Overview

The objectives of the Department of English Education at Washington Adventist University are:

• To produce students who can critically read texts in any genre and from a variety of historical/cultural contexts;
• To promote a multi-dimensional approach to writing with an articulation of ideas in clear, effective prose;
• To enable students to apply academic skills in the negotiation and understanding of social, cultural, business, and personal events;
• To produce students who can solve problems through effective and evaluative research;
• To have students gain a basic knowledge of genres and periods in British and American literature, along with an understanding of the limits periodization creates;