by admin | May 1, 2016 | Literacy & Writing skills |
Event Report Literacy is the basic requirement for students of English language, literature and creative writing and yet lecturers identify literacy as one of their key concerns. The English Subject Centre’s symposium on literacy and literature which was held at...
by admin | Apr 20, 2016 | Creative Writing, Literacy & Writing skills |
Introduction A project to explore the connections between creative writing and writing skills in English Literature led by Kathleen Bell with research by Heather Conboy Using interviews and questionnaires as well as samples of student work, the project examines...
by admin | Jan 30, 2016 | Literacy & Writing skills |
General Thinking Writing: A Guide to Writing-Intensive Teaching and Learning An exciting website hosted at Queen Mary, University of London. On these webpages Sally Mitchell argues that the best way to improve student writing is through frequent small-scale writing...
by admin | Jan 30, 2016 | Literacy & Writing skills |
Brief description The project consisted of two main elements: a survey of English departments assessing staff attitudes to first-year student writing skills, and a pilot writing class at Chester College of HE. Background The issue of first-year undergraduates’ writing...
by admin | Jan 30, 2016 | Literacy & Writing skills |
Brief description The project evaluated the working of ‘Write through the Semester’, an introductory writing course involving writing tasks linked directly to the material studied in modules within the English degree. Background Work began in 2001 on a project...
by admin | Jan 29, 2016 | Employability & Enterprise, Literacy & Writing skills |
Brief description The Speak-Write Programme creates research-based teaching resources to develop advanced communication skills in higher education and business. Background The Speak-Write Project was established in 1997as a response to a concern voiced widely by...
