by admin | Jan 29, 2016 | Employability & Enterprise, The Subject Centre in Scotland |
Project Description The Careers Service currently delivers a taught undergraduate credit-bearing module in Internships which is available to students in the Schools of Humanities, Social & Environmental Science, Psychology and Life Sciences. This module is taught...
by admin | Jan 29, 2016 | Diversity & Inclusion, Student experience, The Subject Centre in Scotland |
Brief description This project engaged with immigrant, non-white and minority students studying English at Scottish universities, in order to uncover and assess their concerns and experiences. The methods used were consultations with English departments, workshops,...
by admin | Jan 22, 2016 | Assessment, E-Learning, Poetry, The Subject Centre in Scotland |
Brief Description “Arts-side departments have been slower to see the possibilities of using EVS in teaching; there is now an opportunity for English to lead innovation in this area.” This project is a pilot scheme for developing possible uses of electronic...
by admin | Jan 17, 2016 | E-Learning, English language, Old English literature, The Subject Centre in Scotland |
Brief Description This project developed a novel and illuminating interactive resource for students taking courses in Old English, the History of the English Language, and the Semantics of English, Learning with the online Thesaurus of Old English, adapting materials...
by admin | Jan 17, 2016 | E-Learning, English language, Literacy & Writing skills, The Subject Centre in Scotland |
Brief description This project converted an existing suite of computer programs concerned with improving key English Language skills in spelling and punctuation into a web-accessible source. Background The ARIES project is a self-access learning program for students...
by admin | Jan 17, 2016 | E-Learning, English language, The Subject Centre in Scotland |
Brief description This project produced a set of pedagogical web-pages using material from the Oxford Historical Thesaurus of English. The website vividly demonstrates how a knowledge of vocabulary, and of the ways words develop and inter-relate, can illuminate the...
