TEACHING
PRIVATE TUITION
Essay Writing
Creative Writing
Exam skills
Research Methods
Critical Thinking
Close Reading
Sample texts for Close Reading (GCSE - A-Level)
The Giver
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Holes
The Book Thief
The Return of the Native
An Inspector Calls
The Woman in Black
2015 - 2021
UNIVERSITY OF READING
Postgraduate:
- Materiality and Textuality
Archive theory, publishing history, digital humanities
- Samuel Beckett
The latest in Beckett scholarship including archive studies, medical humanities and political interrogations of Beckett's work.
Undergraduate
- Samuel Beckett, Final Year
The life and work of Samuel Beckett
- Research and Criticism, First Year
Critical thinking, critical theory, research and writing skills
- Poetry in English, First Year
Poetry in English from Chaucer to Larkin
Foundation Year
- Persuasive Writing
Reading critically and understanding persuasive methods in writing
2018 - 2019
OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY
Undergraduate
- Culture, Criticism, Literature 1
The nuts and bolts of prose and poetry
- Culture, Criticism, Literature 2
What it means to be a critic
TESTIMONIALS
“William cultivates an accessible and open learning environment, where students feel at ease. He draws on his research knowledge and teaching expertise to create engaging and original activities. Every session is carefully planned to move students towards their goal.”
Nicola Abram, Lecturer, University of Reading
“William is unfailingly courteous and considerate and he has received excellent feedback from all the Part 1 students he has taught. He has a particular skill in bringing out the best from everyone he teaches and has achieved some excellent results from his groups. He is able to teach across the range of literature (from Chaucer to Beckett) and has particular skills in critical thinking and developing writing skills.”