Beth Clark is a Masters student at Peabody Teaching College at Vanderbilt University. She is currently a teaching assistant for a graduate level course on teaching literature in the secondary education classroom. Her background includes a bachelors in Secondary Education with a concentration in English from Jacksonville State University. Beth has licensure to teach 6-12 English in the state of Alabama and 7-12 English in the state of Tennessee. She is currently seeking ELL certification to add to her teaching license as well as TESOL certification to enable her to teach abroad. Her interests included how literature can enrich and enable language learning and acquisition.