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William A. Gleason started the topic Princeton University Press Call for Submissions in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoNow welcoming submissions, The Pocket Instructor: Writing (edited by Amanda Irwin Wilkins and Keith Shaw) will be a collection of creative exercises for teaching academic writing in the undergraduate classroom. It follows in the footsteps of The Pocket Instructor: Literature, edited by Diana Fuss and William A. Gleason (Princeton University Press,…[Read more]
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Nicholas Rinehart deposited Native Sons; Or, How “Bigger” Was Born Again in the group
TC Translation Studies on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoThis article reconsiders Richard Wright’s Native Son by comparing divergences between the published novel and an earlier typeset manuscript. It argues that such revisions render protagonist Bigger Thomas an icon of global class conflict rather than a national figure of racial tension. By revealing the continuities among critical essays that…[Read more]
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Pedro Esteban Ponce started the topic Introductory / Director's Courses for Study Abroad in the discussion
Applied Linguistics on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoHello:
I’m in my first year of directing a study abroad program in Madrid. I was interested in hearing from current or former study abroad directors about how they approach the introductory or “orientation” course while abroad. How do you balance providing necessary information (about security, getting to know the host campus, etc.) with course…[Read more]
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Mary Wildner-Bassett deposited Applying Theories in Language Programs in the group
LSL Second-Language Teaching and Learning on MLA Commons 9 years agoSelected Topics in Applied Linguistics: How to Choose a Theory. I offer a critical exploration of some of the conditions involved in Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA), as well as of the paradoxical approaches in the theoretical questions, methods, categories, and perspectives of ISLA.
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Mary Wildner-Bassett deposited Applying Theories in Language Programs in the group
LSL Applied Linguistics on MLA Commons 9 years agoSelected Topics in Applied Linguistics: How to Choose a Theory. I offer a critical exploration of some of the conditions involved in Instructed Second Language Acquisition (ISLA), as well as of the paradoxical approaches in the theoretical questions, methods, categories, and perspectives of ISLA.
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Jennifer Cazenave started the topic CFP: "La France est en guerre" (MLA 2018) in the discussion
Twentieth-Century French Literature on MLA Commons 9 years ago“La France est en guerre” : Witnessing War in Contemporary French Culture
Engaging with the 2018 Presidential theme “States of Insecurity,” this special session seeks cross-disciplinary papers addressing the rhetoric of war in recent French film, literature, and thought.
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David Laurence deposited Trends in Bachelor’s Degrees in English and Other Selected Fields of Study, 1987–2015 in the group
RCWS Writing Pedagogies on MLA Commons 9 years agoPrepared for session 366 on the 2017 convention program, Shapes of the English Major Today, arranged by the ADE Ad Hoc Committee on the English Major, this presentation summarizes trends in bachelor’s degree completions using time series degree completions data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education System (IPEDS), as compiled by the National…[Read more]
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Gayle Rogers deposited Introduction to *Incomparable Empires: Modernism and the Translation of Spanish and American Literature* in the group
TC Translation Studies on MLA Commons 9 years agoAn approach to understanding modernism in literary history through the lens of translation by tracing the work of key figures such as Pound, Dos Passos, Jiménez, and Unamuno to translate US and Spanish literatures after the Spanish-American War of 1898.
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Julie Ward replied to the topic CFP MLA 2017: Specifications Grading: Case Studies in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 9 years agoCorrection: This is for presentation at the 2018 Convention of the MLA.
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Valerie Barnes Lipscomb started the topic CFP for non-guaranteed collaborative session MLA 2018 in the discussion
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Valerie Barnes Lipscomb started the topic CFP for non-guaranteed collaborative session in the discussion
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 9 years agoOrganization:
Age Studies, The Teaching of Literature collaborationTitle of session:
Approaches to Teaching Age in LiteratureSubmission requirements:
300-word abstract, brief CVDeadline for submissions:
10 March 2017Description:
How and why do/should faculty incorporate age and/or aging into l…[Read more] -
Julie Ward started the topic CFP MLA 2017: Specifications Grading: Case Studies in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 9 years agoInteractive workshop focusing on Nilson’s Specifications Grading. Presenters share best practices for specs grading in the classroom, using real examples. 250-word description of use of specs grading by 1 March 2017; Julie Ward (wardjulie@ou.edu) and Ashwini Ganeshan (ganeshan@ohio.edu).
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Anne Geller deposited Millions of Dollars Might Get You Into the MLA: When NEH Funding Shaped the State of Writing Studies in English Studies in the group
RCWS Writing Pedagogies on MLA Commons 9 years agoPanel Title Writing Studies at the MLA: The Past and Future of English Studies
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Gerardo Augusto Lorenzino started the topic MLA 2018, CFP: “Language Change: Global (Im-)gration and Linguistic Insecurity” in the discussion
The Teaching of Language on MLA Commons 9 years agoDear colleagues,
The Executive Committee of the Forum on Language Change is seeking proposals for the session “Language Change: Global (Im-)migration and Linguistic Insecurity”. See short and long CFP below.
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Papers exploring how global and local migrations affect language practices and patterns (e.g. linguistic in…[Read more]
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Laura Lisabeth deposited When William Strunk Was A Philologist He Thought of Grammar as a Folder in the group
RCWS Writing Pedagogies on MLA Commons 9 years agoIn this paper, I show how, as a philologist, William Strunk’s approach to language was a rich historical and rhetorical experience far from the prescriptivism E.B. White ascribes to him in the first edition of The Elements of Style (1959). An interesting historical parallel exists between Strunk’s tenure as a PhD student in philology at Cornell…[Read more]
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Lee B. Abraham started the topic MLA 2018: Call for Proposals: Advanced-level Second Language Composition in the discussion
Applied Linguistics on MLA Commons 9 years agoDear Colleagues:
The Executive Committee of the MLA Forum on Applied Linguistics invites you to submit presentation proposals for the 2018 convention in New York City (4 to 7 January).
We invite abstracts for research that examines and provides data on advanced-level writing proficiency development; for example: the role and importance of…[Read more]
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Daniel Anderson deposited Digital Literature (Digital Humanities) Syllabus in the group
TM The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 9 years agoSyllabus for digital literature course
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Lee B. Abraham started the topic MLA 2017: Forum on Applied Linguistics Sessions in the discussion
Applied Linguistics on MLA Commons 9 years ago269. Selected Topics in Applied Linguistics: How to Choose a Theory
Friday, 6 January, 12:00 noon–1:15 p.m., 409, Philadelphia Marriott
Program arranged by the forum LSL Applied Linguistics
Presiding: Lee B. Abraham, Columbia University
1. “Applying Theories in Language Programs,” Mary Wildner-Bassett, University of Arizona
2. “…[Read more]
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Cristina León Alfar started the topic MLA Committee on Academic Freedom and Professional Rights and Responsibilities in the discussion
The Teaching of Literature on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month ago<div class=”bbp-reply-content”>
The MLA Committee on Academic Freedom and Professional Rights and Responsibilities will offer two panels and a special session at the MLA Convention in Philadelphia. Please join us as we consider challenges to shared governance, bullying, and climates of fear.
Combat Management: The End of Shared…[Read more]
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Kenric K. Tsethlikai started the topic Kenric – LSL App Ling Exec Committee in the discussion
Applied Linguistics on MLA Commons 9 years, 3 months agoDear LSL Applied Linguistics Colleague,
This year, I am on the ballot for the executive committee of the Language Studies and Linguistics (LSL) Applied Linguistics forum of the MLA – that’s all of you in this MLA Commons forum.
With hope for your support, I’m sending this brief message about me and my motivation for the Forum. My name is Kenric T…[Read more]
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