English Teaching

English Teaching
BA
Hours74 - 91 Credit Hours
MAPMajor Academic Plan

Program Requirements

requirement 1 Complete 1 option
GE Foreign Language option:
English majors must complete a GE Foreign Language culminating course, even if an Advanced Mathematics option has already been completed. If a student has no prior foreign language experience, it will take four semesters to complete the culminating course. Check the University Core requirements for courses approved as the culminating course.
option 1.1 Complete 1 course
AFRIK 330 - (Not currently offered)
AKAN 202 - (Not currently offered)
AKAN 330 - (Not currently offered)
ALBAN 202 - (Not currently offered)
ALBAN 330 - (Not currently offered)
ARMEN 202 - (Not currently offered)
ARMEN 330 - (Not currently offered)
AYMRA 202 - (Not currently offered)
AYMRA 330 - (Not currently offered)
BASQ 202 - (Not currently offered)
BASQ 330 - (Not currently offered)
BCLNO 202 - (Not currently offered)
BCLNO 330 - (Not currently offered)
BURMS 202 - (Not currently offered)
BURMS 330 - (Not currently offered)
CAKCQ 202 - (Not currently offered)
CAKCQ 330 - (Not currently offered)
CAMBO 202 - (Not currently offered)
CATLN 202 - (Not currently offered)
CATLN 330 - (Not currently offered)
CEBU 202 - (Not currently offered)
CEBU 330 - (Not currently offered)
CREOL 202 - (Not currently offered)
CREOL 330 - (Not currently offered)
CROAT 202 - (Not currently offered)
CROAT 330 - (Not currently offered)
DARI 202 - (Not currently offered)
DARI 330 - (Not currently offered)
DUTCH 330 - (Not currently offered)
ESTON 202 - (Not currently offered)
ESTON 330 - (Not currently offered)
FIJI 202 - (Not currently offered)
FIJI 330 - (Not currently offered)
GA 202 - (Not currently offered)
GA 330 - (Not currently offered)
GEORG 202 - (Not currently offered)
GEORG 330 - (Not currently offered)
GUARA 202 - (Not currently offered)
GUARA 330 - (Not currently offered)
HAWAI 202 - (Not currently offered)
HAWAI 330 - (Not currently offered)
HEB 431 - (Not currently offered)
HILIG 202 - (Not currently offered)
HILIG 330 - (Not currently offered)
HINDI 202 - (Not currently offered)
HINDI 330 - (Not currently offered)
HMONG 202 - (Not currently offered)
HMONG 330 - (Not currently offered)
ILANG 202 - (Not currently offered)
ILANG 330 - (Not currently offered)
ILOCN 202 - (Not currently offered)
ILOCN 330 - (Not currently offered)
INDON 202 - (Not currently offered)
INDON 330 - (Not currently offered)
JAVNS 202 - (Not currently offered)
JAVNS 330 - (Not currently offered)
KAZAK 202 - (Not currently offered)
KAZAK 330 - (Not currently offered)
KICHE 202 - (Not currently offered)
KICHE 330 - (Not currently offered)
LAO 202 - (Not currently offered)
LAO 330 - (Not currently offered)
LATVI 202 - (Not currently offered)
LITHU 202 - (Not currently offered)
M GRK 202 - (Not currently offered)
M GRK 330 - (Not currently offered)
MALAG 202 - (Not currently offered)
MALAG 330 - (Not currently offered)
MALAY 202 - (Not currently offered)
MALAY 330 - (Not currently offered)
MAORI 202 - (Not currently offered)
MAORI 330 - (Not currently offered)
MARSH 202 - (Not currently offered)
MARSH 330 - (Not currently offered)
MAYA 202 - (Not currently offered)
MAYA 330 - (Not currently offered)
MONGO 202 - (Not currently offered)
MONGO 330 - (Not currently offered)
NAVAJ 202 - (Not currently offered)
NAVAJ 330 - (Not currently offered)
NIUEA 202 - (Not currently offered)
NIUEA 330 - (Not currently offered)
PERSI 202 - (Not currently offered)
PERSI 330 - (Not currently offered)
PORT 315 - (Not currently offered)
PSHTO 202 - (Not currently offered)
PSHTO 330 - (Not currently offered)
QUECH 202 - (Not currently offered)
QUECH 330 - (Not currently offered)
RAROT 202 - (Not currently offered)
RAROT 330 - (Not currently offered)
ROM 202 - (Not currently offered)
ROM 330 - (Not currently offered)
SAMOA 202 - (Not currently offered)
SAMOA 330 - (Not currently offered)
SLN 202 - (Not currently offered)
SLN 330 - (Not currently offered)
SLOVK 202 - (Not currently offered)
SLOVK 330 - (Not currently offered)
SRBCR 330 - (Not currently offered)
SRBIA 202 - (Not currently offered)
SRBIA 330 - (Not currently offered)
SWAHI 330 - (Not currently offered)
TAGAL 202 - (Not currently offered)
TAGAL 330 - (Not currently offered)
TAHTN 202 - (Not currently offered)
TAHTN 330 - (Not currently offered)
TAIWN 202 - (Not currently offered)
TAIWN 330 - (Not currently offered)
TAMIL 202 - (Not currently offered)
TAMIL 330 - (Not currently offered)
THAI 202 - (Not currently offered)
THAI 330 - (Not currently offered)
TONGA 202 - (Not currently offered)
TONGA 330 - (Not currently offered)
TRUKS 202 - (Not currently offered)
TRUKS 330 - (Not currently offered)
TURK 202 - (Not currently offered)
TURK 330 - (Not currently offered)
TWI 202 - (Not currently offered)
TWI 330 - (Not currently offered)
URDU 202 - (Not currently offered)
URDU 330 - (Not currently offered)
VANTU 202 - (Not currently offered)
VANTU 330 - (Not currently offered)
VIET 202 - (Not currently offered)
VIET 330 - (Not currently offered)
WARAY 202 - (Not currently offered)
WARAY 330 - (Not currently offered)
WELSH 202 - (Not currently offered)
WELSH 330 - (Not currently offered)
XHOSA 202 - (Not currently offered)
XHOSA 330 - (Not currently offered)
If the language you completed is not listed, please contact the Humanities Advisement Center.
The English Department requires a minimum of 24 hours of English major course work to be taken in residence at BYU for this degree program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.
For students accepted into the major after August 1, 2014, grades below C in any required coursework in a teaching major or teaching minor will not be accepted. Teacher candidates must maintain a total GPA of 3.0 or higher throughout the program and to qualify for student teaching. For details on admission and retention requirements for teaching majors and teaching minors, see Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Requirements in the undergraduate catalog.
Engl 198 and Engl 398 are recommended.
Because upper-division English courses require substantial writing, students should complete their Engl 295 before they begin their first upper-division courses, preferably in the second semester of their sophomore year.
A teaching minor is not required for licensure. However, it is strongly recommended.
Engl 276R is prerequisite to Engl 329, 377, 378, 379, and 423. All are prerequisite to Engl 476R or Engl 496R.
requirement 2 Complete 2 options
Core courses:
A. Because English is a writing-intensive major, students are strongly encouraged to take a first-year freshman college-level writing course regardless of their AP test scores (Wrtg 150 or Phil 150).st-year Writing course:
option 2.1 Complete 1 course
B. Fundamentals of language and literature. NOTE: Students must complete Engl 251 before taking any 300-level courses.
option 2.2 Complete 1 group
C. British and American literary history. NOTE: Students must complete the literary history courses in a period before taking any 300-level courses in that period.
requirement 3 Complete 1 course
requirement 4 Complete 1 course
NOTE: Students must complete Engl 295 before taking most 300- and 400-level courses for teaching majors.
requirement 7 Complete 3.0 hours from the following option(s)
Complete three elective hours from the following list (NOTE: TMA 457 is strongly recommended):
option 7.1 Complete up to 3.0 hours from the following course(s)
option 7.2 Complete up to 3.0 hours from the following course(s)
Courses used to fill a previous requirement may not double count for this requirement.
option 7.3 Complete up to 3.0 hours from the following course(s)
ENGL 218 - (Not currently offered)
option 7.4 Complete up to 3.0 hours from the following course(s)
requirement 9 Complete 2 options
Professional Education Component:
Licensure requirements: Contact the Education Advisement Center, 350 MCKB, 422-3426, to schedule the final interview to clear your application for the secondary teaching license. You should be registered for your last semester at BYU prior to the scheduled appointment.
option 9.2 Complete 12.0 hours from the following course(s)
Student teachers/interns must complete three forms in their LiveText accounts (PIBS, CDS, FED) and attach their TWS to the LiveText account for their program. All four must be completed to be cleared for graduation.
Program Outcomes

Competency in English Language and Literature

English teaching majors are required to meet all program and course outcomes for the English BA, and they demonstrate their disciplinary competency by taking the national standardized Praxis exam, "English Language Arts: Content and Analysis."

Instructional Design and Reflection for Improvement

English Teaching graduates will be able to design and implement several weeks of instruction, write complete lesson plans for delivering that instruction, and reflect in writing on the effectiveness of their plans and delivered instruction. These plans will reflect sound pedagogical understanding (including strong objectives, appropriate measures of learning, and learning activities that are meaningful and adapted to the needs of diverse students).

The work will be one of the capstone requirements in ENGL 377 and 379.