English as a Second Teaching Field Minor
This 18-credit minor fulfills the Humanities PEAK. It is designed for students who are pursuing secondary teaching certification in a different field but who also would like to meet the State of Idaho's requirements for English as a “second" teaching field. The minor will qualify a candidate to add a 6-12 English endorsement to a secondary teaching certificate*
This minor requires the following courses:
- Two courses (6 credits) chosen from the following
- ENG-220.1 Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop (3 cr)
- ENG-320.1 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing Workshop (3 cr)
- JOUR-200 Principles and Practices/Journalism: Print (3 cr)
- JOUR-300 Feature Writing 3 credits
- any ENG 299T course (3 cr)
- Three ENG courses (9 credits) with the following emphases, at least two of which must be upper division (300-level):
- one ENG course emphasizing American literature 3 credits
- one ENG course emphasizing English literature 3 credits
- one ENG course emphasizing world literature 3 credits
- ENG-446 / MFL-446 / EDU-446 Linguistics for Language Teachers 3 credits
- Three credits in the Fine Arts (Music, Theatre, and Art)
* Though not part of the undergraduate minor, students will need to take EDU-544 Language Arts Methods for Secondary Teachers (2 cr) as part of the internship year to qualify for the English endorsement.
Student Outcomes
- Written and Oral Communication
- Problem Solving
- Analytical Reasoning
- Critical Thinking
- Candidates will demonstate dispositions appropriate to working as an educator