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Degrees Offered
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Master of Arts in Teaching: Language Arts Program
Program Overview
The Master of Arts in Teaching: Language Arts program
is designed for returning students who wish to obtain
initial teacher certification at the secondary or elementary
level along with a master's degree in the area of Language
Arts and English instruction.
This program has three components of coursework:
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Professional Core of 18 credit hours in the areas
of multicultural education, assessment, media technology,
literacy theory and pedagogy, general curriculum
development, and research.
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Concentration of 18 credit hours in Language Arts
with courses in curriculum and instruction, Reading,
Linguistics and English.
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Certification coursework composed of additional
pedagogical study and field experiences, including
100 clock hours of clinical experience and a student
teaching internship, totaling 9 credit hours.
Students must also have completed general education
requirements as specified by the Illinois State Board
of Education.
Admission Requirements
Students must fulfill the requirements for admission
to the Graduate College.
In addition, students who wish to enroll in the program
must meet the following eligibility requirements:
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Undergraduate bachelor's degree from accredited
university or college
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A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (4.0 scale)
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Undergraduate coursework in English, Speech-Drama
or Linguistics: for the elementary sequence, 18
credit hours are required; for the secondary sequence,
a major of English with a minimum of 32 credit hours
is required.
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Six credit hours in the history and philosophy
of education and educational psychology (learning
and development). (e.g. EDFN 405 and EDFN 406)
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Graduate Record Exam Score
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Passing Score on Illinois State Board of Education
Basic Skills Examination.
Degree Requirements
Program students must see their advisor to obtain a
copy of the course sequence and the program retention
criteria.
Secondary Sequence: 45 credit hours
1. Professional Core ................................................
18 cr.
ELAD-EDFN 416 Cultural Pluralism and the Schools ......................
3 cr.
TED-SCED 401L New Directions in the Teaching of English
in the Junior-Senior High School
with Clinical Experience ..... 3 cr.
(Apply to CLS 4023 six months in advance)
TED-ELED 430 Trends and Issues in Assessment ...................
3 cr.
TED-INMD 410 Media Technology for Educators .. 3 cr.
TED-READ 402 Issues in Reading Instruction ........
3 cr.
TED-SCED 421L Research in the Teaching of Language Arts
....................... 3 cr.
2. Language Arts Concentration ............................
18 cr.
TED-SCED 407A Teaching Multiethnic Literature in Junior
and Senior High Schools
with Clinical Experience ............. 3 cr.
(Apply to CLS 4023 six months in advance)
TED-READ 415 Reading and Writing in the Content Area
................. 3 cr.
LING 401 Fundamentals of Modern Linguistics ......................
3 cr.
Electives selected from areas of English Literature,
Creative Writing, Linguistics or Speech ........ 9 cr.
See your program advisor for recommended courses.
3. Certification Component .......................................
9 cr.
SPED 404 Survey of the Field of Special Education ................
3 cr.
TED-SCED 429 Internship in Secondary Education ...............
6 cr.
(Apply to CLS 4023 one year in advance)
4. Oral Examination
A final oral exam scheduled in the final term of completion
of all coursework.
5. Two research papers
One is required in TED-SCED 421L.
Note: For descriptions of the coursework and prerequisites,
please see pertinent sections of the catalog.
Advisors
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