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Summer School Programme 2017 Summer School Programme 2017 Monday 26th to Friday 30th June University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD Welcome to the 2017 summer school We hope you find the programme of events congenial and engaging, and that you find the summer school an inspiring and memorable experience. Enjoy! Dr Paweł Szudarski Distance Learning Convenor Programme of events Monday 26th June 9.30-10.15 Registration A46, Trent Building 10.15-10.30 Welcome A46, Trent Building 10.30-12.30 “Expanded forms: visuality and sound in poetry” Lila Matsumoto 12.30-13.30 Lunch A95 Student Common Room, Trent Building 13.30-15.00 “Literary anthologies: Palgrave’s Golden Treasury, and others” Adam Rounce 15.00-15.30 Tea and Coffee Student Common Room, Trent Building 15.30-17.00 “Hearing Beethoven, thinking Beethoven” Nathan Waddell Tuesday 27th June 09.30 -11.00 “Examining the discourse of ageing and ageism” Kevin Harvey A46, Trent Building 11.00-12.30 “Language on trial: dialect prejudice in the courtroom” Luke Collins 12.30-13.30 Lunch Student Common Room, Trent Building 13.30-15.00 “Researching the history and origins of surnames” Peter McClure 15.00-15.30 Tea and Coffee Student Common Room, Trent Building 15.30-17.00 “The linguistics of fictional consciousness” Violeta Sotirova Wednesday 28th June 09.30-11.00 “The use of corpora in language studies” Paweł Szudarski A46, Trent Building 11.00-12.00 “Introducing resource discovery in your library” Susanne Cullen A46, Trent Building 12.00-13.00 Lunch Student Common Room, Trent Building 13.00-14.00 Feedback session (optional) Student Common Room, Trent Building Free afternoon until Conference Dinner 18.00 onwards Conference Dinner (The Council Dining Room, Trent Building A21) Thursday 29th June 9.30 -10.30 “What is psycholinguistics?” Dominic Thompson A46, Trent Building 10.30-12.30 “Chaucer: from manuscript to modern reader” Jo Martin 12.30-13.30 Lunch Student Common Room, Trent Building 13.30-15.00 “Mixed methods research: reality or fashionable illusion?” Zoltán Dörnyei 15.00-15.30 Tea and Coffee Student Common Room, Trent Building 15.30-17.00 “Corpus approaches to historical discourse analysis: methodologies and challenges” Jason Whitt Friday 30th June 9.30-11.30 Visit to Manuscripts Special Collections at King’s Meadow Nicola Royan and Jo Martin The free University ‘Hopper’ bus (number 902) departs from East Drive and it is a ten-minute journey to King’s Meadow Campus 12.00-13.00 “Investigating literariness using psycholinguistic techniques” Kathy Conklin A46, Trent Building 13.00-14.00 Lunch Student Common Room, Trent Building 14.00 Summer School closes SUMMMER SCHOOL 2017 INFORMATION SHEET Getting to the University From East Midlands Airport (approximately 10 miles) There is a 24 hour Skylink bus service from East Midlands Airport to Nottingham City Centre – see timetable link above. You can also walk to the taxi rank on the terminal forecourt and take a direct taxi to the University. Taxis are normally available 24 hours. By train There are 2 train stations that are close to the University of Nottingham, Beeston train station and Nottingham train station. From Beeston train station; The Trent Barton bus route eighteen service has 2 bus stops close to the train station, the first is on Station Road (bus stop called Linden Grove) and the second is on Meadow Road (bus stop called Laburnum Grove) Linden Grove stop on Station Road Beeston Train Station Alternatively you could walk to the bus and tram stops in Beeston, approximately 0.5 miles, alternatively you could or call a taxi, Cabline 0115 9225226 or Cable Cars 0115 9229229 who are local cabs. From Nottingham train station you can catch a tram or take a short walk into the centre where you can get a bus to the university. By Tram The University of Nottingham is now connected with the rest of the city by Tram, during the day, 7am-9pm, the tram operates every 7-10 minutes, early & Late, 6am-7am and 9pm-12am, the tram operates every 15 minutes. Tickets must be purchased before boarding. The closest tram stop for the University of Nottingham stop is the University of Nottingham stop if coming from Nottingham City Centre or Nottingham Train station. When travelling on the tram from Nottingham City Centre or Nottingham Train Station you need to get the tram that is travelling to Toton Lane. If travelling from Beeston you can either get off at University Boulevard or stay on and get off at the University of Nottingham stop. By bus There are a number of bus services that have stops close by to the University Park campus. There is one bus that runs from the centre of Nottingham through the university. Bus services through University Park campus Service Route Service provider 34/N34 - day/night City, Derby Road, Nottingham City service QMC, University Park Transport Bus services stopping close to University Park campus Service Route Service provider Eighteen City, QMC, University Boulevard, Trent Beeston, Chilwell, Stapleford Barton Indigo City, QMC, University Boulevard, Trent Beeston, Long Eaton, Derby Barton Skylink City, Castle Boulevard, University Trent Boulevard, Beeston, Long Eaton, East Barton Midlands Airport, Kegworth, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough Y5 City, Castle Boulevard, Beeston, Long Your Bus Eaton, Draycott, Borrowash, Derby 35/35a/35b City, QMC, Derby Road, Wollaton Nottingham Vale, Bilborough, Bulwell City Transport 36/N36 ─ City, QMC, Derby Road, Beeston, Nottingham day/night service Chilwell City Transport Y36 City, QMC, Beeston Your Bus Red Arrow Nottingham, QMC, Derby, Ripley, Trent Alfreton, Chesterfield Barton i4 City, QMC, Derby Road, Bramcote, Trent Sandiacre, Derby Barton Tickets Tickets for the tram need to be purchased prior to boarding the tram, they do have Revenue Protection Officers that board the trams to check tickets. All tram stops have machines where you can buy tickets. Tickets for buses can be purchased on the bus itself. If you are using a Nottingham City Transport bus you require exact change. Trent Barton buses and Your Bus give change. Nottingham has a network, The Robin Hood Network, which is the home of integrated public transport. This partnership offers easy, accessible, smart travel across a network of buses, trams and train operators. By Taxi There are taxi ranks throughout the city and immediately adjacent to the main railway and bus stations. The journey to the campus, from the city centre, takes approximately 15 minutes. Avoid rogue and unlicensed taxi drivers - Nottingham City Council licenses two types of vehicles - Hackney Carriages and Private Hire vehicles. If you get into a Private Hire car without pre-booking it (that is - you stop it or find it in the street) you may not be covered by insurance. Private Hire drivers call this 'flying' and they know they are breaking the law. If you are involved in an accident you will experience difficulty in claiming for any damage or injuries. For more information, please visit our Community web pages. From M1 Motorway Leave the M1 motorway at Junction 25 to join the A52 to Nottingham. Turn right at The Priory roundabout (about 4 miles from M1), then left at next roundabout to enter the University's West Entrance. Accommodation Bed and breakfast accommodation (no evening meal) has been booked for those who have requested it in on the University Park campus. Cavendish Hall is close to the University’s West Entrance and is handy both for the Trent Building where Summer School sessions are held and Beeston the nearest local town. Accommodation will cost £45 per night bed and breakfast, all rooms are en-suite. We have set up a web page so that you will have the ability to pay online for your accommodation. Just go to http://store.nottingham.ac.uk/conferences-and- events/conferences/schools-and-departments/english/english-distance- learning-summer-school-2017 and click on the Options tab, then Book Event. Choose the nights that you have already stated on the booking form that you sent to me and then pay online. Making your own evening entertainment... If you wish to venture into the city during the evenings, Nottingham has a vibrant mix of nightlife to suit all tastes. Three of Nottingham’s venues, The Bell Inn, Ye Old Salutation Inn and Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, claim to be the oldest drinking establishments in the city. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is cut into rock below Nottingham city, and with its cave cellars dates back to approximately 1189AD. Ye Olde Salutation Inn was established in 1240AD and the Bell Inn dates from approximately 1437. Nottingham’s canal side provides another location for entertainment with a mixture of venues from tradition pubs and wine bars to the UK’s only pub that has a barge moored within it, on its own internal canal. There are also a variety of nightclubs in the city catering for a range of music tastes. There are over 300 venues at which to eat in Nottingham city centre, catering for all tastes in food from Greek, Indian, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Turkish, Spanish, French, Mexican, Thai, and seafood restaurants, to pizza places, and American diners, and to fine dining such as the Michelin-starred restaurant, Sat Bains. Where to Eat Lunch will be provided each day of the Summer School. On Wednesday evening, the Summer School dinner will take place on campus in the Council Dining Room, Trent Building on campus. On the other evenings, you may wish to go into Nottingham. Last year, students made informal arrangements and went into the city or Beeston as a group. There is a huge variety of restaurants (and types of cuisine) in the city centre – too many to list, the following web-site will give you some idea - http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurants-g186356- Nottingham_Nottinghamshire_England.html.
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