Newcastle University School Of English Literature, Language And Linguistics
About Newcastle University School Of English Literature, Language And Linguistics
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Our School is a lively and diverse community of more than 45 academic staff, over 700 undergraduates, and 200 postgraduates located at the heart of one of the great cities in the UK.
Newcastle University School Of English Literature, Language And Linguistics Description
We are a very successful School with a long and prestigious history. English has been taught at undergraduate level at Newcastle University for over a hundred years. We attract high quality students and our graduates are outstanding (please see our video interviews with alumni).
Key facts
In English Language and Literature we are placed joint 5th in the UK for research.
97% of our students say they are 'satisfied' or 'very satisfied' with the teaching and learning experience in English Literature (NSS 2012); 93% say they are 'satisfied' or 'very satisfied' on the programmes taught in the School
The School is one of the highest-ranked departments in the UK in the latest International Student Barometer (Autumn 2011), scoring 91% for 'learning', 95% for 'support' and 100% in the overall category of 'living experience'.
92% of our postgraduate students said that they felt the course had exceeded their expectations (2010 Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey)
With colleagues in Modern Languages and Education, Communication and Language Sciences we constitute the Centre for Research in Language and Linguistic Sciences (CRiLLS), one of the largest groupings of linguists in Europe.
The School offers some of the most diverse and flexible degrees in the country. In addition to English Language and Linguistics, we teach creative writing, film-making and film history, drama and children's literature as well as literature from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century.
We are home to the Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts (NCLA), which brings internationally renowned writers to Newcastle, organizing readings and events that are open to our students and the general public.
We work with several Partners who support assessed work experience placements.
We also work closely with alumni and our award-winning Careers Service to enhance the employability of our students.
We have excellent resources which include: The Robinson Library (awarded the government's Charter Mark five times) and its unique Special Collections, Culture Lab, The Catherine Cookson Archive of Tyneside and Northumbrian Dialect.
Last, but certainly not least, we are based in the heart of a wonderful city!
Reviews
It's a lovely day here in Newcastle - visit us in King's Hall and Percy Building, meet our staff and students, and grab some goodies. Can't wait to see you! #nclvisit
Did someone say OPEN DAY? We're more than ready to meet our prospective students tomorrow and on Saturday! Click here: bit.ly/2tt8MMK for details and follow the #nclvisit hashtag! See you tomorrow!
Thinking of applying for a Writing Poetry course? Join us and Poetry School for our excellent MA in Writing Poetry! We offer a scholarship to cover your fees - please visit https://bit.ly/2FJswRu for details.
Listen to our colleague, Rachael Bailes, talk (and sing!) about hemisphericity, recursion, and the "beneficent spiral" that led to human social cognition and language:
https://www.cbc.ca/…/the-recurring-case -of-recursion-a-patt…
Thinking of applying for a Writing Poetry course? Join us and Poetry School for our excellent MA in Writing Poetry! We offer a scholarship to cover your fees - please visit https://bit.ly/2FJswRu for details.
Our colleague, Dr Stacy Gillis, talks about the "Cool Girl" stereotype in Mashable
https://mashable.com/…/cool-girl-stereo type-dating-culture/…
Students & staff, working in partnership with Hotspur Primary School, developed a creative arts project based on the life of C17 Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle: Cavendish wrote one of the first pieces of scifi, The Blazing World, which explores space travel, utopian thinking, ecocritical awareness, and scientific inventions. Our students worked with the Hotspur Primary students to develop a steampunked C17 pageant, which emphasised environmental & anthropogenic con...cerns.
The students researched animals in their family groups, and made pledges to the environment, which they presented at the pageant (including a flashmob) – all under the watchful eye of Cavendish, who made a grand entrance to thank the participants. Our students have the chance to do this kind of outreach work during their degrees: vital experience of creative arts practice, educational work, leadership opportunities & community engagement. Thx to all who took part and Dr Stacy Gillis for leading!
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CREATIVE WRITING FINAL DEGREE SHOW - 6th June 6:00pm, Culture Lab: Join Newcastle University talented creative writers at the showcase of the diverse and high quality readings from our MA and PGC Students! Please sign up at https://forms.ncl.ac.uk/view.php?id=49250 86
Are you our Stage 3 student? Join us for an end of year celebration to honour all of your hard work! We're meeting on 5th of June at 16:30 in Courtyard ❤️
Thinking of applying for a Writing Poetry course? Join us and Poetry School for our excellent MA in Writing Poetry! We offer a scholarship to cover your fees - please visit https://bit.ly/2FJswRu for details.
CREATIVE WRITING FINAL DEGREE SHOW - 6th June 6:00pm, Culture Lab: Join Newcastle University talented creative writers at the showcase of the diverse and high quality readings from our MA and PGC Students! Please sign up at https://forms.ncl.ac.uk/view.php?id=49250 86
Busy news day today - in Tribune, Alex Niven talks about T. Dan Smith, his socialist ideas, and his influence on Newcastle. https://bit.ly/2JtH9fT
Who runs the world? Our colleague Rachel Hewitt asks why a woman pulling on a pair of trainers is still such a defiant act. bit.ly/2EnsPBE
Today is the big day - hand in day! Please remember that the deadline time is 3:00pm. Any last minute issues? Please visit https://bit.ly/30p1KHq or contact our staff in Percy for advice.
Join us and Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts tomorrow night for a FREE exciting evening with Carolyn Forché and Michael Salcman, a launch for the International Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine Symposium on Friday! To find out more and book your place, please visit www.ncl.ac.uk/ncla
Come celebrate the launch of Breaking New Ground at one of four FREE national events across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland featuring a dazzling, diverse line-up of children’s authors!
Launching at Seven Stories The National Centre for Children's Books - Thursday 23rd May 4.30pm-6.30pm
Speakers include Nadia Shireen, author-illustrator of Billy and the Beast; Michael de Souza, creator of Rastamouse; Na’ima B. Robert, author of She Wore Red Shoes; and Karl Nova, ...poet and author of Rhythm and Poetry , winner of the CliPPA 2018.
The event is free to attend, but you have to register through Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/breaking-n ew-ground-uk-tour-…
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Thinking of applying for a Writing Poetry course? Join us and Poetry School for our excellent MA in Writing Poetry! We offer a scholarship to cover your fees - please visit https://bit.ly/2FJswRu for details.
Join our colleagues from Newcastle Centre for the Literary Arts and Seven Stories The National Centre for Children's Books for one of the excellent Creative Saturdays next week - full details in the event: