Bachelor of Arts in English Teacher Education

The English Teacher Education program (ETE) is an English Studies sequence in the Department of English (College of Arts and Sciences) at Illinois State University. Admitted teacher candidates will prepare to become effective secondary (grades 9-12) English Language Arts (ELA) teachers in diverse classrooms. Coursework in the 46 hour major develops content knowledge and discipline-specific methods by addressing how theory and research support best practices in integrated language arts skills pedagogy. Teacher candidates develop and apply instructional delivery skills through clinical experiences conducted at University High School (ISU on-campus laboratory school) and a variety of public school classrooms: rural, suburban, and urban. Why Study English Teacher Education? The program emphasizes a critical literacy practices framework valuing language arts skills for life-long learning with these core values: Teaching and learning for democracy and social justice Respect for the diversity of learners Writing as a rhetorical process Reading as a strategic process Multiple perspective taking Meeting student needs through differentiation Teaching speaking, listening, and language skills for students to become advocates Related Skills Accuracy, coherency and clarity in speech and writing Ability to simplify and understand jargon Problem solving Creativity Honesty and integrity Strong work ethic Teamwork skills Analytical skills Flexibility and adaptability Good computer skills Detail Oriented Developing hypothesis Good presenter Think independently