Welcome to the English Department!

As Chairperson of the English Department, I invite you to explore the courses, clubs, awards, and services that we offer our students. Whether you are a prospective English major, beginning writer, aspiring poet, or career professional, you will encounter dedicated faculty who are devoted to teaching at Hostos Community College. We take pride in our programs in Libra Core English and First-Year Composition, and in our elective courses in literature, drama, poetry, linguistics, and creative writing. Our courses are designed to enable you to use language to communicate more effectively and to think analytically and creatively in career and academic contexts.

Our office is located at 500 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451 in B507. You may come by for more information during office hours from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Or you may contact Ms. Carmona, the department secretary, at 718-518-6600 for more information. Our fax number is 718-518-6623.

Mission

The English program is designed to enable the student to use written and spoken English as a flexible, creative tool to express ideas and improve facility with written and spoken language. Emphasis is given to the essentials of English, the nature of the language, writing as communication, and imaginative literature as a vitalizing and humanizing experience.

By providing all students with a solid grounding in reading, composing, and critical thinking, English Department courses help students to achieve college level proficiency by enabling them to use language as a tool for expressing ideas, to think analytically and creatively in academic and career contexts, and to read literature with sensitivity and enjoyment.

The specific goals of the English Department are threefold: first, to further develop students’ language and literary skills; second, to give students a liberal arts perspective through the offering of electives and linguistics; third, to contribute to the transfer process by offering courses accredited in other institutions. Students are required to demonstrate their achievement of course objectives through essays, research assignments, and other measures of assessment.