CAREERS IN ENGLISH
A major in English develops skills greatly valued by employers, and when coupled with a familiarity with computer technology and software, these skills become powerful selling points on the job market.
- Writing skills--the ability to communicate effectively and clearly.
- Research skills--finding and using informational resources effectively.
- Critical thinking--the ability to analyze information and assess its relevance, accuracy, or relationship with other materials.
- Reading skills--the ability to read analytically, and quickly identify pertinent information, or to interpret its importance/significance; the ability to quickly digest and communicate material to others.
- A vocabulary enriched through a knowledge of literary history.
- A greater understanding of diversity built on the broad experiences found in literary history.
- A familiarity with the historical context surrounding literary history, and understanding the relevance of that history to the present.