The Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in English is designed to equip learners with adequate and relevant competencies to teach English at the secondary level

Students who aspire to teach English at this level take a comprehensive preparatory course aimed at elevating critical and creative thinking through the acquisition of skills in educational linguistics such as morphological analysis, logical syntax construction, and translation.

Competencies in planning, implementation and assessment of linguistic knowledge will be provided in graduated levels for students who will teach writing, listening, speaking and reading on relevant and current social issues in the secondary level.

Learners will be provided competencies to prepare them for international English examinations such as TOIEC, IELTS, and CEFR

This Major in English builds competencies for these jobs:

• Online instructors, teaching English as a Secondary Language (ESL);
• International Language Testing (IELTS), Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and other English Language Instructors, coaches, examiners;
• Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) agents;
• Bloggers;
• Researchers

CORE COURSES

• The Child and Adolescent Learners and Learning Principles
• The Teaching Profession
• Facilitating Learner-Centered Teaching
• Technology for Teaching and Learning 1
• Foundation of Special and Inclusive Education
• Assessment in Learning 1
• Assessment in Learning 2
• The Teacher and the School Curriculum
• The Teacher and the Community, School Culture and Organizational Leadership
• Building and Enhancing New Literacies Across the Curriculum

MAJOR COURSES

• Introduction to Linguistics
• Language, Culture and Society
• Structure of English
• Principles and Theories of Language Acquisition and Learning
• Teaching and Assessment of the Grammar
• Mythology and Folklore
• Language Programs and Policies in Multilingual Societies
• Speed and Theater Arts
• Children and Adolescent Literature
• Teaching and Assessment of the Macroskills
• Survey of Philippines Literature
• Survey of English and American Literature
• Technology for Teaching and Learning 2- Technology in Secondary Language Education
• Contemporary, Popular, and Emergent Literature
• Language Learning Materials Development
• Teaching and Assessment of Literature Studies
• Literary Criticism
• Technical Writing
• Campus Journalism
• Language Research

ELECTIVE COURSES

• English for Specific Purposes
• Creative Writing
• Stylistics and Discourse Analysis

PRACTICUM / OJT COURSES

• Field Study 1 - Observations of Teaching-Learning in Actual School Environment
• Field Study 2 - Participation and Teaching Assistantship
• Teaching Internship