English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of
literature s written in theEnglish language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S., Ireland,Canada ,Australia ,New Zealand ,Hong Kong , the Philippines,India ,South Africa , and theMiddle East , among other areas), Englishlinguistics (including Englishphonetics ,phonology ,syntax , morphology,semantics ,pragmatics ,corpus linguistics , and stylistics), and Englishsociolinguistics (includingdiscourse analysis of written and spoken texts in the English language, thehistory of the English language ,English language learning and teaching , and the study ofWorld English es).More broadly, English studies explores the production and analysis of texts produced in English (or in areas of the world in which English is a common mode of communication). It is not uncommon for academic departments of "English" or "English Studies" to include scholars of the
English language , literature (includingliterary criticism andliterary theory ),linguistics ,law ,journalism ,composition studies , thephilosophy of language ,literacy ,publishing /history of the book ,communication studies ,technical communication ,folklore ,cultural studies ,creative writing ,critical theory ,disability studies ,area studies (especiallyAmerican studies ),theatre ,gender studies /ethnic studies ,digital media /electronic publishing ,film studies /media studies ,rhetoric andphilology /etymology , and various courses in theliberal arts andhumanities , among others.In most English-speaking countries, the literary and cultural dimensions of English studies are typically practiced in
university departments of English, while the study of texts produced in non-English languages takes place in other departments, such as departments of foreign language orcomparative literature . English linguistics is often studied in separate departments of linguistics. This disciplinary divide between a dominant linguistic or a literary orientation is one motivation for the division of the North AmericanModern Language Association (MLA) into two subgroups. At universities in non-English-speaking countries, the same department often covers all aspects of English studies including linguistics: this is reflected, for example, in the structure and activities of theEuropean Society for the Study of English (ESSE).English Studies
"See also" Literature and
linguistics , along withList of academic disciplines
* Englishlinguistics
* Englishsociolinguistics
*Discourse analysis in English
* EnglishStylistics (linguistics)
* World Englishes
* History of the English Language
*Composition studies
*Rhetoric
*Technical communication
*English language learning and teaching
*English Literature
**American literature , including:
***African American literature
***Jewish American literature
***Southern literature
**Australian literature
**British literature (literature from some regions of the United Kingdom may be written inCeltic language s)
**Canadian literature (a significant amount of Canadian literature is also written in French)
**Irish literature
**New Zealand literature
**Scottish literature
**Welsh literature People generally hate English studies because they don't see how reading a fictional novel relates to useful skills needed when they enter the workforce.
External links
* [http://www.essenglish.org/ European Society for the Study of English] (ESSE)
* [http://www.ade.org/ Association of Departments of English] in the US and Canada
* [http://www.ncte.org/groups/cccc/ Conference on College Composition and Communication]
* [http://www.english.org/ Sigma Tau Delta, Int. English Honor Society]
* [http://www.mla.org/ Modern Language Association ("MLA")]
* [http://www.mla.org/related_org Organizations Related to the "MLA"]
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