Bachelor of Languages - English

The Australian National University

The English major at the ANU offers a wide range of courses reflecting the diversity of the discipline of literary studies in English. There are courses in all the main fields of post-medieval British literary studies from the late sixteenth century to the present day, including the Early Modern, Restoration and Eighteenth-Century, Romantic and Victorian, Modern and Contemporary periods. There are courses in Australian, US, postcolonial and transnational literatures in English in literary and cultural theory in drama, film, new media, and creative writing. English 1000 level-courses introduce students to major genres and modes of writing and to literary-critical practice. English 2000/3000 level courses enable students to broaden and develop their knowledge and enjoyment of literature in a variety of important specialist fields.Learning Outcomesanalyse texts by diverse authors and in different genres in several important fields of literary studies in Englishevaluate the historical and cultural contexts in which literature in English has been written and shapedanalyse literary texts in relation to these contextsinterpret, evaluate and make an argument about texts using appropriate written expression andundertake further study within the discipline.

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