English Studies

English studies explores the production and analysis of texts produced in English (or in areas of the world in which English is a common mode of communication). Academic departments of " English Studies " often include scholars of the English Language and the Philosophy Of Language , Literature , Linguistics , Law , Journalism , Composition Studies , Literacy , Film , Communication Studies & Technical Communication , Folklore , Cultural Studies , Creative Writing , Critical Theory , Disability Studies , Area Studies , Theatre , Gender Studies , and Digital Media , among others.

In most English-speaking countries, English studies is practiced in University Departments of English, while study of texts produced in other languages takes place in other language departments and in departments of Comparative Literature . This disciplinary divide is one motivation for the use of the term, as Professor s of English occasionally find it useful to distinguish themselves from professors of other languages for administrative reasons (thus the North American Modern Language Association is divided into two principal subgroups, the Association of Departments of English and the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages).

English Studies

''See also'' Literature and Linguistics , along with List Of Academic Disciplines