San Francisco State University
APPROVED SINGLE SUBJECT MATTER PROGRAM IN ENGLISH
DRAMA EMPHASIS
The
following program provides certification of Subject Matter Competency through
the state approved subject matter program in English at SFSU. Other
institutions may offer different approved programs to meet Subject Matter
certification. If you find you are missing one or more of the requirements in
this program, you may complete the specific courses or their equivalents at
SFSU or elsewhere (with approval of an English credential adviser at SFSU), OR
take the specified examinations. (Go to credinfo@sfsu.edu).
CORE:
31 Units (All of the following courses must be upper division.)
*English
Grammar (3)
ENG 657: Grammar and Rhetoric of
the Sentence
*Applied
Linguistics (3) Choose one
of the following:
ENG 425: Language in Context; ENG
651: Teaching Eng as a Foreign Language
ENG
426: Second Language Acquisition
(co-requisite: introductory course in a foreign
language with non-English alphabet);
ENG 707: Current Issues in Composition: Literacy Challenges for Generation 1.5
*Advanced
Composition (3)
ENG 419: Advanced
Composition for Teachers
*Literature:
Theory & Criticism (3)
ENG 480: Junior Seminar
Literature:
Shakespeare (3)
One
literature course may be a Theatre
Literature: 19th Century (3) Backgrounds course not counted below;
one course must be
in American
Literature:
20th Century (3)
literature; one must have a significant multicultural
component
Literature:
Genre (3)
*Literature:
Adolescent (3) ENG 655: Literature
and the Adolescent Reader
*Speech Performance (3-4) --Choose one of the following:
SPCH 353: Speech for the Classroom Teacher
SPCH 362: Introduction to Oral Interpretation
SPCH 363: Oral Interpretation of the First Person Voice
SPCH 351: Public Speaking and Debate
TH A 423 or advanced acting course
Required:
Theatre Backgrounds (3): Choose ONE of the following (not used above):
TH A 401: Theatre Backgrounds: 500 BC-1642
TH A 402: Theatre Backgrounds: 1642-1900
TH
A 403: Theatre Backgrounds: 1900 - present
Acting
and Directing: Choose any three upper division 9 units in this area.)
___________,
__________, _____________
Stage
Production, General and Technical Theatre (4) Any four units of upper division
coursework in these areas.
__________,
_________, __________, ___________
Total:
48 units
The
following course is also recommended to satisfy requirements for admission to
the Secondary Education Department, Single Subject Credential Programs:
ENG 678 . Early Field Experience. Provides 45 hours in a school placement as a volunteer/observer, with a 2-hour weekly seminar. Satisfies the Early Field Experience requirement for your application. May be taken during the semester you apply to the program. Classroom placements and S.F. District clearance are provided in the course: no need to apply to S.F. School Volunteers or any other programs. You will need an updated TB test.
In
addition, three required courses, usually scheduled for the 1st
semester of the credential program, may be taken prior to admission to the
program:
ITEC 712. Use of Technology.
SED 720. Reading in Secondary Schools.
ENG
650: Curriculum and Methods in English Lang Arts. (Subject
Matter Program must be complete, or consent of instructor)
ADVISING:
You
will need to obtain the signature of an English Credential Adviser on your
Subject Matter Certification form, which you will find at the back of your
application packet for the Single Subject Credential Program at SFSU.
You may call 338-7401 for an appointment, or drop in on Academic
Advising Day at the beginning or end of any semester.
The instructor of the capstone course, 688, or the Field Experience
seminar, 678, may also sign this form for you.
Bring a print-out of the program you are following. Enter in the left
margin the courses from your transcript which you believe will satisfy the
requirements. Bring unofficial copies of your transcripts from all
post-secondary institutions. (Your adviser will not be able to obtain these
from other sources on campus.)