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English Language Arts for Teacher Licensure

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If you want to teach more than one field, adding the ELA minor to another teaching major will allow you to pursue a second endorsement. This allows you to teach more than one subject, but it also means you'll be better prepared to teach literacy skills no matter what subject you're teaching.

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Why Study English Language Arts for Teacher Licensure at EIU?

  • Learn from PhD faculty with a proven track record in both K-12 and college ELA classrooms
  • Classes are small (usually 15-20), so our faculty will know you just as well as they know our ELA majors
  • The minor guides you through the classes that will be most helpful to you in passing the content area exam in ELA
  • A second area of teaching endorsement can give you an advantage in the job market, no matter where you're headed
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"Finishing two years of education at Lake Land College left me at a turning point where I'd be deciding how I wanted to move forward and advance my career goals. I was sure of one thing most of all- I wanted to teach English Language Arts. ... This would allow me to travel home regularly."
Sean Bailey
English Language Arts | Class of 2026
Sean Bailey, English Language Arts at EIU

Hands-On Experience

  • Present at our annual student conference when our students take over the classrooms for a day in April
  • Our student literary magazine, The Vehicle, offers students the opportunity to work on the staff of a literary magazine and to publish their writing
  • Consider applying to be a camp counselor for our annual summer camp for high school and middle schoolers for an extra resume boost
Hands-On Experience, English Language Arts for Teacher Licensure students at EIU

What You'll Learn

The English Language Arts for Teacher Licensure minor is for students preparing to teach another subject who want to add an endorsement and be among the best-prepared new teachers. It is a fit if you love language, storytelling and literacy and want to teach English at the secondary level.

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