The English Language Program

 

 

MINOR IN

INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGLISH STUDIES

Did you know…?

Northeastern Illinois University now offers an academic minor in Interdisciplinary English Studies.  

If you place into the English Language Program (ESL track), you can now receive credit for your coursework toward the completion of an academic minor—a graduation requirement 1*.  

For more information, contact the English Language Program at (773) 442-5097, come to the office in the Classroom Building (room CLS 2049).

1* Requirements vary depending on student status and major; see the Academic Catalog for specific information.

CORE COURSES – 4 courses chosen with Program Advisor

ELP ESL 120: Writing Workshop III

READ 116: Reading for the Advanced ESL Student

ELP ESL 121: Grammar Skills

ELP ESL 230: Content-Based ESL

ELP ESL 290: English for Academic Purposes: Topic Varies

ELECTIVES – 3 courses chosen with Program Advisor 2*

LING 110: Lexicology

LING 201: Intro. to Linguistics

LING 300: English Grammar in the Classroom 3*

LING 301: History of the English Language 3*

LING 303: Grammars of English 3*

LING 304: Introduction to Phonology 3*

LING 345: Linguistics and Reading 3*

CMT-COMM 101: Foundations of Communication

CMT-COMM 214: Business and Professional Communication

CMT-COMM 306: Studies in Speech 3

CMT-COMM 310: Persuasion

CMT-COMM 313: Gender Differences and Communication

CMT-COMM 314: Organizational Communication

 

ENGL 200: Writing in Context 3*

ENGL 235: Introduction to Creative Writing I 3*

ENGL 236: Introduction to Creative Writing II 3*

ENGL 335: Written Communication for Business 3*

ENGL 375: The Essentials of Tutoring Writing 3*

ENGL 376: Advanced Composition 3*

ENGL 377: Argumentative Prose 3 *

ENGL 201: The World of Poetry 3*

ENGL 202: The World of Drama 3*

ENGL 203: The World of Fiction 3*

ENGL 360: Detective Fiction 3*

ENGL 380: Multi-Cultural Literature in America 3*

ENGL 390: Young Adult Novel 3*

ENGL 391: Children’s Literature 3*

2*. At least 1 course must be at the 300-level; for ECED or ELED majors, 3 courses must be taken at the 300-level.

3*. Check with the Program Advisor or the Academic Catalog for prerequisites.

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