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Making the Development of Employability Skills more Obvious to Students

Jo Robinson explains how the School of English helps students to tailor their studies to develop a wide range of skills for their future careers.

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Improving Feedback Quality and Students' Use of Feedback

Jo Robinson describes how she, and colleagues, give feedback to students via audio commentaries on their essays and how students make use of that feedback in future work.

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Embedding Study Skills into the International Media and Communications Degree

Dr Eva Giraud of the Department of Culture, Film and Media, explains how a new module has been designed to help students to develop their research and essay-writing abilities in preparation for their…

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The Transition to, and through, University Study

Dr Jo Robinson talks about the connections between developing students' subject-specific and academic skills and the skills that will help them into employment.

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Developing Independent Thinking through Student-Lead Activities

Dr Nick Thomas describes how giving students the responsibility to lead seminars helps them to develop important academic and transferrable skills.

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