English and Foreign Languages
Mission
[from the University of St. Francis Catalogue]
The English Department undertakes the study of language in relation to human understanding of the world. In accordance with this broadly conceived objective, the Department instructs and guides students in the development and communication of knowledge through the study and production of written texts. More specifically, the English Department takes as its mission the education of students majoring or minoring in the study of the English language and its literatures. Thus, the Department seeks to expose students to a broad literary base, historically and aesthetically; it emphasizes the diversity of approaches to literature; and it trains students in the methods of investigation associated with textual analysis. Furthermore, since the systematic use of language in the discovery and communication of knowledge is fundamental in virtually all areas of study, the English Department assists in developing writing abilities across the disciplines. The English Department serves those students planning to continue study at the graduate level in such disciplines as English, Reading, Library Science, Business Administration, Law, and Medicine; those students preparing to teach English at the elementary and secondary levels; and those students who wish to investigate the creative literary response to the great questions in life.
Department of English University of St. Francis
500 Wilcox St. Joliet, Illinois 60435
Ph: 815-740-3454
e-mail: rchilton@stfrancis.edu