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Free digital textbooks from the University of North Georgia Press
In partnership with the Affordable Learning Georgia initiative, the University of North Georgia Press offers a number of free digital textbooks. Most of the free digital textbooks include a Creative Commons license that allows them to be uploaded to iCollege … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Design, English, For Faculty, History, Services, Uncategorized
Tagged affordable learning georgia, art, English, history, open education; OER; open educational resources; textbooks
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Mustn't Grumble
I found a wonderful book yesterday, The Anglo Files LN 5 DA589.4 .L93 2008 by American journalist Sarah Lyall about her experience with British culture and language. She married a man from Great Britain and her take on British culture … Continue reading
Posted in English
Tagged British culture, British English, English, Language and Literature
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The Pigeon Caper
The Library had an unusual visitor yesterday. One of the plaza pigeons decided to check out the library and for about 45 minutes our circulation and facilities staff struggled to catch the bird. It was quite unusual to see … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, English, For Graduate Students
Tagged birds, Birds in Literature, Databases, English, Language and Literature, pigeons, primary resources, Slang, Young Adult Literature
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Nick Names in Southern Culture
Today is Friday and I want to write about something fun. I’ve been thinking about nick names in my family and how that relates to southern culture and to Anglo-American culture.
Posted in English
Tagged anglo-american, English, Language and Literature, Nick Names, southern culture
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Technology and writing
Students taking English 1101 and 1102 are already writing before the first day of class! Just about everyone I know except for my mom uses their phone to send text messages, and all three of my daughters use Facebook. There’s … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, English, Instruction
Tagged abbreviations, blogs, English, English 1101, English 1102, Freshmen Level Classes, Language and Literature, Search Engines, social networking, technology, Writing, zines
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What is a 'Dean'?
The library has a new dean, Dr. Nancy (Nan) Seamons. When asked by a graduate student yesterday, “What’s new in the library?” I replied, “We have a new dean.” Some may wonder, what is a dean? Well here is the answer … Continue reading
Posted in English, General News
Tagged Dean of Library, English, Georgia State University Library, Language and Literature, oxford english dictionary
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English Education in Other Countries
I recently had a consultation with an Applied Linguistics doctoral student that gave me an “a ha!” moment. The topic was English language education in Vietnam.
Posted in English
Tagged Applied Linguistics, Applied Linguistics & ESL, Education in Vietnam, English, Language and Literature
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