Major in English Education
Become an educator • Learn to teach literature, composition, and grammar • Impact your students

Become an inspiring educator
At JBU, we know that your desire to help others learn and grow comes from God. In the English education major, you will review and master literature, grammar, and composition and learn to successfully teach at a secondary education level. With model classrooms and exposure to real classrooms starting in your very first semester, you will graduate well-prepared to teach in a public or private school classroom.
Discover how JBU will equip you for your teaching career
What to expect as an English Education student at JBU
Experience a Clinical-Style Education
Students observe and teach alongside professionals, achieving confidence in classroom management and lesson planning before they have their own classrooms.
Practice On-Campus
JBU’s English Ed program combines the rigor of the education program with the breadth of the English curriculum. JBU not only develops students into great teachers, but also into experts in their field of study.
Get More Teaching Time
JBU students teach almost double the amount of time of other student teaching programs. Mentor teachers know that JBU students’ education has prepared them to handle their classroom.
License Transfer
JBU’s program is accredited in such a way that allows students to transfer their teaching licenses easily across states.
Teach Abroad for Credit
JBU students study teaching as a mission and integrate faith, learning, and teaching during summer study abroad trips in Uganda or Lithuania teaching English for college credit.
Alumni Profile

Katie Danner '15
The education program at JBU has shown Danner how to teach literature, grammar, and communication with a Christ-like mindset of love and giving. “In the classroom, God can use me to show students that they are intelligent, beautiful, and special because they are made in the image of God,” says Danner. “I can’t explicitly tell them that in a public school environment, but I hope to inspire them through my actions and encouragement.” Danner plans to teach high school English in her home region of southern Illinois and Indiana.

Visualize and Practice Teaching in Model Classrooms in the Learning Resource Center (LRC).
What could you do with an English Education degree?
Teach Overseas
Many international and missionary-based schools look for qualified teachers to serve.
Work in Private or Public Schools
Educational institutions are always seeking quality teachers.
Graduate School
Many graduates choose to pursue a degree in higher education to teach collegiate coursework in education.
Education Administrator
These professionals oversee the daily aspect of child care centers, preschools or other schools. Typically, this position requires an advanced degree.
Missions Work
Many missionary families are looking for qualified educational professionals to help them with homeschooling.
Meet the English Education Professors









