UZH English Department

The English Department at the University of Zurich is characterized by excellence in research and teaching. With more than fifty members of staff, we are the largest English Department in Switzerland. Our research and teaching cover the fields of English Literature and English Linguistics, as well as Language Skills and Culture. We value diversity in our faculty, student body, research, and the content of our programmes. The English Department is committed to academic excellence in research. We contribute to and help shape cutting-edge scholarly debates in linguistics, literature, and cultural studies. Members of the department have key roles in international and national research networks, journals, and book series. International collaborations and visiting professorships connect our department with a global network of research, stretching from New York to New Zealand, and from Helsinki to Delhi. Junior scholars play a vital part in our research activities. We believe that research and teaching are mutually enhancing, and our courses reflect this interdependence of scholarly practice and learning. In the course of their studies, students develop a firm grasp of the subject – language, literature, media, and culture from across the anglophone world – and acquire relevant historical and contextual knowledge enabling them to understand present phenomena in the light of the past. Through innovative teaching formats we encourage independence and creativity. We value critical reading, writing, and thinking. Our students are well prepared for careers in education, research, culture, and communication.