Bachelor [English Dramatic and Film Arts] From Saint Mary's College of California

Upon successful completion of the English Program, students will be able to...

• Engage?in informed, active reading, bringing to bear a broad base of literary, historical and cultural knowledge.
• Read?critically a wide range of literary texts, with an awareness of the theoretical assumptions behind various interpretive strategies, and the ability to choose appropriate methods of inquiry and to formulate clear questions.
• Apply?a variety of reading strategies, combining critical detachment with the intellectual, imaginative, and emotional engagement necessary for appreciation.
• Write?clear, well-reasoned prose for a variety of situations (academic, professional, social) for a variety of audiences and support their arguments with appropriate, thoughtfully analyzed evidence.
• Converse?articulately about texts and interpretations, understanding that interpretation is often a dialogic, collaborative process.?