Teahers' college

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Is the place where future professors study named teachers' college? and the are subjects they study there,:  grammar subject,  language subject, etc.?Thanks.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

In the US, the term "teachers' college" is considered outdated and even derogatory. Fifty years ago it used to mean the college of education in a university, where students who intended to become elementary and high school teachers studied. It also meant a small college that specialized in granting bachelor of education degrees, for future elementary and high school teachers.

College professors in the US would attend any college or university, and then go to graduate school for a Ph.D., which is required today for teaching at the college level.

4444mv · Answer

I understood that "teachers' college "is outdated but it is not clear to me how is it called.  And what about the subjects?

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Secondary school teachers in the US study at one of the major universities in their College of Education (That is a common name.)

Here is an example for the state of California: http://www.teachingdegree.org/california/teaching-degrees/

University professors typically have a PhD in their field, and also are expected to do research and publish academic papers.
A Master's degree is accepted at some large universities and community colleges for assistant professors who teach the lower-level courses.

4444mv · Answer

So. it is correct to say that there are Colleges of Education for people wjho want to be teachers. And is it correct to say they have grammar subject and language subject among others?
Thank!

4444mv · Answer

I've opened the link. Really interesting!!! Thanks AlpheccaStars!

Anonymous · Answer

In the US, English grammar is not taught as a specific subject, per se, after junior high school, the students being expected to absorb it through their work in all their courses.

At the undergraduate level in college, students intending to teach in elementary school, would spend the first two years taking a group of foundational college courses that all students take: English comp, math, science, world history, foreign language, etc. Then starting in the third year they would start their education major with courses like the following:

Introduction to multicultural education

Heath education for teachers

Structure and concepts of elementary math

Classroom adaptations for special populations

Psychological foundations of education

Classroom management skills

Teaching math in elem. school

Teaching social studies in elem. school

Teaching reading and language arts in elem. school

Teaching science in elem. school

Basic student teaching seminar

Basic student teaching in elem. school (practical teaching experience in an actual school setting)

4444mv · Answer

Thank you for this long and useful explanation!

AlpheccaStars · Answer

AnonymousIn the US, English grammar is not taught as a specific subject,

I disagree. If a student decided to major in Linguistics, the study of comparative grammars would be a prerequisite.
However, for the general student, the basic (required) English courses are composition and writing and perhaps English literature. Students majoring in science and engineering take fewer English courses than those majoring in the liberal arts.
Here are the English courses offered by the university I graduated from:
https://www.english.umd.edu/academics/courses
And here is the main page of their College of Education:
http://www.education.umd.edu/Academics/Programs/teacher_education/index.html

4444mv · Answer

It is clear now, AlpheccaStars,. Thank you.!

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