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Undergraduate English Education Emphasis
The English Education Program at Iowa State University gives undergraduate students the opportunity to major in English, earn a B. A. degree from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, qualify for a secondary (grades 7-12) teaching license from the Iowa Department of Education, and position themselves to earn extra teaching endorsements in Reading, English as a Second Language, or other disciplines.
Once English Education students have satisfied general education requirements, their programs of study focus on English courses in literature, writing, linguistics, as well as education courses in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, culminating with a sequence of professional courses that focus on the teaching of reading, young adult literature, writing, and literature. A key part of the professional sequence also involves a hundred hours of practicum experience in the schools and a full semester of full-time student teaching. Also as part of the professional sequence, students will construct a portfolio based on standards mandated by the state as part of the Iowa Teacher Quality Act. Since this portfolio is similar to portfolios constructed by experienced teachers in the schools, Iowa State English Education students are in this additional respect well-prepared to begin teaching careers upon completion of their work in the program.
