University of Maryland Eastern Shore 2000-02 Catalog

The School of the Arts and Professions

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND MODERN LANGUAGES

Professor and Acting Chair:

Dr. Richard Keenan, Ph.D

Associate Professors:

Chester M. Hedgepeth, Ed.D.
Joel Roache, Ph.D.
Jackie Thomas, Ph.D

Assistant Professors:

Mignon Anderson, M.F.A.
Carole Champagne, Ph.D.
Sandra Christian, M.A..
Miriam Gyimah, Ph.D.
Susan Harrington, Ph.D.
Della Dameron Johnson, Ed.D
Clement Okafor, Ph.D

Lecturers:

Susan Cooledge, M.A.
Melissa Green, M. A.
Armajeanne Harmon, M.B.A.
Bonni Miller, M.A.

Visiting Lecturers:

Joseph Davis, M.A..

Research Assistant in Telecommunications:

Bernard Mattei, B.S.

Visual Information Specialist:

Instructional Design Specialist:

Kaye Pinhey, M.A.

MISSION

The Mission of the Department of English and Modern Languages is to provide service courses for the various departments; to prepare teachers of English for middle and secondary schools; to prepare individuals for graduate schools, professional schools, and career opportunities; and to provide outreach services for surrounding schools and communities.

GOAL

The goal of the Department is to offer a varied program of study in written and oral communications, literature, and foreign languages, in order to prepare well-rounded individuals capable of continued intellectual and moral development.

OBJECTIVES

The programs in the Department are designed to meet the following objectives:

To provide opportunities for students to develop facility in communicative skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening;
To provide opportunities for students to speak and write a foreign language effectively;
To provide opportunities for students to understand, interpret, and analyze literary material;
To prepare students for professional careers;
To prepare students for teaching middle and secondary school English.

Department of English and Modern Languages