Module Overview

Full details of our modules can be found here . Below are short summaries divided alphabetical by first name for your convenience.

Beck's Main Modules (History of English, Sociolinguistics)

The following modules are suitable for all student types (Year Course, BA, MA, GLU, KFK) and can, by request, include a didactics focus. All modules can be delivered face-to-face in York, or online with minor adjustments for delivery method.

York Talk (with or without project work)

Uses the York environment to explore the history of English and/or sociolinguistic variation. May include small-group project work.

Can also include a guided walking tour of York.

Diverse British Voices

Discover more about English language varieties and attitudes in the UK.

Linguistic Politeness

Find out more about English identities and cultures in the UK through a discussion of the use of words like please, thank you and sorry.

Harry Potter and the chatter of British Englishes

A hands on exploration of language and society using the Harry Potter books and films.

Gweno's Main Modules (Literature, Didactics)

Gweno's modules are mostly aimed at GLU and KFK students with a strong emphasis on the classroom. In addition, for in-York KFK and GLU groups, Gweno also offers a theatre excursion and contextual lecture. For other students (BA, MA, Year Course), Gweno offers a theatre excursion and contextual lecture for in-York programmes or for online programmes a special session on poetry.

Texts to interest and inspire learners (in-York KFK/GLU only)

Discover a wide range of excellent recent authors and books in this interactive and inspiring session.

Poetry and drama in the classroom (in-York KFK/GLU only)

This session introduces relevant texts and performance approaches to include and inspire learners.

Teaching Poetry (Online KFK/GLU only)

Be inspired following exploration of high quality accessible free of charge digital texts and resources.

Enjoying Poetry (Online Year/BA/MA only)

Exploration of the opportunities poetry can offer for enjoyment, understanding and communication)

Lalita's Main Modules (Global Englishes, Applied Linguistics)

Language and Culture (KFK/GLU only)

Learn about the relationship between language and culture with critical exploration of culturally diverse texts suitable for the classroom.

Diverse global voices

Discover more about English language varieties and attitudes beyond the UK

Speaking

Examination of conversations to understand the rules of spoken interactions.

Public Communications in York

Focus on the types of meanings that written texts can express in the area of public communication.

Meg's Main Modules (Critical Literacy, 'Race')

Critical Literacy: Children's Literature. Heroes of Colour

This is about allowing literature to help us (pupils, students and teachers) learn to THINK. Texts will be from writers of colour, featuring heroes of colour.

Critical Literacy: 'Race' and Power - British Writers of Colour

Students are introduced to a practice of active, questioning engagement with literary texts from British writers of colour.

Critical Literacy: 'Race' and Power - Writers of the first nations

Students are introduced to a practice of active, questioning engagement with contemporary literary texts from indigenous writers.


Critical History of 'Race' thinking

Consider the modern origins of 'race'-thinking in relation to the developments of western, particularly British, imperialism from the 17th century onwards.

Terry's Main Modules (Education, Politics)

Democracy and Education (GLU/KFK only)

Think about the politics of teaching and the teaching of politics.

Power and Persuasion

Exploration of the use of discourse by the powerful, including how individuals manipulate others.

Sustainable Development

These sessions consider the scale of environmental and ecological problems and then how environmental issues interact with political and economic systems around the world.

Consumption: A story of prestige and prejudice

This is about the socio-cultural role of objects, experiences, tastes and manners.

Single Sessions

There is usually sufficient space in a programme for at the very most FOUR single sessions (by different staff members) in addition to main modules.

Beck

  • Viking linguistic footprints in Yorkshire

  • Love in Yorkshire

  • Swearing

  • Dahliscious Classroom Delights (KFK/GLU only)

  • Going Global (with Lalita, KFK/GLU only)

  • #OwnVoices (with Lalita, KFK/GLU only)

Lalita

  • Newspaper headlines

  • Metaphor

  • Going Global (with Lalita, KFK/GLU only)

  • #OwnVoices (with Lalita, KFK/GLU only)

Meg

  • 'Race' and Education

  • 'Race' and Empire

  • The British Class System

  • An imperial history of the child

Terry

  • Black Gold or the Devil's excrement?

  • Chocolate

  • Current Affairs

  • Inequality and Education

  • Two Pints

Audience view of theatre stage

Theatre + Contextual Lecture (Gweno)

For groups visiting York: Bring texts alive with an excursion to a local theatre with contextual lecture delivered beforehand. More details can be found in the theatre section.

Single Sessions from Associate Staff

For in-York Courses, it is sometimes possible to add an extra session from one of our associate staff.

Teacher Gunhild Buverud

Teaching in an English Primary

Professor Matthew Feldman

Faces of the Far Right in Britain

Fascist terrorism in Norway and Britain

Introducing 'Christianism'

Fascisms Century

Single Sessions from the Director Kjetil Myskja

For on-line courses, it is possible to add a lecture and/or a pub-style quiz from our very own Director.

Plates of food

You are what you eat

3 takeaway on British Culture through three different dishes.

Pint of Guiness on a pub table

Pub-style Quiz

Experience the fun and challenge of a pub-style quiz. Further details in the pub quiz section.