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September 24, 2015: Cfp: 2016 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, Department Of English Sep 2015

September 24, 2015: Cfp: 2016 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

Call for Papers: 2016 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference


September 13, 2015: Ellis Series Kick-Off Event: New Discussion Forum, Department Of English Sep 2015

September 13, 2015: Ellis Series Kick-Off Event: New Discussion Forum, Department Of English

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The Department of English Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series featuring The New Discussion Forum


The Phenomenology Of Second Language Acquisition: Poiesis And The Emergence Of The Multilingual Subject, Courtney E. Scarborough Sep 2015

The Phenomenology Of Second Language Acquisition: Poiesis And The Emergence Of The Multilingual Subject, Courtney E. Scarborough

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

This study explores relationships between second language acquisition (SLA), poetic language, and embodied cognition and its connection to second language speakers’ linguistic self-formation, or their distinct ways of speaking and thinking. In particular, this study examines processes by which second language (L2) learners’ subjective realities are constructed and demonstrates that these processes are inherently poetic, emerging from a combination of the constraining structures of the language system and second language speakers’ phenomenological experiences. The context of the study is a poetry-making activity the researcher designed and took place in the English Department Writing Center at California State University, San Bernardino. …


July 16, 2015: New Issues 20th Anniversary, Department Of English Jul 2015

July 16, 2015: New Issues 20th Anniversary, Department Of English

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A special gathering of the Kalamazoo community, writers, and Creative Writing and English alumni to celebrate 20 years of New Issues Poetry & Prose. Featuring music, readings, and an art sale.


Wandering, Idleness, And The Nineteenth-Century Tales Novel, 1836-1895, Molly C. O'Donnell May 2015

Wandering, Idleness, And The Nineteenth-Century Tales Novel, 1836-1895, Molly C. O'Donnell

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

In "The Late-Victorian Romance Revival" (2008) Anna Vaninskaya questions if "one [can] even speak of the mixing or hybridization of genres in a particular work if the genres themselves had not yet been conclusively defined" (60). This question serves as a warning to genre studies scholars seeking to tease out new observations from history. This dissertation, however, seeks to do just that. Employing multiple theoretical approaches, my study of what I dub the tales novel finds links between diverse Victorian works. Bearing a resemblance to a collection of stories, with seemingly disparate narratives, the tales novels also demonstrate plot interdependence. …


Uses Of Someone: Beyond Simple Person Reference, Yu-Han Lin Apr 2015

Uses Of Someone: Beyond Simple Person Reference, Yu-Han Lin

Purdue Linguistic Association Symposium

This study looks at how the non-recognitional reference form “someone” is used to refer to a known referent when a recognitional, such as a first name or a descriptive recognitional (Stiver, 2007), is available (Sacks & Schegloff, 1979). In a conversation, when participants have shared knowledge about who a referent is, the occurrence of “someone” connotes more than a simple reference to the referent. While there is little previous research concerning the use of a non-recognitional to complete particular social actions, in this study, I show how “someone” can be employed to accomplish disaffiliative actions such as complaints, accusations and …


I Told Him/Her/It/Them?: The Problem Of Epicene Pronouns, Natalie Hall Jan 2015

I Told Him/Her/It/Them?: The Problem Of Epicene Pronouns, Natalie Hall

Undergraduate Research Journal

To determine how Americans have naturally been using epicene pronouns, as opposed to the dictates of prescriptive grammar rules, this study focuses on speech patterns and informal writing. Because of their natural resistance to prescriptions, these two forms of communication tend to be more indicative of the epicenes most commonly used by Americans. 1 In this study, I seek an answer to the question of which epicene is used the most by Americans in speech and informal writing. I will use this information to determine the effectiveness of efforts to change prescriptions and traditions of epicene pronoun usage. After presenting …


The Effects Of A New Method Of Instruction On The Perceptions Of Appalachian English, Michelle L. Compton Jan 2015

The Effects Of A New Method Of Instruction On The Perceptions Of Appalachian English, Michelle L. Compton

Theses and Dissertations--Linguistics

This paper evaluates whether students’ perceptions of Appalachian English improve through a method of instruction that uses dialect literature in the classroom. Most existing methods of instruction tend to portray dialects as wrong, incorrect, or in some way less rule-governed than Standardized English, despite the numerous studies that have demonstrated otherwise (e.g., Labov 1969, Wolfram 1986). The data from this study derives from two groups of students enrolled in introductory composition and communication at the University of Kentucky. Each group is given a pre-test to determine attitudes toward Appalachian English and Standardized English. An experimental group is then exposed to …


Scribblescholar Was Here: Confessional Notes Of A Vandal Academic, Clay Shields Jan 2015

Scribblescholar Was Here: Confessional Notes Of A Vandal Academic, Clay Shields

Theses and Dissertations--English

As a (former) vandal-punk in the academy, I often fear succumbing to Ivory Tower Stockholm syndrome. The identities I perform, vandal-punk and scholar, ideologically clash to the point that they often feel irreconcilable. By codemeshing the high-low discourses associated with these adopted cultures, I attempt to disrupt any hierarchal privileging of either, instead searching for a way to live with and harness both.


December 27, 2014: Brian Gogan Kicks Off Spring Season For Ellis Speakers Series, Department Of English Dec 2014

December 27, 2014: Brian Gogan Kicks Off Spring Season For Ellis Speakers Series, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


December 11, 2014: Undergraduate English Majors Submit Papers To The Medieval And Renaissance Studies Colloquium 2015!, Department Of English Dec 2014

December 11, 2014: Undergraduate English Majors Submit Papers To The Medieval And Renaissance Studies Colloquium 2015!, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


December 7, 2014: Nagle Essay On Sade Published, Department Of English Dec 2014

December 7, 2014: Nagle Essay On Sade Published, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


December 2, 2014: Green Rose Prize, Department Of English Dec 2014

December 2, 2014: Green Rose Prize, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


November 24, 2014: Comparative Drama Essay Wins Award, Department Of English Nov 2014

November 24, 2014: Comparative Drama Essay Wins Award, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


November 18, 2014: Traub Visit Big Success, Department Of English Nov 2014

November 18, 2014: Traub Visit Big Success, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


November 9, 2014: Traub To Deliver Comparative Drama Distinguished Lecture, Department Of English Nov 2014

November 9, 2014: Traub To Deliver Comparative Drama Distinguished Lecture, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


October 31, 2014: Fellowship Opportunities At The John Carter Brown Library, 2015-16, Department Of English Oct 2014

October 31, 2014: Fellowship Opportunities At The John Carter Brown Library, 2015-16, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


October 25, 2014: Acclaimed Frankenstein Production Exclusively At Kzoo10, Department Of English Oct 2014

October 25, 2014: Acclaimed Frankenstein Production Exclusively At Kzoo10, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


October 19, 2014: Rare Book School Fellowship, Department Of English Oct 2014

October 19, 2014: Rare Book School Fellowship, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


October 9, 2014: Patrick Brantlinger Visit, Department Of English Oct 2014

October 9, 2014: Patrick Brantlinger Visit, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


October 8, 2014: Anthony Ellis Speakers Series /Full Season Poster 2014/2015, Department Of English Oct 2014

October 8, 2014: Anthony Ellis Speakers Series /Full Season Poster 2014/2015, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


Disentangling Fluency, Comprehensibility And Coherence: Toward A Better Understanding Of Oral Proficiency Profiles, Haiying Cao Oct 2014

Disentangling Fluency, Comprehensibility And Coherence: Toward A Better Understanding Of Oral Proficiency Profiles, Haiying Cao

Open Access Dissertations

This study is an empirical attempt to examine how removal of all possible disfluency markers can help disentangle proficiency components assessed by the Oral English Proficiency Test (OEPT) in order to help build empirical foundations for establishing OEPT profiles. Silent and filled pauses, false starts and repetitions were removed from 50 test recordings in WAVEPAD SOUND EDITOR. Five trained OEPT raters rated the original and edited speeches. Statistical analyses addressed three research questions: 1) do fluency, comprehensibility and coherence ratings significantly change after the disfluency manipulation; 2) do correlations between fluency, comprehensibility, coherence and coherence subcomponents change after the disfluency …


September 29, 2014: Steam Working Group, Department Of English Sep 2014

September 29, 2014: Steam Working Group, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


September 17, 2014: New Issues Poet Khaled Mattawa Named 2014 Macarthur Fellow, Department Of English Sep 2014

September 17, 2014: New Issues Poet Khaled Mattawa Named 2014 Macarthur Fellow, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


August 31, 2014: 2015 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference (Newberry Library, Chicago/Deadline: Oct.15), Department Of English Aug 2014

August 31, 2014: 2015 Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference (Newberry Library, Chicago/Deadline: Oct.15), Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


July 15, 2014: 2015-16 Hench Post-Dissertation Fellowship, Department Of English Jul 2014

July 15, 2014: 2015-16 Hench Post-Dissertation Fellowship, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


June 5, 2014: Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series, 2014-2015, Department Of English Jun 2014

June 5, 2014: Anthony Ellis Scholarly Speakers Series, 2014-2015, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


Statistical Literacy Among Applied Linguists And Second Language Acquisition Researchers, Shawn Loewen, Elizabeth Lavolette, Le Anne Spino, Mostafa Papi, Jens Schmidtke, Scott Sterling, Dominik Wolff Jun 2014

Statistical Literacy Among Applied Linguists And Second Language Acquisition Researchers, Shawn Loewen, Elizabeth Lavolette, Le Anne Spino, Mostafa Papi, Jens Schmidtke, Scott Sterling, Dominik Wolff

Language Resource Center

The importance of statistical knowledge in applied linguistics and second language acquisition (SLA) research has been emphasized in recent publications. However, the last investigation of the statistical literacy of applied linguists occurred more than 25 years ago (Lazaraton, Riggenbach, & Ediger, 1987). The current study undertook a partial replication of this older work by investigating (a) applied linguists’ general experiences with statistics, (b) underlying factors that constitute applied linguists’ knowledge about and attitudes toward statistics, and (c) variables that predict attitudes toward statistics and statistical self-efficacy. Three hundred thirty-one scholars of applied linguistics and SLA completed a questionnaire. Eighty percent …


May 6, 2014: Newberry Grad Seminar, Department Of English May 2014

May 6, 2014: Newberry Grad Seminar, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


April 24, 2014: Shakespeare's Jewish Women, Department Of English Apr 2014

April 24, 2014: Shakespeare's Jewish Women, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.