Special Session (to be proposed)
Teaching first-year writing to community college students through an ecocritical lens: interdisciplinary aspects, nature writing, journaling, environmental research, field trips, service learning, etc. 300-500 word abstracts by 15 March 2016; Emily A. Hegarty (emily.hegarty@ncc.edu).
Category Archives: CFP
MLA 2017 Call for Papers
Boundaries of College-Ready Writing
Questions about political and economic contexts of placement, transfer, dual credit. 500-word abstracts exploring college “readiness” or examining specific state reactions to the developmental education “crisis” to mmcrimmon@reynolds.edu by March 18th.
MLA 2017 in Philadelphia: Call for Papers
Boundaries of College-Ready Writing
Forum: HEP Community Colleges
Questions about political and economic contexts of placement, transfer, dual credit. Explorations of college “readiness” or examinations of specific state reactions to the developmental education “crisis”. 500-word abstracts by 18 March 2016; Miles McCrimmon (mmcrimmon@reynolds.edu).
CFP for MLA 2015 in Vancouver, British Columbia
The Executive Committee of the Discussion Group on the Two Year College will be posting two Calls for Papers for the 2015 MLA Convention. Below is the first one; the second, on Digital Pedagogy, will be posted in the next few weeks.
| Session type: | Discussion Group |
| Organization: | The Two Year College Discussion Group |
| Title of session: | Writing in Context: Content Based First Year Composition |
| Submission requirements: | 300 word abstracts |
| Deadline for submissions: | 14 March 2014 |
| Description: | While composition is often a standalone course, some colleges offer it as discipline-specific writing, either as a linked course or integrated into a learning community. Brief presentations that explore successes and challenges as well as the impact on student success. sdonohue@cocc.edu |