Month: May 2015


  • Dr. Megumi Hamada recommends “THE SCIENCE OF READING”

    The Science of Reading (2010), edited by Snowling and Hulme, is a volume in the series Blackwell Handbooks of Developmental Psychology, published by Blackwell. This volume offers comprehensive coverage of most of the recent research in cognitive and linguistic processes involved in reading. For those who are fluent readers, reading seems to happen without much […]

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  • Alum Matt Gonzales on Dr. Lauren Onkey

    A New Series We’re starting a new series here at #bsuenglish: O Captain! My Captain! Maybe you recognize it as the title of this Walt Whitman poem? Maybe you recognize the phrase from the pivotal scene of Dead Poet’s Society? In this series, we want alumni to talk about a transformative educational experience they had […]

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  • Good News for April 2015

    In the latest installment of the “Good News” series, the Ball State English department highlights the accomplishments of our faculty and students up through the month of April.  Yes, we’re a little late. Finals are tough! Faculty Drs. Frank Trechsel and Carolyn Mackay have each received a sizable fellowship which will allow them to do a […]

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