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April 9, 2012: Wmu Creative Writing Program's Mfa/Phd Festival Reading, Department Of English Apr 2012

April 9, 2012: Wmu Creative Writing Program's Mfa/Phd Festival Reading, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


April 6, 2012: Mckittrick Wins Research Fellowship, Department Of English Apr 2012

April 6, 2012: Mckittrick Wins Research Fellowship, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


April 3, 2012: Congratulations Katherine Zlabek !, Department Of English Apr 2012

April 3, 2012: Congratulations Katherine Zlabek !, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


April 2, 2012: New Issues Poetry & Prose, Department Of English Apr 2012

April 2, 2012: New Issues Poetry & Prose, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


April 1, 2012: Poet Barbara Cully Reads This Thursday: Spring 2012 Gwen Frostic Reading Series, Department Of English Apr 2012

April 1, 2012: Poet Barbara Cully Reads This Thursday: Spring 2012 Gwen Frostic Reading Series, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


You Sir Are A Fine Young Gentleman. Thank You, My Lady: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Eighteenth Century Conversations Regarding Gentility And Gender, Kati Overbey Apr 2012

You Sir Are A Fine Young Gentleman. Thank You, My Lady: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Eighteenth Century Conversations Regarding Gentility And Gender, Kati Overbey

Masters Theses

This study rhetorically analyzed the eighteenth century work of Richard Steele and Joseph Addison's The Spectator and Eliza Haywood's The Female Spectator using Kathleen Turner's framework for rhetorical history as social criticism integrating text and context. Ten essays from The Spectator as well as ten essays from The Female Spectator were selected based on content and subject matter regarding manners and gentility. When Turner's framework for analysis was applied to the essays, defining characteristics of gentility were revealed. A presentation of the results of the textual and contextual analysis of these twenty selected essays is provided. An analysis of the …


Investigating The Prevalence Of Use By Japanese Speakers Of An Acceptable Alternative Articulation Of The Phoneme /S/ To That Commonly Taught In Esl And Efl Classrooms, Greg Raver-Lampman Apr 2012

Investigating The Prevalence Of Use By Japanese Speakers Of An Acceptable Alternative Articulation Of The Phoneme /S/ To That Commonly Taught In Esl And Efl Classrooms, Greg Raver-Lampman

English Theses & Dissertations

The International Phonetic Association (IPA) as well as textbooks on phonology and teaching English as a second language (ESL) or foreign language (EFL) characterize the /s/ as an "alveolar fricative," meaning that the tongue approaches the alveolar ridge to produce the sound. Japanese phonology texts characterize the Japanese /s/ as alveolar as well. This tongue position has become integral to teaching the sound to English-speaking children who have speech impediments and for teaching the sibilants to speakers of other languages, including first-language speakers of Japanese who often struggle with the English /s/ despite the fact that the sound occurs in …


The Relationship Between Text Message Volume And Formal Writing Performance Among Upper Level High School Students And College Freshmen, Brian Wardyga Apr 2012

The Relationship Between Text Message Volume And Formal Writing Performance Among Upper Level High School Students And College Freshmen, Brian Wardyga

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this study was to reveal whether there is a relationship between students' volume of text messaging and formal writing performance on the Scholastic Aptitude Test writing section. The study also examined gender as a contributing variable in this measure. As a supplementary correlation, student text message volume was also compared to their Writing I course final grade. The study focused solely on texting because texting has become the preferred method of telecommunication among teens and young adults (Lindley, 2008, p. 19). The design included a questionnaire that collected data to show whether any relationships exist that indicate …


March 31, 2012: Bradburn And Mckittrick Present At Narrative Conference, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 31, 2012: Bradburn And Mckittrick Present At Narrative Conference, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 30, 2012: Re-Make Of Utz/Emery, Ed., Cahier Calin, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 30, 2012: Re-Make Of Utz/Emery, Ed., Cahier Calin, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 29, 2012: Hybridity Conference @ Notre Dame (3/29-31), Department Of English Mar 2012

March 29, 2012: Hybridity Conference @ Notre Dame (3/29-31), Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 28, 2012: Two Upcoming Wmu-Ncte Student Affiliate Events, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 28, 2012: Two Upcoming Wmu-Ncte Student Affiliate Events, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 27, 2012: Klekar & Nagle Speak At Asecs Conference, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 27, 2012: Klekar & Nagle Speak At Asecs Conference, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 23, 2012: Christopher Hart Honored As English Department Presidential Scholar, 2011-2012, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 23, 2012: Christopher Hart Honored As English Department Presidential Scholar, 2011-2012, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 22, 2012: Student Wins Leads In Major Shakespeare Festival, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 22, 2012: Student Wins Leads In Major Shakespeare Festival, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 21, 2012: 2012 Departmental Awards, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 21, 2012: 2012 Departmental Awards, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 20, 2012: Jen Bervin Events, 3/28-3/29, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 20, 2012: Jen Bervin Events, 3/28-3/29, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 19, 2012: Dr. Melinda Moustakis Named Fellow At Princeton, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 19, 2012: Dr. Melinda Moustakis Named Fellow At Princeton, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 18, 2012 Bonnie Jo Campbell Reads Her Work: Spring 2012: Gwen Frostic Reading Series, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 18, 2012 Bonnie Jo Campbell Reads Her Work: Spring 2012: Gwen Frostic Reading Series, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 14, 2012: Comics Workshop On Friday, March 16, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 14, 2012: Comics Workshop On Friday, March 16, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 8, 2012: News From Dr. Perryman-Clark, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 8, 2012: News From Dr. Perryman-Clark, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 5, 2012: Rhetoric & Writing Studies/First Year Writing Position, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 5, 2012: Rhetoric & Writing Studies/First Year Writing Position, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


March 2, 2012: Ph.D. Student Brandon Jennings Recent Publications, Department Of English Mar 2012

March 2, 2012: Ph.D. Student Brandon Jennings Recent Publications, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


February 23, 2012: Graduate Student Conference, 2/24, Center For Humanities, Department Of English Feb 2012

February 23, 2012: Graduate Student Conference, 2/24, Center For Humanities, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


February 22, 2012:Utz Prefaces Volume On Neo-Medievalism In The Media, Department Of English Feb 2012

February 22, 2012:Utz Prefaces Volume On Neo-Medievalism In The Media, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


February 21, 2012: New From Dr. Adam Clay, Department Of English Feb 2012

February 21, 2012: New From Dr. Adam Clay, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


February 20, 2012: Neville Hoad To Speak On "Wildean Savagery" February 23, Department Of English Feb 2012

February 20, 2012: Neville Hoad To Speak On "Wildean Savagery" February 23, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


February 17, 2012: News From Dr. Perryman-Clark, Department Of English Feb 2012

February 17, 2012: News From Dr. Perryman-Clark, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


February 16, 2012: 2012 Wmu Directors' Festival, Department Of English Feb 2012

February 16, 2012: 2012 Wmu Directors' Festival, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.


February 15, 2012: Comparative Drama Essay Wins Award, Department Of English Feb 2012

February 15, 2012: Comparative Drama Essay Wins Award, Department Of English

Gleanings: Department of English Blog Archive

No abstract provided.