{"id":34,"date":"2021-09-20T12:09:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T12:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/lge\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2021-09-23T11:12:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T11:12:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lge.covenantuniversity.edu.ng\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"34\" class=\"elementor elementor-34\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-267f7f3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"267f7f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9006ae\" data-id=\"c9006ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7953b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7953b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46d9297 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46d9297\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a22b438\" data-id=\"a22b438\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e04ba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e04ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/lge.covenantuniversity.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-1024x607.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-195\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lge.covenantuniversity.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-1024x607.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lge.covenantuniversity.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lge.covenantuniversity.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about-768x455.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lge.covenantuniversity.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/about.jpg 1206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dec2587\" data-id=\"dec2587\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8f50ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8f50ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f087ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f087ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department started off in the 2002\/2003 session as the Department of Language and Communication with eight (8) students. It later became the Department of English and Literary Studies. It was merged with the Department of French at the end of the 2008\/2009 session, and ran two programmes &#8211; English and French, with German as a compulsory course for students of the French programme. When the French programme was discontinued in the 2012\/2013 session due to insufficient student subscription, the General Studies Unit was integrated in the Department and is currently known as the Department of Languages and General Studies.<\/p><p>The Department offers a 4-year programme of eight semesters leading to the award of B.A. Honours degree in English, with specialization in English Language or Literature at the postgraduate level. Students are trained for a comprehensive appreciation of the relationship between language and literature as well as their application to everyday living. In the final year, undergraduate students may write their projects in either language or literature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e12524 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e12524\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1607bb8\" data-id=\"1607bb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c305c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76c305c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6119448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6119448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The vision of the Department of Languages and General Studies is to be a leading Department of languages that is committed to increasing the literacy level of Nigerians, Africans and the World in general.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a042257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a042257\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c240503\" data-id=\"c240503\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa01279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa01279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1886d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1886d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The mission is to empower solution providers that will impact practically and positively on the African society and the world at large, through enhanced development in language and communication.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e47c280 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e47c280\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abe67d6\" data-id=\"abe67d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0100069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0100069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Philosophy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d06e9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d06e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our philosophy embraces the development of a curriculum that is based on a socio-constructivist framework that encourages an environment of teaching and learning that comes through interaction and collaboration. Hence, students are able to negotiate meaning and apply learning to real-life situations. Our students are viewed as excellent linguistic, cultural and pedagogical resources whose diversity of experiences serves to strengthen the curriculum and challenge notions of a single way of approaching language teaching and learning.<\/p><p>Our courses cover every aspect of English linguistics and Literature intended to produce very high caliber personnel in all aspects of language studies, literature and communication. This follows with the vision of Covenant University with regard to raising a new generation of leaders in Nigeria and beyond. It is expected that products of the programme will satisfy the needs for placement in the academia, the mass media, the corporate world and indeed all other fields where a high degree of proficiency in English and communication is required.<\/p><p>So far, this is evident in our students\u2019 outstanding competence and performance in their careers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT Overview The Department started off in the 2002\/2003 session as the Department of Language and Communication with eight (8) students. It later became the Department of English and Literary Studies. 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