Department of English Language and Literatures
Undergraduate Degrees, Minors, and Certificates
English (B.A.) Concentrations
Creative Writing (B.A.)
Integrated Language Arts (B.A.)
Literature (B.A.)
Professional and Technical Writing (B.A.)
TESOL (B.A.)
English (Minor)
Creative Writing (Minor)
TESOL (Minor)
Digital Media and Writing (Certificate)
TEFL (Certificate)
TESOL (Certificate)
Technical and Professional Writing (Certificate)
Combined B.A. and M.A. (TESOL Concentration 4+1 and 3+1+1)
Graduate Degrees and Certificates
English (M.A.) Concentrations
Literature (M.A.)
Rhetoric and Writing (M.A.)
TESOL (M.A.)
M.A. Culminating Project
TESOL (Endorsement)
Composition and Rhetoric College Credit Plus Credential Program for High School Teachers
Intro. to College Writing Workshop
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
Academic Mediation Policy(Off-site resource)
Conduct In Writing Classes
Course Success Checklist
Departmental Advising and Resources
TESOL Advising and Exit Portfolio
New Media Incubator
Scholarships and Teaching Assistantships
Best Integrated Writing: The Journal of Excellence in Integrated Writing Courses at Wright State (Off-site resource)
The Emily Dickinson Journal
The Fogdog Review
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The English Department recognizes systemic racism embedded in literatures and languages, from the Eurocentrism of the canon to the policing of standardized expressions of speaking and writing. We pledge a sustained commitment to identifying and promoting anti-racist practices and policies that support equity, diversity, and inclusion for all.
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Email: english@wright.edu
The Department of English Language and Literatures cultivates literacy in its broadest sense. Your courses will inspire you to think, read, and write reflectively, analytically, and creatively. You will benefit from the department's high-quality programs, taught by faculty members who undertake groundbreaking research in their fields. Their scholarship produces innovative courses designed to prepare you for a range of careers. You will develop careful practices of reading, thinking, researching, and writing that are essential for your success in an increasingly global, technological world in which texts proliferate and literacies constantly change. Our undergraduate tracks are designed to help you acquire specific intellectual and professional skills. But above all, the study of English will help you to realize your full potential as a thoughtful and engaged individual and citizen of your world.
Welcome from the Department of English Language and Literatures
Bachelor's Degrees and Minors
English (B.A.) Concentrations:
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (B.A.)
Combined B.A. and M.A., TESOL Concentration (4+1 and 3+1+1)
English, Creative Writing (Minor)
English, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Minor)
Master's Degrees and Endorsement
English (M.A.) Concentrations:
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (M.A.)
English, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Endorsement)
English, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Certificate)
English, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Certificate)
English, Technical and Professional Writing (Certificate)
English, Professional and Technical Writing (Certificate)
Cori Lohstroh, who is pursuing a master's degree in rhetoric and writing from Wright State, combines her passions for the environment and writing.
Harrowing history
Stevie Kremer helped Samuel Heider write "Miracle of Miracles," documenting his Holocaust survival story.
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Write angle
Biology and English students learn environmental storytelling in a new Eco-Narratives course
In an English and biological sciences course, students use storytelling to discuss extinctions, mutations, invasions and other environmental phenomena.
Jennifer Ware and Ashley Hall win Regional Emmy award for PBS children's science show
Jennifer Ware and Ashley Hall, co-directors of Wright State University's New Media Incubator, were honored for their work ThinkTV children's science show "Speakers and Beakers."
Foreign affair
Four Wright State grads picked by French government to teach English to schoolchildren in France
Three French graduates and an English graduate were selected to participate in France's Teaching Assistant Program.
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