Department of English at Illinois State University

Undergraduate Programs

The Undergraduate Program in the English Department at Illinois State University is vital and exciting. It is designed along the English Studies model, which means students can concentrate on various aspects of English Studies, including language, literature, composition, and rhetoric. The program educates students to:

  • read and write texts of various genres, with a critical understanding of their rhetorical, aesthetic, and cultural implications;
  • construct and articulate well-informed and carefully-reasoned arguments of social and philosophical value;
  • acquire usable familiarity with works of English writers of various time periods, or from various nations and ethic communities;
  • acquire usable familiarity with the linguistic and rhetorical concepts involved in the English language; and
  • develop pedagogical knowledge in teaching the above skills and abilities.

Review our Fall 2010 undergraduate course offerings.

Contact

Torri Thompson, Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
409 Stevenson Hall
Department of English 4240
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790-4240
(309) 438-7078
Email Torri Thompson