The Department of English Language and Literature aims to teach all students to write and speak well and to read skillfully, thoughtfully and with pleasure. We offer many courses that stress literary ...

In the preface to his masterpiece of poetry, Madojazr-i-Islam [Flow and Ebb of Islam], the acclaimed Urdu poet Maulana Altaf Hussain Hali writes that everything — even poetry — gets divided into ...

How do you make writing accessible? We know how to replace steps with ramps. We know how to widen doorways and make restrooms larger for wheelchair users. We can accommodate Deaf people with Sign ...

Among the most diverse and challenging programs in the country, CU Boulder’s English department teaches graduate students to read and write with precision, to think critically, to be creative and to ...

In one of your English language exams, you’ll be tasked with writing a piece of non fiction. This might be a letter, a report, a speech, or an article. There are four main elements you should think ...

We are accepting Fall 2026 applications for our Ph.D. programs. We plan to resume M.A. and MFA admissions in Fall 2027. Small, intensive and supportive, merging a playful approach to contemporary ...

Located in Stokes 418S, the BC Writing Center offers one-on-one conferences to BC undergraduates looking for help with their writing and written assignments. Our specialists (see below) are trained ...

Language is weird, strange, wonderful, intricate, innovative, confusing, complex, and most of all, multi-layered. There are so many layers and factors that intertwine to create new pieces of language ...