The following resources will assist you with your studies and beyond.
Departmental standards
The English department expects that students will not make travel plans or schedule off-campus commitments during the academic terms, especially during the examination periods. Except in cases of health or other emergency, certified by the Deans' Office, students are expected to write all tests and exams on the dates specified by the instructors and the University.
Regular attendance is an integral part of the learning experience and is valued and expected in all classes. Attendance and participation are often significant components of course grades.
Plagiarism
The English Department considers plagiarism and cheating serious offenses. Individual instructors reserve the right to impose a variety of sanctions, up to and including failure of the entire course. For the University Policy on Academic Offences, please see .
Departmental style
The departmental standard is MLA Style.
Research links
This page lists the major journal indexes and databases for literary research, links to citation guides and major reference sources, and lists many useful sites on the web.
Here students will find an annotated listing of the major journal indexes and databases for literary research.
These are non-subject-specific resources such as writing guides, guides to searching the Library Catalogue and Internet, etc.
Anglo-Saxon & Medieval, Renaissance & 17th Century, Restoration & 18th Century, Romantics, Victorian, American Literature, Minority Literature, Creative Writing etc.
Student organizations
English students from the freshman to senior years organize various groups according to their interests. The two most enduring have been the English Students' Society and the Creative Writing Society.
Creative Writing Society
"7 Mondays" is 69成人电影网's official Creative Writing Society. The society hosts informal creative writing workshops every Monday at 7 p.m. All students who have any kind of interest in writing are welcome to attend. At these weekly workshops, student writers are invited to share brief samples of their work, and receive input and constructive criticism from the other society members. We also play various games at these weekly meetings which are geared toward developing writing style and technique. "7 Mondays" also puts out an annual student creative writing and photography journal.
English Students' Society
This organization hosts a guest speaker when the students meet every second Monday at 6:30 p.m. throughout the school year. Following the presentation, there is an informal information and refreshment session.
Work opportunities for English graduates
Graduate studies
If you are considering graduate studies in English, take a look at the Canadian university graduate schools linked below. You may wish to consider universities in other countries as well.