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University Preview Day: Year 12 English Literature Gothic masterclass

University event offered by University of Reading

Event Summary:

FREE EVENT: University Preview Day: Year 12 English Literature Gothic masterclass. Suitable for students studying AS English Literature who are thinking about studying it at degree level.

Full Event Details:

This event invites Year 12 students to study English Literature at university for a
day. We will look in detail at the atmospheric short story ‘Green Tea’, by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.

Research-active academics will guide:
• two mini-lectures, exploring context and biography, and Victorian medicine
and mysticism;
• seminars, practising close-reading in small groups;
• a workshop, discussing the narrative frame;
• writing practice, planning an essay on Gothic literature.

Places are limited, and will be allocated according to a brief application form.
http://www.reading.ac.uk/english-literature/Undergraduate/ell-ug-english-literature-information-for-teachers.aspx

Suitable For:

Bookings by Teachers for Key Stage 5 (Students aged 16-18)
Individuals (Enquiry not required to be through a school)

Duration:

Full Day

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Institution Profile:

The University of Reading offers an ever-expanding programme of free outreach events across all subject areas from Year 7 - 12. All events are intended to enthuse students whilst offering curriculum enhancement and enrichment.

The types of provision include:

Subject Days and Theme Days - hands-on activities for students based on or around a particular A Level (or equivalent) subject. Days include practical tasters which support their studies or highlight the Higher Education options available to students studying in these areas. Aside from collaborating with the central Global Recruitment Team ( UK and Outreach) on the development of outreach activities focused around particular subjects, some academic departments also run their own events for schools and colleges.

Master Classes and Technique Sessions – these events focus on a specific area, technique or skill within a subject, allowing students the chance to see 'close-up' some of the techniques used in that subject areas.

Conferences and Debates – these events are designed to challenge the way students think about real world issues and developments in technology and to encourage independent learning and the development of transferable skills, such as evidence analysis, research and communication skills.

Lectures - as well as our public lecture series which are free and open to all schools, we also have a number of other lecture events throughout the year to engage your students with the latest research and advancements in all academic discipline.