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Charlotte Pressler started the topic State-Driven Alignment of Writing Courses with Common Core in the discussion
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 11 years agoWhen Diane Ravitch spoke to the MLA two years ago, she predicted that the push for Common Core standards would soon be extended to state colleges and universities. That moment has come.
The Florida State Board of Education now is offering grants to support collaboration between state colleges and K-12 systems. I have a copy of my college’s grant,…[Read more]
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Charlotte Pressler started the topic "Florida Standards" (i.e. Common Core) and curricu7lum alignment in the discussion
The Teaching of Writing on MLA Commons 11 years agoWhen Diane Ravitch spoke to the MLA two years ago, she predicted that the push for Common Core standards would soon be extended to state colleges and universities. That moment has come.
The Florida State Board of Education now is offering grants to support collaboration between state colleges and K-12 systems. I have a copy of my college’s gr…[Read more]
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Stacey Lee Donohue started the topic CFPs for #MLA16 of Interest to Community College members in the discussion
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 11 years agoCalls for Papers of Interest to Community College MLA Members
What Qualities Matter in Teaching the Humanities Online? HEP Community Colleges: How do good teaching practices translate into the online learning environment? Seeking presentations on models ensuring high-quality online teaching. 300-word abstracts by 15 March 2015; Michael A. Burke…[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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Michael A. Burke started the topic CFP: MLA 2016 Austin, Texas: Jan 7-10. in the discussion
The Two-Year College on MLA Commons 11 years agoSession Type: Forum
Organization: The two-Year College Forum
Title of Session: What Qualities Matter in Teaching the Humanities Online?
Submission requirements: 300-word abstracts
Deadline for Submissions: 15 March 2015
Description:
How do good teaching practices translate into the online learning environment? Seeking presentations on…[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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Maria Teresa Ramos-Garcia replied to the topic literary scholarship for non-academic pleasure in the forum
Methods of Literary Research on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoThe Passionate Muse: Exploring Emotion in Stories byKeith Oatley (2012). About the psychology and emotions of fiction.
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Sabina Knight replied to the topic literary scholarship for non-academic pleasure in the forum
Methods of Literary Research on MLA Commons 11 years, 1 month agoI would recommend the following books for your worthwhile list:
Jonathan Culler, _Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction_ (OUP, 1998 and updated).
Sabina Knight, _Chinese Literature: A Very Short Introduction_ (OUP, 2012)
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Alexandra Berlina started the topic literary scholarship for non-academic pleasure in the forum
Methods of Literary Research on MLA Commons 11 years, 2 months agoDear all,
I’m sorry if this is slightly off-topic, but style and method are closely connected, after all.
Could you recommend me works of literary scholarship which book-loving non-academic might enjoy? I don’t mean book reviews, but texts like Brodsky’s and Nabokov’s essays, or Greenblatt’sWill in the World. Thank you very much! I hope I’m not…[Read more]
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Linda Salem started the topic CFP Children's Literature Society at American Literature Association 2015 in the forum
Children’s Literature on MLA Commons 11 years, 3 months agoCALL FOR PAPERS
Children’s Literature Society
American Literature Association
26th Annual Conference
May 21-24, 2015
The Westin Copley Place
10 Huntington Avenue
Boston MA 02116-5798The Politics and Morality of Children’s Literature: From Left to Right
Authors use children’s literature to communicate their political and mor…[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, 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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