通过深思熟虑和有趣的教学, 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. 除了文学研究之外, 这个系强调善行的重要性, 清晰的写作及其在学术和职业成功中的作用.