出国留学
We’re a department that believes in the powerful “lived learning” that occurs by crossing borders and immersing oneself in new cultures while on a study abroad academic tour. We hope that most or all of our students take advantage of these once-in-a-lifetime experiences during their time with us.
Students spend a regular semester at the University of Kent in Canterbury, one of Britain’s leading academic institutions. Courses may fulfill requirements in the English major.
Guided by an SPU English professor, students travel in late August-early September to sacred sites and major cities in Scotland and Ireland, notably Edinburgh and Dublin. The course on Celtic Literature and Culture forms part of the student's regular Autumn Quarter load and may fulfill a requirement in the English major.
Students spend the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas in Spain and Morocco with an SPU English professor, exploring the links between these two countries through Flamenco dancing, the Islamic palace of Al-Hambra, 摩洛哥浴, tours of historic sites, side trips to markets and camel safaris. A course on Moroccan women writers forms part of a student’s regular Autumn Quarter load. For a student's recent video travelogue, click 在这里.
Guided by an SPU English professor, students travel in the month of August or December to locales such as the southern point of Africa to hike the rugged beach, visit the museums of Cape Town, and go on safari in the Addo Elephant Park. A course on South African literature and theatre forms part of the student's regular Fall Quarter load.
Students spend late August and early September in the UK with an SPU English professor, 参观伦敦, 牛津大学, 和剑桥. A Special Topics course on C. S. Lewis fulfills a requirement for the English major and forms part of the student's regular Fall Quarter load.
Students spend the month of July in 罗马 with an SPU English professor, visiting places such as the Roman Forum, 西斯廷教堂, and the Basilica of St. 彼得. Courses in literature and creative writing fulfill requirements for the English major.
如何读诗
English Professor Susan Van Zanten gives you a 快速指南 on how to get the most out of reading poetry.
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
简·奥斯丁
骄傲 & 偏见