State Association of College Englsih Teachers meeting at North Bend

WVU Parkersburg English Department hosting West Virginia Association of College English Teachers.

CONTACT: Dr. Nancy Nanney, chair of Humanities Division, 304-424-8361.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The West Virginia Association of College English Teachers will hold its fall conference Sept. 26-27 at North Bend State Park.

The two-day conference is hosted by West Virginia University at Parkersburg's English Department. Registration will be held from 6-7 p.m., Sept. 26.

During the meeting, several papers will be presented on literary topics as well as pedagogy. Participants will also have an opportunity to share their creative expressions. A roundtable discussion, to be held Sept. 27, will focus on methods for teaching creative writing as a course or component of a course, in addition to strategies for encouraging students’ creative expression beyond the classroom setting.

Area college English instructors interested in participating in the conference can obtain additional information by contacting Nancy Nanney, chair of WVU Parkersburg's Humanities Division, 424-8361 or Scott Luter, English instructor at WVU Parkersburg's Jackson County Center, 372-6992.

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For additional information, contact:
Connie Dziagwa
WVU Parkersburg
Executive Director
Institutional Advancement
(304-424-8203)

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