https://www.amherst.edu/ en https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/english/major/learning-goals/node/847209 <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><a title="View user profile." href="/user/206546" class="username">Michael J. Reid</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-07-12T10:45:00-04:00" title="Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at 10:45 AM" class="datetime">Tuesday, 7/12/2022, at 10:45 AM</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>By the time of their graduation, we expect that students who major in English will have become:</p> <ul class="checkmarks"> <li>Adept at reading closely and writing well.</li> <li>Skilled at critical writing about works in multiple genres, including&nbsp; written texts, performances and visual narratives such as film. Some students may choose to create works of their own in verse, prose fiction or other media.</li> <li>Attentive to the production of literary culture in a range of historical periods and social contexts.</li> <li>Informed about the relationship between literary texts, literary criticism, and theories about cultural production.</li> <li>Well-versed in the literature associated with at least one specific area of concentration.</li> <li>Capable of producing a well-researched long essay and/or completing a sustained creative project.</li> </ul></div> Tue, 12 Jul 2022 14:45:00 +0000 mjreid 847209 at https://www.amherst.edu