Andrea Hammack Staff Writer Troy University’s English Department’s forum on biolinguistics was held on Monday, Oct. 21. Ben Robertson, a professor of English, talked about the recent forum and what it was like organizing it. “As usual, we invite department members who have published recently or have done some sort of special project recently,” Robertson said. “Alternatively, sometimes the faculty come to us and suggest a forum.” Robertson said they have had some highly successful forums in the past and he hoped that this one “might inspire some students to…
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Course offers interdisciplinary approach to literature review
Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer The department of English is offering an interdisciplinary upper level elective course called “Literature, Theory and Criticism,” which will discuss psychoanalysis, queer theory, historicism, Marxist theory, ecocriticism and disability studies. The class is open to any student who has completed two classes in literature. According to Priya Menon, an associate professor of English and the instructor for the course, the class begins with the examination of concepts such as history, voice and author and then moves to the study of various schools of literary theory developed…
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Bishal Niroula Staff Writer Troy, living up to its title of Alabama’s International university, not only offers non-native English speaking students classes in learning English as a Second Language (ESL), but also offers a minor to native English-speakers in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) through the College of Communication and Fine Arts. Theresa Johnson, senior lecturer of English and a faculty adviser for TESOL, recommends TESOL as a practical minor. “If you want to find something to fill that extra little minor spot, use TESOL,” Johnson said.…
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