Envisioning itself to be “a leading center of higher learning in the English language, literature, and pedagogical studies… that advances scholarly leadership and cultivates pedagogical and research-informed spaces that produce critical global citizens through transformative literacy and communication,” the Department of English seeks to contribute more substantially to the body of knowledge that impacts the understanding of English Studies issues in today’s global and intercultural society through its language undergraduate and graduate programs.
The faculty focus on research involving language and literature, with a view toward the desire to transform educational systems and society for a more egalitarian and just world. Research on language involves working on language education, the impact of language on education success, critical literacy, and language education in a multilingual context. Other research explores issues of language and society, such as language and human rights, language policies, language variation, development, and change. Research on literature, on the other hand, examines the interconnections between the development of literary genres and texts with the history and impact of the English language, as well as current changes, such as the rise of digital modalities. Research on language and literature focus on areas such as interfacing language and literature pedagogy and research, literatures in English, Philippine literatures in English, creativity in Englishes, and the digital humanities. All language and literature work align with the goal to target innovations in education and research in order to fulfill the institution’s missions, which are grounded in the highest form of apostolic service.