English

Mission

"The Doña Ana Community College English Department promotes academic and workplace literacy through quality instruction. We strive to connect students to foundational knowledge of rhetorical and multimodal strategies, critical thinking, and audience-centered communication. We embrace diversity and advocate for students through mentoring and by creating learning environments that engage and retain students."

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Values

DACC’s English Department values:

Quality, integrity, and diversity
Multiple points of view
Student engagement
Critical thinking
Student success
Mutual respect
Student empowerment
Informed, evidence-based pedagogy
Reflective practice
Real-life application
Teamwork and collegiality

Goals

Address specific needs of a diverse populace to ensure success
Foster learning opportunities for ELL/ESL students
Increase students’ academic persistence
Promote multiple forms of literacy including verbal, visual, and technological
Involve students in meaningful activities and decision processes
Support development and expertise of faculty and staff via professional workshops & conferences
Request adequate instructional resources and cutting edge technology
Improve full-time to part-time faculty ratio
Create an atmosphere of mentorship between colleagues as well as students
Build partnerships within our college and the larger community
Advocate for additional resources that assist in fulfilling our mission
Prepare students for transfer to a four-year institution

Programs

English

Mission

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