Barbara Little Liu Associate Professor of English Eastern Connecticut State University

252 Webb Hall (860)465-4576 Email: liub@easternct.edu

Fall 2008 Office Hours: TUES. 3:00 - 4:30; WED. 10:30-12:00; THURS. 4:30-6:00; or by appointment

Current Courses:

Honors 200: Honors Expository Writing	Course Wiki
English 461: Senior Seminar “Secular Scriptures: Religion & Spirituality in Contemporary Fiction”	Course Wiki

Education:

B.S., University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point  
Ph.D., Bowling Green State University

Areas of Expertise: 

Rhetoric and Composition  
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL)  
Writing Program Administration 

Interests:

I am currently exercising my interest in the teaching of writing by teaching ECSU's first-year writing courses and coordinating the first-year writing program.  My other scholarly interests include rhetorical theory and criticism, and the rhetorics of politics and religion.  My scholarly work includes presentations at the following conferences: College Composition and Communication, Council of Writing Program Administrators, Rhetoric Society of America, and the Modern Language Association. 

Publications:

“More than the Latest PC Buzzword for Modes: What Genre Theory Means to Composition.” The Outcomes Book: Debate and Consensus after the WPA Outcomes Statement. Ed. Susan Marie Harrington, Keith Rhodes, Ruth Overman Fischer, and Rita Malenczyk. Logan, Utah: Utah State UP, 2005. 72-84.

With Holly Mandes. “The Idea of a Writing Center Meets the Reality of Classroom-Based Tutoring.” On Location: Theory and Practice in Classroom-Based Writing Tutoring. Ed. Candace Spigelman and Laurie Grobman. Logan, Utah: Utah State UP, 2005. 87-100.

Forthcoming: “Changing the Face of Christian Politics: The Rhetoric of Sojourners.” The Responsibilities of Rhetoric: Proceedings of the Rhetoric Society of America 2008 Conference. Ed. Michelle Smith and Barbara Warnick. Long Grove, IL: Waveland P, 2009(?).

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