The Program in English Education, widely recognized as one of the finest in the country, is founded on the uncommon belief that content, theory, and method are inseparable. To support this through practice, course work focuses on transactional processes between speaker and listener, writer and audience, reader/viewer and work, teacher and student, school and community, and theory and practice.

The distinguishing characteristics of this program are the faculty's commitment to a transactional social constructionist view of learning that is embodied in the following principles:

(1) learning is most significant when one attends to one's own and others' needs, concerns, and enjoyments;

(2) individuals learn not by memorizing but by constructing their own version of that knowledge in relation to what they already know, believe, and have experienced;

(3) language learning and use proceed most naturally from whole to part, from known to unknown, and from experience to reflection;

(4) language learning has no ceiling; and

(5) learning is acquired through using language in its various modes.

Financial Aid Opportunities

The Department of Teaching and Learning offers numerous teaching fellowships and graduate assistantships. The NYU Expository Writing Program offers teaching fellowships (preceptor positions) for graduate students interested in teaching writing. Application must be made by February 1 for the fall semester. An on-campus interview is mandatory. For further information and application materials, contact the director of the Expository Writing Program at 212-998-8860.

Career Opportunities

Many graduates teach English in intermediate and secondary schools and in two- and four-year colleges; others educate teachers and conduct research in schools and universities, teach writing and administer writing programs, and direct curriculum development and educational programs in schools, colleges, and universities. In nonschool settings, alumni work as editors and consultants in publishing and education and direct curriculum and training programs in industry.