Crucial Info for Fall 2020:
Instructors: Dr. Loren R. Schmidt
Schmidt Telephone: (509) 865-8542 or Ext. 2112 (Work); (509) 307-0104 (Cell); (509) 574-8486 (Home)
Schmidt E-Mail: schmidt_l@heritage.edu or (backup) loren@llschmidt.net
We may have a second instructor: Dr. Kirstin James-Dunn.
James-Dunn E-Mail: dunn_k@heritage.edu
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, F 130-3 pm PDT/PST, or by appointment
Prof. Schmidt's Physical Office Hours (available by phone): None Fall 2020
Time and Place:
Class Sessions Available "Live" Online Via Zoom and/or Elluminate (Blackboard Collaborate), as a Self-Paced Course, or in any combination of these.
Toppenish Undergraduate and 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 9/11-13, 10/9-11, 11/6-8. Supplemented Via Internet with Class Forums on Heritage University Virtual Campus (AKA MyHeritage)
Option I: Attend class sessions (either in person or live online) 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.
MYHERITAGE CODES AVAILABLE!! Contact Instructor, ASC, or Graduate Program Administrative Assistants ASAP if you cannot log into MyHeritage! 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:
OR John Birchner, Writing an Applied Linguistics Thesis or Dissertation: A Guide to Presenting Empirical Research (NY: Macmillan, 2010).
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Course Descriptions for Eng 377W AND 553A
Grading: Elements of Evaluation