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Integrated Language Arts - B.S.E.

The Integrated Language Arts program prepares candidates for Ohio licensure in Integrated Language Arts (grades 7-12).

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The required content courses are taught by faculty from the departments of English; Media and Journalism; Communication Studies; and Theater. The methods courses, featuring the most effective pedagogy strategies for teaching English/Language Arts, are taught by EHHS faculty. This combination of content and methods courses provides a strong foundation for graduates of our program, who will be licensed to teach English/Language Arts, Journalism, Communication and Theater (please note that Ohio Integrated Language Arts teachers are licensed to teach Theater (Grades 7-8 Only), at the middle school level).

One of the unique features of our program is that one entire methods course is devoted to the teaching of new media, giving candidates a broad knowledge of how to use such new media as blogs, wikis, podcasts, and desktop video production in their classrooms.

Overview of the program

Below is a description of the required courses and the year/semester in which you will study them. For more detailed information about the program, please contact Dr. Kristy Pytash (kpytash@kent.edu).

Before Entering Advanced Study

  • ADED 20000: Topics in Social Justice in Teaching and Learning (3 credit hours)
    Provides you with an overview of social justice issues that are central to teaching and learning across all educational contexts.

Fall, Junior Year

  • MCED 40007: Teaching Reading with Literature (3 credit hours)
    Provides you with an immersion in classic and new Young Adult texts.
  • ADED 32142: Principles of Teaching Adolescents (3 credit hours)
    Provides you with an overview of pedagogy for adolescents and includes 30 hours of field experience at an urban middle school or high school. This is a general course for all ADED majors (not specific to one content area).

Spring, Junior Year

  • ADED 43335: Teaching Language & Composition (3 credit hours)
    Provides an overview of traditional and alternative models of teaching language and composition.
  • ADED 43315: Teaching Literature in the Secondary Schools (3 credit hours)
    Provides an overview of traditional and alternative models of teaching the literary canon.

Fall, Senior Year

  • ADED 43325: Multi-Modal Literacies in the Secondary Classroom (3 credit hours)
    Provides an overview of the latest in "new literacies" and how they may be integrated into the English/Language Arts classroom.
  • ADED 42292: Field Work Practicum (3 credit hours)
    Section 001 or 002. You are expected to spend 100 hours at a student teaching assignment and teach at least one 10-day unit during late October/early November. Each student is observed teaching twice—once by the practicum instructor and once by the university supervisor.

Spring, Senior Year

  • ADED 42392: Student Teaching (9 credit hours)
    Twelve weeks of full-time teaching.
  • ADED 49525: Inquiry into Professional Practice (3 credit hours)
    Provides real-world job seeking skills as well as time for reflection and analysis of the student teaching experiences
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Program Information for Integrated Language Arts - B.S.E.

Program Description

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The Bachelor of Science in Education degree in Integrated Language Arts prepares students for teacher licensure in integrated language arts (reading, writing, speaking and listening) for grades 7-12. The combination of content and methods courses provides a strong foundation for graduates of the program, who will be licensed to teach English/language arts, journalism, communication and theater. (Please note that those with Ohio licensure in integrated language arts are able to teach theater for grades seven and eight only.) The program uniquely features a methods course devoted to the teaching of new media.

Students are required to complete Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification (BCII) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background checks.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State's website for professional licensure disclosure.

Admissions for Integrated Language Arts - B.S.E.

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students.

First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.

First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.

International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.

Former Students: Former Kent State students who have not attended another institution since Kent State and were not academically dismissed will complete the re-enrollment process through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Former students who attended another college or university since leaving Kent State must apply for admissions as a transfer or post-undergraduate student.

Transfer Students: Students who attended an educational institution after graduating from high school or earning their GED must apply as transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.

Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's Academic Policies.

Students may be required to meet certain criteria to progress in their program. Any progression requirements will be listed on the program's Coursework tab

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Plan and implement research-based instruction in the teaching of reading, literature, language and composition.
  2. Implement response-centered literacy instruction that is culturally relevant and sustaining.
  3. Implement fair and equitable assessment strategies to analyze students’ literacy learning.
  4. Engage in reflective practice and pursue continued professional growth and collaboration with colleagues.

Coursework

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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) (min C grade required in all courses)
COMM 15000INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) 3
or COMM 26000 CRITICISM OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE (KHUM)
ENG 20021INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING 3
or ENG 43092 TEACHING POETRY IN THE SCHOOLS (ELR)
ENG 21054INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE (KHUM) 3
ENG 22071STORIES THAT BUILT THE WORLD: HEROES, QUESTS AND LEGENDS (KHUM) 3
or ENG 22072 STORIES TO SAVE THE WORLD: LITERATURE AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY (KHUM)
ENG 24001INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDY 3
ENG 24002INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITION THEORY 3
ENG 31003LINGUISTICS 3
ENG 34004BRITISH LITERATURE, 1800-1900 3
or ENG 34005 BRITISH AND IRISH LITERATURE, 1900-PRESENT
MDJ 20001MEDIA, POWER AND CULTURE (KSS) 3
MDJ 47003TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM 3
THEA 11000THE ART OF THE THEATRE (KFA) 3
British Literature Elective, choose from the following:3
ENG 25001
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH I
ENG 34001
MEDIEVAL LITERATURE
ENG 34002
BRITISH LITERATURE, 1500-1660
ENG 34003
BRITISH LITERATURE, 1660-1800
Reading Against the Grain Elective, choose from the following:3
ENG 21001
INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC LITERATURE OF THE UNITED STATES
ENG 21002
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S LITERATURE
ENG 21003
INTRODUCTION TO LGBT LITERATURE
ENG 33010
AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1900
ENG 33012
MODERN AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENG 33013
AFRICANA WOMEN'S LITERATURE
ENG 33014
AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN'S LITERATURE
ENG 33015
AFRICAN LITERATURES
ENG 34011
WORLD LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
ENG 34021
WOMEN'S LITERATURE
U.S. Literature Electives, choose from the following:6
ENG 33001
U.S. LITERATURE TO 1865
ENG 33002
U.S. LITERATURE FROM 1865 TO 1945
ENG 33003
U.S. LITERATURE FROM 1945 TO PRESENT
Linguistics Elective, choose from the following:3
COMM 35852
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
ENG 31001
FUNDAMENTAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR
ENG 31002
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENG 31004
LEXICOLOGY/LEXICOGRAPHY
ENG 31008
GRAMMAR FOR TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND/FOREIGN LANGUAGE
ENG 41001
SOCIOLINGUISTICS IN SCHOOLING (WIC)
Major Electives, choose from the following:2-3
COMM 35912
GENDER AND COMMUNICATION
COMM 45007
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
ENG 25002
LITERATURE IN ENGLISH II
SOC 42568
RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES
THEA 11100
MAKING THEATRE: CULTURE AND PRACTICE
THEA 11303
THE ART OF ACTING
THEA 21016
MAKEUP FOR STAGE AND SCREEN
Communication Studies (COMM) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level)
English (ENG) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level)
Media and Journalism (MDJ) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level)
Foreign Language Electives (two semesters)
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
ADED 15000EXPLORING ADOLESCENT EDUCATION (min C grade)3
ADED 20000TOPICS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING (min C grade) 13
ADED 32142PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING ADOLESCENTS (WIC) (min C grade) 13
ADED 42292FIELD WORK PRACTICUM (ELR) (min C grade) 13
ADED 42392SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING (ELR) 19
ADED 43210TEACHING READING IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL WITH YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE (min C grade)3
ADED 43315TEACHING LITERATURE IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS (min C grade)3
ADED 43325MULTI-MODAL LITERACIES IN THE SECONDARY CLASSROOM (min C grade) 13
ADED 43335TEACHING LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION (min C grade) 13
ADED 49525INQUIRY INTO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (min C grade)3
CULT 29535EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY (min C grade)3
EPSY 29525EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (min C grade)3
ETEC 39525EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY (min C grade)3
SPED 23000INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES (min C grade)3
UC 10001FLASHES 101 1
American Civic Literacy Requirement 23
Kent Core Composition (min B grade)6
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning3
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) 20-3
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)6-7
Kent Core Additional 20-3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:120
1

Teacher candidates are only permitted to repeat a field experience course once. Please see Repeating Field Experience Courses in Teacher Education Programs policy for details.

2

If students complete the American Civic Literacy requirement by taking HIST 12061, the course will apply to the Kent Core Additional category. If they complete it with POL 10101, the course will apply to the Kent Core Social Sciences category.

Progression Requirements

Students must meet all professional requirements for admission to advanced study. To be admitted, students must display evidence of the following:

  • Adequate communication skills
  • Sound content area knowledge (language arts, mathematics, science or social studies)
  • Basic understanding of the teaching profession
  • Basic understanding of adolescents
  • Dispositions aligned with the conceptual framework of the College of Education and Human Services, including being open-minded, flexible, caring and responsible

Faculty will select the most qualified applicants based on an interview, letters of recommendation, GPA1, and performance in English coursework.

Applicants must have experience working with young adults in a supervisory capacity, such as tutoring, camp counseling, volunteer work or related experience. Students should contact the College of Education and Human Services’ Vacca Office of Student Services, 304 White Hall, during the first year of study to inquire about the procedures and criteria associated with admission to advanced study.

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Undergraduate students who have not completed a minimum of 12 Kent State University credit hours will be evaluated for advanced study and professional phase based on their high school GPA for new students or transfer GPA for transfer students.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.600 2.750

Double Majors/Dual Degrees

Students seeking to declare an additional teacher education major in the B.S.E. degree (double major) or in a different degree (dual degree) may have the double major/dual degree approved as long as the following requirements are met:

  1. Approval is received from the academic unit administrating each major. A program of study for those interested in pursuing a double major must be approved in writing by faculty from each major area prior to admission to advanced study.
  2. All required content courses are completed for each major.
  3. All required methods courses are completed for each major.
  4. Separate practicum and inquiry courses are completed for each major as listed below:
    1. ADED 42292 (or the equivalent required by the major outside the college)
    2. ADED 49525 (or the equivalent required by the major outside the college)
  5. Students who have two majors from among the following only need to take ADED 42392, consisting of a 16-week classroom experience involving both subject areas: Integrated Science, Integrated Mathematics, Integrated Social Studies and/or Integrated Language Arts.
  6. Students who have a second major not included in the list above (#5) will have their student teaching requirements determined by faculty from both program areas at the time the program of study is developed, with a minimum 16 weeks spent in the classroom.

Licensure information

Candidates seeking Ohio licensure are required to pass specific assessments in order to apply for licensure. See Ohio Department of Education-Educator Preparation website for more information on assessments specific to licensure type. Taking and passing the licensure tests prior to graduation is encouraged but not required.

Students must apply for State of Ohio Licensure (defined by completion of all licensure program requirements) within 12 months of program completion. After 12 months, applicants must meet State approved program/licensure requirements that are in effect at the time of application. This means that students who apply after the 12 month deadline may have to take additional coursework if the content, methods courses, program requirements, or licensure requirements have changed from the catalog in force.

Roadmap

 

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester OneCredits
CULT 29535 EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY 3
!MDJ 20001 MEDIA, POWER AND CULTURE (KSS) 3
THEA 11000 THE ART OF THE THEATRE (KFA) 3
UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours16
Semester Two
ADED 15000 EXPLORING ADOLESCENT EDUCATION 3
COMM 15000
or COMM 26000
 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL)
or CRITICISM OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE (KHUM)
3
ENG 22071
or ENG 22072
 STORIES THAT BUILT THE WORLD: HEROES, QUESTS AND LEGENDS (KHUM)
or STORIES TO SAVE THE WORLD: LITERATURE AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY (KHUM)
3
SPED 23000 INTRODUCTION TO EXCEPTIONALITIES 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Three
Requirement: minimum 2.75 overall GPA by end of term; minimum 2.600 major GPA  
ENG 21054 INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE (KHUM) 3
!EPSY 29525 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Four
Requirement: minimum 2.750 overall GPA; minimum 2.600 major GPA  
ADED 20000 TOPICS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING 3
ENG 20021
or ENG 43092
 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
or TEACHING POETRY IN THE SCHOOLS (ELR)
3
ENG 24001 INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDY 3
ENG 24002 INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITION THEORY 3
ENG 31003 LINGUISTICS 3
ENG 33001
or ENG 33002
or ENG 33003
 U.S. LITERATURE TO 1865
or U.S. LITERATURE FROM 1865 TO 1945
or U.S. LITERATURE FROM 1945 TO PRESENT
3
 Credit Hours18
Semester Five
Requirement: minimum 2.750 overall GPA; minimum 2.600 major GPA  
!ADED 32142 PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING ADOLESCENTS (WIC) 3
!ADED 43210 TEACHING READING IN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL WITH YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE 3
ETEC 39525 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 3
MDJ 47003 TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM 3
American Civic Literacy Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Six
Requirement: minimum 2.750 overall GPA; minimum 2.600 major GPA  
!ADED 43315 TEACHING LITERATURE IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS 3
!ADED 43335 TEACHING LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION 3
ENG 25001
or ENG 34001
or ENG 34002
or ENG 34003
 LITERATURE IN ENGLISH I
or MEDIEVAL LITERATURE
or BRITISH LITERATURE, 1500-1660
or BRITISH LITERATURE, 1660-1800
3
ENG 33001 U.S. LITERATURE TO 1865 3
Linguistics Elective 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Seven
Requirement: minimum 2.750 overall GPA; minimum 2.600 major GPA  
!ADED 42292 FIELD WORK PRACTICUM (ELR) 3
!ADED 43325 MULTI-MODAL LITERACIES IN THE SECONDARY CLASSROOM 3
ENG 34004
or ENG 34005
 BRITISH LITERATURE, 1800-1900
or BRITISH AND IRISH LITERATURE, 1900-PRESENT
3
Reading Against the Grain Elective 3
Major Elective 2
 Credit Hours14
Semester Eight
Requirement: minimum 2.750 overall GPA; minimum 2.600 major GPA  
!ADED 42392 SECONDARY STUDENT TEACHING (ELR) 9
!ADED 49525 INQUIRY INTO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 3
 Credit Hours12
 Minimum Total Credit Hours:120

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Accreditation for Integrated Language Arts - B.S.E.

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Integrated Language Arts - B.S.E.

Those who complete the B.S.E. in Integrated Language Arts at Kent State University can benefit from specialized career opportunities in language arts education.

Education teachers, postsecondary

2.1%

slower than the average

74,900

number of jobs

$72,090

potential earnings

English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

0.0%

little or no change

72,200

number of jobs

$78,270

potential earnings

Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education

-2.0%

decline

633,700

number of jobs

$62,970

potential earnings

Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

-1.6%

decline

1,094,500

number of jobs

$64,580

potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.
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