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Major in English Teacher BA at Brooklyn College

Credits required to complete this program: 72
No credits may be taken pass-fail for this Major.
At least 15 credits in any ENGL. course between 2120 and 5600, any CMLT. course between 3601 and 5600, AFST. 3220, AFST. 3221, AFST. 3260, AFST. 3245, AFST. 3240, PRLS. 3315, WMST. 3115, WMST. 3117, AMST. 3404, AMST. 3302, AMST. 3402, AMST. 3304, SOCY. 2530, THEA. 3701, TVRA. 3850, TREM. 3850, or CLAS. 3224 with a grade of C- or better and taken at Brooklyn College are required for this Major.

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I. English 2120 & 2121
Overview of Literary Study I (1 classes required)
ENGL. 2120: Overview of Literary Study I: Representative Selections of World Literature CO-REQUISITE OF ENGL. 1012 IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 credits Studies in literature and culture from the Middle Ages through the Eighteenth Century. Part I of a two-course overview with three principal focuses: 1) the major literary and intellectual movements in historical perspective; 2) the language of literary analysis and the close reading of texts in the genres; and 3) literature as viewed through the various lenses of contemporary theory and critical discourses. Co-requisite: English 1012 [2] or [2.7] This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
Overview of Literary Study II (1 classes required)
ENGL. 2121: Overview of Literary Study II: Representative Selections of World Literature CO-REQUISITE OF ENGL. 1012 IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 credits Studies in literature and culture from nineteenth-century Romanticism through the present. Part II of a two-course general survey and overview with three principal focuses: 1) the major literary and intellectual movements in historical perspective; 2) the language of literary analysis and the close reading of texts in the genres; and 3) literature as viewed through the various lenses of contemporary theory and critical discourses. Co-requisite: English 1012 [2] or [2.7] This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
II: Periods of Study
(Any 1 of 2 groups required)
Group #1 - (1) 900-1500 (1 classes required)
ENGL. 3111: Medieval Literature PREREQUISITE OF ENGL 1010 [1 OR 1.7] AND COREQUISITE OF ENGL 1012 [2] IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 creditsBritish Medieval Literature: Epic; Lyrics; Chivalric narrative; Life writing; Allegory; Mysticism; Drama; Fables. Possible themes may include: gender and sexuality; animals and the environment; race and racialization.Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 [1] or 1.7; co-requisite: ENGL. 1012. This course was last offered in the Spring 2025 semester. (Regular Liberal Arts)
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ENGL. 3112: Chaucer PREREQUISITE OF ENGL 1010 [1 OR 1.7] AND COREQUISITE OF ENGL 1012 [2] IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 creditsWorks read in Middle English: The Canterbury Tales; The House of Fame; Troilus and Criseyde; Chaucers shorter works. Their relation to medieval literature; modern adaptations. Possible themes include: courtly love and gender and sexuality; animals and the environment; race and racialization.Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 [1] or 1.7; co-requisite: ENGL. 1012 This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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ENGL. 4101: Seminar in the Middle Ages ENGLISH 1012 [2] OR 2.7; AND ONE ADVANCED ENGLISH ELECTIVE, ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 creditsStudy in a genre, theme, or movement in the Middle Ages withemphasis on intensive writing, critical analysis, and researchmethodologies. Topic is selected by the instructor. Course descriptionmay be obtained in the department office before registration.Prerequisite: English 1012 [2] or 2.7; one advanced English elective, orpermission of the chairperson. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
Group #2 - (3) 1680-1800 (1 classes required)
ENGL. 3131: Poetry and Prose of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century PREREQUISITE OF ENGL 1010 [1 OR 1.7] AND COREQUISITE OF ENGL 1012 [2] IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 creditsNeoclassical and pre-romantic literature. Poetry and prose of such writers as Dryden, Pope, Astell, Swift, Johnson, Addison and Steele, Burke, Gray, Wheatley, Wollstonecraft, and Edgeworth. Topics may include: courtship and marriage; education; feminism; political satire; manners and virtue; nature and beauty; the country and the city.Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 [1.7]; co-requisite: ENGL. 1012. This course was last offered in the Spring 2025 semester. (Regular Liberal Arts)
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ENGL. 3133: The Eighteenth-Century Novel PREREQUISITE OF ENGL 1010 [1 OR 1.7] AND COREQUISITE OF ENGL 1012 [2] IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 creditsDevelopment of prose fiction as the main vehicle for portraying the middle class and its values. Such writers as Richardson, Defoe, Fielding, Sterne, Burney, and Austen. Topics may include: the epistolary novel; courtship, marriage, and class; the country and the city.Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 [1.7]; co-requisite: ENGL. 1012. This course was last offered in the Fall 2024 semester. (Regular Liberal Arts)
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ENGL. 4103: Seminar in the Eighteenth Century ENGLISH 1012 [2] OR 2.7; AND ONE ADVANCED ENGLISH ELECTIVE, ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 creditsStudy in a genre, theme, or movement in the eighteenth century withemphasis on intensive writing, critical analysis, and researchmethodologies. Topic is selected by the instructor. Course descriptionmay be obtained in the department office before registration.Prerequisite: English 1012 [2] or 2.7; one advanced English elective, orpermission of the chairperson. This course was last offered in the Summer 2025 semester. (Regular Liberal Arts)
(Any 1 of 3 groups required)
Group #1 - (4) 1800-1900 (1 classes required)
16 course alternatives
Group #2 - (5) 1900-1950 (1 classes required)
30 course alternatives
Group #3 - (6) 1950-Present (1 classes required)
40 course alternatives
IIi. Field Concentration-english Teaching
A. Language (1 classes required)
19 course alternatives
B. Composition (1 classes required)
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C. Shakespeare (1 classes required)
ENGL. 3122: Shakespeare I PREREQUISITE OF ENGL 1010 [1 OR 1.7] AND COREQUISITE OF ENGL 1012 [2] IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 creditsThis course explores a range of Shakespeare's plays representing the histories, comedies, and tragedies, with attention to cultural and historical contexts; discussion topics may include the plays' treatment of bodies, gender, sexuality, race, class, political power, the environment, and theater history.Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 [1.7]; co-requisite: ENGL. 1012. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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ENGL. 3123: Shakespeare II PREREQUISITE OF ENGL 1010 [1 OR 1.7] AND COREQUISITE OF ENGL 1012 [2] IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 creditsThis course explores a topic of the instructor's choice in Shakespeare's plays and nondramatic writings. Course topics will vary; possible directions could include, but are not limited to, a more focused study on any of the areas covered in Shakespeare I.Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 [1.7]; co-requisite: ENGL. 1012. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
D. Childrens & Young Adults Literatures (1 classes required)
ENGL. 3189: Literature for Young People ENGLISH 1010 IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Lecture hours 4 hours; 4 creditsLiterature appropriate for students in elementary and secondary schools. Fundamentals of literature and basic reading of interest to young people.Prerequisite: English 1010 [1] or 1.7. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
Iv: Electives
Race/ethnicity or Empire/post-colonialism (1 classes required)
24 course alternatives
Genre or Thematic Studies Course (1 classes required)
45 course alternatives
Additional English Department Elective or Seminar Course (3 credits required)
199 course alternatives
Historical, Philosophical, and Cultural Foundations of Education
(1 classes required)
SEED. 2001: Historical, Philosophical, and Cultural Foundations of Education ENGLISH 1010 AND COMPLETION OF AT LEAST 30 CREDITS WITH A GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.70 OR HIGHER ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. STUDENTS WHO PASSED CHILDHOOD, BILINGUAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION 2001 OR SECONDARY EDUCATION 2001 CANNOT ENROLL IN THIS COURSE Credits: 3 Hours: 4.0 Recitation hours 4 hours recitation, 3 credits Study of teaching and learning with an emphasis on the urban context, through philosophical, historical, and cultural perspectives. Relation of significant educational movements, philosophies, and teaching practices for all students, including students with special needs and English language learners, from birth through adolescence. Opportunities through class discussion, portfolio preparation, and analysis of interactions between school and community, teachers' roles, and issues of diversity, social justice and local, state and national education policies and mandates. (Open only to students who have completed at least 30 credits in liberal arts and sciences with a grade point average of 2.70 or higher.) Starting Spring 2018 Satisfies Pathways Flexible Core Individual and Society requirement. CBSE 2001 and SEED 2001 are the same course.Prerequisite: English 1010 [1]. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Individual and Society) (Major Gateway - Major Gateway-Erly Chld/Chldhd, PreK-12 Educ, Secondary Educ)
Chld & Youth UrBAn Educ:developmental/psychological/sociological Perspectives
(1 classes required)
SEED. 2002: Chld & Youth in Urban Educ: Developmental, Psychological & Sociological Perspectives ENGLISH 1010 AND COMPLETION OF AT LEAST 30 CREDITS WITH A GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.70 OR HIGHER ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. STUDENTS WHO PASSED CHILDHOOD, BILINGUAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION 2002 OR SECONDARY EDUCATION 2002 CANNOT ENROLL IN THIS COURSE. Credits: 3 Hours: 4.0 Recitation hours 4 hours recitation, 20 hours field experience; 3 credits Relationships between developmental psychology and sociological processes of children and youth and their educational experiences in schools, families and communities. Role of culture, ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, and social class in the context of biological, sociological and psychological processes. In depth analysis of established educational and developmental theorists with application to curriculum and instruction. Emphasis on children and adolescents in urban, multicultural schools, including students with special needs and English language learners, from birth through adolescence. Introduction to contemporary frameworks in line with current state and national requirements. Linkage of field experience to relevant and critical theories; observations and interviews of children; continuation of portfolio development; reflection upon field experiences of 20 hours. CBSE 2002 and SEED 2002 are the same course.Prerequisite: English 1010 This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts) (Major Gateway - Major Gateway-Erly Chld/Chldhd, PreK-12 Educ, Secondary Educ)
Language and Literacy In UrBAn School Contexts
(1 classes required)
SEED. 3401: Language and Literacy in Urban School Contexts SEED. 2001 AND 2002 ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Recitation hours 3 hours recitation, 25 hours field experience; 3 credits Current theories and methods of teaching literacy in grades 7-12 across all content areas. Includes planning and preparation of standards-based lessons, curricular units, and assessments that differentiate instruction in relation to language and literacy development and diversity. Focus on strategies in literacy that aid the teaching of students of diverse academic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds and those with special needs in reading writing, and analyzing text. Study and analysis of the relationship between identity formation and reading, writing, and speaking. Continuation of portfolio development in support of state and national standards and in preparation for the New York State teacher licensure assessments. Field experience (25 hours) required. Prerequisite: SEED 2001 and 2002. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
Teaching Adolescents In The Content Areas
(1 classes required)
SEED. 3402: Teaching Adolescents in the Content Areas SEED. 2001 AND 2002 AND COREQUISITE OF SEED. 3401 ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Recitation hours 4 hours recitation, 25 hours field experience; 4 credits. Theories and practices supporting curriculum design in the content area. Study, analysis, and development of content-specific standards-based curriculum units and lesson plans that include diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments. Research-based models and instructional practices for inclusive settings, including students with special needs, gifted and talented students, English Language Learners, and heterogeneous ability groupings. Special emphasis on literacy across all content areas and alignment of planning and instruction with state and national standards. Overview, preparation and planning for New York State teacher certification; support development of portfolio for licensure assessment. Field experience (45 hours) required. Prerequisites: SEED 2001 and 2002. Prerequisite or Corequisite: SEED 3401. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Inclusive Education & Teaching Students W/special Needs
(1 classes required)
CBSE. 3456: Inclusive Education & Teaching Students with Special Needs CHILDHOOD, BILINGUAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION 2001 AND 2002, BOTH WITH A GRADE OF C OR HIGHER, ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. STUDENTS WHO PASSED CHILDHOOD, BILINGUAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION 3456 OR SECONDARY EDUCATION 3456 CANNOT ENROLL IN THIS COURSE. Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Recitation hours 3 hrs recitation, 25 hrs field experience; 3 creditsObjectives, variations and clinical practice in collaborative and co-teachingmethodologies and curriculum development, evaluation, regulatorycompliance, and application of early interventions to teaching diverse student populations, with an emphasis on English language learners and students with special needs, including the gifted. Planning content area curriculum andassessments that are differentiated and accessible to students with a wide range of abilities. Continuation of portfolio development. Field experience (25 hours) in special education and/or inclusive classrooms required. SEED 3456 and CBSE 3456 are the same course. Prerequisite: SEED 2001 and 2002. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts) (Major Gateway - Major Gateway-Erly Chld/Chldhd, PreK-12 Educ, Secondary Educ)
Seminar On Practice of Teaching, Student Teaching
(1 classes required)
SEED. 4401: Seminar on Practice of Teaching, Student Teaching PREREQUISITE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION 2001, 2002, 3401, 3456 AND 3402 AND CO-REQUISITE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION 4407, OR 4408, OR 4409, OR 4411, OR 4481; AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 4482 ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 2 Hours: 2.0 Recitation hours 2 hours; 5 hours of field experience; 2 credits Application of prerequisite coursework in the school setting. Curriculum construction, evaluation, and materials and resources aligned with state and national standards and applied to teaching specific subject areas at grade levels appropriate for state certification requirements; development of self-reflective teaching styles and assessment procedures to address the learning needs of a diverse student population, students with special needs, and English language learners, and of strategies for teaching with technology. Students enroll in safety education workshops in identifying, reporting, and responding to child abuse and violence prevention, and in substance abuse, fire and arson prevention. Support development of portfolio and requirements for state certification. Prerequisites: Secondary Education 2001, 2002, 3401, 3456 and 3402 and approval of the head of the program in English education. Corequisites: Secondary Education 4407, or 4408, or 4409, or 4411, or 4481; and 4482. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Adv Seminar Methods:teaching English Student Teaching
(1 classes required)
SEED. 4407: Advanced Seminar on Methods of Teaching English, Student Teaching CO-REQUISITE OF SEED 4401 AND 4482 ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 4 Hours: 4.0 Recitation hours 4 hours recitation plus conference; 4 credits Theories and methods of teaching English at grade levels appropriate for state certification requirements; observing, developing, and studying curriculum in light of teaching experiences and observations. Focus on developing reflective practitioners and researchers; developing individualized instruction for all students developing and evaluating standards-based English curriculum and classroom and school cultures responsive to the needs of diverse students and students with special needs, particularly in urban settings; developing advanced methods of teaching English language learners and applying knowledge of language acquisition. Co-requisite Secondary Education 4401 and 4482. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Adolescence Education: Student Teaching Practicum
(1 classes required)
SEED. 4482: Adolescence Education: Student Teaching Practicum PREREQUISITE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION 2001, 2002, 3456, 3401, 3402 AND COREQUISITE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION 4401; 4541; AND 4407, OR 4408, OR 4409, OR 4411, OR 4481 OR 4483 ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE. Credits: 5 Hours: 5.0 Practicum hours Minimum of 300 hours supervised student teaching; 5 credits Opportunity with a minimum of 70 days student teaching to hone teacher candidate practices in alignment with the New York State Teaching Standards. Student teaching hours to be full time, and in alignment with the daily school schedule and annual school calendar. Observing, developing, and studying curriculum in light of teaching experiences and observations. Formal and informal methods of assessing student learning and the means of analyzing one's own teaching practice and skill in using information gathered through assessment and analysis to plan or modify instruction, and skill in using various resources to enhance teaching. Prerequisite: Secondary Education 2001, 2002, 3456, 3401, 3402. Corequisite: Secondary Education 4401, 4541; and 4407, or 4408, or 4409, or 4411, or 4481 or 4483. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Teacher Portfolio Assessment
(1 classes required)
SEED. 4541: Teacher Portfolio Assessment Requisites: None Credits: 1 Hours: 1.0 Lecture hour 1 credit, 1 hour A multi-measure teacher portfolio assessment where candidates demonstrate the pedagogical knowledge and skills identified in the New York State Teaching Standards, as aligned with the New York State Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework, and their content knowledge and skill in teaching to the State learning standards in the grade band and subject area of a certificate sought. Grading system used for the course is Pass, No Pass. Prerequisite and/or Corequisite: Student teaching fieldwork Prerequisite: Recommendation by department chair or program coordinator. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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