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Homepage for: Charles F. Warren, Ph.D. Visiting Professor

English and Management Departments

Faculty office location:      

AB-001  [Room 1 in the Academic Building basement]  located on Upper South Campus].

Fall 2008 Office Hours:    

Wednesdays and Fridays:2-3pm, as well as before/ after each class--in classroom and also by appt.

On-campus voicemail:     

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

Residence phone/Voicemail:   

978-921-1007 [calls  OK until 11 pm].   TIP: Use e-mail, as I usually am on campus or in class!

My e-mail address:                     

2008@nii.net NOTE:  I cannot get e-mail or voicemail  during the afternoon/evenings on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Campus mailing address: 

English Department/Room 249 Meier Hall   

 352 Lafayette  Street/Salem, MA  01970-5353

[a]  Click on any of these links to Summer 2008 course syllabi/handouts:

NOTE: For each of the above-listed courses, see COURSE LINKS (Section d, below) for helpful background information and for items for further study!  

[b] Instructional schedule for Fall 2008 [ 2 September thru 17 December 2008] :

COURSE No. / SECTION / TITLE: 

DAY / TIME:

ROOM:

PRE-REQUISITE / COURSE NOTE:

ENG 101-14 Compositioin I [Academic Writing 1] www (online course) NONE Must meet eligibility requirements; NOT for Basic Writing or ENG 101 ESL students.
ENG XXX-xx--- To Be Determined at Registration WF 12:30-1:45 pm AB-206 Must meet eligibility requirements; NOT for Basic Writing or ENG 101 ESL students.
ENG 225-S1 English Literary Studies I W 4:30-6:50 pm HB-113 ENG 102. Majors/minors welcome! Also is a fun and insightful humanities elective for all.

ENG 294-S3 World Lit. I  [Great Books 1]

T  4:30-6:50 pm

HB-113

ENG 102 or equivalent.  

ENG 323-S1 History of the English Language T  7:00-9:30 pm HB-113 ENG 102 or equival.  Study/investigate the story of English!  A fun and insightful elective for all.
ENG 402-01 Business Writing WF 11 am-12:15 pm AB-300 ENG 102 or equivalent.

[c] Partial Instructional schedule for SPRING SEMESTER 2009:

COURSE No. / SECTION / TITLE: 

DAY / TIME:

ROOM:

PRE-REQUISITE / COURSE NOTE:

Spring 2009 Day Schedule To Be Determined. TR 11 am-12:15 pm AB-206 ENG 102 or equivalent.
  TR 12:30-1:45 pm AB-206 ENG 102 or equivalent.  ENG 294 helpful, but is not needed.
ENG 295-S5: World Literature 2 S 8:45 am-1:45 pm HB-113 ENG 102 or103. ENG 294 helpful, but is not needed. Meets only 6 Saturdays: 22 March-03 May 2009.

[d]  Also explore  any of these individual COURSE LINKS  below:

ENG 294/295,379, 394/395, 459 users [click on below any of these links containing helpful background material]:

  1. Scan this extensive user-friendly list of literary terms to help with your understanding of all literature.   
  2. See the Harvard Classics editions of the Great Books (including plays)!
  3. Navigate Malaspina U's cool website devoted to the Great Books. 
  4. Seek out actual past events, historic battles/wars, eras, and figures in the Encyclopedia of World History, 6th ed.
  5. Learn about major playwrights and the century-by-century development of the theatre!
  6. View art and architecture thru the ages at this unique website of Sweet Briar College!

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

RESEARCH LINKS:

  1. Get research tips from Dartmouth College's useful Website!
  2. Click here to learn how to research or document a source in the APA, CBE, CMS, or MLA style!
  3. Another fabulous website with links to help you to correctly cite those sources found in your research!
  4. View a sample of a student's MLA research essay, a sample of a Works Cited page,  or just learn how to use MLA documentation!
  5. Pay a virtual visit to the Internet Public Library.
  6. Discover what is available at any local college or public library at the North of Boston Library Exchange [NOBLE] Homepage!
  7. Download over 51k topics in the Columbia Encyclopedia Online, 6th ed.   
  8. Access useful almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records at InfoPlease.
  9. Eyeball the innovative online source for general knowledge: Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia--where any user can edit online its articles!
  10. Scan this list of selected professional journals for use in business.
  11. Datamine the Statistical Abstract of the United States!

WRITING LINKS:

  1. What is an expository essay?
  2. Fast facts about style manuals, plagiarism, and documentation of sources
  3. Spell-check or embellish your writing with Merriam-Webster Online dictionary and thesaurus!
  4. Define your world: Urban Dictionary features slang with your definitions!
  5. Do you know these 12 common grammar and punctuation errors?
  6. For word choice, style, and grammar issues, consult The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 
  7. Visit Purdue University's Online Writing Lab [OWL]  to learn about grammar, sentence structure, and related issues!
  8. The University of Victoria Writer's Guide website can help with your essays, paragraphs, sentences, documentation, and more!
  9. Need some help with your proofreading?

LITERATURE LINKS:

  1. Consult [or download to your printer] this basic fact sheet to help with your reading or writing about literature.
  2. Speak or write as a seasoned drama critic: consult McGraw-Hill's online Glossary of Drama Terms.
  3. Try this more extensive user-friendly list of literary terms to help with your understanding of all literature.
  4. How does one read and interpret poems?
  5. 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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