Of course ESL students have different cultural backgrounds, education, and language proficiency as Matsuda mentions in his essay. Ignoring these elements of students only increases the difficulty of teaching them English. I was surprised to read that in 1939 I.A.…
English 5001
Composition vs. Linguistics
by jgreene • • 0 Comments
“Well DUH!” This was my continued feeling as I read through Paul K. Matsuda’s article “Composition Studies and ESL Writing: A Disciplinary Division of Labor.” Of course specialized ESL courses are necessary for second-language speakers. As Matsuda gives the history…
English 5001
Hooks’ Dilemma and our/our students’ writings
by Shirley Miranda • • 0 Comments
In Hooks’ Rebel’s Dilemma one can almost feel her pain. A pain caused by her culture, her family, her profession, her academia, and her own writing. The struggle to alleviate this pain becomes then a central focus, a mission to search for…
English 5001
Proposal
by jocias • • 0 Comments
Zora Neale Hurston, anthropologist and author, definitely left a unique mark on Harlem Renaissance literature. In her most significant work, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston sends a feminist message about autonomy and remembering one’s experiences; nevertheless, many of her…
English 5001
Answering the question, ‘Who do you think you are?’
by Anne Engert • • 0 Comments
“Who do you think you are?” In the incident that bell hooks relates, that question was meant to shame and humiliate, not prompt “existential self-reflection.” In the original context, the question enforces hurtful boundaries, but that only makes the questioners…
English 1001, English 2000
Project Proposal Format
by Kim De Vries • • 2 Comments
Summarize The Project – Take all the information on the project that you have thus far and summarize it briefly, using your own words, in an opening paragraph. This not only helps you get a clearer concept of the project…