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It's now Fall, 2014 and I'm finally posting to my blog....duh.  My students in Engl 121 are creating their blogs so I guess I should post something too. But that's all I have to say for the moment.

Katie and Annie at HJAM, May 2012

Are We There Yet?

One of my faculty friends told me that we are half way through the spummer term (that's the new noun for spring/summer semester). I find this hard to believe especially since it feels like
we just began the term. However, given the degrees of stress seen in my students, I guess
we must be half done with the term. To me, this part of the material we have to cover in
English 121 and 328 is my favorite portion. Reading about online issues (youtube, google etc.)
is so interesting and so current. This term I'm using a few new articles and shifting my focus
from a close look at language to a more comprehensive look at language in terms of identity
and authenticity. Of course, the unit on YouTube is my all-time favorite topic, and I hope
my students in both levels find the information engaging.

cooking lobsters

Lindsay and Katie