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College English faculty members share teaching methods at conference
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[May 05, 2008]
Three Lincoln College English faculty members
were invited to give presentations at the 44th annual Community
College and University English Articulation Conference in Urbana in
mid-April. Jeris D. Livengood, Spring Hyde and Judith Cortelloni
shared thoughts and ideas on teaching in today's information
society. [Pictured left Spring Hyde,
upper right Judith Cortelloni, lower right Jeris Livengood]
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Livengood's presentation,
titled, "Hey, 'Boyz' … 'Surf's Up'! Teaching Bildungsroman in the
Composition Classroom," discussed her use of current films to help
students understand literary genres. "As an instructor of a
multicultural freshman English composition course at a small
college, my challenge is to connect the work of the past to the
students' lives in the present," said Livengood. "I have found using
films such as 'Boyz n the Hood,' 'Cars' and 'Surf's Up,' in
combination with Randolph P. Shaffner's in-depth analysis of the
genre, effective in helping students comprehend Bildungsroman and,
consequently, make the connections to their own lives,"
Hyde and Cortelloni made a joint presentation called "Student
Authors," which focused on the need for writing instructors to
recognize their students as potential authors.
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Cortelloni introduced the steps of creating a writing competition
as well as the process of creating an annual booklet for use in the
classroom. Cortelloni said Lincoln College's "ROAR," the published
writings of the winners in the James Fulcher Writing Competition, is
proof the teaching method is effective. "By using 'ROAR' for reading
assignments, it benefits our students because they are often
intimidated by the professional writings that appear in textbooks.
Over 70 percent of students surveyed noted that they felt the essays
in 'ROAR' better represented what their instructors were looking for
compared to the professional essays in textbooks," said Cortelloni.
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![Schools](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2008/May/05/images/032808pics/carroll-pre-k-lda-032808.png) "More and more we are seeing the positive results the writing
contest has had on our students' feelings of ownership over their
writing and how that sense of having something tangible to show the
world increases the amount of effort they put forth in the revision
process," said Hyde.
The conference gave insights into teaching composition and
inspired attendees to try some of these new things in their
classrooms.
[Text from file received from
Lincoln College]
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