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On Studying English: The Student View
Share the student experience of English with the Subject Centre bloggers!
For seven weeks in 2010, six undergraduates blogged about their experiences of studying English. You can read an archive of their posts on the Subject Centre website..
Student Writing Competition
Every year the English Subject Centre asked students to write about their experience of studying English by entering a competition. Some students wrote traditional essays and others responded with pieces of Creative Writing: both give prospective students a great insight into what it's like to be an English or Creative Writing student. Have a look at some of the work produced by following the links below:
What do English or Creative Writing have to say to an age of austerity?
Winner: Cila Warncke, - University of Glasgow
Runner up:Robert Yeates, - Blackpool & the Fylde College
A soft option? What is difficult about English studies or Creative Writing?
Winner: Phoebe Bown, - University of Glasgow
Runner up:Lara Clayton, - Blackpool & the Fylde College
Why should UK taxpayers support you for three years to read novels, write poems or play with words?
Winner: Richard Patient, Southampton University
Runner up: Patrick Gillett, Cumbria University
Runner up: Ashley Lister, Blackpool and the Fylde College
What makes a good English or Creative Writing lecturer?
Winner: Nicola Harlow, Manchester Metropolitan University
Runner up: Tom Hammond, Lancaster University
What advice would you give to students starting your course?
Winner: Michael Aicken, Open University
Runner up: Greg Dean, St Martin's College, Lancaster
How does your experience of your course compare with any expectations you may have had?
Winner: Rachel Davies, Open University
Runner Up: Michael Aicken, Open University
