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@BobEaglestone @BarbaraBleiman @gm181 @ProfKatyShaw @UnivEnglish @EnglishAssoc @NaweWriters @EngMediaCentre @NATEfeed @IES_London @RSLiterature "It’s sociable! English degrees rely on talking, arguing and communicating with others". We are loving this and all the other reasons to #whystudyEnglish? Thank you @bobeaglestone . We couldn't agree more.
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@BobEaglestone @BarbaraBleiman @gm181 @ProfKatyShaw @UnivEnglish @EnglishAssoc @NaweWriters @EngMediaCentre @NATEfeed @IES_London @RSLiterature There are also major practical benefits. Literacy relates directly to income. If you live in or near London, an English degree is a passport to one of the largest concentration of media jobs in the world. #whystudyEnglish - because it makes you massively employable and adaptable.
Learning from the past, in the present, for the future (hat tip @ProfKatyShaw and her great blog https://t.co/NMsQBOfC2G) #whystudyEnglish? (19/19)
Often labelled as a ‘Humanities’ subject, some English degrees cross boundaries e.g. corpus analysis in stylistics #whystudyEnglish? (17/19)
There are many different strands and combinations to choose from – English Literature, English Language, Creative Writing, Linguistics, Cultural studies, Liberal Arts, Comparative Literature + English is a great combined or joint honours subject too! #whystudyEnglish? (16/19)
Assessed in all kinds of different ways: creative work, reviews, presentations, coursework, discussions, essays, portfolios (traditional exams are rarely used in many degree courses.) #whystudyEnglish? (15/19)
It’s sociable! English degrees rely on talking, arguing and communicating with others #whystudyEnglish? (14/19)
What you read for pleasure is also part of what you study – it will fuel you as a reader and as a person for the rest of your life. #whystudyEnglish? (12/19)
The discipline of English is about dissensus as well as consensus. The disagreements are as fascinating and intellectually engaging as the agreements! #whystudyEnglish? (11/19)
Employers LOVE English graduates: research shows companies value communication, collaboration, critical thinking, independence, adaptability. English teaches these. So become an effective researcher, great communicator and active, lifelong learner. #whystudyEnglish? (10/19)
Literature is a part of our living cultural ecosystem: it’s still growing, developing and changing #whystudyEnglish? (9/19)
Be taught by enthusiastic + committed experts who are reading, thinking, researching + writing too! #whystudyEnglish? (8/19)
The medium is the message - whether it's a medieval manuscript, a hand-printed book, or an e-reader. Literature has always shaped and responded to technological change. #whystudyEnglish? (7/19)
English doesn't always start out in the UK: texts in translation help us to read across national borders and to think about communication between cultures. #whystudyEnglish? (6/19)
English isn't always English - texts in English come from across the globe and bear witness to the diverse cultures that produced them. #whystudyEnglish? (5/19)
We’re shaped by language, so studying its use and significance is both important and exciting. #whystudyEnglish? (4/19)
Read a rich range of wonderful novels, poems, plays and texts that can’t easily be categorised! (plus works of history, philosophy, theory and more...) #whystudyEnglish? (3/19)
It's about creativity - in the texts you read, in how you respond, think and respond to them, in what those novels, poems, plays (and more) mean to you #whystudyEnglish? (2/19)
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