While it is shocking and regrettable that the English literature degree at Sheffield Hallam University no longer exists, very little attention has been paid to the suspension of the English language degree (Letters, 4 July).
This course successfully recruited bright, working-class students who were interested in how both spoken and written language works in society. Students acquired vital transferable skills in communication, as well as in critical and analytical thinking. Graduates went on to careers in speech therapy, marketing, teaching and publishing, to name a few.
