The mission of the Department of English and Foreign Languages is to empower students to develop competencies in English and foreign languages for personal and professional growth as well as promote Christian values which will enable them to serve their community and contribute to the well-being of society.
The Department of English and Foreign Languages has five main goals:
- To provide the skills for a variety of professional positions according to the local and international workforce demands.
- To encourage students to apply writing, reading, speaking, and listening skills in English and foreign languages in interpersonal and collaborative interactions.
- To apply critical, research, and creative thinking skills in all aspects of the English and foreign languages to their professional endeavors.
- To integrate the necessary technology and information literacy skills in their professional careers in an ethical and legal manner.
- To exemplify in their personal and professional lives an understanding of the values of the Catholic Church.
English is the third most spoken language in the world. It is useful for cultural purposes, tourism, future employment, technology, diplomacy, and in business communication. English will open doors to employment opportunities, regardless of subject area.
Más de 200 millones de personas hablan francés en los cinco continentes. El francés es la lengua extranjera más estudiada después del inglés, y la novena lengua más hablada del mundo. Es la lengua internacional para la cocina, la moda, el teatro, las artes visuales, la danza y la arquitectura. Saber francés es tener acceso a los grandes textos de la literatura francesa y francófona en versión original, y también al cine y la canción.
La concentración menor en lenguas extranjeras consiste de 18 créditos. El estudiante podrá escoger de entre los siguientes: francés, alemán, italiano, ruso, japonés, chino mandarín, coreano, portugués y creole. Nuestro Laboratorio de Idiomas cuenta con la más moderna tecnología para el aprendizaje y práctica de idiomas.
A Bachelor’s Degree in English provides you with skills for a variety of positions in: international industries, research organizations, educational settings, publishing companies, financial institutions, communications, and government administration.
An English major often seeks careers as:
translator, publisher, production assistant, public relation representative, reporter, correspondent or technical writer or writer author, Bilingual customer services agent, Assistant manager, Columnist, Critic Editor, and English, French, or other foreign languages teacher.
Welcome!
Are you interested in studying or majoring in English or Foreign Languages? Does a second major in English or Foreign Languages interest you? If you answered yes, then welcome to the Department of English and Foreign Languages at Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce campus.
Our university offers more languages than any other university in Puerto Rico. The Department offers English, French, Portuguese, Italian, and Latín.
Learning languages helps you become a better reader which will help you in all of your courses, thus improving your grades, and in your professional life afterwards. In your personal life, it will help you gain self-confidence, and you will be able to understand other cultures around the world.
In the Department, you will find a committed faculty that is willing to teach students to become proficient in the language and also help you become better learners and human beings as stated in the Mission of the University.
Give yourself the opportunity of learning new languages and making a difference not only in your life but everywhere you go or work.
Our university offers more languages than any other university in Puerto Rico. The Department offers English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Greek, Mandarin, and Korean
-
Contact
Department of English and Foreign Languages
Directora: Profa. Maribel Reyes Rodríguez
Roca Bldg. Office 112
(787) 841-2000 ext. 1700 - 1702 -
Email
dingles@pucpr.edu