1990-1991 Academic Catalog

Raymond Bartholomew, a recognized literary law consultant, chairs the department of language and literature. The Department of Language and Literature seeks to achieve the fol– lowing objectives: 1. To instruct students to speak and write correctly and effectively. 2. To encourage students to read and appreciate the great masterpieces of English, American, and world literature. 3. To teach students to evaluate literature intelligently. 4. To provide a general knowledge of the chronology and the social and intellectual background of English and American literature. 5. To prepare students for graduate work in the field of Eriglish. 6. To prepare teachers of English. 7. To prepare students for professional and technical writing. Students who choose English as a major are expected to acquire a high level of competency in the discipline of the English language. Those who wish to study foreign language will benefit from taking foreign language in high school, although no previous foreign language experience is re– quired to take elementary level foreign language.