PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The BALL program interfaces language and literature and underlines their integrated significance in everyday life. It endeavors to approach the study of language as the application or product of a people’s unique use of language, as well as the study of literature not only as the imaginative expression of a writer or of a people but also as the singular or collective contribution of a writer and a people to the development of language; and, hence, with this perspective, language and literature are understood and appreciated as interrelated areas that enrich each other. Aside from providing a balanced study of language and literature, both in English and Filipino, it also aims to promote awareness and understanding of the various cultures of the Philippines, with emphasis on the linguistic and literary traditions of Northern Luzon.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

1. To produce graduates who are adequately trained in both areas of language and literature;
2. To promote the study, enrichment, preservation and appreciation of the languages and literatures of the Philippines;
3. To contribute to the development of competent language and literature teachers;
4. To provide baccalaureate training which will measure up to the admission standards of related post-baccalaureate programs such as the College’s Master of Arts in Language and Literature; and
5. To realize the mission and vision of the College, specifically to foster and sustain an atmosphere for students to acquire the knowledge, skills and attributes of a graduate of the University.

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