DRAFT 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Department of English
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John Wittman, Ph.D., Chair
Professors: Davis, Dorsey, Foreman, Maldonado, Moberly, Paterson, Perrello, Stevens, Thompson, Wittman, Wolfe
Associate Professors: Lindley
Assistant Professors: Camarillo, Cook, Holder, Sarpong, Spencer
Lecturers: Camarena, Cruz, Erro, Grimshaw, Gudino, Hall, Hollcraft, Lanser, Mattos, Psiropoulos, Sledge, Steele, Wittman, Young, Zandarski
Office: Demergasso-Bava Hall (DBH) 264
Phone: (209) 667-3361
Programs
Bachelor of Arts in English
The various programs are designed to provide the skills essential for fluent and mature expression in a student’s chosen field. Courses in literature and film familiarize students with important literary works and forms. Courses in Writing Studies prepare students to be excellent writers and editors. Courses in a pre-credential programs, Single Subject Matter Preparation program and the English Language Arts Teaching Concentration, prepare future teachers for the public schools. Courses in TESOL prepare teachers of English as a Second Language and English as a Foreign Language. Courses in Professional Writing prepare students for various professional writing occupations. In all of the English courses, students are encouraged to develop informed and independent critical thinking abilities and the skills to communicate articulately in both oral and written modes.
English Language Arts Teaching concentration and Single Subject Matter Preparation Program
Future secondary school English Teachers have two choices. They can take the traditional, approved coursework, the Single Subject Matter Preparation Program (SSMP), which has gotten official approval of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Alternatively, they can take the concentration in English Language Arts Teaching, which offers most of the coursework required in the SSMP but allows for students to take a minor or another English concentration in addition to preparing them for secondary school teaching. Both provide necessary preparation for a single-subject credential program. Students interested in teaching in public middle or high schools should consult with an advisor from these programs.
Master of Arts in English / Master of Arts in Writing Studies
The department of English offers two Master of Arts programs and a concentration in the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). The Master of Arts in English focuses on literary study and emphasizes the literature of Britain and the United States. The Master of Arts in Writing Studies (with an optional concentration in TESOL) focuses on the history, research, methodologies, major emerging voices, and important questions in writing studies, rhetoric, and the teaching of writing. The concentration in TESOL is intended for students who wish to have evidence of special preparation to teach English as a second or foreign language.
English Program Learning Outcomes
- Provide all Stanislaus students the opportunity to achieve appropriate levels of proficiency in written communication.
- Share with our students a rich variety of American, British, and World texts.
- Guide our students to develop a broad range of interpretive abilities and analytical skills.
- Present the historical, cultural, and technical information necessary for students to become competent readers and scholars.
- Assist our students in the continual process of improving formal writing skills.
- Provide opportunities for students to practice their oral communication skills.
- Support our students as they prepare for and enter into professional life.
- Engage prospective teachers in the philosophy and practice of teaching language arts in secondary schools.
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