The English Department is fully committed to providing academic excellence and to developing productive citizens. Our courses emphasize in the development of listening, oral, reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. These competences, along with a community service component, provide students with the opportunity to become citizens capable of facing the challenges imposed by the impact of a changing world.
The Department has a highly prepared faculty that helps students to develop their knowledge and their capabilities. Also, our administrative staff is ready and prepared to provide support services of quality. To contact us, please visit the Faculty and Staff section were you will find our email addresses and phone extensions.
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
Deanship of Academic Affairs
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Mission, Vision & Goals
Mission
The English Department of the University of Puerto Rico in Ponce has as its fundamental mission to prepare future professionals with the capability to use English as a means of communication and become useful members of society.
Vision
The English Department of the University of Puerto Rico in Ponce is focused in the formation of proficient and competent graduates in linguistics, academic, and cultural areas within the context of communicative English as a second language for the purpose of developing professionals capable of responding to the challenges of society.
Goals
1. To develop the basic skills in the four language arts: reading, writing, listening and speaking
2. To develop critical thinking skills
3. To develop awareness on the importance of mastering English
4. To develop human appreciation and ethical values
5. To prepare transfer students with those necessary courses for enrollment in other local or foreign institutions of higher education
6. To provide a competent curriculum
7. To provide students with the mechanisms for self-learning
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