English Literature Love of Learning

This ain’t no ordinary book club! -- The English Department and Love of Learning

Instructors in our department have repeatedly remarked on how much they enjoy having Love of Learning students in their classrooms, since so many of these students are, like us, lovers of literature; they also bring a wealth of previous reading and life experience to discussions.  If you register as a Love of Learning student (a $99 registration fee per course), you do not need to embark on a degree program or fulfill usual course pre-requisites, nor are you asked to write essays or exams.  You simply read the assigned texts and bring your interpretations, ideas, and knowledge to class.

Courses in the English Department range from introductory literature courses, to surveys of English, Canadian, American and other literatures, to more specialized and focussed upper-level courses.  Some examples of upper-level courses that are being offered in the Spring of 2010 include The Elegy, Modern and Contemporary World Drama, and Atlantic-Canadian Literature.  Please explore our full range of courses at http://www.viu.ca/english/AllCourses.asp

We welcome all bookworms, bibliophiles, Blue-stockings, and late-bloomers!