The offering in English is designed to foster good writing, effective speaking, and heightened understanding of culturally significant texts. Students majoring in English are encouraged to develop their responsiveness to the literary imagination and their sensitivity to literary form through disciplined attention to language and to critical and scholarly methods.

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Page last updated 10/5/09

Sign-up Sheets for Limited Enrollment Barnard English Classes will be posted Thursday, November 12th at 8:30am on the 4th floor of Barnard Hall. For more information on how to enroll in Barnard English courses that require permission or are restricted in size, please click here.

The Junior Colloquium Sign-ups (ENGL BC 3159-60) will now be automated through eBear. The Open Submission Period for both the Colloquium and the English and Film Senior Seminars will run next week for the spring 2010 semester. Details can be found by clicking on the "ENG SEM" tab in eBear. Until the on-line catalog is updated, their sections' schedule are posted on our course announcement page.

The English Department's Program Planning meeting for spring courses will be held on Wednesday, November 11th in Sulzerberger Parlor from 4-5:30 p.m.