Introductions
Hey, my name’s Viki, and I’m going to be blogging about my time as a final year English student here. I’m currently away in Germany, studying in a little town called Heidelberg at Germany’s oldest...
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Summer reading (part 1)
Whilst most people I know have finished their studies for the summer and are enjoying their break, over here in Heidelberg my term is still going on, which means I’m still in the thick of studying....
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Summer reading (2)
Alright, so here comes the second part of my reading list for future/current English students (you can read my previous post on background reading here), where I talk about my top 3 theory books I...
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English at Leicester: The basics
Alright, so I’m aware that A level results day is looming- I have a very nervous sister I’m coming back from Germany to be with! Some of you might end up looking round here because you need to pick a...
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Welcome to Leicester!
The dust has settled after the trauma of results day, so hopefully you know what’s happening with you now. And if you’re coming to Leicester then welcome! And if it’s to study English then double...
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Life as a final year English student
As promised, this post will talk a bit about the modules I am taking as a final year English student at Leicester To start then, as with every year, I am taking three modules. I have been able to...
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English as multi-disciplinary?
I live with three Geographers, and we often joke about how you’ll find them in any subject area in the library except Geography because of how many other subjects theirs draws from- especially Human...
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Studying the big guns
Good morning As final year seems to be everything everyone warns you about- work, all the time- I thought that in this post I’d give you my perspective on who you get to study on the Romantic to...
View ArticleHello 2015
I’m very nervous to greet 2015, because it means that it’s the start of the year in which I graduate and have to move on. It’s the last year of being in education, and that’s a really scary thought...
View ArticleMy first ‘seen’ exam
Yesterday morning I sat my first exam in a year and a half (my year abroad last year was all assessed by essay) and it was a gruelling three hours long. Not only that, it was also ‘seen’, which is the...
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Graduation!
Hello everyone- I graduated! The whole end goal of my time at Leicester, and my entire education really, and I’ve done it! As you can tell from both the quick succession of exclamations and my...
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Goodbye
Hello everyone It’s time for me to say goodbye- I’ve graduated from Leicester and I have a BA under my belt, so no more student blogging for me! (Probably). I will be staying on at Leicester studying...
View ArticleThe reality of a summer internship in London
So, you’re one of the lucky ones to be successfully offered an Internship at one of the top company’s in London. Congratulations! It’s your chance to get some great experience in your field and prove...
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Week one @TheRiverGroup
So, that’s week one of my summer Internship done – and, it’s been a busy week! Situated at the end of Oxford Street and the opening to Hyde Park makes The River Group the perfect location for my first...
View ArticleEnglish Students: What books to buy and where to buy them.
If you’re an English student, you’ll have been given a very long list of books that need to be studied this semester. However, if you’re a first year student, you’ll soon realise that the library will...
View ArticleWhat’s on for Leicester’s English students?
Leicester’s Literary Festival aims to bring the best of literature to Leicester for one week only. It’s a week which is jam packed with exciting workshops and performances from the writers of today....
View ArticleHello 2015
I’m very nervous to greet 2015, because it means that it’s the start of the year in which I graduate and have to move on. It’s the last year of being in education, and that’s a really scary thought...
View ArticleMy first ‘seen’ exam
Yesterday morning I sat my first exam in a year and a half (my year abroad last year was all assessed by essay) and it was a gruelling three hours long. Not only that, it was also ‘seen’, which is the...
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Graduation!
Hello everyone- I graduated! The whole end goal of my time at Leicester, and my entire education really, and I’ve done it! As you can tell from both the quick succession of exclamations and my...
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Goodbye
Hello everyone It’s time for me to say goodbye- I’ve graduated from Leicester and I have a BA under my belt, so no more student blogging for me! (Probably). I will be staying on at Leicester studying...
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