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Suzanne Malley uploaded the file: Proposal for RCWS Literacy Studies Forum to
Literacy Studies on MLA Commons 11 years agoThe proposal submitted to the MLA Program Committee for the creation of a RCWS Literacy Studies Forum.
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Anne W. Anderson replied to the topic RCWS Literacy Studies Forum planning for 2016 in the discussion
Literacy Studies on MLA Commons 11 years agoI see many possibilities for this forum and am looking forward to its development. In response to your excellent suggestion, Peggy, my research is in the area of children’s literature (broadly construed), rhetoric of literacies beyond reading and writing (multimodal, multimedia, other-than-word-based semiotic systems, and non-semiotic p…[Read more]
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Pamela Herron replied to the topic Ageism in the Writing Classroom in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years agoHi Margaret,
Although I teach primarily for English now, I taught Humanities for several years. In my course Challenges to Modern Culture my students were tasked with each identifying and researching a particular group of people who are disenfranchised in some way. For their final project each student would present their findings to their…[Read more]
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Margaret Morganroth Gullette started the topic Ageism in the Writing Classroom in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years agoI am looking for people who have been teaching anti-ageism, or the subject of age, in the writing classroom. Especially interested in writing assignments that counter ageism, that use ageism along with other diversity issues (racism, sexism, ableism, classism).
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Judith Anne McCarthy replied to the topic Teaching Writing / Rhetoric / Composition to Online / Distance Students in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years agoTo email me directly, jmccarthy@devry.edu (Judy McCarthy). Thanks!
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Judith Anne McCarthy started the topic Teaching Writing / Rhetoric / Composition to Online / Distance Students in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years agoCFP (Call for Papers): I’m seeking papers in order to propose a panel for the upcoming 2016 MLA in Austin, TX. The subject is “Teaching Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition to Online/Distance Students.” I am particularly interested in (but not limited to) papers that explore the primacy of written language as instruction compared to oral, t…[Read more]
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Lee B. Abraham uploaded the file: Brunner & Diemer – The Corpus of Academic Spoken English (CASE) – MLA 2015 – Applied Linguistics to
Applied Linguistics on MLA Commons 11 years agoBrunner & Diemer – Handout – MLA 2015 – Applied Linguistics
Session 562. Language Use in Multilingual Contexts, MLA 2015
Division of Applied Linguistics
This PDF contains information about The Corpus of Academic Spoken English (CASE) mentioned in Brunner & Diemer’s presentation
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Lee B. Abraham uploaded the file: Brunner & Diemer – Handout – MLA 2015 – Applied Linguistics to
Applied Linguistics on MLA Commons 11 years agoSession 562. Language Use in Multilingual Contexts, MLA 2015
Division of Applied Linguistics
Handout: “It’s All in the Corpus: Corpus-Based Approaches to English Cultural and Intercultural Studies in the EFL Classroom”
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Suzanne Malley started the topic Literacy Studies Forum planning for 2016 in the discussion
Literacy Studies on MLA Commons 11 years agoHello everyone,
I’m please to let you all know that the RCWS Literacy Studies Forum was approved in Nov. 2014 by the MLA Program Committee. We are in the process of putting together a CFP for Literacy Studies papers at MLA 2016.
The executive committee members are listed below and we will be holding an election this year for the 5th exec…[Read more]
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Margaret Hanzimanolis started the topic 2015-1 MOTION WILL BE HEARD AT DELEGATE ASSEMBLY MTG. in the forum
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoMotion 2015-1:
Proposers of record: John Maerhofer and Margaret Hanzimanolis on behalf of the Radical Caucus in English and the Modern LanguagesWhereas Part-Time Faculty (PTF) constitute over 50% of the faculty in the US, and presumably a similar percentage of language and literature faculty;
Whereas PTF are presumably and anecdotally…[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 Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 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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John Merritt Unsworth started the topic HathiTrust Research Center, proposals invited in the forum
Applied Linguistics on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months agoThe HathiTrust Research Center is seeking proposals for Advanced Collaborative Support (ACS) projects. ACS is a newly launched scholarly service at the HTRC offering collaboration between external scholars and HTRC staff to solve challenging problems related to HTRC tools and services. By working together with scholars, we facilitate comp…[Read more]
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John Merritt Unsworth uploaded the file: HTRC_ACS_RFP to
Applied Linguistics on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months agoHathiTrust Research Center, Request for Proposals for Advanced Collaborative Support
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Claudia Cornejo Happel started the topic CFP: 2015 SoTL Commons Conference in Savannah in the forum
The Teaching of Language on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months ago
Do you speak SoTL? Chances are you do. Come join the conversation at the SoTL Commons.
Leverage your knowledge, skills and passion for teaching and learning as a presenter at the SoTL Commons.
<div style=”margin-left: 10em;”>When engaging in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
“the work of the classroom [becomes] a site for…[Read more]
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Maria Luisa Martinez started the topic CFP for 46th annual convention, NeMLA 2015: Embracing Language Musicality in L2 in the forum
The Teaching of Language on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months ago46th annual convention, NeMLA 2015
Toronto; April 30- May 3, 2015
Host institution: Ryerson University
Panel: Embracing Language Musicality in L2 ClassroomsThis panel is sponsored by the area on pedagogy and professional
The goal of this panel is to examine language musicality, both in terms of linguistic phenomena and as a teaching tool for L2…[Read more]
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Maria Luisa Martinez started the topic CFP for 46th annual convention, NeMLA 2015: Embracing Language Musicality in L2 in the forum
The Teaching of Language on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months ago46th annual convention, NeMLA 2015
Toronto; April 30- May 3, 2015
Host institution: Ryerson University
Panel: Embracing Language Musicality in L2 Classrooms
This panel is sponsored by the area on pedagogy and professional
The goal of this panel is to examine language musicality, both in terms of linguistic phenomena and as a teaching tool for…[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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Terrence Potter posted an update in the group
LSL Applied Linguistics on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months agoPlease plan to attend the General Linguistics panel at MLA 2015! We are happy to announce that our session has been listed under the conference Presidential theme, “Negotiating Sites of Memory.”
Presentations during the session include:
1. “The Texas German Dialect Archive, Fourteen Years Later,” Hans Christian Boas, Univ. of Texas, Austin;…[Read more]
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Terrence Potter posted an update in the group
LSL Language and Society on MLA Commons 11 years, 5 months agoPlease plan to attend the General Linguistics panel at MLA 2015! We are happy to announce that our session has been listed under the conference Presidential theme, “Negotiating Sites of Memory.”
Presentations during the session include:
1. “The Texas German Dialect Archive, Fourteen Years Later,” Hans Christian Boas, Univ. of Texas, Austin;…[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] - Load More