Crucial Info for Fall 2015:
Instructor: Dr. Loren R. Schmidt
Telephone: (509) 865-8542 or Ext. 3108 (Work); (509) 574-8486 (Home)
E-Mail: schmidt_l@heritage.edu or (backup) loren@llschmidt.net
Prof. Schmidt's Office: Heritage Village 3108, Heritage University, 3240 Fort Rd., Toppenish, WA 98948
Prof. Schmidt's Virtual Office Hours on Elluminate: TBA or by appointment
Prof. Schmidt's Physical Office Hours (available by phone): TBA or by appointment.
Time and Place:
Class Sessions Available in Online Via Elluminate. Some Sessions May Be Offered in Person:
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. 9/11-13, 10/9-11. Additional session on 12/5 for those in 553 but NOT those in 553A. 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.
MYHERITAGE CODES AVAILABLE!! Contact Instructor, ASC, or Graduate Program Administrative Assistants ASAP! Texts:
Required for ALL Students in 553 AND 553A:
MLA, MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd ed. (NY: MLA, 2008).
Additional Text Required for 553 when writing a LITERATURE or LINGUISTICS thesis (NOT 553A):
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 553 AND 553A
Grading: Elements of Evaluation for Eng 553
Grading: Elements of Evaluation for Eng 553A