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On May 3, two MA TESOL students in the Department, Akihiro Matsuura and Chiho Takeda, were awarded the opportunity to conduct their dissertation research under the supervision of the British Council Assessment Group as part of the Department’s longstanding collaboration … Continue reading →

For my BA dissertation, I looked at lockdown memes generated during the Coronavirus pandemic. Firstly, let me ask you a question; did you see any memes during lockdown? Unless you don’t participate in social media, I am sure everyone has … Continue reading →

Prof Parvaneh Tavakoli has recently received research funding from the prestigious Future of English/British Council scheme for a project entitled ‘Digitally-mediated EMI communication in Higher Education classrooms: Transforming evidence to practical resources’. Prof Tavakoli is a Co-investigator on this project working collaboratively in collaboration with … Continue reading →

Taz Usher Having been involved in UoR’s student newspaper, The Spark, since my first few weeks at university I have had the opportunity to experiment with various sub-genres of journalism meanwhile exploring and writing about a variety of topics. Writing … Continue reading →

With all of the misinformation that seems to be circulating online nowadays, it is said that we are living in a “post-truth” world, a world where facts don’t matter, and where people make important political and personal decisions based on … Continue reading →

Emma Campbell, a final year English Language and Applied Linguistics student, tells us about her dissertation topic and hopes for the future. “When I applied to do English Language at the University of Reading during my last year of sixth … Continue reading →

Halloween.  A night filled with scary costumes, decorations and chocolates. The rich history of this annual ritual is often forgotten. The word itself is so rarely considered, yet certainly ought to be as its origin is thought provoking. I admit, … Continue reading →

Becky reflects on her enjoyable Welcome Week and gives you an idea of what to expect in yours. Welcome Week at the University of Reading was one of the busiest weeks of my university career, packed with meeting new people, attending … Continue reading →

Final year student Chloe takes us though the many places to go for guidance at Reading and assures us that ‘everyone is in the same boat’.  Beginning university is a big milestone. A change in studies and often a change in … Continue reading →

One of the first things that we will send you before your course starts is a reading list, so we thought this might be a good chance to say something about what a reading list is for. The reading list … Continue reading →