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This department trains exceptional educators for elementary, middle, and high school settings. Faculty members and researchers in this department influence both the theoretical frameworks and practical applications that inform literacy instruction, English teaching, foreign language education, and ESL programs.
With a rich tradition of scholarship, the department advances language and reading proficiency through groundbreaking research. Its studies provide vital insights to address evolving educational challenges in discourse and communication for 21st-century learners and educators.
The department's faculty have earned national acclaim for their contributions to language and literacy education. Their influential work appears in published books, academic journals, and national conference presentations, covering diverse topics including critical literacy, instructional methods, literacy's social dimensions, contextual learning, youth literature, language learning processes, discourse studies, and educator development.