Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: With the growing professionalisation of university English departments in the first half of the 20th century , criticism of Austen became progressively more esoteric and , as a result , appreciation of Austen splintered into distinctive high culture and popular culture trends .
Simplified: The university English departments began developing in the first half of the twentieth century . As they grew , criticism of Austen split into remarkable high culture and popular culture trends .