- Newsworthy: English Symposium Series - Poetry Reading - Michael Hofmann - Thursday - January 27 - 3 pm at Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art
- Creative/Research Forum - Wednesday - January 19 - 12 pm in 3223 Haley Center
- MTPC Chili Dinner - Saturday - January 22 - 6 to 8 pm at Joyce Rothschild's Home
- ABD Colloquium - "What on Earth Happened at MLA?" and "What Does the Spring Job Search Entail?" - Wednesday - January 26 - 12 pm in 8009 Haley Center
- MTPC Oral Exam - Julie Anne Zorn - Thursday - February 3 - 3:30 pm in 3130 Haley Center
- Faculty Publication - Rick Joines
- Faculty Members Featured in First Issue of Perspectives, CLA Newsletter
- Call for Papers - Association of College English Teachers of Alabama
Newsworthy: English Symposium Series - Poetry Reading - Michael Hofmann - Thursday - January 27 - 3 
pm at Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art
Michael Hofmann - Distinguished Lecturer, University of Florida, British poet, and German Translator - will give the first English Symposium Series lecture of 2005 on Thursday, January 27.
Hofmann has published 4 books of poems Nights in the Iron Hotel (1983), Acrimony (1986), Corona, Corona (1993), and Approximately Nowhere (1999) and a book of criticism, Behind the Lines: Pieces on Writing and Pictures (2001). He recently completed an anthology of German 20th century poetry, a selection of Durs Grunbein’s poems, and a translation of Canetti’s book about England, The Party in the Blitz (2005). For more information about Hofmann, please follow this link.
Hofmann will read and discuss his poetry at 3 pm at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. He will also meet with faculty and students throughout the day with lunch served in 8082 Haley Center at 12 pm.
Creative/Research Forum - "Meeting Resistance in the Classroom: Undergraduate Technical Communication Courses and Cognitive Development" - Today - January 19 - 12 pm in 3223 Haley Center
Julie Anne Zorn and Jessica M. Lueders will present at today's Creative/Research Forum. Their research is an expansion of an assignment from Dr. Isabelle Thompson's course, ENGL 7020: The Pedagogy of Technical and Professional Communication, and they presented their findings at the 2004 RMMLA Conference.
Investigating the effectiveness of the pedagogies directing TPC education within the academy, Zorn and Lueders have chosen to determine the achievement of educational goals in undergraduate TPC courses at Auburn University. Their results indicate that the instructors utilize an instrumental, skill-based pedagogical approach, which is in line with students’ expectations. However, they assert that rhetorical knowledge must be incorporated into these courses because it encourages intellectual development as students gain knowledge of all aspects of document creation rather than focus primarily on skill building.
MTPC Chili Dinner - Saturday - January 22 - 6 to 8 pm at Joyce Rothschild's Home
Joyce Rothschild will host a chili dinner at her home for MTPC faculty, students, and friends.
ABD Colloquium - "What on Earth Happened at MLA?" and "What Does the Spring Job Search Entail?" - Wednesday - January 26 - 12 pm in 8009 Haley Center
The ABD Colloquium invites you to join them in discussing "What on Earth Happened at MLA?" and "What Does the Spring Job Search Entail?" Feel free to bring your lunch and a friend for discussion about what attendees learned from going to MLA and how to use this information to help prepare for the next job search.
MTPC Oral Exam - Julie Anne Zorn - Thursday - February 3 - 3:30 pm in 3130 Haley Center
Second-year Master of Technical and Professional Communication (MTPC) student Julie Anne Zorn will present materials from her portfolio and coursework.
MTPC students fulfill their degree requirements by completing an oral exam and portfolio presentation. During the oral exam, students present many of the documents they have created in their MTPC classes and that appear in their portfolios. Students also incorporate information from their course readings and discussions into their presentations.
Members of the student's advisory committee conduct the oral exam. Department members and guests are invited to attend and ask questions.
Faculty Publication - Rick Joines
Rick Joines' review of A Journey into Platonic Politics: Plato's Laws, by Albert Keith Whitaker, has been published by Bryn Mawr Classical Review, and already the Straussians are on the attack. See the online version of Joines' review and the Straussian commentary.
Faculty Members Featured in CLA Newsletter, Perspectives
The first issue of Perspectives, the biannual newsletter from the College of Liberal Arts, recognized several English Department faculty members and their achievements. Penelope Ingram and Jim McKelly were highlighted for their recent grant awards, while Chris Forhan was featured for winning the Samuel French Morse Prize. Faculty book publications by Steve Gresham, Patrick Morrow, Constance Relihan, and Donald Cunningham and Elizabeth O. Smith were also mentioned.
Call for Papers - Association of College English Teachers of Alabama
The Association of College English Teachers of Alabama (ACETA) has issued several calls for papers for their annual awards.
The 2005 Mary Evelyn McMillan Undergraduate Writing Award is presented to the undergraduate student at an Alabama college or university for writing an outstanding descriptive, reflective, or analytical essay.
The 2005 William J. Calvert Award is presented to a college English teacher or graduate student for writing a paper on any scholarly or theoretical topic in English Studies.
The 2005 James Woodall Award is presented to a college English teacher or graduate student for writing a paper on any pedagogical topic in English Studies.
Entries for all of these awards must be postmarked by February 1, 2005. Winners will receive a cash award and will present their papers at ACETA's annual meeting at Alabama A & M University in Huntsville on March 4-5. For more information about these contests, refer to the inserts found in the December 2004 issue of ACETA's The Light.
To include an item in The English Channel, submit text items by Tuesday at 11:40 am for publication Wednesday. Submit items by email to Jessica Lueders or Betsy Smith or put the information in their mailbox. Please check your submission for accuracy and completion—all calendar items and meeting announcements must include the date, time, and location of the event.
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