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SPREMI 23 September

The SPREMI seminar series starts on 23 September, 2021, at 3 pm. Saija Merke (Finnish Language, ÅAU) will present recent research on: “The (non-) uptake of student-initiated stories in study circles: Opening or shutting down potential learning space” (ABSTRACT)

The seminar takes place online; link in the abstract.

Introductory lectures 2021

The new academic year at the department starts with three introductory lectures on Monday 6 September 2021

  • New students: 10.00-10.55
  • ‘Old’ BA students: 11.00-11.30
  • MA students: 11.35-12.05

All three meetings are planned to take place in Fiesta B205, but if there are restrictions on group sizes, we’ll move the meetings online. In that case, we’ll send the Zoom link to enge-info and post it on our Moodle Notice Board.

The introduction is an important occasion where you will get a lot of essential information concerning your studies. So do come along!

Doctoral defence: Cathryn McWilliams

M.A. Cathryn McWilliams will publicly defend her doctoral thesis in English Language and Literature at the Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology at Åbo Akademi University on Monday 28 June, 2021, at 2pm.

The thesis is entitled The Letters and Legacy of Mary Ann McCracken.

Dr., Lecturer Jonathan Wright, Maynooth University, Ireland, will serve as opponent and professor Anthony Johnson, Åbo Akademi University, as custos.

You are welcome to follow the event online at https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/66695112484.

An online version of the thesis is available in Doria:
http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-765-995-6

Doctoral defence: Mats Nyhom

FM Mats Nyhom will defend his doctoral thesis Friday, 14 May, 2021 at 5 pm.

The thesis is entitled Searchers After Horror: Understanding H. P. Lovecraft and His Fiction.

The opponent is Professor Timothy Murphy, Oklahoma State University, USA, and the chair is Associate Professor Jason Finch.

You are welcome to follow the event online using this link:
https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/69343809567

An online version of the thesis is available in Doria:
https://www.doria.fi/handle/10024/180929

Doctoral defence: Charlotte Stormbom

FM Charlotte Stormbom will defend her doctoral thesis Friday, 12 February, 2021 at 1 pm.

The thesis is entitled Gendered language in flux: The use of epicene pronouns in EFL and ELF writing. Apart from the candidate’s lectio praecursoria in Swedish, the discussion will be in English.

The opponent is Professor Anna Mauranen, University of Helsinki, and the chair is Professor Tuija Virtanen-Ulfhielm.

You are welcome to follow the event online using this link:
https://aboakademi.zoom.us/j/61209180922
Meeting ID: 6120 918 0922

A link to the online version of the thesis can be found here:
https://www.doria.fi/handle/10024/180221

Subject moot 14 October 2020

All students and staff of English Language and Literature are invited to subject moot on Wednesday 14 October 2020, at 4pm in Zoom (you’ll find the link on our Moodle Notice Board)

On the agenda of the moot we have the following items

  • Teaching in period 2
  • Attendance policy
  • Department events
  • Experiences of remote teaching

The subject moot is one good occasion for students to bring up issues for discussion. If you have any issues that you wish to be discussed at the meeting, email our department trainee by 11am on Wednesday 14 October.

Introductory lectures 2020

The new academic year at the department starts with three introductory lectures on Monday 31 August:

  • New students: 9-10, ASA Stora Auditoriet
  • ‘Old’ BA students: 11-12 via Zoom
  • MA students: 12-13 via Zoom

We’ll send the Zoom link to enge-info and post it on our Moodle Notice Board.

The introduction is an important occasion where you will get a lot of essential information concerning your studies. So do come along!