Department of Language and Literature

The aims of the English courses are to help the student learn to write with a high level of accuracy, effectiveness, and fluency; to give emphasis to research techniques, particularly for prospective graduate students in English; and to help the student to develop the ability to read critically and appreciatively the best of English, American, and continental literature.

The aims of the foreign language courses are to develop foreign language skills, which enable the student to engage in oral and written communication with other peoples of the world and to provide an auxiliary skill in professions; to develop in students a linguistic sense sufficient for students to be able to compare a native tongue with other languages; to give students, through readings in foreign language, a background of the culture of the nations that use the language; and to enable students to read scientific, literary, and other texts in a foreign language.

Students interested in pursuing a degree in teacher education should refer to the Teacher Education Program Requirements for program admission, progression, and graduation requirements.

Foreign Studies

William Carey University offers study tours to Europe, Israel, Asia, the Near East, and Latin America. In addition, William Carey students enter competitions for Fulbright, Rotary, and other prestigious programs for foreign study. Students may also attend a program of study at Linyi University in China. Additional programs are available through the Consortium for Global Education (CGE).

Credit for a course taken by a student enrolled in a foreign university course of study (including course number, lectures, examinations) will be treated the same as transfer credit from another institution in this country.

Courses of foreign study, limited to six hours toward degree requirements, require prior approval by the associate provost for academic affairs, and are counted as elective credit.

Students may also attend a program of study at the Texas Tech Center of Seville in Spain. In this program, students enroll in classes as William Carey students and may earn WCU credits, which will count towards Spanish majors and minors with no need to transfer hours.

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