Dear all,
Welcome to ENGL300-1, our ultimate grammar course!!!
When you managed to make your first blog post, you already passed the first hurdle of this class ;-)
The first assignment is easy: we are going to introduce ourselves. Click on "comment" in the lower right hand corner, and post a short introduction to yourself, talking about your major, your hobbies, your career, specific grammar problems you would like to learn about, etc. etc..... If you own a website or a myspace site, you can include it so people can look you up and get to know you! If you have a photo of yourself, you can upload it, too.
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Hello all, my name is Christina Linda Voss, and I've been teaching at SIU since Fall 2007. I taught ENGL101, 102, 290, 300, and this semester also 485a for education majors. I have a Ph.D. in English from my German alma mater, and am presently working on a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction. I studied in Germany, Russia, France, and previously in Carbondale (in 1997). My first M.A. is in translation (specialty: technology), and my second is the Master of Arts in Teaching from SIU. I am a certified Illinois high school teacher for German, French, and English -- but I am not allowed to teach at public schools, since I am not a citizen!! My goal is to get a greencard and ultimately become an American ;-) My hobbies are playing the piano, hiking in the Scottish highlands, and breeding leopard geckos. I have a homepage for my reptile sales: www.lzrdgrl.com. I'm excited to work with you all on one of my favorite topics: GRAMMAR!!!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Broc Pachesa from Hillsboro IL. I am a Radio-Television major with a minor in Photography. My hobbies include percussion, tennis, and golf. As far as grammar goes, I have none.
ReplyDeleteHi, my name is Blake, and this is my last semester at SIU. My major is in political science, but because I have already fulfilled my requirements I am able to take classes for fun this semester. I am hoping that this course will help develop my confidence and ability to write on topics beyond political science, economics and history.
ReplyDeleteHi, my name is Guillermo and I am a JR at SIUC. My major is speech communications with an emphasizes in public relations. I want to work in the entertainment business. Any form of that would be great. I am a member of the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity where I serve as Vice President of Alumni Relations. As far as hobbies I love meeting new people and doing things that do not happen to everyone. I feel that current technology has ruined my grammar skills. On the first day of class I spelled grammar…”grammer”. So I hope to sharpen up my grammar skills.
ReplyDeleteHello, my mane is Latia Hayes. I am a junior majoring in Elementary Education. I hope one day to be a third grade teacher in a low income inner city. I believe children that live in these conditions need lots of support and guidance, and I would like to be a part of that support system. I current enjoy talking and texting, shopping and simply having fun. What I hope to gain from this class is to improve and redefine my grammatical expressiveness.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Freddie Dickerson. I am a senior in R-TV and minoring in creative writing. As far as career goals I hope to become a writer for TV shows and movies, also author a book later down the line. What I hope to gain from this class is anything that I have not learned yet.
ReplyDeletemy name is Kristyn Looper. i am a junior at SIUC and my major is business advertisement and i minor in sociology. By the time i graduate i hope to have my mastered my major field so i can become a successful ceo of a big corporation. i hope to gain all the things i dont know and better the skills i do know.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Morgan Williams. I am a junior and transferred from Rend Lake College this semester. I graduated with my Associates in Arts and Sciences. My major is Journalism - not quite sure of what I want to do with it yet. My minor is Sociology. I'm an outgoing person and love to meet new people/ make new friends. I want to better my skills in writing and learn new skills in this course.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Sarah Kessler. I am a senior at SIUC and my major is Elementary Education. I am from Burlington, Wisconsin and I plan to move back up north after I graduate. I hope to teach 1st thru 4th grade. My concentration is English. I enjoy playing softball and running. This class seems very interesting so far and I hope to grasp a better understanding of grammer.
ReplyDeleteHello world, my name is Daniel Albarran from chicago(lincoln park) illinois. I am a senior majoring in Business administration with a specialization in English(literature). I am an avid reader, music listener, gourmand, writer and sports enthusiast. I would greatly like to improve my grammar skills for they will only better my understanding of what i read and how i write.
ReplyDeleteHello my name is Katia Salomon and I'm currently a Junior with a major in psychology and a minor is political science. I enrolled in this course because I feel that I can write very well but struggle with the grammatical techniques and skills to have a great paper. I also plan to attend law school where I know that these type of skills are crucial for my success. My hope is by being in this class I will strengthen many of my weakness. In all I have a deep passion to succeed and keep my family and friends very close to me.
ReplyDeleteHello my name is Alexandria Pearson and I am currently a Junior with a major in Speech Communication, a specialization in Public Relations, and a minor in History. My favorite subject is in fact History. I enjoy learning about past cultures and even the many cultures that surround us every day. My hobbies include video games, listening to music, and hanging out with friends. I hope to truly sharpen my grammar skills with this class, so that I can become a more proficient writer throughout all of my studies.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Steve Jennings. I am a junoir from Lake Zurich, majoring in spech communications public relations. I enjoy playing sports or watching them football, basketball,baseball, and hockey. I hope to gain more knowledge and become a better writer, since I have poor writing skills.
ReplyDeleteHello, my name is Sydney Shelton. I am a freshman from Brighton, IL and I am majoring in English Education. I play on the softball team here at Southern. I enjoy watching UFC matches, basketball, football, baseball, and hockey. I am excited about ENG 300, because I would like to improve on my grammar skills and learn new things.
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ReplyDeleteMy name is Kiara Poole, i m a junior and my major is Elementary Education. I am an only child from Bolingbrook Il.I enjoy shopping and more shopping. I have never been that good at grammar so I am hoping that this class will help me with that. I wish i had taken this class before I took the basic skills test, this class seems like it would have helped me even more.
Hey, My name is James Jones, from Chicago. I am a sophomore majoring in Advertising and hopefully minorimng in English. After graduating in 2010 i plan to move to New York and attend grad school at Columbia Univeristy and soon after than begin my career as a advertising copywriter. My hobbies include writing, listening to music, excercising, reading, and just enjoying life. As m,uch asd i love to write the reality of it is that my grammar is not as developed as ii would like it to be, so i hope to rectify that problem with english 300.
ReplyDeleteHi my name is Robert Miller, from McHenry, Illinois.I am Sophomore majoring in advertising. I have no idea what I want to do in advertising though. I love listening to music, hanging with friends, biking, and being outdoors. I'm pretty bad with grammer so I would like to learn a lot more.
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm Alexandria but I go by Allie. I'm a sophomore majoring in Journalism with a specialization in advertising. I plan to minor in geography and marketing. I transferred to SIUC in the spring last year from Columbia College Chicago where I was a photography major. I'm from a small town 50 miles south of Chicago called Manteno. I enjoy being outside and I spend all my money on going to concerts and traveling.
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