ENGL 3310:Principles of Writing Instruction

5 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 6 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 2271 and admission into the English Education or Secondary and Middle Grades Language Arts program
This course provides an exploration of theories of composition pedagogy and assessment, including a variety of strategies for teaching writing while dealing with institutional policies such as standardized testing. Students practice oral and written communication for various audiences and purposes; create, implement, and assess writing instruction in a middle school setting; and create and practice research-supported approaches to grammar instruction. The course includes a 45-hour embedded field experience in a middle school.