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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, 4 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
Teaching as a Profession on MLA Commons 11 years, 4 months agoDear Forum Members,
About a year ago, one forum member raised a question about preparing graduate students for positions with 4-4 teaching loads. Given this question, I wanted to draw your attention to the Idaho State University Ph.D. in English and the Teaching of English, which is program that aims to prepare students for these types of jobs.…[Read more]
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Terrence Potter posted an update in the group
LSL Applied Linguistics on MLA Commons 11 years, 6 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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Peter Powers started the topic CFP: NEMLA Session. College in Crisis: Higher Ed in Literature and Pop culture in the forum
Teaching as a Profession on MLA Commons 11 years, 6 months agoCFP: NEMLA Session, Toronto, 4/30-5/3. College in Crisis: Higher Education in Literature and Popular Culture
Higher education in the United States is undergoing a crisis of legitimacy as constituents question its costs and benefits. Many scholars in various disciplines have analyzed this crisis, and simultaneously, narratives about higher…[Read more]
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Sarah G. Wenzel started the topic Review & Comment on Draft Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Ed. in the forum
Methods of Literary Research on MLA Commons 11 years, 7 months agoThe 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 revise the standards in order to…[Read more]
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Claire Oberon Garcia replied to the topic Is this forum still active? in the forum
Francophone Literatures and Cultures on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoDear Nelly~
This and all of the other forums I am involved in is/are very inactive, which is why I wrote to the MLA organizer thinking that I was having some technical difficulty. I’m deeply disappointed that this forum in particular isn’t a space for lively conversation and sharing research among our 152 members. As far as I know, this forum…[Read more]
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Selma R. S. Vital replied to the topic CFP -roundtable for Ne MLA 46th annual convention in the forum
The Teaching of Language on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoHi Dennis,
I would love to participate of this workshop, but unfortunately I cannot go to Ohio at this time. Please, keep us informed about any other similar event in the east coast. Due to our big load of work in the last week of classes, Marion and I were not able to put together a panel for Toronto. I still believe we can do something to make…[Read more]
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Nelly Noury started the topic CFP: Revue CELAAN Assia Djebar in the forum
Francophone Literatures and Cultures on MLA Commons 11 years, 8 months agoAppel à communications : numéro spécial de la revue CELAAN consacré à Assia Djebar
Hommage à Assia Djebar : Sortir de la marge et du harem
En 1975, Hélène Cixous révolutionna la discipline de la théorie des genres (gender theory) en publiant son fameux texte sur Le Rire de la Méduse dans lequel elle exhorte les femmes ‘’à sortir de la marg…[Read more]
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Dennis Looney replied to the topic CFP -roundtable for Ne MLA 46th annual convention in the forum
The Teaching of Language on MLA Commons 11 years, 9 months agoDear Colleagues,
I receive these posts as a member of this discussion group in my capacity as a faculty member of Italian at the University of Pittsburgh. Since January 2014, I have assumed the directorship of ADFL and in that new capacity I write to announce a workshop connected with the topic Selma and Marion are discussing. At the ADFL s…[Read more]
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Marion Gehlker replied to the topic CFP -roundtable for Ne MLA 46th annual convention in the forum
The Teaching of Language on MLA Commons 11 years, 9 months agoHi Selma,
I’d be interested. What topics did you have in mind? I teach German and include literature at all levels of language instruction.
Thanks,
Marion
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Selma R. S. Vital started the topic CFP -roundtable for Ne MLA 46th annual convention in the forum
The Teaching of Language on MLA Commons 11 years, 9 months agoI am proposing a round table discussing new ways/approaches and successfull strategies integrating the literary text into the language class. The subject is not new, however a lot has been changing in this particular “field”. If interested, please, contact me as soon as you can, since the deadline for submissions is approaching. The convention…[Read more]
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Susannah Mary Chewning started the topic Committee for the Community College MLA 2015 Calls for Papers in the forum
Teaching as a Profession on MLA Commons 11 years, 11 months agoThe Committee for the Community College is sponsoring two sessions at the MLA Convention in Vancouver in January of 2015:
The End of Remediation? Papers can address issues related to the future of Developmental studies, including but not limited to accelerated learning, performance-based funding, the Common Core, and the completion agenda.…[Read more]
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Margaret Hanzimanolis started the topic ADE Bulletin contains five or six articles about contingent and PTF in the forum
Teaching as a Profession on MLA Commons 12 years agoI Encourage folks to read this important issue of the ADE bulletin, and contribute to the conversation about the issues raised by posting in this forum!
Here’s the link:
https://www.mla.org/adefl_bulletin_t_ade153_0&land=1
Open access, open source, open to all
