Department of English and Modern Languages

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Located in a city with an unparalled literary history and one that cherishes the power of the spoken word, the Department of English and Modern Languages is a place to be both inspired and inspiring.

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Success at the the Brookes union teaching awards 2019
Dr Laura Higgins and Dr Esteban Devis-Amaya both won top awards at the recent Brookes Union teaching awards 2019.
Oxford Brookes University Students research in the spotlight at Get Published! Poster Conference 2019
The Oxford Brookes University GetPublished! Student Research Poster Conference is taking place on Friday 12 April 2019, 12:00-14:00 in the Forum, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus.
Scholarship opportunity for Humanities and Social Sciences postgraduate students
The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Oxford Brookes University is pleased to offer the de Rohan Scholarship to one full or part-time student studying the MA Creative Writing, MA English, MA History, or MA by Research in the History of Art for September 2019 entry.
Flash Fiction publishing success for MA Creative Writing student
Ken Elkes, a postgraduate student on the MA Creative Writing at Oxford Brookes University, has signed a book deal with publisher Ad Hoc Fiction.
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20May
A reading by Gillian Allnutt
Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture and Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre are delighted to welcome Gillian Allnutt to Oxford.
04Jun
Postgraduate Open Evening
Our Postgraduate Open Evenings are an opportunity to find out everything you need to know about postgraduate study at Oxford Brookes.
22Jul
ignitionpress London launch: Joanna Ingham, Sarah Shapiro, and Jennifer Lee Tsai
Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre’s ignitionpress launches its latest three pamphlets by Joanna Ingham, Sarah Shapiro and Jennifer Lee Tsai. Tickets are free, but registration is advised!

Department of English and Modern Languages

Welcome to the Department of English and Modern Languages

The Place to Study

Unlock your critical reading and creative writing with English Literature at Brookes »

Applied Languages

Learn French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Mandarin or English and match your language skills with a specialist subject pathway »

Drama

Combine theory with performance as you explore British and European, Renaissance and post-1850 theatre »

Courses

Learn a language for free

Research

Royal Literary Fellows

Poetry Centre

Publication Success

Japanese Room

Work Placements

Twitter

Welcome to the
Department of English and Modern Languages