Department of English and World Languages

Chair: Associate Professor Mahaffey (African American Literature and Theory, and New Orleans Cultural Studies).
Professors: Murphy (Creative Writing, Modern and Contemporary Poetry), Rozelle (Ecocriticism and 20th Century American Literature), Stewart (English), Stoops (Romance Languages), Vàzquez-Gonzàlez (Spanish), Webb (British Romanticism, Children’s Literature, Adolescent Literature); Associate Professors: Atwood (Renaissance and Early Modern Studies), Beringer (19th Century American Literature), Forrester (Philosophy of Art, Kant’s Aesthetics, Philosophy of Mind), Rickel (Postcolonial Literature), Vaccarella (Spanish), Wurzbacher (Creative Writing); Assistant Professors: Johnson (Medieval and Robin Hood Studies), Mwenja (Rhetoric and Composition).

Department Information

Dr. Paul D. Mahaffey, Chair
Humanities Hall, Second Floor

205-665-6420
mahaffey@montevallo.edu

montevallo.edu/academics/colleges/college-of-arts-sciences/department-of-english-world-languages

Alex Beringer, English Graduate Coordinator
Humanities Hall, Second Floor

205-665-6420
aberinger@montevallo.edu

Leonor Vazquez-Gonzalez, Spanish Graduate Coordinator
Humanities Hall, First Floor

205-665-6410
vazquezl@montevallo.edu

Mission

The Department of English and World Languages contributes to the University of Montevallo’s undergraduate liberal arts curriculum through its programs in literature, languages, and philosophy. The Department endeavors to produce critical, creative, and syncretic readers, writers, thinkers, and communicators, while promoting social awareness and expanding intellectual and cultural horizons. The faculty, dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and creative and professional activities, seeks not just to prepare students for graduate studies and a host of careers, but also to enrich their lives.

The focus of the English program is “to teach the reading, writing, and analysis of texts in English, to contribute to knowledge about the reading, writing and analysis of such texts, and to make the knowledge of the discipline accessible to and useful for the larger community.” The World Languages program must, by nature, play a key role in the University’s mission of providing to students a “higher educational experience of high quality, with a strong emphasis on undergraduate liberal studies.” World Language study also complements the mission of the College of Arts and Sciences, which is to “educate citizens and prepare them for a diverse and changing world.” Thus, the primary objective of the study of a world language is “to prepare students for living and contributing to the global community with language skills and cultural awareness.”

English

The English program offers the Master of Arts in English as well as courses in support of the Secondary Education, Alternative, M.Ed. or Secondary Education, Professional Educators, M.Ed. with certification in English/Language Arts. Students who have taken courses at the undergraduate level may not also receive credit for the slash-listed courses at the graduate level, with the exception of internships, directed readings, and special topics. For information on the M.Ed. programs, refer to the appropriate section under Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Technology

World Languages

The World Languages program does not offer a graduate degree. However, the program offers courses in support of the Secondary Education, Alternative, M.Ed. or Secondary Education, Professional Educators, M.Ed. with certification in World Languages-Spanish. Students who have taken the courses at the undergraduate level may not also receive credit for the slash-listed courses at the graduate level with the exception of internships, directed readings, and special topics. For information on the M.Ed. programs, refer to the appropriate section under Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Technology . In addition to the general requirements for admission to the M.Ed. program, students must successfully complete an interview in Spanish with the World Language faculty, pass the World Language Praxis Exam, and complete four graduate courses in the Spanish teaching field.

Courses in English and World Languages

Courses of Instruction

Programs

Master of Arts

English, M.A.