1612.1 In addition to the general and professional education requirements, for certification in English, coursework in the following representing thirty-six (36) semester hours shall be required:

1. (a) Writing process:
2. (1) Theory and practice of traditional patterns of exposition and argumentation and the pedagogy for teaching the stages of the writing process; and
3. (2) Mastery of English grammar with special emphasis on terminology and constructions;
4. (b) American literature:
5. (1) Knowledge of literature as a source for interpreting human experience and the ability to elicit critical insights from students; and
6. (2) Understanding of American literature, its varying genre and degrees of complexity;
7. (c) English literature:
8. (1) Knowledge of a representative body of English literature; and
9. (2) Genres and writers associated with major periods (Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Eighteenth Century; or Romantic, Victorian, and Twentieth Century);
10. (d) Nature and structure of language (linguistics):
11. (1) Knowledge of the structure and history of the English language to include its phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics in order to understand the various personal, social, and communicative purposes of language; and
12. (2) Social and regional language variations and the rhetoric of politics, advertising, and social control;
13. (e) Oral communications (public speaking/speech):
14. (1) Principles and holistic nature of oral communication and be able to interpret that understanding in creating experiences for students; and
15. (2) Listening, speaking, and writing skills for a variety of situations;
16. (f) World literature or comparative literature:
17. (1) Knowledge of the masterpieces of world literature, comparing literary types of styles and themes of major works; and
18. (2) Study of works of writers from Africa, Asia, South America, and other Third World areas;

19. (g) Multicultural literature:

20. (1) Knowledge of non-Western literature and the literature of minority groups of the United States; and

21. (2) Knowledge of literary works by male or female writers, people of varied racial or ethnic groups, and authors from other countries or cultures;(h) Drama:- (1) Knowledge of the critical, historical, aesthetic, and practical aspects of drama and the theatre; and
22. (2) Translation of the literary experience of drama and its relationship to theatre;(i) Journalism:- (1) Knowledge of the fundamentalist of journalism; and
23. (2) News reporting techniques, writing skills, copy editing, and the principles and ethics of public reporting;(j) Media:- (1) Knowledge of the differences between non-print and non-verbal media to include methodology and pedagogy strategies of media study; and
24. (2) Thinking abilities (i.e. reasoning, making inferences, and imagining).(k) Adolescent literature:- (1) Fundamental principles and characters of adolescent literature; and
25. (2) Literature for adolescents; and(l) Mythology:- (1) Knowledgeable of classical mythology; comparisons of world cultures; and
26. (2) Knowledgeable of motifs, stories, and legends that reflect the human experience and imagination.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 3201 (July 17, 1981); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 6542 (October 24, 1986); and by Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 6893, 6903-05 (October 1, 1993).