Teaching English in the Two-Year College, Vol. 34, No. 2, December 2006

Table of Contents

• Valuing Research at Small and Community Colleges

  Candace Spigelman and Kami Day

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  Abstract: This article describes two local research projects and provides a rationale for faculty scholarship at small and community colleges.

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• Bias and the Teachable Moment: Revisiting a Teacher Narrative

  Darren Crovitz

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  Abstract: Revisiting an episode of his own biased language in the classroom, the author tries to resist a conventional interpretation of events in the hope of raising useful questions.

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• Why Our Students Need Instruction in Grammar, and How We Should Go about It

  Mark Blaauw-Hara

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  Abstract: Our students need to be able to adhere to standard written English to succeed in their other classes and to get jobs at the end of their schooling, and it’s the responsibility of writing teachers to help them do so. In this article, the author provides a research-based theoretical underpinning for effective grammar instruction as well as several specific strategies—based on experience and research—for addressing grammar productively.

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• A Creative Approach to the Research Paper: Combining Creative Writing with Academic Research

  Tim Blue

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  Abstract: This article describes a combination of a research essay and a creative writing assignment that encourages rigorous academic research while allowing students to get “outside the box” of traditional academic research papers.

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• The Evolution of a Learning Community

  Sandie McGill Barnhouse and Sherylle Petty Smith

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  Abstract: This essay traces two teachers’ experiences crossing spaces in a combined literature and history seminar where students explore American culture and diversity and engage in service learning. The model has evolved from paired classes with collaborative activities to a student-centered environment promoting active learning. This article offers practical advice for establishing cross-curricular pairings and suggests course content that promotes learning across curricula.

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• INSTRUCTIONAL NOTES: Literature of Survival: A Literature Class as a Place for Healing

  Kate Dailey

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  Abstract: This article explores the ways that a literature course with a focus on survival stories can provide students with models for their own survival and healing.

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• INSTRUCTIONAL NOTES: Web 2.0 Writing Feedback with Create a Graph

  Todd Finley

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  Abstract: A user-friendly online data-graphing program helps students comprehend strengths and weaknesses in their writing and enhances composing decisions.

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• POEM: Downsized

  C. D. Albin

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• POEM: The Compliment and Somebody Is Dying to Be Heard

  Rick Kempa

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• EDITORIAL: It Takes a Village

  Jeff Sommers, Editor

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• WHAT WORKS FOR ME

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• REVIEWS: Meaning-Centered Grammar: An Introductory Text by Craig Hancock

  reviewed by Shir Filler

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• REVIEWS: The Drama of Creation: Writers on Writing, Films for the Humanities and Sciences (DVD)

  reviewed by Debra Liese and by Matt Smith

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• REVIEWS: ReMix: Reading and Composing Culture, by Catherine G. Latterell

  reviewed by Ronald Kirkwood

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• Information for Authors

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• TYCA to You

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