English
English Department
On this page, you'll find course infomation regarding English and foreign languages. For more information about degree programs, visit All Degree & Certificates. For more information about English as a Second Language courses, visit Adult Education & Literacy.
The English department's mission is to help develop students' abilities to use the English language to read and listen critically and write with clarity and persuasiveness, skills which will help them in their further academic and/or working careers. Visit The Writing Center for a staff of student peer tutors that can help you with any step in the writing process.
The overall goal of the English department is to foster the intellectual and academic growth of our students by helping them to locate information from a variety of sources, critically evaluate it, assimilate it, apply it, and communicate it effectively.
Upon completing their English coursework at OTC, students should be able to:
- Analyze ideas in both discussions and written documents;
- Apply analytical processes in formal written presentations;
- Read and discuss critically;
- Describe problems, identify alternative solutions, and form conclusions using relevant evidence and reasoned argument;
- Locate, analyze, and synthesize information from a variety of sources;
- Integrate source material into a research document;
- Use standard diction, syntax, usage, grammar, and mechanics.
Students leaving OTC, whether entering the workplace or furthering their education, will use these skills every time they are called on to synthesize, manage, or produce information.
English Department Faculty
| Kelly Anthony | Lyndsey Fronterhouse | Barrie Talbott |
| David Ball | Dane Galloway | Richard Turner |
| Jane Cowden | Donna Graham | Ashlei Woelk |
| Jennifer Dunkel | Michelle Hudgens | Sam Woelk |
| Karen Foresee | Michael Pulley |