Adjunct Instructor - First Year Writing Seminar

Appointments are made on a term-by-term basis. Adjunct faculty are required to successfully complete an online Canvas LMS orientation course before being scheduled, as well as other training if required by the department. This is an on-site blended/hybrid course, students attend class in person 60% of the time and complete the remaining 40% online through Park’s Canvas Learning Management System.

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Minimum Qualifications

EN105 First-Year Writing Seminar I: Critical Reading, Writing, and Thinking Across Contexts 

M.A., M.F.A., or Ph.D in English, or in one of the primary subfields in English; Literature, Rhetoric/Composition, Professional and Technical Writing, and Creative Writing. In some rare cases, instructor candidates holding graduate degrees in closely related disciplines may be approved to teach certain EN prefix courses, provided that they also have 18 hours or more of graduate coursework in English. These decisions will be made by the appropriate program coordinators. Must provide evidence of at least two semesters of experience teaching English at a regionally accredited college or university. AND provide evidence of having completed EITHER (1) at least one graduate-level course in composition, rhetoric, or writing pedagogy OR (2) significant professional development in writing pedagogy such as conference attendance, participation in workshops or seminars on writing pedagogy, etc. 

EN106 First-Year Writing Seminar II: Academic Research and Writing

M.A., M.F.A., or Ph.D. in English, or in one of the primary subfields in English; Literature, Rhetoric/Composition, Professional and Technical Writing, and Creative Writing. In some rare cases, instructor candidates holding graduate degrees in closely related disciplines may be approved to teach certain EN prefix courses, provided that they also have 18 hours or more of graduate coursework in English. These decisions will be made by the appropriate program coordinators. Must provide evidence of at least two semesters of experience teaching English at a regionally accredited college or university. AND provide evidence of having completed EITHER (1) at least one graduate-level course in composition, rhetoric, or writing pedagogy OR (2) significant professional development in writing pedagogy such as conference attendance, participation in workshops or seminars on writing pedagogy, etc. 

Course Description

EN105 - First Year Writing Seminar IFirst-Year Writing Seminar I prepares students for success with college-level reading and writing. Students will develop strategies to meet the demands of college-level reading, focusing first on comprehension and then on analysis and evaluation of a variety of texts.

EN106 First Year Writing Seminar II: Academic Research and WritingThe course provides sustained experience with the research and writing tasks common in the academy. Students will explore various academic genres, with particular focus on learning to undertake academic inquiry; engage in close reading; incorporate research into their writing; and document sources. Peer response, reflection and revision are emphasized through a summative course portfolio.