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Professor: Dr. Richard Cunningham
Office: BAC 431
Office Hours: T,Th 1:45 - 2:45 & by app't.
Office phone: 585-1345
Email: richard.cunningham[at]acadiau.ca
Jonathan Duchesne can be reached in his office, BAC 425, T & Th 10:30 - 11:30, or via email at 104647d[at]acadiau.ca
Acadia Writing CentreThe goal of 1213.A1 for both student and professor is to ensure the student gets a good deal of practice writing. Writing is a practice, as opposed to being a body of knowledge such as one would study in a Chemistry, English, or Psychology class. Like learning to ride a bike or play a piano, learning to write requires time and effort spent in practice. And like riding a bike or playing the piano, no writer ever becomes so accomplished in the practice as to render the need to continue practicing unnecessary. ENGL 1213.A1 is designed to get you started in developing some habits of good writing practice. Everyone should leave the course a better writer than she or he was when s/he started. But do not deceive yourself: neither I nor any other professor can make you a good writer. That part is up to you. You can succeed in that goal only if you are willing to learn, and to apply yourself.
Use the menu on your left to access that part of the course about which you seek information, or the date on which a class will occur. You will be responsible for having done the reading linked from a particular date. You must come to class with a copy of the day's reading. So bring your iPad, iTouch, computer, or a printed copy of the poem, prose, or play to class every day. Failure to have a copy of the text with you will adverse affect your participation grade.
Consult the Guidelines for work submitted to ENGL 1213.A1 to make sure you have prepared your submission correctly.