{"id":128,"date":"2019-04-11T16:14:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T20:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/?page_id=128"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T19:12:02","slug":"why-study-english-literature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/why-study-english-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"English at 杏吧原创"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n        \n        \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-cu-black-50 pt-10 pb-12\" style=\"\">\n\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-cu-black-800 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Why Study English?\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>杏吧原创\u2019s English department offers students a diverse and vibrant array of courses, opportunities for community engagement and experiential learning, a lively community of peers, and program elements designed to help students discern how best to deploy their English degrees in their search for employment or in further studies.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Our program is distinctive because of the following components:<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>the combination of a broad variety of courses and faculty research areas with small class sizes that promote individual professor-student interaction and the development of closely-knit communities (our required courses usually have 40-60 students, while our first- and fourth-year seminars run with 15-25 students)<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>well-paid co-op placements that make the most of Ottawa\u2019s diverse employment sectors (government, not-for-profit, technology, corporate) and help English majors identify multiple areas of employment in which their degree skills are valued and sought after<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>our \u201cDegree to Career\u201d course provides students with clarity about potential career paths and equips them to leverage their English degrees in a wide range of rewarding and fulfilling professions<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>the ability to pursue interests in Creative Writing within the larger English degree<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>a learning environment that prioritizes engagement with the transnational, multilingual, and historical traditions of literary production in English as part of the development of skills in critical analysis and written and oral communication skills<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>On the strength of their degrees and the mentorship they have received in our department, our graduates have continued their studies at prestigious institutions and distinguished professional schools (frequently on scholarships) or launched meaningful and well-paid careers as professional writers, consultants, artists, civil servants, or entrepreneurs. Prospective students interested in our program can see the profiles of these students on our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/why-study-english-literature\/student-testimonials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Testimonials<\/a>&nbsp;page.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The English Department is particularly proud of its community engagement and vibrancy. Not only have students themselves formed extracurricular writing circles and book clubs, but our professors, too, serve as members on the board of the Ottawa Writer\u2019s Festival, provide teach-ins on matters such as anti-racist pedagogy, and liaise with\u00a0 professionals from Ottawa\u2019s creative-writing communities who often visit classrooms as guest lecturers or teach experiential-learning workshops in Creative Writing. The department also offers a course dedicated to helping students transition from degree to career and has developed new course offerings in children\u2019s theatre and popular genres such as graphic novels and weird fiction. The department has also been actively involved in the design of courses and class modules that make use of the experiential learning opportunities afforded by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/library.carleton.ca\/building\/book-arts-lab\">杏吧原创\u2019s Book Arts Lab<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Learn more about our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/graduate-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graduate Programs<\/a>&nbsp;and our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/english\/undergraduate-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a>!<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>杏吧原创\u2019s English department offers students a diverse and vibrant array of courses, opportunities for community engagement and experiential learning, a lively community of peers, and program elements designed to help students discern how best to deploy their English degrees in their search for employment or in further studies. 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