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Department of English

CATEGORIES: Creative Writing, Department Events

Rick Bass — The Traveling Feast: On the Road and At the Table with My Heroes

Rick Bass — The Traveling Feast: On the Road and At the Table with My Heroes Part of The Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writer Series 2019-2020 Author and environmental activist, Rick Bass is the author of over two dozen books of fiction and nonfiction including Why I Came West, Ninemile Wolves, The Watch: Stories, All the Land to Hold … Continue reading Rick Bass — The Traveling Feast: On the Road and At the Table with My Heroes

February 18, 2020, 8:00pm | Gallery, Memorial Union
CATEGORIES: ALT, Department Events

Brown Bag Colloquium

The first presenter this semester will be Reza Neiriz, a Ph.D. student in ALT. He will present his research on interactional competence in oral communication assessment. Attached is a PDF with the abstract for the presentation. Please come join us to learn more about language assessment and share ideas with faculties and graduate students in our … Continue reading Brown Bag Colloquium

January 31, 2020, 12:00-1:00pm | Ross 212
CATEGORIES: Creative Writing, Department Events

January Emerging Writers Reader Series

Join us at Design on Main next week to hear the wondrous creative work of four of our MFA students: Crystal Stone, Mike Robbins, Alana Jones, and Natalie Deam. Festivities will begin at 7:00pm on January 16 and, as always, snacks and refreshments will be provided (to which you are always welcome to contribute). And, … Continue reading January Emerging Writers Reader Series

January 16, 2020, 7:00pm | Design on Main
CATEGORIES: ALT, Department Events

ENGL 510, Intro to Computers in Applied Linguistics, end-of-semester showcase

The students of ENGL 510, Intro to Computers in Applied Linguistics, cordially invite you to an end-of-semester showcase of the projects they have developed while learning how to code in Scratch. Scratch is a visual programming language developed at MIT’s Media Lab to teach essential computer programming concepts and skills. This fall’s ENGL 510 group has … Continue reading ENGL 510, Intro to Computers in Applied Linguistics, end-of-semester showcase

December 16, 2019, 12:00-1:30pm | Ross 212
CATEGORIES: ALT, Department Events, TESL

ENGL 120 (Computers and Language) final projects showcase

The students of ENGL 120 (Computers and Language) would like to invite you to a showcase of their final projects Today (12/9) and Wednesday (12/11) from 12:10-1:00 pm in Ross 212. If you have a few minutes, please feel free to stop by to visit with our students and engage with them on their poster … Continue reading ENGL 120 (Computers and Language) final projects showcase

December 11, 2019, 12:10-1:00pm | Ross 212
CATEGORIES: ALT, Department Events, TESL

ENGL 120 (Computers and Language) final projects showcase

The students of ENGL 120 (Computers and Language) would like to invite you to a showcase of their final projects Today (12/9) and Wednesday (12/11) from 12:10-1:00 pm in Ross 212. If you have a few minutes, please feel free to stop by to visit with our students and engage with them on their poster … Continue reading ENGL 120 (Computers and Language) final projects showcase

December 9, 2019, 12:10-1:00pm | Ross 212
CATEGORIES: Department News, ISUcommx

Emma Murray organized the Advanced Communication (English 312)-Ames Public Library science fair outreach event, ‘Science with Cy.

Emma Murray, lecturer in English, came up with the idea of Science with Cy as part of an effort by the department to find new ways to engage students. The class is one of a series of advanced communication courses in ISUComm, which emphasizes written, oral, visual and electronic communication competencies. https://www.inside.iastate.edu/article/2019/12/05/science-cy

CATEGORIES: Creative Writing, Department Events

Kristen Iversen Craft Talk

Please join us for a craft talk hosted by author Kristen Iversen.  As part of the Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series, she will talk about research, art, ethics, and aesthetics in creative non-fiction.

December 3, 2019, 2:00-3:30pm | Ross 212