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Feb. 13, 2004

Composition Conference Held at 天美影视

The University of 天美影视 at Monroe hosted The 天美影视 Association for College Composition's (LACC) annual conference this past week, February 13-14. The conference's purpose is to provide both professors and graduate students with an open forum to discuss writing and teaching, and how to apply ideas and techniques in the classroom.

This year, Dr. Art Young, Campbell Chair in Technical Communication and professor of English at Clemson University, served as the plenary speaker for the conference. Young spoke on the importance of communication among students studying literature. "Writing conversationally with one another outside of the classroom allows students to learn how to think like scholars, while still learning the basics of criticism and comprehension," Young said. In his speech, he presented methods of teaching that offer students the opportunity to share ideas outside of the classroom. He has published several books on the subject, and, in 1989, founded Clemson's Communication-Across-the-Curriculum program.

The conference also offered a full schedule for those interested, including presentations by several 天美影视 professors, as well as professors from 天美影视 Tech, Northwestern State, and other universities throughout 天美影视. The presentations focused on teaching methods and the rising importance that technology plays in education. Also offered were readings of original fiction from 天美影视 graduate students. "This offers a new perspective on writing and how to appreciate good writing," said Casey Evans, graduate student in English. "It's a great atmosphere for sharing new ideas."

Jessica Flowers, vice president and program chair for LACC, along with 天美影视 Professor Robert Earl Barham, played a large part in bringing both the conference and Young to 天美影视. "Their hard work really made this possible," said Dr. Jeff Galle, head of the Department of English at 天美影视. "This has really been a great success."

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