English Department

Frederick Community College’s English courses are designed to build the analytical reading, effective writing, informational literacy, and critical thinking skills that are central to ongoing academic, workplace, and life success. We offer courses at every level of student need and ability, including courses for non-native speakers, to encourage students to develop into lifelong learners. The English faculty teach our courses using a variety of instructional methods designed to enable students to research, analyze, summarize, interpret, synthesize, assess, and communicate responsibly.

Our literature courses explore a wide variety of cross-cultural works that encourage students to appreciate literature for its aesthetic value and as a window into the human experience.

We offer journalism and creative writing courses as well as opportunities for students to contribute to our College newspaper, The FCC Commuter, and our literary magazine, The Tuscarora Review.

Programs of Study

Faculty Listing 

 

Associate in Arts (A.A.) English/Literature

Please refer to the catalog for curriculum requirements

The Associate Degree in English is designed to help students develop strong critical thinking, information literacy, and communication skills and develop their capacity for empathy with diverse human experiences.
The Associate Degree in English prepares students for upper division academic work in literature and for many other fields of study that require analytical and imaginative abilities as well as superior skills in oral and written communication. Careers for English majors include teaching, journalism, law, advertising, business administration, writing, publishing, researching, editing, and public relations.

Full-time Faculty Members

Abell, Robin	Assistant Professor - English
Ammar, Maria	Assistant Professor , English
Beal, Suzanne	Professor - English
Clark, Teresa	Assistant Professor - English - Program Manager - ESL
Clayton, Aaron	Assistant Professor - English
Cope, Frederick	Assistant Professor - English
Healey, Joseph	Assistant Professor - English
Hiatt, Bryan	Assistant Professor - English
Holmberg, Beth	Professor - English - Program Manager - Developmental English
Holton, Betty	Assistant Professor - English / Chair
Keaser, Catherine	Assistant Professor - English
Kerr, Ken	Professor - English/Chair
Lee, Amy	Assistant Professor - English
Lilly, Pamela	Associate Professor - English
Marello, Cyndie	Professor - English
Shattuck, Julie	Assistant Professor - English
Taft, Ted	Professor - English
Trigger, Kelly	Associate Professor - English