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CATEGORIES: Department Events, RPC

Christina V. Cedillo is scheduled to give a research presentation on October 7th

Christina Cedillo will be presenting “Contesting Monstrous Representations: Latinx Multimodal Rhetorics of Resistance” on Wednesday, October 7, 2020.  Because of restrictions on large gatherings, her talk will be presented through Webex. Christina V. Cedillo is an assistant professor of writing and rhetoric at the University of Houston-Clear Lake where she teaches first year and advanced … Continue reading Christina V. Cedillo is scheduled to give a research presentation on October 7th

October 7, 2020, 1:00-2:00pm | Online via Webex
CATEGORIES: Department News, Uncategorized

Congratulations, Graduates!

Congratulations to the following graduate students in the Department of English who received their MA, MFA, or PhD degrees.  This is a wonderful accomplishment.  Best wishes as you take the next step in your journey!  

CATEGORIES: ALT, Department News, Graduate Student News

Idée Edalatishams Has Won a Language Learning Dissertation Grant

The Language Learning Dissertation Grant is a $2,000 award aimed at facilitating the research work of doctoral candidates in the language sciences. The grant is awarded to the top-10 applicants twice a year, based on the strength of their research design and its relevance to ongoing research in the language sciences and their potential to make … Continue reading Idée Edalatishams Has Won a Language Learning Dissertation Grant

CATEGORIES: ALT, Department News

Department faculty teach 16,305 participants in the Using Educational Technology in the English Language Classroom course!

We are pleased to announce that the Iowa State University-developed Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Using Educational Technology in the English Language Classroom (https://www.openenglishprograms.org/MOOC) ended for 16,305 participants on July 27, 2020. This MOOC was offered as part of the Online Professional English Network (OPEN), which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State … Continue reading Department faculty teach 16,305 participants in the Using Educational Technology in the English Language Classroom course!

CATEGORIES: ALT, Applied Linguistics, Department News

John Levis & Evgeny Chukharev-Hudilainen Receive NSF Grant

Please join us in congratulating our colleagues John Levis & Evgeny Chukharev-Hudilainen on receiving funding from the National Science Foundation for their project titled “Collaborative Research: Adaptive explicit and implicit feedback in second language pronunciation training”. Iowa State and Texas A&M Universities are collaborating to develop an automated training system that provides implicit and explicit … Continue reading John Levis & Evgeny Chukharev-Hudilainen Receive NSF Grant

CATEGORIES: Creative Writing, Department News, English

Dr. Charissa Menefee is a 2020/2021 EST/Sloan Project Commission Recipient

Dr. Charissa Menefee is a 2020/2021 EST/Sloan Project Commission Recipient for her work Iowa Enemy. “Off-Broadway’s Ensemble Studio Theatre, in collaboration with The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, has announced the recipients of the EST/Sloan commissions for the upcoming season. Begun in 1998, the EST/Sloan Project is an initiative designed to stimulate artists to create credible … Continue reading Dr. Charissa Menefee is a 2020/2021 EST/Sloan Project Commission Recipient

CATEGORIES: Department News, ISUcommx

Fulton course earns QM certification

Associate teaching professor Katharine Fulton‘s English 302: Business Communication course was  certified in June in the national Quality Matters program that recognizes excellence in online course design. External reviewers measure a course against eight standards in the certification process. Fulton’s course is the first English course at Iowa State to be certified and the fourth course overall (2020 QM certified courses … Continue reading Fulton course earns QM certification

CATEGORIES: Department Events

2020 Summer Online Writing Bootcamp

Hello Summer 2020 ISU Students! The Writing and Media Center (https://www.wmc.dso.iastate.edu/) invites you to a brand new event designed to help you get more out of your time! Our first ever Online Writing Bootcamp allows you to join fellow ISU students in a day-long online writing group that will provide you with the opportunity to … Continue reading 2020 Summer Online Writing Bootcamp

July 2, 2020, 9:00am-3:00pm | Online via Webex