English and Language Teachers Show Creativity to Students English 1nwgille wa lkillg illto a l )ooks to rc a few ye<1rs after grcic luc:11ioll ancl sceillg ci l)ook au tilorecl l)y Dr . Johll Willi<m1s . , \ s ) 'Ou s tcirt w ;:1lking past it. you rea lize 1l1ci1 \Ou recogllize l1is nc1mc. Jolm Willi c:1ms - a professioll<1l loo1l )a ll 1) J<1yer7 a worlcl-class te llor·><l f<:1mous mm·ie s tm? No. IJLtt yo ur co llege Engli s l1 pro lessor. Could it rea ll y b e true? You sa t in l1is composition c lass. pr<1yi11g to rmikc c-111 /\. 1\rnl l1e"s a pul)Jisl1ecl au thor? \Ne ll . ii you l1a\'e e\'er woll clcred ilow gmclua tc stucly IX' ll c fits teaclwrs. l )('Si<lcs g i\ ' i11g tl1cm <1 levv n1orc letters <lit e r tl1 f'i r 11 c-urn· rn1cl maybe a pay raise. consiclcr thi s example. For Dr. John Willi<1rns. associrnc prol essor o l 1.::nglisl1 . gmc lu;.1te s tuciies clicl more tl1<111 lill l1is brain witl1 more inlo rrna tio n . 1li s cliligence in his s tudies maclc con tacts !or l1im wl1i c l1 paicl o il 1l1is le-1st ) 'e<1r. Dr . \\'illiams focuse cl l1is cloetoral clisscrt <11io11 011 llO\ 'elist r::. L. Doctorow. \\'l1 f' n l1e left vvith l1is cloctorate l rorn Ol1io Ulli\ 'crsity. lie a lso le ft a gooct im1xessioll Oil l1is supervis illg 1xofessor. Tl1i s professor rccornrnc11ctcct Willi<1n1s <ls <m rnttl1ori 1y o n til e work of Doctorow 10 Camc lcn F'ul )Jisl1illg I louse. who ill I urn con1ac1ccl Willirn11s 10 w rit e ;:1 reccptioll. or ci cri 1iquc of a critique . Oil Doctorow. I le e1cccp1cc l 1l1c projec t rn1cl s1x'n t most or l1is free tirnc lcist year finishing it. Dr. \\ 'illi cims· s1 tccTss ser\ ·cti as an ex;: irnplc or l1ovv tl1e general ecluca ti o11 L::ng lis l1 c lcisscs s l1oui< l Ix' taken serious ly. Williams l1C1ci a doubl e m <:1jor e:1s an ullclergre1 clu<11c stucic111 ulltil llis Englis l1 clc-1sscs lle lpecl llim rccilizc tll c-1 t Ile rcc:1lly enjoyed stuc ly ing lit e rature. I le c.Icciclec l to loc us sole ly on Englisll ·mcl l1as tumccl l1is nci turcil loH' i1110 l1is pro fcss io ll . Til e clcpci rtment ol Ellglisl1 <lllcc ts C\'C' ry s tu<lcnt cluring l1is or lw r tellure a t I lcirliillg. "Our J) igges t responsibilit y to tl w ullivcrsit y is 1ee1cll i11g tile requirect ge11era l cc lucc11ioll c lasses ... l )r. De1111is Orgcm . c llairn1<m o l tile cleJ)ClrtlllCllt. s<:1icl. Since ce:1cll l lmcling s tuclcll t is rcquire cl to tcike ""'O com1)0Sitio 11 c l<:1sses <lllcl one lit e rature cl;:1ss. <1 IJuclctillg e:1u1l1or m <1y fine I l1i s or lier cc:1llillg ill life wl1ilc writillg a ll csse:1y. examining sen tcllce structures ~ o r argui ng C1 lJout S l1akcspcarc·s illte lltion. Ancl o n d<ly. it may Ix' your nC1me tl1a t ap1x'C1rs on tl1 e1 t l)OOk in tl1e bookstorf' . - Jimmy Brooks Foreign Language Sillg illg proviclec I <l W<l'. ' lor st uclc 111s to lcrn11 tl1cir l;:111g ue: 1gc sk ills ill tile Foreign Lcing uagc Depmtnicllt. Co111 c 111po r<11y. lo lk. cllilcl rell·s ClllC I cle \ 'Otiollcl l songs illustr<11ccl g r<m1111<1r points. tmtg ilt \ 'OCcl l Julmy rn1c t built li s te lli11g colllprelw11sion. Sp<111is l1 tcacl1cr 1\\ '<'l Conley strongly s upportccl tlic use of music ill l1cr c l21sscs. Not cmly clocs rnusic 1)ro\' iclc c-111 c;:i s icr w ;:1y to lea rn g rammar. lx1 t it <liso "I )rov iclcs ;:1 Iu11 w ;:i y to clo it ... Co11 ley sc:1 ict. "anc l s tuclcnts enjoy it more. .. /\ ltllougil Collley usccl musi c n1ore ill Iler I irst -'.'C'Cl r CJ(lSSC'S. sl1c cl ISO ('11 lj)IO\'ecl till' USC' ol lllUSic ill lier uppcrIC\ 'CI c lasses <lnci l<lbs. 'Hlly tl1m intensifies lccir11 ing ... Co11ley sa icl . t !er conliclcncc in rnusic ;.1.s a lccirning tool is so strong tl121t s lw l1Cls considcrccl writing a workbook w ith n1usi c<li exerc ises. Sl1irlc\' Eloycl. Gcrn1<111 I;:111gu;:1gc tc<i c l 1cr. likes to ti c in srn 1gs wi1!1 clilfcrc.·111 1l1illgs tl1a1 colllc up ill Iler cl<1ss . Sile sci icl tl1<1t. <litilougl1 it is l1 c-ml to fincl tl1c time Jor si11ging. s he tl1inks it is "Cl vvonclerlul way to le<:1rn ... 0111lw first cl<1y ot c lcisses . 13oycl l>q.~ ;: 111 Iler c lass l)y pl <1y i11g folk so11gs. "It g ives you ;:1littl c l>it ot ri <1,·or ." s lic s<1ic l. c:mc! s tuclcnts ..get <:1 kick out 0 1 it " IY/ Je;:m1i11g c l1ilclrc 1Ys so11gs. ll ym11s ; u1cl Cl1ris1nms c<1rols... 101 on ly is musi c <1 \ 'Cl"'. ' import<mt pmt 0 1lilc ... Eloyc l s<iic l. "it's C1 goocl w ;:iy to 11<1\ 'e fun witl1out w as ting time ... 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Pcrl1<:1ps iilis unique lem11i11g nictlmcl WClsrl't solely rcspolls il>l c. but enro llmc llt clrcim<l ti c<1lly illcre<1scc t thi s yem. c:1ccorcli11g 10 Dr . \\ 'inlrcc t \\'rigilt . c il cii rmall o l til e clepcir1111ellt. 1\11 honors S1)rn1isl1 c l<1ss w as cidcleci to tile c urriculurn cinci p lan s for cxprnKiing tile C<mus l)lt ilcling were 111ade. Wit l1m ore room. the clCJ)clrtn1e111ilopcs10 inves t in m o re language-learn ing equipmen t ciml rn<lybc C1 fC \"-' more crc<i tiv lcci rning mctllocts. - Stacey I l<1ywoo<i /Ir . lol ui ll 'i//irnns UIJ(f l o<lrii<' C:<1 rs<J1 J rl isn 1ss cui us.'-l<Jlllll<'lll . 11 ·i//iu111.-,· <>/fl'll ll '<>rkc'fl prit 'Uld!J ll'illl Ill'- ..,111<1<'111.'- f '/1<J1u l1y .'\rllliu11Irr111.-,1</C'. Spun is l l (('(le/)('/' \ 0 ('fr 11 liCCI I « ·111/ 1<1cl l I l<' IJIS (/ S/ll( 11'1ll IJ<'ll<'r 11rnlr'f'-'lr//l<I !Ill' /('..,_-,011. 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