EDUC-4318 (3) The Nature of "English Language Arts"

Considers historical and ongoing controversies concerning the nature of "English" as an academic field of study and of "English Language arts" as a school subject. Integrates understandings of subject-matter specialization, of approaches to teaching this contested subject, and of the diverse learners that teachers seek to prepare for 21st century literacies. EDUC 4318 and 5318 are the same course.