Graduate Students Teach English Language Learners As part of Missouri State University's ongoing commitment to the Public Affairs pillars of Cultural Competence and Community Engagement, graduate students in the English department have the option of earning a certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages or TESOL. The iELT-Ozarks Project supports in-service … [Read more...] about iELT-Ozarks Project Engages Families
by Kathy Busch Recently the English Department spoke with Liz Breazeale, a 2012 graduate with a focus on creative writing. Breazeale works as a technical editor at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where she edits technical reports, journal articles, and other documents written by researchers, as well as outreach materials such as brochures, posters, or fact sheets for … [Read more...] about The Alum Report: Liz Breazeale
MSU Linguistics Colloquium Fall 2020 series After a hiatus, we have already had two talks, over Zoom, with the last being on October 16th, 2020 from Dr. Greta Gorsuch of Texas Tech University on “What theories do teachers use when they make classroom tests?”. What Theories do Teachers use When They Make Classroom Tests? Much attention is paid to standardized foreign language … [Read more...] about TESOL/Linguistics: Program Update
By: Fatemeh Taheri This week the English Department would like to highlight Antony Lepage, a 2013 graduate from the English Department with an emphasis in creative writing, as a Publications Specialist for the Missouri House of Representatives in Jefferson City. His position includes editing and proofreading official documents, from legislative drafts to constituent … [Read more...] about The Alum Report: Antony Lepage
Here is an update from the Creative Writing program with some exciting Alumni news, current student news, faculty news, and upcoming events with the Moon City Review. Moon City Press News and Upcoming Events: Our newly appointed Missouri Poet Laureate Karen Craigo is editing an anthology of Missouri poets for our state’s bicentennial, which is 2021. The book, to be published … [Read more...] about Creative Writing Program Update, Alum News, and Upcoming Events