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Is English an Arts/Humanities? - Interesting - 03-21-2014 12:55 PM
Cos if it is, that's really awesome
English literature in particular is very creative like the arts, and looks at topics and history as do humanities
I wish i'd chosen it for A level now lol
Just as i so regret not choosing art for GCSEs ;( it would have saved me so much pain and suffering from being taught a language i didn't want to learn and poorly as well with the worst lessons ever lol
Sorry, by English i mean literature - we just call the subject english in school
- Cheryl Andres - 03-21-2014 01:01 PM
Yes, English falls under the humanities.
- elizabeth - 03-21-2014 01:07 PM
Absolutely!
In elementary and secondary school, English generally includes literature, composition, grammar, creative writing, language, linguistics, and various media formats. All of these elements incorporate the arts and humanities because of the skill and creative component required to write quality literature (or produce media) that connects others through the communicative medium, whether written or spoken/conveyed (such as journalism, speech, film, radio, photography, and theater/drama).
Arts and Humanities encompasses the various components of the traditional English class mentioned above (as well as foreign languages) and overlaps with what we categorize as Fine Arts and the Social Sciences. Fine Arts consists of compositions of vocal and instrumental music, theater/drama, creative/interpretive dance, and traditional art (drawing, painting, sculpting, etc.). The branch of Social Sciences consists of history, philosophy, archeology, architecture, political science/government, economics, religion, psychology, sociology, and anthropology.
Therefore, the category of Arts and Humanities truly does link people together across generations and cultures by means of sharing thoughts, ideas, and perspectives often found in or communicated via Language Arts or Fine Arts and studied though the Social Sciences.
Hope this helps!