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Evaluation of English Studies

 * English studies

Reason for Reading

 * While navigating the articles under Academic disciples I came across this article relating to English Studies. Though I am not majoring in English studies, I was curious as to the learning of such discipline outside of the United States in other English speaking countries. I was also hoping to relate seeing as though I took English from K-12 and at the college and university levels in the United States.

Introductory and Content Analysis

 * Beginning to read this article the introductory provides a clear and descriptive sentence that constructs the main foundation of this piece. It is also here where readers become aware of what English studies is not.
 * The lead is nothing more but description of English studies that serves to describe its attributes in great detail to readers. In the Contents chart it does list the major sections that readers will expect if they opt to read. To reiterate, everything a reader can expect to read is in the Contents section. There is nothing more or nothing less in this article besides that. The Lead is incredibly over detailed with a lot of information being given in the beginning. In just the Lead, readers get the sense of a detailed description of the topic.

Relevance and up to Date Analysis

 * Yes, all of the information displayed in this piece is relevant to the topic. Knowing the history of English studies, skills acquired, and career opportunities are useful if there are people who are interested in the discipline.
 * The content I do feel is a bit out of date. Though there are many edits since its publication there are gaps that need new up to date information. For one the career opportunities. With the markets evolving and new jobs being created English studies majors are needed in new fields. One section I do feel does not belong, but was interested in reading was the At High School Britain section. It was pretty much vague in that it did not do a great job of showcasing English studies in Britain. One vital key element in this section that is not there is the absence of English in primary school. Aside from that there is no mention of theory or historically famous people on the subject. Though there is mention of English in primary, secondary, or post-secondary education it is not to an optimal level. So I would say more emphasis on talking about the learning of English during these levels of education is of the utmost importance. This piece does not deal with equity gaps or address historically underrepresented populations.

Neutrality and Underrepresented/Overrepresented Analysis

 * The author of this article shows no bias, but remains completely neutral throughout this entire piece. In reading this article I do not get any sense of a bias towards any particular position.
 * I do feel like there are viewpoints in this article that are underrepresented. One of them is under the section At Highschool in Britain. I for one would have liked to know more about it for I did not study in Britain. In contrast, there are also viewpoints that are overrepresented one of them being: Skills and Career opportunities. In these sections readers receive a large amount of descriptive information on the two sections.
 * In reading this piece and then analyzing it there is no sense of a attempt to persuade the reader. Better yet, it is a informative piece that tries to educate the reader on the the subject.

Sourcing Analysis

 * All facts are backed up by a reliable secondary source of information. As such they do reflect the available literature on the topic.
 * Though they provide information on the available literature they are not current. The sources are written by a diverse spectrum of authors. Lastly, in checking the links they do work.

Reading difficulty, Errors, and Organization Analysis

 * In terms of organization this article is concise and easy to read. The readers are able to get straight to the point from the lead. The wording is very clear with no use of any difficult words one may come across if they do not speak English.
 * Yes, there are grammatical errors throughout this piece. In terms of organization the lead is very long and overly detailed. It feels like it goes on and I feel like it needs to be cut down. It feels like the article is just a long spiel on the subject matter. Most of the information could have been used in other sections. It does well to talk about the history, skills, and career paths. More organization and editing is needed for readers to get a better sense on English studies.

Image Analysis

 * Aside from an image with a textbook under the title Literature there is no other image. It does not really enhance the understanding of the subject because literature can include any language, and not just the English language. The image is well captioned as well as having other subcategories in case readers need more information on key aspects relating to English studies or literature.
 * The one image does adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. It is furthermore, laid out in a visually appealing way that does actually catch the interest of the reader. Though it does catch the attention it does not fix the issue in terms of better/more images needed.

Behind the Scenes Conversation and Ratings Analysis

 * In general there are conversations going on behind the scenes. Points are made as to the weaknesses and strengths of the article, but at the same time how it misses in many areas. In a general sense, I feel like it is represented in a basic way that is not to overexaggerated.
 * The subject is simple and to the point. The article is rated as a poor article, but I would label it as a descent article because it does a good job on portraying English studies in a descriptive fashion. This article is within the scope of being in a WikiProject. Taking a linguistics class and reading this article I get the sense and value of the importance of being able to analyze the English language.

Strengths and Areas of Improvement Analysis

 * The strengths of this piece come in its descriptive analysis as to what English studies is. For the subject matter is clearly well defined.
 * The articles strength comes in its lead where readers receive a lot of initial information. If one is a English major he or she will learn of career opportunities and the many skills developed within the field.
 * This article does need to be improved for it still lacks information. As mentioned earlier talking about some famous English people, theory, English from K-12 and beyond, but also really editing the article will make a difference. A up to date run down is needed for this article for I feel in todays current world English studies works as a foundation for other disciplines one may be interested in pursuing. This article is a great subject matter, but is underdeveloped. Though it does not hit its mark yet, it is a nice introduction into the the discipline of English studies.