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Martha Viehmann |
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Department
of Literature & Language |
Fall 2005 |
Spring 2006 |
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572-1439 viehmannm@nku.edu |
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A BRIEF STATEMENT OF MY TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
I am a big fan of college education. I see it as a valuable process in itself, not simply as a means to an end. In college, students learn about themselves and the world in the company of a wide array of other thinkers and learners who also travel this path.
Especially in literature classes, assignments can range widely from designing a curriculum unit, memorizing a poem, producing creative work, to writing formal literary essays. Through variety in reading materials, class methods, and assignments, I aim to engage the wide range of students in my introductory and survey classes.
As an English professor, I am committed to the continual improvement of reading, writing, and thinking. While most of us learned to read years ago, we still have new genres to master and new depths of understanding to achieve. After twenty-five years of formal education and many years of teaching experience, I am still learning how to read. My experience also shows me that writing and thinking are tasks that are never finished (but you have to turn in the material or present the ideas anyway).
INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN MY CLASSES
Because mastery of reading, writing, and thinking takes so much time, I hate to waste a minute of the semester. Expect to begin coursework in the first class. You will also have homework assigned on that day.
Students who enroll late are encouraged to locate specific course information on this page so that they can come to class prepared.