English 377W/553A:

Research Methods

Crucial Info for Fall 2017:

Classroom Instructor: Dr. Kirstin Dunn

Supervising Instructor: Dr. Loren R. Schmidt

Dunn Telephone:

Schmidt Telephone: (509) 865-8542 or Ext. 2112 (Work); (509) 307-0104 (Cell); (509) 574-8486 (Home)

Dunn E-Mail:

Schmidt E-Mail: schmidt_l@heritage.edu or (backup) loren@llschmidt.net

Prof. Schmidt's Office: Simkins 2112, Heritage University, 3240 Fort Rd., Toppenish, WA 98948

Prof. Schmidt's Virtual Office Hours on Elluminate: W 6-8 pm PDT/PST or by appointment

Prof. Schmidt's Physical Office Hours (available by phone): TBA or by appointment.

Time and Place:

Class Sessions Available In Person (Petrie 1111), "Live" Online Via Elluminate, as a Self-Paced Course, or in any combination of these.

Toppenish Graduate: F 5:30-8:30 p.m., S 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Su 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on 9/8-10, 10/13-15, 11/3-5. Supplemented Via Internet with Class Forums on Heritage University Virtual Campus (AKA MyHeritage)

Option I: Attend class sessions and complete supplemental materials on MyHeritage.

Option II: Internet Only (requires additional supplemental materials on MyHeritage or Elluminate to replace class sessions).

Option III: Attend SOME class sessions and complete supplemental materials on MyHeritage to replace class sessions missed.

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Contact Instructor, ASC, or Graduate Program Administrative Assistants ASAP!

Texts:

Required for ALL Students in 377A AND 553A:

MLA, MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd ed. (NY: MLA, 2008).

Optional Text for 553A students when preparing to write a LITERATURE or LINGUISTICS thesis, select one of these for future use:

James Harner, Literary Research Guide: An Annotated Listing of Reference Sources in English Literary Studies, 6th ed. (NY: MLA, 2014). This text is ONLY available electronically:

www.mlalrg.org/public/

OR

John Birchner, Writing an Applied Linguistics Thesis or Dissertation: A Guide to Presenting Empirical Research (NY: Macmillan, 2010).

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