Monthly Archives: May 2015

Lucy Skinner tells us about her career and life after studying English Language at Reading: I left Reading in 2009. To be honest it feels bizarre even writing that; time really has flown!  I did a BA in Applied English … Continue reading →

Laura Armstong, a final year English Language student, gives us her top tips on applying to graduate schemes: During your time at University, the talk of the elusive graduate scheme jobs will start to creep in. Graduate schemes are run … Continue reading →

Hayley Parfitt talks about her experiences and the benefits of studying a joint degree: I decided to take a joint honours course because I’ve always been interested in how language works, and always loved studying literature. The English Language and … Continue reading →

English Language student Laura Armstrong tells us about this fantastic research opportunity open to all University of Reading students which she took part in during summer 2014 with Dr Christiana Themistocleous. UROP stands for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme. UROP’s are offered by the … Continue reading →

  On March 16th 2015, we had the opportunity to present at our Department’s ‘Language Studies’ PhD Conference. Our colleagues from the Departments of Modern Languages, Institute of Education and Psychology at the University of Reading also participated as presenters. … Continue reading →