ENT - English Teaching

ENT 201  Introduction to English Education: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

(Sp) This course will introduce students to the field of English Education and the profession of teaching secondary English. A main emphasis of the course will be on the history of the secondary subject English and critiquing contemporary pedagogical practices.

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  1. Understand the secondary school subject "English" as a distinct site of scholarly inquiry and a historicized phenomenon;
  2. Examine current trends and issues within the field, particularly those that critique traditional and normative conceptions of the secondary school subject English;
  3. Identify professional organizations, conferences, and other resources available for secondary English teachers.
  4. Understand current teaching policies pedagogy (both nationally within the state of Montana) begin to develop own articulations.

ENT 237  Secondary English Curriculum: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: ENT 201. (F) ENGL 236 is a special topics course, focusing on specialized content that undergirds secondary English curriculum. In addition to helping students develop deeper content knowledge, students will develop their research skills in English Education
Repeatable up to 6 credits.

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  1. Develop theoretical and declarative content knowledge of the focal topic of the course [focal topic for this sample iteration of the syllabus is youth literacies and media];
  2. Examine how the focal topic [youth literacies and media] intersects with schooled English; and
  3. Learn research skills pertinent to secondary English curriculum by creating a set of resources related to focal topic of the course [youth literacies and media]

ENT 290R  Undergraduate Research: 1-6 Credits (1-6 Other)

Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a written work or other creative project. Course will address responsible conduct of research. May be repeated.
Repeatable up to 99 credits.

ENT 291  Special Topics: 1-4 Credits ()

ENT 339  Teaching Writing in Secondary School: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: ENT 237. (F) Explores theoretical and practical issues related to teaching textual production within secondary English classrooms, including, but not limited to the following: creating assignments, assessing and evaluating student textual production, standardized writing assessments, and multi-modal and digital composing processes

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  1. Reflect on your own writing instruction with an eye towards better understanding the philosophies and practices that shaped that writing instruction;
  2. Think beyond the writing instruction you had in your k-12 experience to develop new ways of thinking about writing and literacy;
  3. Write, assign, and critique the response to a writing assignment designed for grade level and class you most hope to teach;
  4. Do extended work on one or more self-assigned pieces of writing, as well as reflecting on the process and experience of doing that writing;
  5. Develop an initial philosophy about the teaching of writing that you can use as the beginning of an on-going process;
  6. Develop a broad conceptions of literacy and of writing, including their social, cultural, and political functions;
  7. Have an understanding of opportunities for and approaches to sustained and productive professional development for teachers of writing;
  8. Consider yourself a writer.

ENT 445  Teaching Reading and Literature: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: ENT 339. (Sp) ENT 445 is a course centered on teaching reading and literature to/with/for youth in schools. Though a neat contrast does not exist across reading and literature, courses that are attached to such notions in secondary schools are often in stark contrast. We will work together to think about instructional moves and participant structures that allow us to engage in teaching reading and teaching literature, both distinctly and together. We will also work toward designing curriculum that centers students’ interests, skills, and experiences, while promoting growth and moments of wobble

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  1. Demonstrate knowledge of psycholinguistic and sociocultural reading processes and strategies
  2. Identify a range of approaches to teach literary texts in secondary school contexts
  3. Apply understandings of reading processes and strategies and literary approaches to develop teaching practices to facilitate secondary-aged student's reading abilities and analyses of literary texts

ENT 461R  Issues in English Education: 3 Credits (3 Lec)

PREREQUISITE: EDM 401, senior standing. (F) Senior capstone course for senior English teaching majors and minors. Explores current trends and issues within the field of English Education. At least one-third of this course will focus on students' original research related to English Education

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  1. Demonstrate knowledge of various professional resources for secondary English teachers, including peer-reviewed journals;
  2. Identify a range of current trends and issues within the field of English Education; and
  3. Apply knowledge of the current state of the field and professional resources to conduct research related to English Education.

ENT 491  Special Topics: 1-4 Credits (1-4 Lec)