The EngSem Choir
Dr. Tom van Brederode had two major passions: the English language and singing. In the 1980s, he could combine both at the …
Professor Paul Werth and Text World Theory – drs. L. E. Kemp
Paul Werth (1942–1995) was Professor of English Linguistics from 1986 until his death. Of his many contributions to linguistics, one of his …
Embodying phonetics: The Story of Arthur the Rat – Dr. L. van Buuren
The university teacher of English phonetics should lay out all the vocal patterns learned by one representative speaker of English and teach …
Women and the English Novel: from Burney to Eliot , and from Chopin to Winterson.
From the early eighties until the end of the last century, this course was offered to ‘doctoraal’ students, on alternate years, by …
Standardizing Teacher Training
The university was not the only place to master the English language. From 1921 until 1987, many studied at home to gain …
Dr. Bouwe Postmus Returns to the University
Several former English Department students have found their way back to the university over the years. One is Bouwe Postmus (b. 1945). …
Andries Vos, Professor Extraordinaire
Professor Andries Vos (1919-2010) taught from 1963 until 1984. He was an unusual character and has become one of the most well-known former …
The Harting Programme Scholarship
Pieter Harting (1892-1970) was professor of English Language and Literature from 1937 to 1962. The Harting Programme is part of his …