ENGL1007 Englishes: Language Society Text Time (University of Sydney): rated 3.5/5 overall across 7 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
ENGL1007 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in English and Writing. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 英语变体：语言、社会、文本、时间
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: English and Writing
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This unit of study equips students with some general tools for the close analysis of literary language. Grammatical concepts will be introduced and applied to the description of prose, poetry and drama, and students will explore the changing relations between form and meaning in English from the earliest times up to the present.
ENGL1007 has 7 scored reviews: overall 3.5/5 · usefulness 3.7 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 3 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.7 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "ENGL1007 if you're interested in understanding how language is used, constructed, and how it changes. It's not an easy unit but I learnt a lot and it's useful for writing, editing etc (you might want to include what sort of fields you're interested in as part of your post)"
On Reddit: "1. Yes 2. Depends on your major. Marketing is equally employable regardless of the degree you take it in. There is stigma though because a lot of people don't realise how different Arts degrees can be or what skills are gained by doing an Arts degree. 3. HD is a lot of work for …"
The course panel on USYD Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ENGL1007 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 7 reviews: usefulness 3.7/5, overall 3.5/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ENGL1007, and when is it offered?
A: ENGL1007 is taught by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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