Dr. Devin Brown Featured at Indiana Book Festival
June 18, 2018 — Dr. Devin Brown was one of eight speakers invited to present at the Indiana Book Festival.
The Asbury University English Department prepares students to engage with the written word in a variety of contexts. At Asbury University you can study literature, creative writing, teaching English at the high school and middle school levels, and teaching English as a second language.
The department’s English major is based around a classic core of literature courses, while allowing for a wide range of elective courses and special topic seminars. Its Creative Writing major focuses on fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The English Grades 8-12 major prepares students for certification for teaching English at the high school and middle school levels.
Graduates of Asbury’s English programs move on to teaching positions, careers in publishing, graduate school programs in a variety of professions, as well as a wide variety of private sector occupations.
Department News
Asbury Students Present Research at Lewis Conference
June 8, 2018 — Two Asbury English majors recently read research papers at The C. S. Lewis and Friends Colloquium in Upland, Ind.
Asbury English Majors Set New Benchmark
June 1, 2018 — Over the past 10 years, Asbury English majors have consistently placed in or near the top 10 percent for the ETS Major Field Test for Literature in English. This year’s graduating seniors raised the bar to an all-time high by scoring at the 98th percentile.
SEARCH Symposium Advances Student Scholars
April 24, 2018 — Asbury University’s SEARCH Symposium celebrated academic excellence through a panel discussion, keynote speech, poster presentations and more.
