Teaching Romanticism

1. Teaching Romanticism As part of the conference organised in conjunction with the English Subject Centre on ‘Teaching Romanticism’, which took place in London 17–18 March 2006, Romanticists across the UK were asked to fill in a questionnaire about the way that they taught Romanticism in their institution. This survey should be downloaded to your desktop before viewing – to download right click and choose ‘Save Target As’ then save to your PC – however you must have an internet connection active when viewing the presentation to access the hyperlinked response data.

2. Question 1 • Name • Response – not available in this presentation

3. Question 2 • Email Address • Response – not available in this presentation

4. Question 3 • Institution name • Response

5. Question 4 • Are you happy to have any comment you make on this questionnaire attributed to you personally when the results of the questionnaire are published and discussed? • Response – not available in this presentation

6. Question 5 • Please confirm that a Romanticism module is taught in your institution • Response – not available in this presentation

7. Question 6 • Title of Romanticism module • Response

8. Level of Module Question 7

9. Question 8 Approximate number of students

10. Question 9 How is the module taught?

11. Question 10 Is the module team taught?

12. Question 11 Is it compulsory for students to take this module

13. Question 12 • Do you expect your students to have completed any other module before they begin this one? (i.e. are there any pre-requisites?) • Response • No= 40 • Yes= 38 Please specify

14. Question 13 Do you ask the students to use an anthology for the module? Other Please specify

15. Question 14 • Are there any other core/set texts used on the module? • No =20 • Yes =55 Please Specify

16. Question 15 If you do use an anthology of Romantic literature is it sufficient for your needs?

17. Question 16 • Are there specific texts / authors / genres / areas that are not sufficiently dealt with by any single anthology? • No -16 • Yes - 52 Please Specify

18. Question 17 • Are all the texts you wish to look at currently in print? • Yes - 44 • No – 29 - please list any texts you have trouble obtaining List

19. Question 18 Would you consider that primarily, you teach the module: Other Please specify

20. Question 19 Do you in practice use a combination of these approaches in your teaching?

21. Question 20 Do you teach historically? If so which historical period is covered? Other Please specify

22. Question 21 • Is the module linked to other period modules? • No – 36 • Yes – 36 - Please Specify

23. Question 22 Do you pay attention to the Biography of authors

24. Question 23 • Do you teach thematically? • No - 14 • Yes - 57 - Please specify main themes

25. Question 24 Do you teach with the attention to the form or genre of the texts studied? If so, which genres are covered? (You may tick as many boxes as apply.) Other Please specify

26. Question 25 Do you teach theoretically? If so, which are the main theoretical approaches used? Other Please specify

27. Question 26 • Or, do you teach using another approach? • No - 38 • Yes – 18 - please specify

28. Question 27 Please indicate how much attention is given to each of the following ‘big six’ authors.

29. Question 28 • Do you teach any plays (including closet drama) on the module? • Response

30. Question 29 • Please indicate how much attention is given to each of the following authors. • Response

31. Question 30 • Are there authors not mentioned in this list (see Question 29) whom you teach? • No – 26 • Yes– 42 - Please Specify

32. Question 31 Do you teach any non-fictional Romantic- period texts on the module?

33. Question 32 Could these be categorised as (You may tick as many boxes as apply)

34. Question 33 My teaching on this module has been influenced very much by my research Further comments

35. Question 34 I have tailored the module to reflect my research interests. Further comments

36. Question 35 I think it is unnecessary for teaching to be influenced by an individual’s research. Further Comments

37. Question 36 I think it is inappropriate for teaching to be influenced by an individual’s research. Further Comments

38. Question 37 I think it is impractical for teaching to be influenced by an individual’s research. Further Comments

39. Question 38 I regard my research as too specialised/difficult for it to play a role in my teaching Further Comments

40. Question 39 Students expect their tutor’s research to feature in the module they are taught. Further Comments

41. Question 40 Do you use any electronic resources in your teaching? Other (please specify)

42. Question 41 If you use author websites in your teaching, which ones do you use Other (please specify)

43. Question 42 On this module do you teach any literature from: Scotland Yes (please specify)

44. Question 43 On this module do you teach any literature from: Ireland Yes (please specify)

45. Question 44 On this module do you teach any literature from: Wales Yes (please specify)

46. Question 45 On this module do you teach any literature from: United States Yes (please specify)

47. Question 46 On this module do you teach any literature from: Mainland Europe Yes (please specify)

48. Question 47 On this module do you teach any literature from: anywhere else other than England. Yes (please specify)

49. Question 48 Do you think that you cover the following themes/ideas in your module? Other (please Specify)

50. Question 49 Does you module extend beyond the period usually defined as Romantic (i.e. before1770 after 1830) Other (please specify)