Teaching

I can teach courses on Formal Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Sociophonetics Language and Gender, Language and Identity, Dialects of English, Linguistics for Future Secondary Educators, Western World Literature, American Literature, Southern American Literature, Horror Fiction, Academic Writing, Academic Argumentation, and Critical Thinking. My background includes extensive work in Discourse Analysis, British Literature, Modern and Post-Modern Literature, and Visual Argumentation.

Linguistics

  • The Study of Language, University of Georgia (LING2100)
    • Graduate Student Instructor of Record for sophomore-level survey course that introduces students to formal and applied studies in Linguistics
  • The Study of Language Online, University of Georgia (LING2100E)
    • Graduate Teaching Assistant for online only sophomore-level summer survey course that introduces students to formal and applied studies in Linguistics

Composition/Rhetoric

  • Introduction to Academic Discourse, Winthrop University (WRIT101)
    • Lecturer for introductory writing course that emphasized composition and research skills where students learned how to produce academic expository and argumentative texts in multiple academic disciplines including Psychology, American Studies, Sociology, Biology, Business, and Folklore
  • English Composition, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (ENGL1101)
    • Lecturer/Graduate Student Instructor of Record for first-semester introductory writing course that emphasized genres of expository writing, building to academic research and argumentation
  • Writing in the Academic Community, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (ENGL1102)
    • Lecturer/Graduate Student Instructor of Record for second-semester introductory writing course that taught students different types of arguments and academic research
  • Accelerated College Writing and Rhetoric, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (ENGL1103)
    • Instructor for honors introductory writing course that combined lessons on expository writing, academic research and argumentation skills into one semester course
  • Literature-Based Research, Central Piedmont Community College (ENG113)
    • Instructor for second-semester introductory writing course focusing on critical engagement with and academic response to different genres of literature
  • Professional Research and Reporting, Central Piedmont Community College (ENG114)
    • Instructor for second-semester introductory writing course with a focus on professional oral and written communication skills, research, analysis, and technical document design