Publications
Our Report series
The English Subject Centre publishes a series of reports based on research undertaken in areas where information about the subject, its teaching and its graduates has been lacking or where there are issues of current concern. All our completed reports are available here. Print copies of published reports are circulated to all Heads of English departments in the UK. Reports which are currently in production are available in MS Word format only.
Our three most recent reports
Download: History, English Studies, Imaginative Writing and the National Student Survey 2010 in PDF format (1.01 Mb)Author: Alexandra Cronberg
Published: May 2011
A sequel to John Hodgson’s earlier report on the experience of English students (see below), this report is based on a series of focus groups conducted with students. It provides evidence of the how they come to embark on joint honours study, the benefits they gain and the difficulties they encounter. The report explores the synergies students perceive between their subjects and how they cope with different expectations and teaching styles. Students also give their views on how they are approaching their dissertations and, in the longer term, their future careers.
Download: The Experience of Joint Honours Students of English in UK Higher Education in PDF format (618kb)Author: John Hodgson
Series Editor: Jane Gawthrope
Published: June 2011
ISBN: 978-1-905846-55-9
This report is about the experience of Joint Honours students studying English. Based on a series of focus groups conducted with students in 2010/2011, it provides evidence of the how they come to embark on joint honours study, the benefits they gain and the difficulties they encounter. The report also explores how students identify themselves, the synergies they perceive between their subjects and how they cope with different expectations and teaching styles. Students also give their views on how they are approaching their dissertations and, in the longer term, their future careers. The report concludes with consideration of how joint honours students of English in UK HE might be better supported.
Download: Small Group Teaching in English Literature: A Good Practice Guide in PDF format (368kb)Series Editor: Jonathan Gibson
Published: November 2010
ISBN: 978-1-905846-41-2
This guide aims to give practical help to those new to teaching small groups, and to suggest some fresh ideas for more experienced lecturers. It provides suggestions for activities you might use in seminars, and ideas for relating what happens in a seminar to what happens in the rest of the course. It also includes tips on the detailed running of seminars, such as setting up ‘ground rules’, and on evaluation. The content is illustrated by examples contributed by English lecturers and quotes from students. Whatever your experience and expertise, you will find something useful in this Guide.
If you wish to order print copies of published reports, or indicate your wish to receive a copy of a forthcoming report, please contact the English Subject Centre, and we will endeavour to meet your request subject to availability.
All our reports are available to read online or download in PDF format (this requires the free Acrobat reader to view)
Report Archive
- Report 26: The Experience of Joint Honours Students of English in UK Higher Education
- John Hodgson, June 2011, ISBN 978-1-905846-55-9
- Report 25: History, English Studies, Imaginative Writing and the National Student Survey 2010
- Alexandra Cronberg, July 2011, ISBN 978-1-905846-42-9
- Report 24: English Studies, Imaginative Writing and the National Student Survey 2009
- Editor: Jane Gawthrope, November 2010
- Report 23: Small Group Teaching in English Literature: A Good Practice Guide
- Jonathan Gibson, November 2010, ISBN 978-1-905846-41-2
- Report 22: The Experience of Studying English in UK Higher Education
- John Hodgson, February 2010
- Report 21: Online Discussion in English Studies: A Good Practice Guide to Design, Moderation and Assessment
- Rosie Miles & Benjamin Colbert & Francis Wilson & Hilary Weeks & Candi Miller & Jackie Pieterick, March 2010, ISBN 978-1-905846-40-5
- Report 20: Work-Related Learning in English Studies: A Good Practice Guide
- Helen Day, February 2010, ISBN 978-1-905846-33-7
- Report 19: Survey of the English Curriculum and Teaching in UK Higher Education
- Alexandra Cronberg & Jane Gawthrope, January 2010, ISBN 978-1-905846-32-0
- Report 19a: Workbook for the Survey of the English Curriculum and Teaching in UK Higher Education
- A workbook containing all the raw data from the survey (as an Excel spreadsheet)
- Report 18: Staying the Course: The Experiences of Disabled Students of English and Creative Writing
- Kevin Brunton & Jonathan Gibson, November 2009, ISBN 978-1-905846-31-3
- Report 17: In at the Deep End? The First Year in Undergraduate English Literature
- David Ellis , June 2008, ISBN 978-1-905846-15-3
- Report 16: Teaching the Teachers: Higher Education and the Continuing Professional Development of English Teachers
- Andrew Green , February 2008, ISBN 978-1-905846-146
- Report 15: The Taught MA in English
- Samantha Smith , October 2007, ISBN 978-1-905846-13-9
- Report 14: As Simple as ABC? - Issues of transition for students of English Language A level
- Angela Goddard & Adrian Beard , March 2007, ISBN 978-1-905846-05-4
- Report 13: Teaching Shakespeare - A Survey of the Undergraduate Level in Higher Education
- Neill Thew, September 2006, ISBN 1 905846-04-5
- Report 12: English at A level: A Guide for lecturers in Higher Education
- Barbara Bleiman & Lucy Webster , August 2006, ISBN 1 905846-03-07
- Report 11: Living Writers in the Curriculum - A Good Practice Guide
- Vicki Bertram & Andrew Maunder, March 2005, ISBN 0 902 19414 3
- Report 10: Four Perspectives on Transition: English literature from sixth form to university
- Andrew Green , February 2005, ISBN 0 902 19498 4
- Report 9: Part-time teaching: A Good Practice Guide
- Siobhán Holland, August 2004, ISBN 0 902 19429 1
- Report 8: Survey of the English Curriculum and Teaching in UK higher education
- The Halcrow Group with Jane Gawthrope and Philip Martin, October 2003, ISBN 0 902 19429 1
- Report 8: Appendices to Survey of the English Curriculum and Teaching in UK higher education
- The Halcrow Group with Jane Gawthrope and Philip Martin, October 2003, ISBN 0 902 19429 1
- Report 7: External Examining in English
- Philip Martin, April 2003, ISBN 0 902 19493 3
- Report 6: Creative Writing: A Good Practice Guide
- Siobhán Holland, February 2003, ISBN 0 902 19478 X
- Report 5: English and IT
- Michael Hanrahan, December 2002
- Report 4: Access and Widening Participation: A Good Practice Guide
- Siobhán Holland, February 2003, ISBN 0 90219 473 9
- Report 3: Postgraduate Training in Research Methods: Current Practice and Future Needs in English
- Sadie Williams, February 2003 ISBN 0 90219 4 68 2
- Report 2: The English Degree and Graduate Careers
- John Brennan and Ruth Williams, January 2003 ISBN 0 90219 463 1
- Report 1: Admission Trends In Undergraduate English: statistics and attitudes
- Sadie Williams, April 2002, ISBN 0 90219 443 7
