 5550 or ENGL 5550 is required for all new teaching fellows (offered every fall).

ENGL 5560. Studies in the Teaching of Literature.
3 hours. Survey of current scholarly opinion concerning objectives and methods of teaching literature; supervised planning of the English curriculum, with special attention to problems related to the teaching of poetry, drama, prose fiction and prose non-fiction.

ENGL 5570. Studies in the Teaching of the English Language.
3 hours. Survey of current scholarly opinion concerning objectives and methods of teaching grammar, vocabulary, semantics, usage and other aspects of language; supervised planning of the curriculum with special attention to problems related to the teaching of the English language in its spoken and written forms.