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Helen Slavin uploaded the file: Field Bibliographer Newsletter. 2007 August. Vol. 4, Iss. 3 to
Field Bibliographers for the MLA International Bibliography on MLA Commons 8 years, 9 months agoMessage from Barbara Chen
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Helen Slavin uploaded the file: Field Bibliographer Newsletter. 2007 May. Vol. 4, Iss. 2 to
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Helen Slavin uploaded the file: Field Bibliographer Newsletter. 2007 February. Vol. 4, Iss. 1 to
Field Bibliographers for the MLA International Bibliography on MLA Commons 8 years, 9 months agoMessage from Barbara Chen
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John Young deposited How to Revise a True War Story: Tim O’Brien’s Processes of Textual Production in the group
TM Bibliography and Scholarly Editing on MLA Commons 8 years, 11 months agoHow to Revise a True War Story is the first book-length study of O’Brien’s archival papers at the University of Texas’s Harry Ransom Center. Drawing on extensive study of drafts and other prepublication materials, as well as the multiple published versions of O’Brien’s works, John K. Young tells the untold stories behind the production of such k…[Read more]
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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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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 Applied Linguistics on MLA Commons 8 years, 12 months 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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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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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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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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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
LSL Language and Society 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
Language and Society 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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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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Suzanne Blum Malley started the topic RCWS Literacy Studies Sessions at MLA 2017 in the discussion
Present-Day English Language on MLA Commons 9 years agoI hope you can join us at the two sessions sponsored by the RCWS Literacy Studies Forum at MLA 17:
491. Situated Literacy Practices
Saturday, January 7
10:15–11:30 a.m
Room 303, Philadelphia Marriott
Presiding:
Peggy D. Otto, Western Kentucky University
Panelists:
Steven Alvarez, University of Kentucky
“Taco Literacies: Translingual F…[Read more] -
Enrique Fernandez started the topic Thoroughness vs Intuitive navigation for an online database in the discussion
Bibliography and Textual Studies on MLA Commons 9 years, 1 month agoI am developing an online database of the visual culture of the Spanish masterpiece Celestina (1499). At the moment, everything is in Spanish, but a programmer is helping me to develop the English version (we are using Omeka). I am trying to strike a balance between scholarly thoroughness and accessibility for the average users since ther…[Read more]
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Helen Slavin uploaded the file: Field Bibliographer Newsletter. 2006 November. Vol. 3, Iss. 4 to
Field Bibliographers for the MLA International Bibliography on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months agoMessage from Barbara Chen
– The Bibliography Advisory Committee meeting
– Bibliography Sessions at the 122nd MLA Annual Convention
– Statistics for the 2005 MLA International Bibliography -
Helen Slavin uploaded the file: Field Bibliographer Newsletter. 2006 August. Vol. 3, Iss. 3 to
Field Bibliographers for the MLA International Bibliography on MLA Commons 9 years, 2 months agoTips on Indexing
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