2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of English

EED 301 Beginning Tutoring Strategies for Composition

Sophomores or above. Consent of instructor. After training in tutoring strategies, participants will spend 30 class hours assisting in a composition class or writing laboratory to prepare for clinical and student teaching.

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EED 302 Advanced Tutoring Strategies for Composition

Prerequisite: EED 301. Sophomores or above. Consent of instructor. Additional tutor training. 50 class hours spent working closely with a faculty mentor, tutoring in a composition class/writing laboratory.

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EED 308 Workshop in Teaching

Prerequisite: 3.0 GPA. Concurrent enrollment: 300- or 400-level ENG course. Discussion of pedagogical methods for presenting literature and writing content. Repeatable under different subtitles, maximum of 3 credits.

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EED 341 Methods for Teaching Composition in Secondary Schools

Prerequisites: EDFE 120 or EDFE 125 and 3.0 GPA in ENG courses or instructor permission to enroll. Content covers the writing process, composition theory, language and writing development in grades 7-12 with an emphasis on the teaching of writing.

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EED 342 Methods and Materials for Teaching Language and Composition in the Elementary School

Content covers the writing process, writing-to-learn, and language and writing development at the elementary level.

3

EED 402 Methods for Teaching Literature in Secondary Schools

Prerequisite: EDFE 120 or EDFE 125 and GPA of 3.0 in ENG courses or instructor permission to enroll. Prerequisite to student teaching. Selection of literature for young adults, use of media, curriculum and classroom organization, standards-based education, assessment and evaluation in a secondary school program.

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