Report 7: External Examining in English

This guide responds to the current national reviewing of the role of the External Examiner from a discipline-specific viewpoint. The discussions informing this document were conducted in part to discover the extent to which discipline specific interests are recognised in the process of External Examining. It provides a summary of current concerns shared by External Examiners in English in their recent and continuing work and in anticipation of changes mooted in the current review and beyond . It also provides therefore a discussion document with recommendations that English Departments and others might choose to draw on in Departmental Faculty and Institutional reviews of the External Examiner's role.