Guide for English Department Freshers 2021-22
Freshers’ Week
The Guide for English Department Freshers 2021-22 is now available. It offers a student perspective on studying English at King’s and addresses some issues of concern for new students.
The magazine includes pieces written by third year English students: Ana Bottle, Emma Campbell, Fiona Eddis-Finbow, Ted J.Gibbs, Pavlina Sotirova and Jil Thielen.
The guide covers:
- Tips for tackling reading lists
- What makes a good student, how to take notes, a guide to writing essays, time management tips
- The best places to look & search for material
- A review of London Libraries
- Information about first year modules & what the first year will be like
- An interview with first year head Dr Carl Kears
- An introduction to the English Department Student Representatives
- Clubs and societies – the spaces to meet people, to explore & develop interests
- London Coffee Shops (as study space & places to socialise)
- A campus guide
For full details, please see the attached guide in pdf format.
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Our dynamic English BA degree offers a varied literature syllabus with areas of study ranging from medieval performance to contemporary poetry, South Asian fiction, and creative writing. With more than 50 optional modules to choose from, you can shape your own specialism by selecting the topics that interest you most. You’ll learn how to apply a range of theoretical and historical approaches to literary study and develop essential skills in critical thinking, expression, and research at one of the oldest English departments in the country. Your central London location will encourage you to engage with the literary history and culture right on your doorstep, with sites such as Shakespeare’s Globe and the British Film Institute a short walk away. You’ll pair this with a deep understanding of global literature gained via a curriculum that explores writing from beyond the UK to include the US, Anglophone Africa, Ireland, and South Asia.
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- Diversify your perspective by studying an inclusive curriculum that teaches English literatures written in the US, Africa, Ireland, South Asia, and within the UK.
- Learn from academics who share their cutting-edge research from their work at a range of research centres, including the Centre for the Humanities and Health, Queer@King’s and the Shakespeare Centre London.
- Enhance your education by exploring the cultural institutions on your central London doorstep, with opportunities to work with Shakespeare’s Globe, amongst others.
- Join one of the oldest English departments in the country, with an outstanding international reputation for the quality of its research and teaching.
- Ranked 5th in the UK for English degrees by the 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject.
- Enjoy individual attention and support from your personal tutor.
- Choose to complete a dissertation or extend your learning with additional modules.
“ I still remember my first lecture. Ten minutes in, we had branched out into countless different subjects, theories, ideas – the connections seemed infinite. I’m studying English, but I’m also learning about history, philosophy, art, politics, psychology, socioeconomics. ”
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BA English graduates are equipped with a wide range of transferable skills appropriate to many different occupations. These include written and spoken communication, independent thought and judgement, critical thinking and research, all of which are highly valued by employers.
Many pursue careers in the creative and cultural industries and in education and research. Equally, many of our English graduates also go into general management, consultancy and public services or take conversion courses to begin careers in professions such as law.
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Please use footnotes, not endnotes, for your essays, as these are easier for examiners to consult when marking work online. And via the footnote and endnote options function please ensure footnote numbers are Arabic rather than Roman numerals (i.e. 7 not vii). 35. Department of English Language and Literature, King’s College London
Undergraduate. Our vibrant English Department offers you the chance to discover a huge variety of exciting texts from all periods, genres, styles and manifestations. Undergraduate English at King's.
The magazine includes pieces written by third year English students: Ana Bottle, Emma Campbell, Fiona Eddis-Finbow, Ted J.Gibbs, Pavlina Sotirova and Jil Thielen. The guide covers: Tips for tackling reading lists; What makes a good student, how to take notes, a guide to writing essays, time management tips; The best places to look & search for ...
These terms refer to how and where a citation appears in your work. Author-Date means the citation appears as a surname and year, Footnotes means the citation appears in a footnote at the end of the page, linked to your work by a small superscript number, and Numbered means that citations appear sequentially through the text.
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English BA. UCAS code: Q300. Our dynamic English BA degree offers a varied literature syllabus with areas of study ranging from medieval performance to contemporary poetry, South Asian fiction, and creative writing. With more than 50 optional modules to choose from, you can shape your own specialism by selecting the topics that interest you most.
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The right referencing software for you - how to choose it, and how to use it. There is a broad range of referencing software available for you to use, and you're encouraged to use the program that best fits your way of working. You can find a short self-diagnostic quiz to find out which software might suit you in the King's Guide to Referencing: