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The Department of English and Comparative Literature (DECL), College of Arts and Letters is one of the pioneer Departments in the University of the Philippines. Founded in 1910, just two years after the University was established, the DECL has since given birth to the College of Mass Communication, and the Departments of Filipino and Philippine Literature, Speech Communication and Theater Arts, and Arts Studies. It remains the second largest department in the University of the Philippines and is bigger than most colleges in the system. The Commission on Higher Education has declared it a Center of Excellence in Literature and in the English Language. | The Department of English and Comparative Literature (DECL), College of Arts and Letters is one of the pioneer Departments in the University of the Philippines. Founded in 1910, just two years after the University was established, the DECL has since given birth to the College of Mass Communication, and the Departments of Filipino and Philippine Literature, Speech Communication and Theater Arts, and Arts Studies. It remains the second largest department in the University of the Philippines and is bigger than most colleges in the system. The Commission on Higher Education has declared it a Center of Excellence in Literature and in the English Language. | ||
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Over the years, the DECL has been successful in producing outstanding graduates who have held positions of leadership in the various professions. Its programs offer excellent training in teaching, creative writing, and research. Many of the DECL graduates hold academic and administrative positions within the U.P. system. Others are well-equipped for careers in law, advertising, journalism, broadcast communication, public relations, foreign service and business. | Over the years, the DECL has been successful in producing outstanding graduates who have held positions of leadership in the various professions. Its programs offer excellent training in teaching, creative writing, and research. Many of the DECL graduates hold academic and administrative positions within the U.P. system. Others are well-equipped for careers in law, advertising, journalism, broadcast communication, public relations, foreign service and business. | ||
The Department’s mission is to facilitate access to the mainstreams of knowledge, to expose the students to different world views, and to turn out graduates whose exposure to and understanding of the greatest achievements of the human race in language and literature will be a lifetime foundation for being fully human, while pursuing whatever profession they may choose. The high-level of English proficiency and excellent communication skills of these | The Department’s mission is to facilitate access to the mainstreams of knowledge, to expose the students to different world views, and to turn out graduates whose exposure to and understanding of the greatest achievements of the human race in language and literature will be a lifetime foundation for being fully human, while pursuing whatever profession they may choose. The high-level of English proficiency and excellent communication skills of these graduates will give them an edge in their respective fields | ||
==Faculty== | ==Faculty== | ||
[[Abad, Heidi Emily Eusebio]] | [[Abad, Heidi Emily Eusebio]] | ||
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Contact
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Administration
Programs
- Undergraduate
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Studies (Anglo-American Literature)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Studies (English Language)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Comparative Literature (Asian Literatures)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Comparative Literature (European Literatures)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Comparative Literature (Philippine Literatures in English and in English Translation)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Creative Writing
- Graduate
- Master of Arts (M.A.) in English Studies: Anglo-American Literature
- Master of Arts (M.A.) in English Studies: English Language
- Master of Arts (M.A.) in Comparative Literature
- Master of Arts (M.A.) in Creative Writing
- Ph.D. in English Studies: Anglo-American Literature
- Ph.D in English Studies: English Language
- Ph.D. Comparative Literature
- Ph.D. in Creative Writing
History
The Department of English and Comparative Literature (DECL), College of Arts and Letters is one of the pioneer Departments in the University of the Philippines. Founded in 1910, just two years after the University was established, the DECL has since given birth to the College of Mass Communication, and the Departments of Filipino and Philippine Literature, Speech Communication and Theater Arts, and Arts Studies. It remains the second largest department in the University of the Philippines and is bigger than most colleges in the system. The Commission on Higher Education has declared it a Center of Excellence in Literature and in the English Language.
For almost a century, the Department has distinguished itself as the seat of English Studies and Comparative Literature not only in the Philippines but also in Southeast Asia. It is a leading institution in the fields of English language instruction, literary and cultural studies, and creative writing. Its faculty has produced a great body of scholarship in literary and cultural studies including folklore, language and literature, ethnicity, discourse on women, and a cross-section of world literatures, as well as creative works in both English and Filipino.
Among the DECL faculty are distinguished educators and researchers and creative writers, who have received national and international recognition.
Over the years, the DECL has been successful in producing outstanding graduates who have held positions of leadership in the various professions. Its programs offer excellent training in teaching, creative writing, and research. Many of the DECL graduates hold academic and administrative positions within the U.P. system. Others are well-equipped for careers in law, advertising, journalism, broadcast communication, public relations, foreign service and business.
The Department’s mission is to facilitate access to the mainstreams of knowledge, to expose the students to different world views, and to turn out graduates whose exposure to and understanding of the greatest achievements of the human race in language and literature will be a lifetime foundation for being fully human, while pursuing whatever profession they may choose. The high-level of English proficiency and excellent communication skills of these graduates will give them an edge in their respective fields
Faculty
Abayan, Carmencita del Rosario
Ancheta, Maria Rhodora Gonzales
Calderon, Tina Marie Tolentino
Castro, Maria Corazon Saturnina Aspeli
Coscolluela, Ma. Celeste Flores
De Guzman, Odine Maria Manapat
Flores, Emil Francis Magallona
Guerrero, Jose Claudio Bersamira
Sanchez, Anna Felicia Chitario
Testa-De Ocampo, Anna Melinda Lontoc
Villaceran, Marie Aubrey Javier
Yanilla Aquino, Lalaine Fulgencio