Staging The James Plays in Nottingham
June 13, 2016
This blog was written by Peter Kirwan, Assistant Professor in Shakespeare & Early Modern Drama Rona Munro’s trilogy The James Plays is a unique piece of event theatre. Three plays performed by one ensemble of actors, focusing in turn on the reigns of James I, James II and James III of Scotland; staged on an epic …
The Benefits of One-Off Volunteering
This blog post was written by second year English student, Victoria Lorriman from the School of English. Most of us have now finished exams, and after being constantly engaged in hours of revision and writing a long summer break seems to be exactly what we need. However, the transition from intense involvement in studies to …
BAAL Vocabulary Special Interest Group Conference
June 9, 2016
This blog was written by Norbert Schmitt, Professor of Applied Linguistics, School of English. Thursday 7th July, 2016, 13.00-17.00 and Friday 8th July, 2016, 10.00-16.30 University of Nottingham Vocabulary is an essential aspect of learning any language. While much of vocabulary is acquired incidentally as a young child when learning a first language, second language learners often struggle …
I know what you did last summer…
June 6, 2016
This blog post was written by final year English and Philosophy student, Rishi Davda. As much as it pains me to say it, the years at university go by way too fast. From running around the freshers’ fair for free pizza to panicking in Hallward come mid-May, the ups and downs seem to speed past …
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