English Education: Program Overview
It means commitment to the understanding and fostering of language and literacy development for individuals of a variety of backgrounds and capabilities. Our work takes place in both school and community settings, and it is motivated by a range of theoretical, methodological, and practical perspectives. What binds it together is the commitment to understanding the dynamics of how individuals make sense of, and communicate, meaning.
Examples of current projects include:
- Studying the discourse of classroom instruction and professional development to understand how to provide more opportune classroom learning conditions.
- Analysis of non-academic texts used by urban teens to communicate and establish multiple identities.
This degree specialization is housed within the Educational Studies program, which fosters links among students and faculty in a number of specializations sharing a commitment to the integration of theory and research on teaching, learning, and educational access in P-12 settings.
Master’s degree in English Education
The Program in English Education is designed for practicing secondary English language arts teachers who wish to continue their practical, intellectual, and professional development; however, this is not a program in teaching English as a second language. Working with your advisor, you will craft a program of study from courses in both the School of Education and the English department, which builds upon core courses in education and suits your particular interest in expanding an area of expertise as an English teacher. You may also select a subspecialty, such as technology, composition, or media studies, and elect relevant courses from other departments. Your course of study culminates in a teacher research project, which you may conduct in your own classroom or in one you choose.
Core courses will familiarize you with influential scholarship and practices in educational reform, the teaching of literacy, ways to work with typical and atypical learners, and approaches for studying your own and others practice.
Upon completion of the program, you will be able to serve as
a teacher leader in forwarding English language arts curriculum,
pedagogy,
and teacher research. You will also be qualified to apply for
one
of our doctoral programs in either the Joint
Program of English and Education
or in Literacy,
Language, and Culture.
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