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Dear Colleague - please find below a summary of the English Subject Centre's free events from February to April 2009. Further details and online registration can be found at: http://www.english.heacademy.ac.uk/explore/events/index.php Jane Gawthrope Manager English Subject Centre Royal Holloway University of London Egham Surrey TW20 0EX 01784 414381 [log in to unmask] www.english.heacademy.ac.uk The English Subject Centre is a subject centre of the Higher Education Academy (www.heacademy.ac.uk) 26 February 2009, Birmingham Birmingham Evening Discussion Group - What is Literacy in HE Today? This first Birmingham Evening Discussion Group will be convened by Prof. David Roberts (Newman University College). The purpose is simply to share ideas about teaching with colleagues from across the Midlands in an informal atmosphere. The first session will focus on student literacy. 6-7th March 2009, London Reading, Writing and Reflecting: a workshop for not-so-new lecturers This workshop is offered to all those colleagues who have attended one of the Subject Centre's annual 'New Lecturer' Conferences held in Birmingham or Nottingham. It offers the opportunity to step back briefly from the day to day rush in order to reflect upon your subsequent experience of teaching and academic life. 27th March 2009, Leeds Networking Day for Heads of English This is an annual event creating an opportunity for those who lead departments to share ideas, experiences and concerns. The focus is on informal networking and exchange in a relaxed context. We do not arrange external speakers, but consult participants in advance about the issues they wish to discuss and arrange the programme accordingly. 3rd April 2009, London The Doctor's Dilemma: a new pedagogy for the PhD in English studies? This event will look at the future development of the PhD in English studies, particularly how it relates to knowledge transfer through such initiatives as the AHRC Collaborative Fellowships. Some time will be given to post-doctoral fellowships and their implications for departments and individual careers. The event will also include case-studies and discussion on topics related to current practice. 24th April, Falmouth A Special Relationship? Teaching English with Media Studies This event will provide a space to explore the relationship between the disciplines of English and Media Studies in terms of: programme design and content; teaching methodologies; and the place of theory in the syllabus. It is of interest to those who teach on further and higher education programmes which offer any kind of combination of the two subjects, English and Media Studies.