Literacy skills are at the top of the national mandate to elementary educators. English is a mainstay of the secondary school curriculum. All schools desperately need qualified and vital teachers to catch the imagination of young people and turn them on to learning as a way of life. To do this, tomorrow's educators have to be competent themselves. And competence in language and literature is what the English program at Mount Saint Vincent is about.
English majors learn to face open-ended questions.
They're trained to be sensitive to language and its cultural implications, and to keep the human factor in the foreground when making judgments. They know what it is to get excited about a book or a play, and share that excitement with a class. They've honed their speaking and writing skills. If this is your goal, we look forward to helping you prepare for the profession which will actually pay you for a work you love. For further information on the Education Track, see Requirements .