The English program at Lakeland creates strong readers, accomplished writers, and critical thinkers who can appreciate how texts shape our understanding of the world. English students, therefore, develop skills central to living in the Information Age and most in demand by employers. Our majors and minors learn to read closely and critically, to write persuasively and confidently, and to work and think independently.  And this expertise comes from interrogating and engaging with texts of all types – from classics to comics, poetry to popular culture, novels to the latest products of New Media.

English majors and minors are employed in a wide array of careers, including education, research, writing, law, business, industry, communications, and public service – any field that values critical thinking and asks one to use language with skill. By virtue of its versatility, English degrees remain one of the most highly employable of all liberal arts degrees.

Professors: Meg Albrinck, Peter Sattler, and Linda Tolman
Associate Professor: Lucretia Crawford

Programs

• English for Early Adolescence through Adolescence Education Certification (grades 6-12), B.A.
• English, B.A.

• English Minor
• English Minor for Middle Childhood through Early Adolescence Education Certification (grades 1-8) or Early Adolescence through Adolescence Education Certification (grades 6-12)

• English Teacher Certification

Courses

• ENG 112 - Exploring Literature
• ENG 123 - London Theater Trip (SA)
• ENG 200 - World Literature
• ENG 211 - Introduction to British Literature I
• ENG 212 - Introduction to British Literature II
• ENG 220 - Introduction to American Literature
• ENG 225 - Multicultural American Literature
• ENG 230 - Young Adult Literature
• ENG 250 - Introduction to Women’s Literature
• ENG 260 - The Art of Film
• ENG 275 - The Art of Comics
• ENG 280 - Special Topics in Literature
• ENG 310 - British Literature: Renaissance and Restoration
• ENG 315 - British Literature: The Ages of Reason and Romanticism
• ENG 323 - Nineteenth-Century American Literature (WI)
• ENG 324 - Twentieth-Century American Literature (WI)
• ENG 335 - British Literature: Victorian Period (WI)
• ENG 340 - Twentieth-Century British Literature (WI)
• ENG 370 - Shakespeare
• ENG 380 - The English Language
• ENG 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–English (1-12 semester hours)
• ENG 420 - Major Author Seminar
• ENG 430 - Chaucer
• ENG 470 - Directed Readings in Literature
• ENG 480 - Special Topics in English
• ENG 490 - Independent Study in English
• ENG 495 - English Honors Thesis
• ENG 499 - Literature and Theory (Capstone Course)