Why is Literature so important to the English curriculum?

Given that people mostly read the internet these days, and form their opinions about things from newspaper articles and TV news headlines, should we be teaching people how to read and interpret these media? Could this completely replace the analysis...

I went to high school in Perth, Western Australia from 2003-7. While the English literature classroom required us to think about intertextuality, subjectivity, the creation of meaning, and other postmodernist buzz concepts, it always seemed that the...

I'm teaching high school-level English next year for students who need a high level of academic support and I want the class to be both highly engaging and content-rich.If you were a kid who LOATHED writing for school, struggled with boring English classes...

I am a junior in college, working towards getting my Bachelor's degree in English Literature. At my school I can continue on for another 1.5 years to get a degree in education as well, but I was wondering if getting my masters somewhere else would be...

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy his work and I enjoy the films produced that are based on his plays. However, I don't understand why English teachers had to teach pupils about Shakespeare in particular. I know: a) Shakespeare writes good stuff (for his time...

I'm interested in (further) graduate studies combining Political Philosophy/Theory and Literature. Any ideas about finding programs that mesh the two? I have a year left of a MA in Classical - Modern (no Post-modern) Philosophy alongside a mixture of...

Please can you tell me ,in Italy, which universities / international schools (as in 18 years upwards) teach English Literature on the curriculum in English

Hello, here is the situation: English is not my native language. I am very academic expect my English, but I feel extremely nervous in any exams. My ambition is to become a stock broker as I was fascinated by it when I was a kid(working in financial...

Quick synopsis: I graduated several years ago with a BS in Psychology. I recently discovered that my true passion is Literature and Creative Writing. I plan to return to school to obtain a Masters degree in either English Education (7-12) or English...