English 300 - Reading, Analyzing, Teaching Literature (Three semester hours)

This course introduces students who are pre-service teachers to the reading process and critical reading strategies designed to better prepare them to understand the reading/writing connection, literary terminology, literary analysis, and research skills, in both pedagogical and analytical modes. In addition to examining the TEKS and TExES competencies for middle school and secondary English/Language majors, the course will provide support for pre-professional development through a variety of substantive projects.

Prerequisites: Eng 333, 2 upper level Literature courses and preferred completion of one of the required Reading courses.