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Welcome to the website of The English Subject Centre. The English Subject Centre is part of the Higher Education Academy and supports the teaching of English Literature, English Language and Creative Writing across UK Higher Education.
This website offers a range of activities, information and ideas to help lecturers enhance the student experience. We hope you can take a moment to explore!
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Student Competition 2010 - 1 February, 2010
The English Subject Centre invites students to write an essay or creative piece of around 1,000 words with the title: "A soft option? What is difficult about English studies or Creative Writing?" The winner will receive £300 and the runner-up £200 in gift vouchers. This competition is open to all UK students of English literature, English language and Creative Writing. Please see the further details for more information.
The English Subject Centre invites students to write an essay or creative piece of around 1,000 words with the title: "A soft option? What is difficult about English studies or Creative Writing?" The winner will receive £300 and the runner-up £200 in gift vouchers. This competition is open to all UK students of English literature, English language and Creative Writing. Please see the further details for more information.
Crossing the Divides: Special Issue of 'Working with English' - 13 January, 2010
The English Subject Centre has teamed up with the online journal Working with English to produce a special issue on interdisciplinarity in teaching and research. showcasing the diversity of ways in which English Studies today crosses disciplinary and methodological divides. Articles explore work on the boundaries between English and a range of other disciplines, including Music, Fashion, Linguistics and Geography.
The English Subject Centre has teamed up with the online journal Working with English to produce a special issue on interdisciplinarity in teaching and research. showcasing the diversity of ways in which English Studies today crosses disciplinary and methodological divides. Articles explore work on the boundaries between English and a range of other disciplines, including Music, Fashion, Linguistics and Geography.
English Graduates Least Likely to be Unemployed - 22 December, 2009
This recently published report What do graduates do? presents the destinations of 2008 graduates, six months after graduation. Although it evidences an overall rise in graduate unemployment, it shows that amongst the arts and humanities English graduates are the least likely (alongside those in performing arts) to be unemployed (see p.53). The unemployment rate for English graduates is 7.9%, the same as the percentage for all subjects taken together. Further information about the destinations of English graduates can be found on p.56 and p.57.
This recently published report What do graduates do? presents the destinations of 2008 graduates, six months after graduation. Although it evidences an overall rise in graduate unemployment, it shows that amongst the arts and humanities English graduates are the least likely (alongside those in performing arts) to be unemployed (see p.53). The unemployment rate for English graduates is 7.9%, the same as the percentage for all subjects taken together. Further information about the destinations of English graduates can be found on p.56 and p.57.
A-level English - 7 December, 2009
Tables showing the numbers of candidates taking A Level English Literature, English Language and English Language and Literature for all awarding bodies between 2001 and 2008 (and provisionally for 2009) have just been added to the website. These statistics were produced for the English Subject Centre by Ofqual (the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator).
Tables showing the numbers of candidates taking A Level English Literature, English Language and English Language and Literature for all awarding bodies between 2001 and 2008 (and provisionally for 2009) have just been added to the website. These statistics were produced for the English Subject Centre by Ofqual (the Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator).
Staying the Course: the experiences of disabled students of English and Creative Writing - 2 December, 2009
This report summarises the findings of the first national survey of disabled students and is illustrated throughout by vivid quotations in the students' own words. It includes a checklist of ten relatively straightforward things departments can do to help students. The report is available as a PDF or printed copies can be requested from esc@rhul.ac.uk .
This report summarises the findings of the first national survey of disabled students and is illustrated throughout by vivid quotations in the students' own words. It includes a checklist of ten relatively straightforward things departments can do to help students. The report is available as a PDF or printed copies can be requested from esc@rhul.ac.uk .
Fresh ideas for seminar teaching from the English and Media Centre - 19 November, 2009
Looking for ways to liven up your seminar teaching? Take a look at the new activity ideas section of our popular seminar teaching web area. Barbara Bleiman and Lucy Webster of the English and Media Centre have written detailed descriptions of ten creative methods of structuring seminars specially for the Subject Centre.
Looking for ways to liven up your seminar teaching? Take a look at the new activity ideas section of our popular seminar teaching web area. Barbara Bleiman and Lucy Webster of the English and Media Centre have written detailed descriptions of ten creative methods of structuring seminars specially for the Subject Centre.
National Teaching Fellowship Awards - DEADLINE PASSED - 29 October, 2009
What about joining the growing band of National Teaching Fellows coming from the English disciplines? The call for nominations to the Individual National Teaching Fellowship Awards is now open. As many NTFs have found since the scheme began nearly ten years ago, this is a real opportunity to develop things that are original or exciting in your teaching. If you think you might be eligible, your first step would be to talk to your head of department, and your institution's learning support team.
What about joining the growing band of National Teaching Fellows coming from the English disciplines? The call for nominations to the Individual National Teaching Fellowship Awards is now open. As many NTFs have found since the scheme began nearly ten years ago, this is a real opportunity to develop things that are original or exciting in your teaching. If you think you might be eligible, your first step would be to talk to your head of department, and your institution's learning support team.
