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Teaching to be Proud of? £150 in Book Tokens for Case Studies

The day-to-day experiences of English lecturers, it goes without saying, have always been central to the work of the Subject Centre. For us to tailor what we do as usefully as possible to the requirements of teachers ‘on the ground’, and be able to disseminate good practice, we need information about what is going on in seminar rooms and lecture halls across the United Kingdom. For this reason, we are issuing a call for case studies for publication on our website.

You are invited to contribute a case study on any aspect of your work in teaching and learning (or in ‘outreach’ or pastoral activities) which you feel would be of interest to other English lecturers. There is no prescribed list of topics. Possible areas might include the following:

• Innovations in teaching practice and curriculum design.
• The solution of a specific problem in teaching and learning.
• The experience of working with students with particular requirements (e.g. disabled students, students for whom English is not their first language).
• The use of technology in teaching.
• Collaborations with other organisations, inside or outside your institution.

Case studies should be at least 1,500 words long. Authors of full-length case studies accepted for publication will receive £150 in book tokens. If you prefer, you can contribute a shorter case study of about 500 words, for which no fee will be paid.

Before submitting the full text of your case study, please send a one-paragraph summary to Jonathan Gibson at the Subject Centre.

Your completed case study should be set out as follows:

1. Title of the case study
2. Name(s) of author(s), with institutional affiliation(s) and contact details.
3. A one-paragraph summary of the case study.
4. Background/ Context.
   In this section, you should describe the situation which gave rise to the activities described in the case study, mentioning any factors (e.g. academic, institutional, departmental, personal) which seem relevant.
5. Activities/ Practice
   This section should contain a comprehensive account of the activity focused on in the case study. Where possible, we would like case studies to include photographs and sample quotations from students. You may also like to include videoclips (we can stream them through our mediaplayer), screengrabs etc
6. Conclusions
   This section provides you with an opportunity to reflect on the success (and/or failure) of the work described in section 5. As well as considering benefits (and perhaps problems) for both students and staff, you should try to suggest ways in which your work might be applied by lecturers working in different areas of English Studies.
7. Bibliographical References (if any), including Web links
   

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