(Form revision 03/2010)
ENDORSEMENT NO. 119
English/Language Arts
GRADE LEVEL: K-8
Institution Name: Cornell College
Date Submitted: 1/15/11
New
or Revised
(If this is a revision, also submit a letter explaining the changes made)
or Graduate
Undergraduate
Professional Education Core:
Requirements unique to this endorsement:
STATE REQUIREMENTS
Professional Core
Methods of teaching with an
emphasis in K-8 English/Language
Arts
Student Teaching in K-8
English/Language Arts
INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Course(s) for Demonstrating Competencies
EDU 318, EDU 319
EDU 410, 420, 430, 440 Student Teaching
Content:
A. Completion of a thirty semester hour teaching major which must minimally include
B. Completion of twenty-four semester hours in English and Language Arts to include the
following:
STATE REQUIREMENTS
Content Categories
Oral Communication
Written Communication
Language Development
Reading
Children’s Literature
Creative Drama or Oral
Interpretation of Literature
American Literature
Other
INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Course Numbers and Titles
COM 121 Speech Communication
ENG 111 Topics in Literature, Film, or
Cultural Studies
EDU 318 Elementary Language Arts &
Reading
EDU 318 Elementary Language Arts &
Reading
EDU 319 Children’s Literature
THE 115 Basic Acting
ENG 343 The American Renaissance
OR
ENG 345 Late Nineteenth Century
American Literature
Two courses from the following:
ENG 201 Introduction to Literary Studies
ENG 323 Shakespeare I: Poems and
Comedies
ENG 311 Grammar and the Politics of
English
ENG 327 Shakespeare after
Shakespeare: Performance and Cultural
Criticism
Credit
Hrs.
4
4
4
4
8
ENG 347 Modern American Literature
ENG 350 American Nature Writers
ENG 351 African-American Literature
ENG 367 Multicultural Literature
An Elementary Education Major
TOTAL Credit Hours 24