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[Englishstudents] Cardinal Scholars, Looking for tutuors
by English 28 Apr '15

28 Apr '15

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[Englishstudents] Linguistic and Musical Diversity in South Africa - Workshops with Mollie Stone
by H. Roz Woll 25 Apr '15

25 Apr '15

As the Year of South Africa at Queens College draws to a close, The Center for Teaching and Learning is delighted to welcome Mollie Stone <http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/mollie-stone-workshops/#mollie_stone>, expert in choral music from South Africa, for a two-day residency at Queens College. Join us in one, or two, or all three of the workshops she will be leading on April 28 and April 29. Details are below. For information, email hrozwoll(a)gmail.com or visit the following websites: http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/mollie-stone-workshops/ http://southafrica.qc.cuny.edu/mollie-stone-music-workshops/ Linguistic and Musical Diversity in South Africa Tuesday, April 28 / 4:45-6:30 PM Music Building, Room 264 | Queens College Using choral music, this workshop will provide an overview of linguistic diversity in South Africa, including languages using non-pulmonic consonants (“clicks”). A particular focus will be how we may use music to teach language, and how studying language gives a deeper understanding of music. The workshop is designed for faculty but ALL are encouraged to attend, including students. The Queens College Women’s Choir will give a short performance during the workshop. South African Choral Music with Mollie Stone: Come Sing! Wednesday, April 29 / 12:15-1:30 PM Music Building, Room 226 | Queens College Participants will learn diverse selections of choral music from South Africa, including pronunciation, movement, and historical context. No experience necessary! All are welcome! Teaching South African Choral Music: Pedagogy and Style Wednesday, April 29 / 4:30-7:00 PM Music Building, Room 214 | Queens College In a dynamic workshop oriented to teachers and students in education programs, Mollie Stone will explore methods of teaching South African choral music and shaping musical style, and will address applications to music from Bulgaria, The Republic of Georgia, Corsica, Venezuela, vernacular music from the United States, and classical music. Mollie Stone is Assistant Director of Choral Activities at the University of Chicago, Director of World Music and a conductor at Chicago Children’s Choir, teacher for Village Harmony, and co-director/founder of both the Brooklyn World Music Chorus, and the Chicago World Music Chorus. Ms. Stone holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Amherst College, a Master of Music degree in conducting from Westminster Choir College and has studied at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Stone is currently completing a doctorate in choral conducting at Northwestern University, where she is writing her dissertation on how South Africans are using choral music in the struggle against HIV. In 2001, Stone received a grant from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation to produce a teaching DVD (Vela Vela) that helps American choral directors learn and teach black South African choral music more authentically in the oral tradition. In 2006, Stone received another generous grant from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation to return to South Africa to study how South Africans are using choral music in the struggle against HIV. Stone currently lectures and gives workshops on black South African choral music across the United States and Europe.

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[Englishstudents] FW: New Required Course for English/ Education Double Majors
by Tiffany T Thomas 14 Apr '15

14 Apr '15

NEW COURSE FOR ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDENTS: 201W offered in FALL 2015 If you are an English Education 7-12 Co-major (or an English major interested in education), please be advised that beginning in fall 2015, English Education students will be required to take English 201W as one of their English electives. The new course will be offered only in the fall, and it is a prerequisite for SEYS 360 (the first English methods course, taken during the spring preceding fall semester student teaching). ENGLISH 201W will focus on narrative writing, argumentation, and the analysis of a variety of fiction and nonfiction texts, as well as research. Topics will include current debates about education and writing, including the Common Core State Standards and other key issues in English education today. This course will be instrumental in preparing students for the new Content Specialty Test (CST) Exam in English Language Arts, which is required for initial teaching certification in New York State. To register for this course, please see an English education advisor in SEYS, in Powdermaker Hall 150 (see Dr. Costigan or Dr. Caraballo). Please email Dr. Caraballo at limarys.caraballo(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:limarys.caraballo@qc.cuny.edu> or contact the English Education Program if you have any questions.

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[Englishstudents] Reminder: Job Search Workshop for English Majors this Wednesday
by Tiffany T Thomas 13 Apr '15

13 Apr '15

Reminder: This Wednesday, April 15 from 12:15- 1:30 in Klapper 708 the Office of Career Development is holding a workshop for English majors and minors who want to begin their job searches. See details below: ------------- English Majors! Are you graduating soon? Have you started looking for a job? On April 15 from 12:15- 1:30 PM in Klapper 708 the Office of Career Development & Internships in conjunction with the English Department is hosting a workshop for English majors and minors who are beginning the job search. The workshop will focus on: * What is needed to start a job search * Specific job search techniques and useful resources that will help you start a successful job search * Information about general and specific websites with job information Please save the date! Hope to see you there.

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[Englishstudents] 2015 QUEENS COLLEGE UNDERGRAD WRITING PRIZES
by English 01 Apr '15

01 Apr '15

Hello English students, See below or stop in the English department: Klapper 607 t o pick up the guidelines for submission. Good luck! 2015 QUEENS COLLEGE UNDERGRAD WRITING PRIZES Guidelines for Submission All currently matriculated QC undergrads, as well as those undergrads who finished in December 2014 but are graduating in June 2015, are eligible for prizes awarded in Fiction, Non-fiction, Drama, Poetry, Translation; and in work in any genre done in Composition courses, English 95 and 110. Students may submit work in any or all categories; work done as a class assignment is eligible. The Composition Prizes are limited to students whose work for English 95 and 110 was done in either Fall 2014 or Spring 2015. Page limits: for Non-fiction and Fiction, 20 pages; for Poetry, 10 pages; for Drama, two one-act plays or one full-length play. All entries must be formatted according to MLA guidelines for English papers; students unsure of these guidelines may consult the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) at the following address: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ ENTRIES NOT FORMATTED IN MLA STYLE WILL NOT BE READ. Entries are due in the Eng. Dept. Office, Klapper Hall 607, noon Friday, April 17th. Follow this procedure in submitting work: Students may submit work in any or all categories. If you are submitting work for a specific non-fiction prize (The David B. Feinberg Prize, The Clinton Oliver Prize, etc.) please indicate in your cover sheet. All entries must be typed on 8 1/2 by 11-inch paper, plain font, 12 pitch, MLA header, which will include a pseudonym rather than the student's real name, and the page number on every page. Your entry must be stapled. Put two copies of your entry in a manila envelope labeled with the pseudonym, and the genre of your submission or specific non-fiction category (e.g., Fiction, Poetry, The David B. Feinberg Prize, etc.), and deposit it in the available box in the English Dept. Students must submit a separate entry for each genre. If you are submitting in three genres, you will submit three separate manila envelopes. Each entry must contain one cover sheet with the following information: Pseudonym Real Name and Student ID# Genre of your submission Specific non-fiction category (if necessary) Address, Phone Number, Email Address If you are submitting work in translation for the GREGORY RABASSA PRIZE IN LITERARY TRANSLATION, guidelines are available on a separate handout. Here is a list of specified non-fiction prizes; all prizes carry monetary awards in the range of $50 to $500, but the amounts vary from year to year: COMPOSITION PRIZE FOR WORK DONE IN ENGLISH 95 COMPOSITION PRIZE FOR WORK DONE IN ENGLISH 110 CLINTON OLIVER PRIZE FOR WORK IN BLACK AMERICAN STUDIES THE JAMES E. TOBIN PRIZE FOR AN ESSAY ON POETRY LEO STATSKY PRIZE FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WORK ON ENCOUNTERS WITH AMERICAN LIFE THE CATHY DAVIDSON PRIZE FOR SCHOLARSHIP ON AMERICAN LITERATURE PRE-1865 THE KAY KIER MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR AN ESSAY ON LATE 19TH CENTURY (POST-1865) OR 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE THE FACULTY PRIZE FOR AN ESSAY ON MEDIEVAL OR EARLY MODERN LITERATURE THE FACULTY PRIZE FOR AN ESSAY ON SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, OR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE THE FACULTY PRIZE FOR AN ESSAY ON THE GRAPHIC NOVEL THE FACULTY PRIZE FOR AN ESSAY ON POPULAR AND/OR VISUAL CULTURE THE FACULTY PRIZE FOR A PORTFOLIO OF DIGITAL WRITING THE EDMUND L. EPSTEIN MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR AN ESSAY ON TWENTIETH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE DAVID B. FEINBERG PRIZE FOR AN ESSAY ON GENDER AND SEXUALITY QC ALUMNI PRIZE FOR AN ESSAY ON ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES QC ALUMNI PRIZE FOR AN ESSAY ON LATINO/LATINA STUDIES Prize winners will be contacted by Friday, May 1st. The Writing Prizes Ceremony will take place on Monday, May 4th. Exact time and location to be announced. Any questions, please contact Ryan Black at rblack25(a)msn.com.

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