English, Literature, and Modern Languages Faculty Presentations
Presentations from 2023
Poetry and Truth: W. H. Auden's Augustinian Aesthetics, Stephen J. Schuler
Presentations from 2020
The Impact of Academic Major on Foreign Language Learning in College Students, Felisha L. Younkin, Merideth Hoagland Pitts, Audrey Podnar, Charlie Learned, and Karina Palmer
Presentations from 2019
There Is No End To Love: U2’s Lyrics and Love’s Frequency, 1980 – 2017, Scott D. Calhoun
Matt Murdoch’s Ill-fitting Catholic Faith in Kevin Smith’s “Guardian Devil” and Netflix’s Daredevil, Daniel D. Clark
Putting it Graphically: Fidelity in Graphic Novel Adaptations of Classic German Literature, Melissa Gernert, Abigail Mouring, Andrew Mrozek, Aaron Weiss, and Annis Shaver Dr.
“I Could Not Get Round the Church”: Interdenominational Collaboration, Ritual, and Competing Spiritual Communities in Household Words “Wreck of the Golden Mary”, Alicia A. McCartney
Shipwreck Ecotheodicy in Wordsworth’s Later Poetry, Alicia A. McCartney
Towards a Shipwreck Ecotheodicy: Wordsworth, Tractarianism, and the Wreck of the Earl of Abergavenny, Alicia A. McCartney
Presentations from 2018
Manga’s Exotic Christian Other in Urasawa Naoki’s 20th Century Boys and Minazuki Suu’s Judas, Daniel D. Clark
Frederick Buechner’s Godric: A Study in the Theology of Grief, Donald L. Deardorff
Escritura en el aula de español como lengua extranjera (ELE), Cristi Killingsworth
"If You Would Teach a Man to Pray, Send Him to Sea": Shipwreck Narratives and Imagined Religious Community in Victorian Evangelical Tracts, Alicia A. McCartney
Shipwreck Networks and Nineteenth-Century Spiritual Communities, Alicia A. McCartney
The "Simple Burthen" of the Female Poet in William Wordsworth’s "Sailor's Mother", Alicia A. McCartney
Balancing Access and Funds of Knowledge: Case Study of a Teacher Preparation Program in a School for Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE), Merideth Hoagland Pitts and Annis N. Shaver
Crafting (in) the Home, Stephen J. Schuler
Susan Anne Livingston Ridley Sedgwick and The Young Emigrants, A Tale Designed for Young Persons (1830): Recovering an “UnAmerican” Tale, Michelle M. Wood
A Comparative Analysis of Martin Luther's Works, Lauren E. Yost, Josh Graham, Peter Kennell, Daniel J. Stank, Joshua Kira, and Annis N. Shaver
Presentations from 2017
Identifying Elements of Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, Clara G. Hendrickson, Joshua D. Pearson, Brice J. Montgomery, Natalie M. Lien, Marcella B. Moorman, Anna T. Kaster, Elizabeth J. Carraher, and Annis N. Shaver
Roles of Cooperating Teachers in International Classrooms, Brenda B. MacKay and Annis N. Shaver
Filling a Void: A Call for Christian Leaders to Support Novice Teachers through Formal Mentoring Programs, Lynn G. Roper, Erin E. Weber, and Cynthia K. Messer
Second Language Acquisition for Homeschool Families, Annis N. Shaver and Barbara L. Loach
Two Antebellum Origin Narratives: Catharine Sedgwick’s A New England Tale and John Winthrop’s A Model of Christian Charity, Michelle M. Wood
Presentations from 2016
Gene Luen Yang and the Catholic Writing Tradition, Daniel D. Clark and Isaac J. Mayeux
“Make Me Room There": Sacred Time in Gerard Manley Hopkins’s Wreck of the Deutschland, Alicia A. McCartney
The Development of L2 Pitch Range in a Short-Term Study Abroad Program, Jorge Méndez Seijas and Cristi Killingsworth
Fostering the Acquisition of Academic Language While Developing Communicative Competence, Annis N. Shaver and Louise M. Grandouiller
Presentations from 2015
Japanese Jesus: Interpretations of Christ in Manga, Daniel D. Clark
Bruce Springsteen: Cultural Significance, Donald L. Deardorff
The Words of the Dying: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Hospice Patients' Death Narratives, Melissa S. Faulkner
Discourses Surrounding Academic Language, School Language and Complex Text, Margaret C. Grigorenko, Annis N. Shaver, Cynthia K. Messer, Lori Ferguson, and Betty Ruth Sylvester
Roles of the Cooperating Teacher as Defined by Student Teachers Teaching a High Percent of ELLs in an International Context, Brenda B. MacKay and Annis N. Shaver
Poetry Reading of "Following the Light" at the Dayton Art Institute, Julie L. Moore
Evolving into Specialists: How One Writing Center Met the Needs of a Rigorous English Program, Julie L. Moore, Isaac J. Mayeux, Austin J. Cordle, and Adam J. Wagner
Resuscitating Paideia: Reading Literature for Wisdom, Helena Nellie Sullivan
Inhabiting the Liminal: The Architecture of Single Life in Catharine Maria Sedgwick's Fiction, Michelle M. Wood
Presentations from 2014
Conversion Stories in the Metanoic Classroom: Consubstantiating Secular and Sacred Ways of Knowing, Melissa S. Faulkner
Antecedent Genre Use as Negative Transfer: A Study of the Cherokee Constitution, Heather N. Hill
Rhetorical Disconnect: Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Composition, Heather N. Hill
Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks, Heather N. Hill
Topographies of Identity and Exile: Berlin's "Ghosts" and Book of Clouds by Chloe Aridjis, Barbara L. Loach
From Frustration to Confidence: How Pre-service Teachers in an Overseas Cross-Cultural Context Use Frustration to Enhance Communication, Brenda B. MacKay and Annis N. Shaver
Preservice Teachers' Use of Frustration to Enhance Communication, Brenda B. MacKay and Annis N. Shaver
Motivations and Implications of Secondary Jobs Among University Faculty: A Qualitative Study, Ruth L. Markham, Alexandra Iriana, Jessica Dyson, and Jeremiah Bollman
A Hindsight Look at the Pieces: Graduate Question and Answer, Isaac J. Mayeux
Considering His Last Words: Gerard Manley Hopkins, "To R. B." and the Journey Toward Poetic Sacrament, Alicia A. McCartney
Promoting the Conversation about Religious Identity: Faith-based Narratives as a Path - Not Obstruction - to Critical Thought, Cynthia K. Messer
First Book Talk, Julie L. Moore
How I Met Your Tutor: The Legendary Guide to Improving Tutor-Tutee Interactions, Julie L. Moore
Poetry Instruction, Julie L. Moore
Poetry Presentation, Julie L. Moore
Poetry Reading at Stoney Creek Roasters, Julie L. Moore and E. Davis
Poetry Reading at Epic Book Shop, Julie L. Moore, E. Davis, and R. Coleman
Poetry Reading at Calvin College, Julie L. Moore, L. Shaw, T. Runyan, and D. S. Martin
Second Star to the Right and Straight on ‘Til Morning: How to Bring the Peter Pan Generation to the Writing Center, Julie L. Moore, Ruth E. Towne, Austin Bush, and Jennifer S. McConkey
'The Merry Wives of Windsor': Shakespeare's Cheesiest Comedy, Stephen J. Schuler
Here vs. There: Approaches to Teaching History and Culture in the U.S. and Abroad, Annis N. Shaver and Louise M. Grandouiller
Presentations from 2013
Wingman, Leader, Warrior, Writer: A Service Learning Project Between a Manual Writing Course and the Air National Guard, Melissa S. Faulkner
Discourses Surrounding Academic Language: Conceptual Hurdles Moving from Theory to Practice in Teacher Education, Margaret C. Grigorenko, Annis N. Shaver, Cynthia K. Messer, and Lori Ferguson
Tutoring for Transfer, Heather N. Hill
Authenticity in Teaching: Resources for Maximizing Your Teaching Skills, Barbara L. Loach
Boxers and Saints, Isaac J. Mayeux
Beyond the Graded Final Draft, Cynthia K. Messer
Panel Presentations, Cynthia K. Messer
Keynote Address, Julie L. Moore
Poetry Reading at Dayton MetroParks, Julie L. Moore
Poetry Reading at the Cedarville Community Library, Julie L. Moore
Poetry Reading of "Landing" at the Dayton Art Institute, Julie L. Moore
TESOL Strategies for Mainstream Teachers, Annis N. Shaver
Presentations from 2012
Christ in Comics: Imagination, Incarnation, Iconoclasm, Daniel D. Clark
Jiro Taniguchi and Traditional Japanese Aesthetics, Daniel D. Clark
Thinking Across the Curriculum: Evidence-Based Learning and Teaching, Melissa S. Faulkner
Crossover Identities: Professional Creative Writers on Their Roles as Writing Center Directors, K. Head, Julie L. Moore, D. Gallagher, L. Anderson, and C. Zink
At Risk: Student Athlete Identity and the Goals of Higher Education, Heather N. Hill
Genre Awareness as the Gateway to Writing in the University, Heather N. Hill
How to Successfully Navigate the Academic Job Market, Heather N. Hill
Perplexing Allies: Evangelical Perspectives on Latino Immigration, Barbara L. Loach
Teaching the Bildungsroman: The Secret Life of Bees, Mary E. McCulley
Traveling Through Florence and Between Genre Forms: Reading Romola as Sensational Travel Narrative, Mary E. McCulley
Language Partners: Integrative Motivation for First Year German Students, Annis N. Shaver
Representing Space, Representing Nation: Ambivalent Citizenship and Belonging in Alice Cary's Clovernook Sketches, Michelle M. Wood
Presentations from 2011
A Panel on Gutters: Graphic Literacy in the Classroom, Daniel D. Clark
The Mysterious Nature of Grace in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead, Donald L. Deardorff
Telling What They Know; Performing What They Say: Genre Awareness and the Transferability of Writing, Heather N. Hill
Church-based ESL, Barbara L. Loach and Annis N. Shaver
A Panel on Gutters: Graphic Literacy in the Classroom, Isaac J. Mayeux
What You Can Do with an English Degree, Isaac J. Mayeux
A Curious Commodity: The Economics of Aesthetic Language in Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Elizabeth Braddon's Travel Literature, Mary E. McCulley
Utilizing Reading Logs to Strengthen All Aspects of Literacy, Cynthia K. Messer
Focus on Form, Julie L. Moore
Poetry of Endurance, Julie L. Moore
Poetry Workshop, Julie L. Moore
Open-Source Alternatives to Commercial Scheduling Programs, Julie L. Moore, D. Dangler, and D. Baldwin
Margaret Fuller's Summer on the Lakes, in 1843: The Making of an Eastern Literary Fortune, Michelle M. Wood
Presentations from 2010
Beijing Welcomes the World: Olympic Village and the Rhetoric of Globalization, Heather N. Hill
The Rhetoric of Postmodern Literature: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Teaching of Genre, Heather N. Hill and C. Martin
An Introduction to Learning Styles, Barbara L. Loach
The Effective Teacher/Teaching Styles, Barbara L. Loach
Graduate Studies Panel, Isaac J. Mayeux
