Vision   Committed across its sections in Language, Literature, Linguistics and Translation to offering students a first-rate educational experience, the Department aims to produce graduates equipped with the advanced skills and flexibility necessary for moving into a wide variety of professional fields and making enduring contributions to them.
	Mission   Supporting the university’s drive for excellence as it positions itself regionally and internationally, the Department’s mission is to offer an academic program characterized by innovative teaching and research and sustained by the synergies of collaborative work in its four sections of Language, Literature, Linguistics and Translation. Alert to best practice in English Studies globally, the Department strives to provide students with the advanced practical, critical and interpretative skills vital for career success in a world increasingly marked by the shaping demands of language and multiform communication.
	Objectives   The program aims to produce graduates with:   - The intercultural skills, sensitivities and understanding needed to work and interact with people of other cultures. - The knowledge, skills and linguistic competence to enable them to function successfully in English both in further academic studies and in the wider community. - A range of specialized and transferable skills, including high-order conceptual, literacy and communication skills of value in graduate employment. - The capacity for independent creative and academic achievement. - A commitment to enhancing personal competence in English and to reading widely and independently for their personal, intellectual, social and professional development.