The Department of English and Foreign Languages is committed to teaching students how to read analytically, think critically, write effectively, and speak persuasively. Students in the department develop an aesthetic appreciation for literature and learn valuable research techniques.

Undergraduate Academic Advisor/Counselor

Yes, we provide advising. 

Each student who is accepted into one of our majors is assigned a permanent faculty advisor in the department.  This advisor helps the student to keep on track with graduation requirements and counsels the student about career options, study skills, often tutoring, sometimes personal problems—anything we can help with.  Each faculty member has only four to five advisees thus ensuring that each student can be carefully advised.

We prepare you for greater opportunities:

Our majors may expect to find careers in

• advertising,
• book stores,
• communications,
• government, Hollywood (as a story analyst)
• law,
• museums,
• Peace Corps,
• public service organization,
• publishing,
• teaching,
• technical writing,
• libraries. 
• medical schools and others

Get ready for dynamic careers

Our majors may find careers in any industry which needs skills in writing and critical thinking, in other words, just about all.  Some are manufacturing, high-teach companies, radio/television/newspaper, corporations with newsletters, entertainment, insurance, securities, and real estate.

Exceptional opportunities

We offer many opportunities/prospects to our students to join; following are few

• Performing Arts Civic Education
• Claflin University Theatre Ensemble
• Claflin Literary Arts and film Society
• French Club and Round Table
• Spanish Club and Tertulias
• Monthly Brown Bag Colloquia
• Tutor in the Computer-assisted Writing Center
• Student publications

For more information contact department chair.