2010 Spring

COURSE TEXTS
MyCompLab
RHE306Q Textbook

LANGUAGE REFERENCE
The Oxford English Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Noun/Verb Pairs
The Owl at Purdue Materials for English as a Second Language
Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage
International Dialects of English Archive
ESL Independent Study Lab (Lewis & Clark)
ESL Student Resources (Ohio University)
Intensive English Institute (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

RESEARCH & COMPOSITION RESOURCES
Encyclopedia Britannica
Statement on Scholastic Responsibility
NoodleBib (Works Cited Program)
Webspace
Undergraduate Writing Center
Approaches to "In Defense of Food"
Rhetorical Devices

COURSE ADMINISTRATION TOOLS
University of Texas Directory: Update Page
Blackboard
eGradebook (grades for individual assignments)
Registrar (final course grades)
Course Instructor Survey Results

LANGUAGE COMMENTARY
NPR: Geoff Nunberg, Our National Language
NPR: Daniel Schorr, English as a National Language? Undemocratic

USEFUL BOOKS
- Azar, Betty. "Basic English Grammar (English as a Second Language)." 2nd ed. New York: Longman, 1996.
- "Longman Dictionary of American English." 3rd ed. New York: Pearson, 2004.
- Steer, Jocelyn, and Karen Carlisi. "The Advaced Grammar Book." 2nd ed. New York: Newbury, 1997.