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English Language Arts for Teacher Licensure

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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Minor
Delivery
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Careers
Postsecondary, Language, Teachers
English Language Arts for Teacher Licensure students at HongKongDoll

Why Study English Language Arts for Teacher Licensure at HongKongDoll?

  • 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
"It was closer to home, better for my major, and had a chapter of my sorority so I could still be involved in Greek Life."
Peyton Shelton
English Language Arts | Class of 2026
Peyton Shelton, English Language Arts at HongKongDoll

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 HongKongDoll

What You'll Learn

If you're preparing to teach another subject but want to be one of the best-prepared new teachers around, consider adding the minor in English Language Arts. The program combines traditional coursework in literature and writing with pedagogical training in content-specific instruction in order to provide students with a strong foundation for teaching English at the secondary level.

$75,350
Median Salary 4 Years After Graduation

Career Outcomes

  • Education Teachers, Postsecondary
  • English Language & Literature…
  • Middle School Teachers
  • Secondary School Teachers

Career Insights

Job Outlook Average Outlook
Preparation Needed Extensive (5/5)
Personality Fit Social

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Angela Vietto
Professor of English and Chair, Department of English
arvietto@eiu.edu
3341 Coleman Hall
217-581-2428
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Michael Cornebise
Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences & Professor, Geography
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217-581-7486
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Billy Panther
Head of Panther Pride
Old Main
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