Reflections on lifelong learning
Reflections on lifelong learning Richard J. Jones (The Open University) Recently, I met a professor of eighteenth-century literature, who had been teaching for over fifty years. I was pleased to…
How a ‘geography of ideas’ can help us reimagine English heritage
How a ‘geography of ideas’ can help us reimagine English heritage Philip Seargeant (The Open University) There used to be a pub on the corner of Downing Street.…
The Writers’ Nook
The Writers’ Nook The Writers’ Nook is a corner of a café at the University Hospital of North Tees. It is part of a project to look at how…
Oracy: a bridge between school learning and the wider world
Oracy: a bridge between school learning and the wider world Topsy Page (Oracy Cambridge) Exploratory talk is central to learning, and critical in the study of language and literature.…
Open University students reflect on studying English
Open University students reflect on studying English Richard J. Jones (The Open University) At The Open University, students of different ages and backgrounds study English Literature, Creative Writing, or…
Will we still be reading English literature in the future?
Will we still be reading English literature in the future? Shafquat Towheed (The Open University) Is reading in danger? We are currently in the midst of the National…
Coastlines
Coastlines Edward Hogan (The Open University) For the last few years, writers and researchers in the department of English and Creative Writing at the Open University have been undertaking…
Digital literacies: a lifelong endeavour
Digital literacies: a lifelong endeavour Caroline Tagg and Korina Giaxoglou (The Open University) In our digitally connected world, staying on top of the latest technologies is a lifelong…
Lifelong Learning and English: articles to explore
Lifelong Learning and English: articles to explore Richard J. Jones (The Open University) The World Health Organisation reports that people are living longer. According to its findings, in…
Lifelong learning and the study of English
Lifelong learning and the study of English Richard J. Jones (The Open University) ‘Literature’, says David Hume towards the end of the eighteenth century, ‘has been the ruling passion…