First class

Class on Thursday, September 8 will be in the first floor computer lab - next to the vending machines & the writing center.   Bring your book.

We spent class getting to know each other - talking about who we are as writers, what research is, and thinking about how you might use research in your future work as a writer.  It looks to me like we have a great group - with enough common interests (and enough differences!) to make for some good discussions.  Thanks for your good contributions to today's conversation.

For next class: I handed out hard copies of the syllabus & calendar (posted to the right).  Please read through the syllabus carefully and if you have questions we will talk them over in class.

Read the introduction to Griffin.  In addition to providing a history of research methods in English Studies, she makes distinction she makes among research skills, methods, and methodologies, and provides an overview of the methods discussed in the book.
Pay attention to:

• differences among skills, methods, & methodologies. . . why does she bother to call these differences to our attention?
• the different research methods => think about which methods might be relevant in your personal and professional life.  What kind of research do you see yourself doing in the future?  What would you like to learn about?

Great class!  And I am looking forward to hearing/reading about your research interests + agendas.