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English, Writing & Linguistics

English Department

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Department Chair:

Dr. Marjory Lange

Dr. Ann Bliss (scheduler)

 

Writing Program Administrator:

Dr. Meg Artman

 

Mailing Address:

Western Oregon University
345 N. Monmouth Ave.
Monmouth, OR 97361

 

Office Location: Maaske 319
Telephone: (503) 838-8408
Fax: (503) 838-8056

 

 

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The English major consists of a common core of 37 credits designed to prepare students for advanced study in one of four tracks: Literature, Linguistics, Writing, and Secondary Education Language Arts (for students preparing to teach English at the middle or high school levels). In addition, we offer minors in literature, writing, and linguistics. Our goal is to give our students broad exposure to all areas of the English language.

 

Through our literature classes, they learn about major literary works and figures and become well versed in various theories of criticism. Through our writing classes, they refine their research and writing skills and become aware of composition history and theory. Through our linguistics classes, they develop a rich understanding of the nature, history, and structure of language.

 

In addition to our strong course offerings, we boast an energetic, talented, and committed faculty. Our core of fourteen faculty members all hold doctorates in their areas of expertise. In recent years, three of our professors have received university awards, including Cornelia Paraskevas and Curtis Yehnert for excellence in teaching and Gavin Keulks for excellence in scholarship. In 2004 Henry Hughes was the recipient of the state of Oregon Poetry Award. We are proud of our faculty's commitment to their students and professional specialities.

 

Graduates of the English program also enjoy a variety of professional opportunities. Past graduates have gone on to graduate school, law school, publishing, and the one-year WOU Masters in Teaching program, as well as a variety of jobs in any career that requires strong writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills.

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  English, Writing & Linguistics Department Western Oregon University
345 N. Monmouth Ave.
Monmouth, OR 97361
(503) 838-8190
or e-mail
keulksg@wou.edu
Last Updated: Friday, 21 September, 2007 02:36 PM

 

Located in the heart of Oregon’s lush Willamette Valley, Western Oregon University is the oldest institution in the Oregon University system with an award-winning campus that blends welcoming traditional features with multimedia classrooms, wireless web access and a state-of-the-art library. WOU is home to the nationally-renowned Teaching Research Institute, the Regional Resource Center on Deafness and the Rainbow Dance Theatre with approximately two-thirds of its students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the rest in the College of Education.