by admin | Jan 29, 2016 | Employability & Enterprise, The Subject Centre in Scotland
Careers service: A Taught undergraduate credit-bearing module in Internships for English Students Project Description The Careers Service currently delivers a taught undergraduate credit-bearing module in Internships which is available to students in the Schools of...
by admin | Jan 29, 2016 | Diversity & Inclusion, Student experience, The Subject Centre in Scotland
Implications and Diasporas: English Studies in Scotland’s higher education institutions 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...
by admin | Jan 22, 2016 | Assessment, E-Learning, Poetry, The Subject Centre in Scotland
Teaching metrics using EVS (Electronic Voting System) handsets 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...
by admin | Jan 17, 2016 | E-Learning, English language, Old English literature, The Subject Centre in Scotland
Learning and Teaching with the Thesaurus of Old English 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...
by admin | Jan 17, 2016 | E-Learning, English language, Literacy & Writing skills, The Subject Centre in Scotland
ARIES: Punctuation, Spelling and Reference for the Web 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...
by admin | Jan 17, 2016 | E-Learning, English language, The Subject Centre in Scotland
Word Webs: Exploring vocabulary 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...
