Seniors Speak!

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We asked some of our seniors what their favorite English classes have been during their time at Texas A&M and here are some of the responses we got! 


ENGL 308...

History of Literary Criticism with Dr. Craig Kallendorf was my favorite class because as a professor, Dr. Kallendorf is nothing less than encouraging and excited about what he teaches every day. I'd wanted to take the class for two years before I finally enrolled in it simply because the subject matter seemed interesting. I was not disappointed, and the things we learned have impacted how I analyze literature as well as how I interpret various perspectives in non-literary environments. Dr. Kallendorf also offered helpful advice without being asked when I needed to improve in the class, which showed that he genuinely cared about the success of his students.
-Halle Campise

I really enjoyed learning about the changing relationship between reader and text from Plato's time to our own, and Dr. Kallendorf teaches in a lucid, linear fashion that made me excited to come back for every class!
-Annie Salinas

ENGL 334...

Sci Fi Present and Past with Bendixen. He made the subject matter interesting and had in depth lectures over all of the reading material. He set up the class in a way that facilitated learning how the genre itself has transformed over the years.
-Korina Kocurek

ENGL 356...

Jane Austen Film. I actually took it as a film elective because I couldn't take it as an English credit, but it was incredible! It was so fun with the film and reading aspect of class. Also, the professor was Dr. Mary Ann O'Farrell, who is amazing! I loved the content and curriculum of this class!
-Joannah Crosby

ENGL 361...

My favorite English class was Young Adult Literature with Dr. Robinson. We read some great YA novels, and we did an interesting, unique study of fairy tales. I really enjoyed the class, and I feel like I learned a lot from it. Dr. Robinson is an awesome teacher, and she made the class very engaging and interesting. I would definitely recommend Young Adult Literature to other English majors and minors.
-Taylor Dimmitt

ENGL 374...

Women Writers. It was the first time I got to see the effects of how women were treated in society on their writing and what was published by women. The book selection was excellent and included titles I otherwise wouldn't have ever read. This was the first class that I felt like I truly belonged in the major.
-Savannah Schwarz

ENGL 378...

The British Novel, 1870-Present. Dr. Mary Ann O'Farrell was an astounding professor, which made the class a fun learning environment. Her passion for teaching radiated in each lecture, and it was easy to sense the care she had for her student’s comprehension and success in the course.
-Samantha Cowan

ENGL 392...

Literature of Religion and Culture - C.S. Lewis with Dr. Robert Boenig. Lewis has been a favorite author of mine for as long as I can remember (Narnia, anyone?) but Dr. Boenig brought his works to new life by teaching us the biographical, historical, and literary background to each.
-Annie Salinas

I loved learning the principles and theories which governed Lewis' work. His novels contain both surface level morals and a deeper story within. Truly one of the greatest writers of the last century.

-Allie Mock

ENGL 481...

Blindness in Literature. It was interesting to become sensitized to a subject that we use everyday. For instance, when we say "I see that..." or "look,...", we are using the notion of sight in our rhetoric. In general, it was just a unique look at the world that most people probably aren't really used to thinking about.
-Sarah Stegner

ENGL 485...

Directed Studies with Dr. Larry Mitchell. Before Dr. Mitchell retired, I received a fellowship from the English Department to work with him researching one summer in the Cushing Library. He guided my work connecting the Old English oral tradition with the writings of the 19th century poet and Jesuit priest Gerard Manley Hopkins. This sparked my interest in Old English, which I spent two subsequent semesters studying, informed my decision to study abroad at Oxford in England where I delved more into Hopkins' work, and ultimately guided me to my current aspiration: to become a philologist and professor of English.
-Annie Salinas

Consider taking some of these courses and professors in some of your future semesters!

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