英语专业教给学生有效的欣赏和使用英语和文学的方法，以进行批判性思维，有效的沟通，公民权和事业成功。英语专业的学生具有较强的写作能力，并能进行高级的批判性和分析性思考。他们遇到了丰富，持久，实验和复杂的文学作品。他们努力解决与自己截然不同的观点，研究其最深层的价值观。讲师向学生介绍各种体裁和文化观点，并密切关注学生的思维和写作的各个方面，从逻辑和证据到独创性和风格。通过培养沟通技巧，激发创造力，发展文化敏感性和提高分析能力，该英语专业为学生提供了广泛的职业准备。希望强调语言和语言学的学生可以选择语法，英语历
The English Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers several programs in English linguistics. Undergraduate students within the English major can concentrate in language and linguistics as part of their course of study. At the graduate level, we have a robust program that includes both a two-year Master’s in Applied English Linguistics and a Ph.D. in English Language & Linguistics. Additionally, undergraduate and graduate students can also pursue a certificate in the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) during their course of study, including teaching appointments in conjunction with the program in English as a Second Language.