Conference Times (Updated 1/26/14 4:56 PM)
All conferences will be in Van Meter 141. Email me with a list of possible times and I will give you one that suits both of us.
English 105 and 230 students should bring to the conference any assigned course readings they want to discuss, and/or research materials, writing drafts or notes, and anything else that will give us a solid ground for our conversation. English 105 students especially should be prepared to discuss their "Product Purchase Recommendation" topics, potential majors, and previous research writing experience.
English 330 students should translate into Modern English the two short Middle English prose passages from the prologue to the Wicklifitte Bible and the "Trotula major" that are linked to this hyperlink, and for practice reading aloud in Middle English, they should be prepared to read aloud and to interpret any one- or two-sentence passage in Middle English from the next meeting's reading assignment. These will be ungraded. This is chance for you to practice reading this elder cousin of Modern English. For the translation exercise, you will have to fight your eyes with your ears to conquer Middle English spelling conventions. When the words do not make sense, read them out loud and listen to what they are saying. The reading-aloud exercise will require you to separate Chaucer's sentence structure from the poetic structure of his rhyming couplets. Look for the capital letters that indicate the beginnings of sentences, and the periods at their ends. Do not be tricked into reading by poetic lines. The poetry is important, but often its importance arises from the way the poetic lines strive with the sentence grammar to add meaning to the literal sense of the passage.
Thursday, 1/29
11:50-12:10 __________________________
12:30-12:50 __________________________
12:10-12:30 __________________________
12:30-12:50 __Cyndi Koster (330)________
Tuesday, 2/3
11:30-11:50 ____________________________
11:50-12:10 ____________________________
12:10-12:30 ____________________________
12:30-12:50 ____Maegan James (105)________
1:10-2:25 English 105
2:30-2:50 _______Hannah Fenster (230)_____
2:50-3:10 _______________________________
3:10-3:30________________________________
3:30-3:50 _______________________________
Wednesday, 2/4
10:10-10:30 __________________________
10:30-10:50 __________________________
10:50-11:10 __________________________
11:10-11:30 _____Jake Meyer____________
Chaucer seminar 12:30-3:00
3:30-3:50 __________________________
3:50-4:10 __________________________
Thursday, 2/5
11:30-11:50 __________________________
11:50-12:10 __________________________
12:30-12:50 __________________________
12:10-12:30 __________________________
12:30-12:50 ___________________________
Friday, 2/6
1:30-1:50 ____Emma Day (330)_______
1:50-2:10 __________________________
2:10-2:30 __________________________
2:30-2:50 ____Madeline Hamill (230)__
2:50-3:10 __________________________
3:10-3:30 __________________________
3:30-3:50 __________________________
3:50-4:10 __________________________
Monday, 2/9
2:00-3:30 ______Zach Shea (330)________
3:30-3:50 ___________________________
4:00-5:00 Graduate Studies Committee Mtg Batza Room
Tuesday, 2/10
11:50-12:10 __________________________
12:30-12:50 __________________________
12:10-12:30 __________________________
12:30-12:50 __________________________
1:10-2:25 English 105
2:30-2:50 _______________________________
2:50-3:10 _______________________________
3:10-3:30________________________________
3:30-3:50 _______________________________
Wednesday, 2/11
10:10-10:30 __________________________
10:30-10:50 __________________________
10:50-11:10 __________________________
11:10-11:30 __________________________
Chaucer seminar 12:30-3:00
3:30-5:00 Department Meeting VM 102