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Rarely in graduate school (if ever) are graduate students in English Studies given a chance to reflect on what it means to teach “English” — why do we bother? To what end(s) are we teaching? What difference does it make if an English course is required or elective, taken by students as part of the […]

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English 7960 | Syllabus | Spring 2018 (DE)

English 7960: Methods of Teaching English in the Two-Year College Dr. William P. Banks Professor of English Phone: 252.328.6674 Email: banksw [at] ecu [dot] edu Office: Joyner 1009 Office Hours: TBA Online Hours: TBA Introduction Many graduate students in English Studies will find their first teaching jobs after graduate school in one of the thousands […]

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English 7960 | Schedule | Spring 2018

English 7960 Schedule Spring 2018 ** Last Updated: April 16, 2018** Week 1 | January 8 – 12 | Course Introduction Intro to 7960: Read course docs, submit questions to Dr. Banks by Jan 10 Complete Forum #1: Introductions Assignment (Due Jan 22): Curricular Survey of Two-Year Colleges Readings for Next Week Bain, What the Best […]

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English 7960 | Assignments | Spring 2018

Course Projects | Spring 2018 Reading Responses Central to work in graduate school is the process of reading and reflection, of engaging with the thoughts of others and trying to distill those thoughts in such a way as to engage with them yourself. But reading and reflection are also about connecting with others, especially your […]

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