通过周到和有趣的指导, the 英语 Department encourages students to develop strong positions of textual inquiry; learn why certain passages resonate within the text itself, 读者, and the human condition; and understand why certain characters or settings remain fondly in literary consciousness. 除了文学研究, 这个部门强调善的重要性, 清晰的写作以及它在学术和职业成功中所扮演的角色.