Mission and Goals of TYCA

The Two-Year College English Association (TYCA) identifies and articulates the best theories and practices, and pedagogy in teaching English in the two-year college through regional and national conventions and a journal, Teaching English in the Two-Year College (TETYC).   

Goals of TYCA:

• Promote excellence in the theory and practice of teaching English
• Encourage scholarship in research that informs the teaching of writing, literature and language
• Provide a forum for shared professional concerns
• Recognize and support diversity in the classroom and in the profession
• Promote awareness of the distinctively open academic and social environment of the two-year college
• Promote awareness of the effectiveness and adaptability of the two-year college in meeting community needs
• Encourage subscriptions to Teaching English in the Two-Year College
• Establish, affirm, and strengthen ties to groups that share our professional commitments
• Encourage the participation in TYCA of teachers of English in the first two college years through meetings, conferences, publications and other professional activities