The opportunity to become a student through the British University Summer School (BUSS) program energizes teachers and allows them to bring back to the classroom a broader educational perspective. Click here to read what participants had to say about the previous programs or here to download an ESU BUSS Brochure for 2008.
The San Francisco Branch offers a full three-week scholarship that includes accommodation and transportation.
Brochures and applications may be downloaded for printing with a free 
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The deadline for submitting the completed application forms and supporting documents is Friday, February 22nd. You may FAX your application to the ESU office at 415.362.6991.
Intending applicants should bear in mind that all offerings are designed as intensive university-level study programs. Participants will be expected to attend all lectures and relevant seminars, and should be confident that they are academically prepared. The Globe course further requires that you will be in robust good health as many exercises have a physical component.
PROGRAMS:
The University of Oxford (Oxford)
- English Literature: June 29 - July 19, 2008
Ranging from the splendors of Medieval and Renaissance literature to the exciting diversity of contemporary British fiction, this program offers insights into six productive centuries of English Literature.
Click here to download the brochure and application. - Creative Writing: July 20 - August 9, 2008
This program is for those wishing to explore and enhance their ability as a writer of prose fiction, poetry, and/or scripts for stage or screen.
Click here to download the brochure and application. - History, Politics and Society: June 29 - July 19, 2008
This program offers a range of courses in History, Politics and Sociology of Britain and Europe, from modern British politics to the dramatic changes in post-Soviet Russia and the evolution of the European Union.
Click here to download the brochure and application.
The Shakespeare Globe Centre (London)
- Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance: July 7 - 25, 2008
The program includes lectures by members of the Globe's artistic staff, master teachers, scholars and theater practitioners from Britain, as well as guest workshop leaders in theater and education from other English-speaking countries. The emphasis of the course will be on the experiential and transformational nature of the work done at and on the Globe stage and its impact upon teaching and presenting Shakespeare.The 2008 brochure is available here.
Scottish Universities' International Summer School (Edinburgh)
- Text and Context: British Literature from 1900 to the Present
- Modernism: July 7 - 25, 2008
- Postmodernism: July 28 - August 15, 2008
This course, conducted at the University of Edinburgh in conjunction with the Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow and the Open University of Scotland, presents an overview of twentieth century literature which seeks to understand British and Scottish culture against a background of social and political change.Click here to see information about the course or here to download the application for this program.
DOCUMENTATION:
The following documentation will be required from applicants.
- The completed application form.
- A brief personal statement (400 words) explaining your academic preparation for the course work, the goal you hope to achieve by attending the chosen program, and how you might apply the experience for the benefit of your students. Applicants for the Globe Centre are required to confine their experience to the teaching or production of Shakespeare.
- A current curriculum vitae.
- Two letters of recommendation, one from an academic supervisor or principal.
- A request for university credit, if applicable.
- A sample of prose or drama (3,000 word maximum) or of poetry (50 lines maximum) if applying for the Creative Writing program.
The deadline for applications is Friday, February 22nd!
Failure to meet this deadline will result in the automatic disqualification of the candidate. Applications may be dropped off at our office (391 Sutter Street, Suite 612, San Francisco) during normal business hours. If the office is closed, please use the mail slot in the door.
