ENG 2012 - Fall 2026 - Bond

What is English? Florida State University’s English department offers three different specialized routes that answer this question: Literature, Media, and Culture (LMC), Creative Writing (CW), and Editing, Writing, and Media (EWM). The title “Introduction to English Studies” implies a broad scope. The course will cover various disciplines and their methods in general, from linguistics and literature to rhetoric and creative writing, among others, while also engaging in specific compositional and hermeneutic activities. The design of this course aims to both prepare students who plan to major in English and develop the knowledge and understanding of those currently majoring in English. Students will learn about a range of issues and values across the aforementioned fields and their relevance to English as a discipline. Specifically, students will read a variety of texts and topics while being introduced to a range of interpretive strategies. Students can expect to compose in various modes, responding to rhetorical, academic, and creative writing genres. Finally, they will engage in discussion and collaboration activities to gain a clearer understanding of what it means to study English.