Teaching

Pedagogy Course

Visit the graduate catalog to read the Literature Teaching Practicum (LAE 6389) .

Content Objectives

Students will be taught the following:

  • Methods specific to the instruction of literary genres including poetry, fiction, drama, creative nonfiction, and graphic narrative
  • Active-learning techniques for teaching literature, including discussion, lecture, the use of technology, and the use of multimedia
  • Strategies to implement diversity in literature content and analysis
  • Concepts of universal design to incorporate in assignments and forms of assessment

Student Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to do the following:

  • Create a literature teaching unit with effective documents including a syllabus, assignments, assessments, and student resources
  • Organize literature courses with objectives and outcomes specific to level, scope (survey/topic, etc.), and function (requirement/elective, etc.)
  • Demonstrate various teaching methods, including lecture, discussion lead, and group work management
  • Model teacher professionalism and ethics in various teaching situations