ENG 304 - General Methods of English Language Arts Instruction in Middle and Secondary Schools

Credit Hours: 3
This serves as the gateway course to the English education program. The course focuses on the principles and objectives of secondary education: methods of meeting the diverse educational needs of today’s middle and secondary students, techniques of teaching, unit and lesson construction, and daily planning. Students participate in a 30-hour field experience in area schools with highly diverse populations. A C grade or better in this course is required to be admitted to Teacher Education. The field observation component requires the student to carry professional liability insurance, a current and valid TB test, and obtain a Missouri Volunteer and Employee Criminal History Service (MOVECHS) FBI fingerprinting background check.

Prerequisite: 2.50 GPA; and 30 hours.
Lecture contact hours: 3

Typically offered: Fall, Spring