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Download full textSturgeon, Carolyn – CEA Forum, 2013
Teaching service courses such as the first year composition courses and an introduction to literature is often a primary mission for English departments on campuses in the United States. Sometimes specific departments request specialized additional English classes such as Writing for Business, basic grammar courses, composition courses focused for…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Literature, Writing (Composition), College Freshmen
Schillace, Brandy – CEA Forum, 2012
How do we impress upon our students the value of ethical writing?--of community involvement?--of civic activism? We must do more than prepare them for their roles as community members and future employees; we must show them in what way they are prepared, as well as how and why to maintain community connections. This paper details the creation of a…
Descriptors: College Students, College English, Majors (Students), Praxis
Hiner, Amanda – CEA Forum, 2012
In an April, 2012 Wall Street Journal article titled "Wealth or Waste? Rethinking the Value of a Business Major," national reporter Melissa Korn explores an intriguing fact: the business major, the most popular major on college campuses for over 30 years and the discipline believed to be most economically viable by prospective college students and…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), College English, Business Administration Education, Peer Acceptance
Luangphinith, Seri I. – CEA Forum, 2011
This essay has been one of the hardest professionally to write as it documents some very personal and professional soul-searching that involved myself, many of my colleagues, and the students in our department over the span of four years. When I first presented our initial reform attempts at the 2010 CEA in San Antonio, much of this paper was…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Majors (Students), Rhetoric
Reinke, Vicky H. – CEA Forum, 1981
Lists sources that provide examples, case histories of other English majors, suggestions for other jobs, and additional resources for the job-seeking English major. (HOD)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Career Change, College English, Employment Opportunities
Wiley, W. Bradford – CEA Forum, 1981
A publisher strongly advocates a liberal education background for a career in book publishing. (HOD)
Descriptors: Career Development, College English, Communication Skills, Employment Opportunities
Strommer, Diane – CEA Forum, 1981
Comments on how a background in English helped toward a career as an academic administrator. (HOD)
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Career Development, College English, Majors (Students)
Orange, Linwood E. – CEA Forum, 1981
Examines career opportunities in writing-related jobs in business and industry for English majors. (HOD)
Descriptors: Business Communication, College English, Employment Opportunities, Majors (Students)
Blythe, Hal; And Others – CEA Forum, 1980
Describes the planning of an English career day for high school and college students interested in being English majors that was designed to alert them about employment opportunities in business. (HOD)
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Planning, College English, Employment Opportunities
