Language Arts

Concentration Area for Elementary Education

For further information, contact your advisor or Dr. Peggy Rice, Department of English, RB 297, 285-8580 psrice@bsu.edu

Rationale for the Concentration Area

This concentration in Language Arts provides the opportunity to explore in depth the theory and content of the study of literature, writing, and language. Courses selected from these disciplines for the concentration are particularly related to content, issues, and concerns of the elementary classroom.

Required Courses, 9 credits

           ENG 205, World Literature (3)
           ENG 285, Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
           *ENG 401, Concentration Seminar (3)
           *Must be taken after ENG 311

Choose 6 credits from the following courses (only one course may be selected from each area)

Language

           ENG 220, Language and Society (3)
           ENG 321, English Linguistics (3)
           SPAA 270, Language Development (3)

Literature

            ENG 354, Literature of African-American Tradition (3)
            ENG 358, American Indian Literature (3)
            ENG 414, Literature for Adolescents (3)