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GRADUATE CERTIFICATEIN TEACHING LITERA Tl.JRE

This 20-hour graduate certificate in teachingliterature is a structured program designed forlicensed middle school and high schoolteachers, current M.A. students, and universityand college faculty in literature and othersubject areas who wish to enhance theirprofessional teaching careers. Credits earnedtoward the certificate can be applied to an M.A.in English upon acceptance into that degreeprogram.

The certificate offers students an opportunity toexplore the theories and best practices thatpromote leaming and strengthen professionalmentorship of area teachers. It enablesstudents

• to understand and apply recent theoriesand approaches to teaching literature,

• to understand the nature of readingand literary analysis and how these canbe taught effectively,

• to understand literary contexts andtraditions as they inform the teaching ofliterature,

• to develop strategies for facilitatingstudent engagement of literary texts,

• to develop and articulate a critically awarephilosophy of teaching literature,

• to create effective assignments in thestudy of literature,

• demonstrate leadership as a reader andscholar of literature as well as a creatorof curricula related to the study ofliterature at the middle school, highschool, and college levels.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admission to the certificate program requiresonly one of the following:

(1) State certification in middle school orhigh school teaching;

(2) Current enrollment as a graduatestudent at IUPUI;

(3) Successful completion of an M.A. degreeor higher at an accredited university;

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(4) Successful completion of a B.A. with aminimum GPA of 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) orthe equivalent from an accreditedinstitution.

An online application with instructions isavailable via the English Department'swebsite: http://liberalarts.iupui.edu/english/.

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Students confer with their graduate certificateadvisor in planning their selection of electivecourses. Student learning outcomes areassessed in individual courses on the basis ofreflective writing assignments, formal research-based papers, mentor observation of teachingmethods, and creation of original teachingmaterials informed by best practices in thefield. Some courses may require students toprepare a porttollo. Students complete courseevaluation forms for each course and meet withtheir Graduate Certificate Advisor in the fall orspring term.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Students will earn the certificate bysatisfactorily completing five graduatecourses, or a minimum of 20 credit hours. Thefive courses consist of two core courses andthree elective courses. Major topics includeinstructional issues in language learning;socio-psycholinguistic applications for readinginstruction, theories of literary analysis,methods of literary research and study,surveys of American and British literature,additional surveys of adolescent andchildren's literature, multicultural literature,colonial and postcolonial literature, andwomen's literature.

CURRICULUM

Core course (8 credit hours/2 courses)• L503 Teaching of Literature• L508 Practicum of Teaching Literature

Elective courses (12 credit hours total, up to 6credits of which may be School of Educationcourses)English electives (4 credits each):

• ENG L506 Introduction to Methods ofCriticism and Research

• ENG L606 Topics in African AmericanLiterature

• ENG L625 Readings in Shakespeare• ENG L635 Readings in American Ethnic

Literature and Culture• ENG L641 Studies in British Literature

before 1900• ENG L643 Readings in Colonial and Post-

Colonial Literature• ENG L649 Studies in British Literature since

1900• ENG L650 Studies in American Literature

before 1900• ENG L655 Studies in American Literature

since 1900• ENG L657 Readiings in Literary and Critical

Theory• ENG L666 Survey of Children's Literature• ENG L673 Studies in Women and

Literature• ENG L680 Special Topics in Literary Study

and TheoryVariable credit hour courses (1-4 credits):

• ENG L695 Individual Readings in LiteratureSchool of Education electives (3 credits each, upto 6 credits total)

• EDUC L500 Instructional Issues inLanguage Learning

• EDUC L502 Socio-PsycholinguisticApplications for Reading Instruction

• EDUC L535 Teaching Adolescent LiteratureOther graduate courses in literature or relatedfields as approved by certificate director.

CONTACT US:Pat King, Graduate Certificate CoordinatorDepartment of English, Cavanaugh Hall 502L425 University BoulevardIndianapolis, Indiana 46202Phone: (317) 274-2258, Fax: (317) 278-1287patmkinq@iupui.edu

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