3223 Teaching Grammar and Composition in Middle/Secondary Schools. Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education Program. Secondary language arts students will learn different conceptions of grammar and how to teach them. Students will also study how socio-cultural factors shape language learning and usage. (F)
4273 Creativity in Teaching Composition (slashlisted with 5273). Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Features visual-verbal arts integration and teaching composition at primarily middle and secondary school levels. Students will paint, write, and otherwise practice the arts as well as consider current teaching implications. No student may earn credit for both 4273 and 5273 (Su)
4283 Mediacy and the Pop Culture (Slashlisted with 5283). Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education program. Examines the significance of youth media cultures as they intersect with literacy and learning in school settings. (Sp)
4914 The Teaching of English. Prerequisite: 3222, nine hours of education, and senior standing. To be taken preferably the semester immediately preceding student teaching. Development of skills in teaching the language arts at the secondary level. Introduction to current trends, professional literature and resource materials. Practice in presenting model lessons. Written reports. [V]
G4923 Teaching Literature in Middle and Junior High School. Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education program or permission of instructor. Teaching literature in middle and junior high school, with particular emphasis on literature written for young people, current examples and related pedagogies. (Sp)
G5203 Action Research in English Education. Prerequisite: graduate standing; corequisite: 5920 (Internship). Nature and methodology of teacher research. Students will conduct a field research project with EDUC 5920, Internship in Education, to demonstrate understanding of fundamental field research design and practice, including writing the teacher research report. (F, Sp)
G5213 Secondary English Curriculum. Prerequisite: graduate standing. General principles of curriculum development and particular problems with planning literature curricula. Evaluation and revision of school curricula based on theories of curriculum planning.
G5223 The Teaching of Composition: Theory and Practice. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Analysis of competing theories of composition instruction. Study of issues related to planning writing activities, and consider problems related to writing about literature, informal writing, writing apprehension, teaching basic writers, and teaching syntax.
G5233 The Teaching of Literature: Theory and Practice. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Research and methodology important to teaching literature to young people and adults with particular focus on developing reading and responding abilities to poetry and fiction. Other emphases include reading-writing interactions, creative approaches to teaching traditional literature, uses of young adult literature, and developing middle/secondary literature curricula. (Sp)
G5243 The Teaching of Language: Theory and Practice. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Research and teaching methodology important to providing language instruction for young people with particular focus on oral and written language development in a culturally diverse society. Topics include grammar, usage, dialect, semantics, vocabulary instruction and curriculum design. (F)
G5253 Research in English Education. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Study of issues and methods involved with research in English education. May include experience in the collection and analysis of data. (Irreg.)
G5263 Special Topics in Literacy I. Prerequisite: permission of department. Possible topics include students in and out of school, culture and literacy, socio-historical perspectives on learning, and other analysis of literate activity. (F)
G5273 Creativity in Teaching Composition (Slashlisted with 4273). Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. This course features visual-verbal arts integration and teaching composition at primarily middle and secondary school levels. Students will paint, write, and otherwise practice the arts as well as consider current teaching implications. No student may earn credit for both 4273 and 5273 (Su)
G5283 Mediacy and the Pop Culture (Slashlisted with 4283). Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education program. Examines the significance of youth media cultures as they intersect with literacy and learning in school settings. (Sp)
G5303 Oklahoma Writing Project. Prerequisite: graduate standing and permission of instructor. Course is offered at summer institute. Focus is on improvement of personal writing and classroom writing instruction. Participants completing course become teacher consultants with Oklahoma Writing Project. (Su)
G6263 Special Topics in Literacy II. Prerequisite: enrollment in doctoral program. Topics explore the definition and practice of literacy, with a focus on their applicability to doctoral research. The analysis of the topics will include a stress on the relationship between research problems and research methodology. (F)
Updated: October 9, 2008