English and Foreign Languages

The English and Foreign Languages Department provides learning opportunities and experiences to enable students to:

1. improve the basic skills of communication-reading, writing, critical thinking, speaking, and listening;
2. develop techniques of intrapersonal and interpersonal communication for special audiences and purposes;
3. develop the ability to communicate clearly and logically, utilizing skills in analysis and research;
4. obtain knowledge of a representative body of western and non-western literature from major literary periods: classical, ancient, and contemporary;
5. develop the ability to relate to the major genres of literature;
6. develop an appreciation for the language, literature, and culture of people of other lands;
7. acquire knowledge and skills for teaching kindergarten through secondary schools and adult education;
8. develop basic knowledge for graduate training and other professional endeavors;
9. acquire knowledge and strategies in the learning of language and literature through the use of modern technological resources in language and literature learning; and
10. develop and attain proficiency in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in the French and Spanish languages.

• English Courses
• Foreign Language Courses

Source: Benedict College Catalogue 2009-2011.