June 29-August 8, 2009
INFORMATION FOR SUMMER 2009
2009 Course Listing | 2009 Faculty Listing
Bread Loaf student reading in dorm room (left); Lincoln College Dining Hall (middle); Radcliffe Camera (right).
The Bread Loaf School of English enrolls about 80 students at Lincoln College, Oxford, each summer. Bread Loaf has exclusive use of the accommodations of Lincoln College during the summer session, so that the School of English has its own identity.
Each student selects one seminar as a two-unit (six semester hours) summer program. There are usually from four to six students in each seminar, which meets in a manner determined by the tutor. For example, the tutor may meet all students together once a week and then in tutorial for an hour. Oxford tutors place heavy emphasis on independent study; students should expect to give oral reports and write weekly papers. Seminars and tutorials are often held at the Oxford college with which the tutor is affiliated
At Oxford, students have single accommodations, occasionally consisting of a living room and a bedroom. They take their meals together in the College Hall. Rooms are cleaned by scouts. A limited number of suites are available at Lincoln for students with spouses, and there are a limited number of semi-private accommodations outside of Lincoln for students with families.
Located on the Turl in the center of the city of Oxford, Lincoln is one of the smallest and most beautiful of the Oxford colleges. Click here to take a virtual tour of Lincoln College.
Bread Loaf in Oxford promotes theater trips to Stratford-upon-Avon and London. In recent years, Oxford classes have, either officially or unofficially, taken excursions to locales associated with the courses.