ENGLISH Literature as an academic subject is on the verge of becoming extinct in schools. According to the Malaysian Examinations Council’s annual reports, 95 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) ...

The Department of English Language and Literature aims to teach all students to write and speak well and to read skillfully, thoughtfully and with pleasure. We offer many courses that stress literary ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Gaither High School English teacher Karen Hough has been helping students for 25 years to understand and appreciate English Literature. Karen Hough is this week's A+ Teacher Hough, an ...

Comedian, musician, host of Chris Crofton's Advice King Podcast and former Nashvillian Chris Crofton asked the Scene for an advice column, so we gave him one. Crowning himself the “Advice King,” ...

Reading fiction is an emotional experience. Feeling emotions – even negative emotions such as sadness – drives reading and helps us enjoy books. Research from the National Literacy Trust, a UK charity ...

There’s a tendency among English professors to pitch and plead for our subject as, counterintuitively, a practical choice for the student of today facing the job market of tomorrow. We aren’t wrong ...

A degree in literature produces an agile mind – the very foundation of a twenty-first century liberal arts education. Through the study of literature in its many forms, you will learn how to ...

Students develop skills in critical thinking, rhetorical analysis, writing, literary theory, and models of literary interpretation relevant to fields such as philosophy, history, and anthropology.