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Jessica Winston replied to the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months agoDear Sanjeev,
Thank you for your interest in our program. I will reply to you directly via e-mail. Please be aware that this forum distributes messages to all members of the forum/group.
Yours sincerely,
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Stacey Lee Donohue started the topic MLA15 Sessions Related to Community Colleges in the forum
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months ago592. Writing in Context: Content-Based First-Year Composition
Saturday, 10 January, 3:30–4:45 p.m., 219, VCC West
Program arranged by the Discussion Group on the Two Year College553. Career Opportunities in Community Colleges
Saturday, 10 January, 1:45–3:00 p.m., 122, VCC West
Program arranged by the ADE and the ADFL160. The End of Rem…[Read more]
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Jessica Winston replied to the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoDear Stacey, Linda, and Doug,
Thank you for these responses, and Doug Hesse is right that ISU’s program has its origins in the Doctor of Arts (D.A.) degree. We transitioned from the D.A. to the Ph.D. in 2009, which is more recent than Illinois State, although Illinois State and Middle Tennessee were important precedents for us as we made our…[Read more]
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Douglas Hesse replied to the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoThanks for posting this, Jessica. When I saw “ISU,” I initially thought it was a different one, Illinois State University, where I taught many years, some of them as director of graduate studies in English. ILSTU’s PhD in English Studies long had a similar integrative program focusing on teaching, and it had a placement rate in TT positions am…[Read more]
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Linda Weinhouse replied to the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoJessica,
Thank you! When I took part in an MLA forum on the MA as a terminal degree, we discussed the need for faculty at the two year college to be trained in pedagogy, to be acquainted with the scholarship on the teaching of writing, and to be prepared to do research on the teaching of writing. Your program seems ideal.
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Stacey Lee Donohue replied to the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoThanks for sharing, Jessica. I’d love to see your placement data: I haven’t seen any PhDs in this field in our searches yet. How is it going?
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Jessica Winston started the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoDear Forum Members,
For anyone who might be interested in pursuing a Ph.D., with the aim of teaching at a two-year college, I wanted to draw your attention to the Idaho State University Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English, which is program that seeks to prepare students specifically for this type of job.
The Ph.D. is a distinctive…[Read more]
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Jessica Winston started the topic ISU Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoDear Forum Members,
For anyone who might be interested in pursuing a Ph.D., with the aim of teaching at a two-year college, I wanted to draw your attention to the Idaho State University Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English, which is program that prepares students for this type of job.
The Ph.D. is a distinctive program that integrates…[Read more]
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Suha Kudsieh started the topic CFP: "Coping with the ‘New Normal’: Adjunct Faculty’s Treatment…- NeMLA, 2015 in the forum
Part-Time Faculty Members on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months agoCFP: “Coping with the ‘New Normal’: Adjunct Faculty’s Treatment in Higher Education” – NeMLA, 30 April – 3 May 2015 (Toronto, ON, Canada)
46th Annual Convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
30 April – 3 May 2015SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2014
Coping with the ‘New Normal’: Adjunct Fa…[Read more]
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Suha Kudsieh started the topic CFP: "Preparing Successful Course Syllabi" – NeMLA, 30 April – 3 May 2015 -Toron in the forum
Part-Time Faculty Members on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months ago[Please feel free to circulate this CFP as widely as possible]
CFP: “Preparing Successful Course Syllabi” – NeMLA, 30 April – 3 May 2015 (Toronto, ON, Canada)
46th Annual Convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
30 April – 3 May 2015SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2014
Panel…[Read more]
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Francesco Levato replied to the topic Minorities and the Writing Classroom in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 6 months agoHi Pedro,
Below is an article that might be of interest:The Place of World Englishes in Composition: Pluralization Continued
Abstract:
Contesting the monolingualist assumptions in composition, this article identifies textual and pedagogical spaces for World Englishes in academic writing. It presents code meshing as a strategy for merging local…[Read more] -
Hilarie Ashton started the topic CFP NeMLA 2015: Growth in Writing, Teaching, and Learning in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months ago46th Annual NeMLA Conference
April 30 – May 3, 2015
Toronto, CanadaSubmission Deadline: September 30, 2014
Growth in Writing, Teaching, and Learning
In his classic composition text Writing Without Teachers, Peter Elbow asks us to consider the metaphor of growing as a way to encourage and teach fluid, flexible writing. The idea of growth…[Read more]
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Annemarie E. Hamlin started the topic CFP: What is College Reading? in the forum
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoBelow is a link/URL to a call for papers from the NCTE for a new book: What is College Reading?
http://ncte.connectedcommunity.org/discussions/viewthread/?GroupId=1153&MessageKey=b91c30b8-eb63-49b7-b8d1-ce8ce53ef3bd
Please pass along to interested colleagues.
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Sarah G. Wenzel started the topic Review & Comment on Draft Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Ed. in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoForgive me for cross-posting, please.
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) adopted the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education in 2000. Frequently, as you know, information literacy has been combined with English or writing courses. The ACRL Board of Directors has appointed a task force to significantly…[Read more]
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Anna Faktorovich started the topic Free E-Review Copy of "Romances of George Sand" in the forum
The Victorian Period on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoI hope you will be interested in reading my novel, “The Romances of George Sand,” which is forthcoming 9/12/2014. I believe this is a great book, and I would also like to see reviews on it up on Goodreads, LibraryThing, Amazon, etc. before the release date. If you are curious about this book, I’d be delighted to offer a free electronic copy in ex…[Read more]
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Erin Garner replied to the topic Minorities and the Writing Classroom in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoThe sociolinguists have produced a good amount of work on this subject. I recommend Anne H. Charity Hudley and Christine Mallinson’s Understanding English Language Variation in U.S. Schools (2011) as a good reference and a good start. As a grad student and a tutor, I have come across similar situations with ESL and African American students w…[Read more]
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Pamela Herron replied to the topic Minorities and the Writing Classroom in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoHello Pedro,
My university is right on the Texas/Mexican border so the overwhelming majority of our students learned Spanish first and English is their second language. We also have a large number of Mexican nationals who attend along with students from other foreign countries. My experience is that our weakest students are the ones who have come…[Read more]
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Shanda H. Easterday replied to the topic Minorities and the Writing Classroom in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoHi Pedro, I often encounter minorities in my classrooms, and, because they are online classes, I sometimes feel handicapped when I respond to them. They cannot see my smile or the twinkle in my eye as I try to reassure them that their command of English is excellent but spelling, grammar, language usage and sentence structure problems are g…[Read more]
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Pedro Esteban Ponce started the topic Minority Students and the Writing Classroom in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoHello:
I recently observed a colleague making disparaging remarks about the language skills of an ESL student. While my colleague believed the student’s English was weak, I thought there was noticeable development. The difference in perception made me wonder if U.S. minority students and/or students in the U.S. from abroad experience problems in…[Read more]
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Pedro Esteban Ponce started the topic Minorities and the Writing Classroom in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoHello:
I recently observed one of my colleagues make inaccurate assumptions about the language skills of an ESL student. My colleague thought the student’s English was weak, but I disagreed. In mulling over this situation, I began to wonder if U.S. minorities and/or students from abroad encounter problems in writing classrooms distinct to these…[Read more]
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