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Website by:

Charles F. Warren, Ph.D.  Visiting Professor

English and Management Departments

Faculty office location:      

HB-324 [Room 324 in the Harrington Building]  located on South Campus].

Spring 2012 Office Hours:    

Preferably by appointment. Walk-ins before/after each class meeting in classroom are OK.

On-campus voicemail:     

978-542-2424, ext. 1245--I rarely can check this phone line; please, send me an e-mail--especially if timeliness matters!

Residence phone/Voicemail:   

978-712-0007 [your calls  OK until 11 pm].    TIP: Use e-mail, as I usually am on campus or online!

My e-mail address:                     

cwarren@salemstate.edu NOTE: I cannot get/return e-mail or voicemails before 11am. or onanytime on Saturdays.

Campus mailing address: 

English Department/Room 249 Meier Hall   

 352 Lafayette  Street/Salem, MA  01970-5353

[a]  Click on any of these links to Spring 2012 course syllabi/handouts:

 

NOTE: For each of the above-listed courses, see its corresponding COURSEPAGE link (in Section e, below) for helpful background information and for items for further study!  

 

[b] Instructional Schedule for SPRING 2012 [17 January-5 May 2012]:

COURSE No. / SECTION / TITLE: 

DAY / TIME:

ROOM:

PRE-REQUISITE / COURSE NOTE:

ENL 260-15: Great Books 1 (World Lit. I) By arrgt./online WWW ENL 102 or 103 or equiv. Partially fulfills Lit req. ENL 261 can be taken before this course.
ENL 261-21: Great Books 2 (World Lit. II) By arrgt./online WWW ENL 102 or 103 or equiv. Partially fulfills Lit req. ENL 260 not a pre-requisite for this course.
ENL 261-22: Great Books 2 (World Lit. II) By arrgt./online WWW ENL 102 or 103 or equiv. Partially fulfills Lit req. ENL 260 not a pre-requisite for this course.
ENL 261-S4: Great Books 2 [World Lit. II]
S 8:45am to 1:45pm
HB-115
ENL 102; ENL 260 not needed.ACCELERATED course; Meets only 7 Saturdays from 24 March thru 5 May 2012.
ENL 300-D2: Advanced Writing Directed Study By arrgt. None ENL 102 or 103 or equiv. and Instructor permission. Fulfills the University's "W" writing requirement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[c] Instructional schedule for Summer 2012 [ 21 May 2012 thru 18August 2012]:

COURSE No. / SECTION / TITLE: 

DAY / TIME:

ROOM:

PRE-REQUISITE / COURSE NOTE:

TERM 1 [21 May-30 June 2012]:      
ENL 261-01: Great Books 2 (World Lit. 2)
Online WWW ENL 102. Completon of ENL 260 is helpful but is NOT pre-requisite.Satisfies literary sequence requirement.
ALL-SUMMER [23 May-15 August 2012]:      
ENL 332-01: The Novel 1--Introduction to the Novel W 6:30pm-9:30pm HB-115

ENL 102. Meets only ONCE each week! A fun /practical elective, too! Air-conditioned classroom!

Satisfiesthe SSU literary sequence requirement (when paired with ENL 333).

TERM 2 [9 July-18 August 2012]:      
ENL 102-23: Composition 2 (Academic Writing 2) Online WWW ENL 101 or equivalent. Completion of writing sample is required to confirm/maintain enrollment.

[d] Partial Instructional schedule for FALL 2012 [ 5 September-11 December 2012]]:

COURSE No. / SECTION / TITLE: 

DAY / TIME:

ROOM:

PRE-REQUISITE / COURSE NOTE:

ENL TBA
By arrgt. WWW ENL 102 or 103 or equiv. Partially fulfills Lit req. ENL 261 not a pre-requisite for this course.
ENL 261-S5: Great Books 2 (World Lit. II)
Online. WWW
ENL 102 or 103 or equiv. Partially fulfills Lit req. ENL 260 not a pre-requisite for this course.
ENL TBA
R 7:00-9:30pm HB-115
ENL 102 or 103 or equivalent. Practical elective; great prep for grad school and MTEL

 

 

 

 

[e Also explore  any individual COURSEPAGE  below:

ENL 260/61, 280/81, 481, and 482 users [click on below any of these links containing helpful background material]:

Scan this extensive user-friendly list of literary terms to help with your understanding of all literature.   

See the Harvard Classics editions of the Great Books (including plays)!

Navigate Malaspina U's cool website devoted to the Great Books. 

Seek out actual past events, historic battles/wars, eras, and figures in the Encyclopedia of World History, 6th ed.

Learn about major playwrights and the century-by-century development of the theatre!

View art and architecture thru the ages at this unique website of Sweet Briar College!


[f] Salem State University links:

The Writing Center contact data and hours [sponsored by SSU's English Department]

Salem State Univesrity Department of English

Professional bio, academic responsibilities, and personal interests for Dr. Charles F. Warren

By taking only 15-18 credits (5 or 6 English courses) beyond ENL 101-102, include a minor in English

Salem State University Library Homepage

Master Schedule of Courses/sections [for day, evening, and weekend classes; includes final exam schedule]

2010-12 Academic Catalogue and current Flow Sheets for all academic majors


[g] Top-rated Meta-Search Engines [click on below any link shown]:


[h]  Of General Interest [click on below any of these valuable links]: 

RESEARCH LINKS:

Peak at Purdue U's OWL website for the latest/greatest on the MLA update 2009 for documenting your research.

View a pdf sample [with 2009 update] of a student's MLA research essay!

Consult Indiana U's Writing Tutorial Service's website on recognizing and avoiding plagiarism.

Click here to learn how to research or document a source in the APA, CBE, CMS, or MLA styles!

Get research tips from Dartmouth College Library's useful website!

Pay a virtual visit to the Internet Public Library.

Discover what is available at any local college or public library at the North of Boston Library Exchange [NOBLE] Homepage!

Download over 51k topics in the Columbia Encyclopedia Online, 6th ed.   

Access useful almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records at InfoPlease.

Eyeball the innovative online source for general knowledge: Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia--where any user can edit online its articles!

Scan this list of selected professional journals for use in business.

Datamine the Statistical Abstract of the United States!

WRITING LINKS:

What is an expository essay?

This Harvard U. website contains sound suggestions for effectively ENDING YOUR ESSAY!

The goals, characteristics, and uses of expository writing as explained at The Writing Site.org.

Peruse helpful information about expository writing at this Stanford Uinversity site

Have some writing questions?  This Dartmouth Writing Program website covers many writing concerns: topic selection, thesis, revising, writing for various academic majors, etc.!

Consult Indiana U's Writing Tutorial Service's website on recognizing and avoiding plagiarism. 

Spell-check or embellish your writing with Merriam-Webster Online dictionary and thesaurus!

Define your world: Urban Dictionary features slang with your definitions!

Do you know these 12 common grammar and punctuation errors?

For word choice, style, and grammar issues, consult The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 

Visit Purdue University's Online Writing Lab [OWL]  to learn about grammar, sentence structure, and related issues!

The University of Victoria Writer's Guide website can help with your essays, paragraphs, sentences, documentation, and more!

Create and share your work online by using Google Docs.

Here's Zoho--a wiki that is as easy to use as a word processor!

Create, find, and share podcasts online with Podomatic.

Publish thoughts, get feedback, post photos, and go mobile with Blogger!

Need some help with your proofreading?

BEFORE you write, study this rubric and scoring scale to learn how your writing assignment will be evaluated!

LITERATURE LINKS:

Consult [or download to your printer] this basic fact sheet to help with your reading or writing about literature.

Speak or write as a seasoned drama critic: consult McGraw-Hill's online Glossary of Drama Terms.

Try this more extensive user-friendly list of literary terms to help with your understanding of all literature.

How does one read and interpret poems?

Examine the varied backgrounds--and read analyses of some key works--of the major American poets  of the 19th and 20th Centuries.

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