English Education Concentration

English majors have the option of pursuing a concentration in English Education, which leads to licensure for teaching English in grades 6-12.

The English Education concentration requires the following courses:

  • ENGL 402: Teaching Writing: Theories and Practice
  • ENGL 423: Teaching Reading in the English Classroom
  • ENGL 425: The Study of Adolescent Literature
  • ENGL 463: Grammar and Language for Teachers  

English Education concentration students will add the Education minor to their REAL curriculum menu. To be licensed, a student must also take one of the following: COMS 114: Public Speaking; COMS 330: Communication Theory; or COMS 240: Teamwork and Communication.

Please contact Dr. Paige Horst (phorst@radford.edu) for more information.