Mission Statement

The Literacy, Culture and Language Education Department aims to prepare: 

• teachers of English, ESL and EFL, foreign language, and reading for positions of leadership in the field, particularly in the development of improved instructional procedures and improved curricula in language education,

• program directors, instructional supervisors, and curriculum specialists in language areas,

• college and university personnel to teach, design, and direct programs for the preparation of teachers of language education,

• researchers in language education, and

• specialists in the development of programs and instructional materials in language education at all levels.