Undergraduate - Lee University

154 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
The Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages has the
primary mission of preparing students for vocations and graduate study
in disciplines which emphasize the verbal arts. It offers majors in ENG-
LISH, FRENCH, and SPANISH. It also prepares students who wish to
obtain a broad liberal arts undergraduate background before beginning
specialized training for such professions as law and theology or simply as
a means to an in-depth understanding of the function of human beings
in the world. The faculty believes strongly in a Christian world view and
insists that such a view has practical implications for both content and
pedagogy. All facts, concepts and understandings relevant to each field
are presented from the perspective of the Christian view of a divinely
created and ordered world under the lordship of Jesus Christ.
The Bachelor of Arts degree in English (ENGA) prepares students for
graduate work in the discipline or careers in research, writing, and editing,
and a variety of other related occupations. The program provides a
broad overview of world literature with emphasis on English and
American writers. In addition to the survey courses, students take
courses in literary theory and advanced grammar. The capstone course,
English in Christian Perspective, assists students in integrating their
Christian faith with scholarship in the discipline.
The Bachelor of Arts degree in English with teacher certification
(ENAT) prepares students to teach English at the middle and high school
levels. In order to develop a knowledge base for their teaching, students
take survey courses in English, American, and World Literature, as well
as linguistics, writing, and advanced grammar courses. Courses such as
Literature for Adolescents and Methods of Teaching English provide
pedagogical applications. In addition to these courses housed in the
department, students complete the professional education sequence,
including a semester of student teaching at the secondary level.
The Bachelor of Arts in French or Spanish programs (FREA, SPAA)
prepare students for graduate work in the target language, or for work in
a variety of careers, including political science, business, and academia.
In addition to language learning and practice, upper-level coursework in
literature, stylistics, and special topics, students will take a capstone
course which will engage and motivate them to integrate their faith and
their chosen disciplines.
The Bachelor of Arts in French or Spanish teacher certification programs
(FRAT, SPAT) prepare students for careers as teachers of French
or Spanish in grades 7 through 12. Courses at all levels are designed to
increase students’ proficiency levels in all skills, enabling them to teach
effectively with an advanced knowledge of the target-language culture.