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Our courses range from constructed languages to creative writing, popular culture and science fiction. Whatever your major, the communication and critical thinking skills you’ll learn here will play a key role in your life as a student and in your life after graduation. Our students go on to win national awards, such as the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing (Andie Dominick) and the 2010 National Teacher of the Year award (Sarah Brown Wessling). Our degree programs offer both undergraduate and graduate students broad opportunities to study such fields as creative writing , linguistics , literature , English education , communication and rhetoric and to engage in hands-on research. Take a look at the course catalog or contact us at engldept@iastate.edu for more information. We are looking forward to seeing you in our classes!” Volker Hegelheimer English Chair Why English? Hear from Carly Sommerlot, Wes Martin, Miles Conlan and Lindsey Sinnwell how their experiences in the Department of English helped them in their future careers. Department News Grammarly Pilot Program Dr. Joe Geluso received the inaugural English Department Graduate Student Leadership award Christiana Langenberg wins the 2019 Barry Lopez Nonfiction Award New book edited by Matthew Wynn Sivils View More News Test-Out Info English Placement Test (Non-Native) English 150 English/Ling 220 English 250 English 302 English 314 SpCom 212 Graduate Programs of Study Applied Linguistics Creative Writing and Environment English Rhetoric and Professional Communication Tweets by englishiastate Department Events February 28 Feb 28 RPC Meeting Ross 131 1:10pm 1:10pm Add to calendar 2020-02-28 13:10:00 2020-02-28 00:00:00 America/Chicago RPC Meeting Ross 131 March 10 Mar 10 Katy Yocom — Three Ways to Disappear Gallery, Memorial Union Add to calendar 2020-03-10 00:00:00 2020-03-10 00:00:00 America/Chicago Katy Yocom — Three Ways to Disappear Gallery, Memorial Union March 12 Mar 12 SP CM 212 Presentation Showcase Ross 212 9:30-10:50am 9:30-10:50am Add to calendar 2020-03-12 09:30:00 2020-03-12 10:50:00 America/Chicago SP CM 212 Presentation Showcase Ross 212 April 3 Apr 3 RPC Meeting Ross 131 1:10pm 1:10pm Add to calendar 2020-04-03 13:10:00 2020-04-03 00:00:00 America/Chicago RPC Meeting Ross 131 View Full Calendar College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of English Iowa State University Department of English 203 Ross Hall 527 Farmhouse Ln. 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