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LLP Student Resources
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Student resources for LLP students at AASU begin with one-on-one advising with a full-time faculty member. To be advised, come by the LLP office in Gamble Hall 110A or contact Leona Avey at Leona.Avey@armstrong.edu. You can also reach the office by phone at 912.344.2594. After being advised, LLP students taking French, German, or Spanish classes should check out the Foreign Languages website. Students taking Philosophy classes should review the Philosophy homepage. Students taking English courses should look over the rest of this page.
Occasionally, students consider seeking credit for first year English courses through either the Advanced Placement Test or College-Level Examination Program. If you think taking one of these exams is appropriate in your unique situation, read carefully the scoring guidelines and ask your advisor how to proceed. All examination exemptions for English courses include writing a short essay.
Sometimes, students seek online courses that will apply toward their LLP degree at AASU. Fortunately for these students, the University System of Georgia supports a variety of online learning options. If you think taking online classes will advance your education, check out Armstrong's Distributed Learning information. Students find University System of Georgia Independent Study and award-winning eCore courses particularly beneficial.
To support you in your writing projects, we have established a Writing Program homepage with a student resource component. For additional information about the Writing Program, contact Dr. Elizabeth Howells, Composition Program Coordinator, at Beth.Howells@armstrong.edu. Another support system for English majors and minors is provided by the Alpha Gamma Rho Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society. Contact the LLP Department to find out how to join this prestigious academic organization and to enjoy fellowship with students as dedicated to English language and literature as yourself.
Further support for writing assignments is available in the Writing Center, where
you can talk one-on-one with faculty or with trained student tutors. Indeed,
you may become one of those paid tutors. The Writing Center can also serve
your word processing and Internet research needs. You will find computers, printers, floppy drives, a scanner, a digital camera, a CD-RW drive, a ZIP drive, headphones, special software, and, most importantly, trained assistants to answer your questions. For more details about the Writing Center or to inquire into the possibility of serving as a writing tutor, contact Dr. Deborah Reese, Writing Center Director, at Deborah.Reese@armstrong.edu.
Near the Writing Center is the Margaret Spencer Foreign Language Resource Center, where audiovisual equipment will help you master a foreign language. The Lab is staffed by work-study students. For more details about the Language Lab or to inquire into the possibility of serving as work-study staff, contact Dr. Dorothee Mertz-Weigel, Lab Director, at Dorothee.Mertz-Weigel@armstrong.edu.
Another way to master a foreign language or to learn about literature is to take advantage of the LLP Department's Study Abroad Programs. Financial aid is available for most travel programs. Check out the exciting opportunities to learn while traveling.
Not only can you learn while traveling, you can learn while working. The Bachelor of Arts in English (Communicatons) sponsors an internship program that offers job-study opportunities. The program is mentored by Dr. Christopher Baker, who can be contacted at Christopher.Baker@armstrong.edu. Keep in mind, however, that learning is more than working or traveling; sometimes we learn best through creating. Calliope, AASU's Student Literary and Art Journal, is also mentored by Dr. Baker. Contact him to seek publication in this journal and to allow others to enjoy your original short stories, short poems, and visual art.
Students more inclined toward academic than creative writing may elect to compete in the annual LLP academic essay contest and become published in our online literary ezine, Watermarks. Philosophy papers are accepted for publication in The Philosopher's Stone; contact Dr. Erik Nordenhaug, faculty advisor, at Erik.Nordenhaug@armstrong.edu for details. The University Writing Committee also sponsors an academic writing contest, and winning essays are published in Confluences. Opportunities for professional writing and publication are further available by contributing to our student newspaper, The Inkwell. Students have additional opportunities to learn first-hand about professional writing from prize-winning authors who visit our campus through the Visiting Writer Series and annual Community Read events.
Students who distinguish themselves in writing may become recipients of scholastic awards and/or monetary prizes on AASU Awards Day, which is held every Spring. English Language and Literature bestows three annual awards - the Jones Scholarship, Outstanding English Major Award, and Wesleyan Scholarship. Foreign Languages bestows the Fodor Award. A faculty committee is commissioned each year to nominate, evaluate, and select award recipients based on meritorious academic conduct.
As you pursue your scholarly endeavors, take advantage of the resources at AASU's
Lane Library. To supplement those resources, you can access college and university libraries throughout the state and nation. Moreover, we have put together a page of weblinks for General Resources that you should find useful.