Associate ProfessorDirector of Writing, College of Arts & Sciences206-543-6203cicero@uw.eduPersonal WebsitePDL A-407Office Hours: MW 2:45-4pmFields of Interest 16th Century Expository Writing Language Linguistics Rhetoric and Composition Shakespeare Writing Pedagogy Background and ExperienceSummaryB.A., UCLA, 1967M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1969Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1974Areas of Specialization Composition, Expository Writing, Language and Usage Awards: English Department Distinguished Teaching AwardUniversity of Washington Distinguished Teaching AwardCarnegie Scholar in the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Research Publications, Book Chapters John Webster. “The Elizabethan Age Portfolio: Using Writing to Teach Shorter Elizabethan Poetry.” For Teaching Shorter Elizabethan Poetry. Patrick Cheney and Anne Prescott, eds. MLA. 2000, 145-149. John Webster. “Challenging the Commonplace: Teaching as Conversation in Spenser’s Legend of Temperance.” Approaches to Teaching The Faerie Queene. David L. Miller, ed. MLA. 1994, 82-92. Publications, Books John Webster. William Temple’s “Analysis” of Sir Philip Sidney’s “Apology for Poetry”. Medieval and Early Renaissance Texts and Studies. 1984. Research Advised: Undergraduate Symposia Jessica Jungwirth, "Tutors as Participant Researchers: How English Language Learners (ELLs) Taught Us Better Ways to Support Writing and Learning," 2011. Courses Taught Winter 2020 ENGL 108 A: Writing Ready: Preparing for College Writing ENGL 370 A: English Language Study ENGL 560 A: The Nature of Language: History and Theory Autumn 2019 ENGL 108 L: Writing Ready: Preparing for College Writing - Course Website ENGL 270 A: The Uses of the English Language Spring 2019 ENGL 244 A: Reading Drama - Course Website Winter 2019 ENGL 108 A: Writing Ready: Preparing for College Writing - Course Website ENGL 270 A: The Uses of the English Language - Course Website Autumn 2018 ENGL 108 L: Writing Ready: Preparing for College Writing - Course Website ENGL 370 A: English Language Study - Course Website Winter 2018 ENGL 370 A: English Language Study - Course Website Autumn 2017 ENGL 270 A: The Uses Of The English Language: A Matter of Style: the English Sentence Past and Present Winter 2017 ENGL 370 A: English Language Study - Course Website Autumn 2016 ENGL 108 A: Writing Ready: Preparing For College Writing ENGL 270 A: The Uses Of The English Language: A Matter of Style: the English Sentence Past and Present Winter 2016 ENGL 370 A: English Language Study Autumn 2015 ENGL 108 A: Writing Ready: Preparing For College Writing Spring 2015 ENGL 370 A: English Language Study Autumn 2014 ENGL 270 A: The Uses Of The English Language: English Through Literature - Course Website Winter 2014 ENGL 370 A: English Language Study Autumn 2013 ENGL 108 J: Writing Ready: Preparing For College Writing ENGL 270 A: The Uses Of The English Language: English Through Literature News Related News London Calling: The City Is The Classroom May 14, 2018 In Memoriam: John Coldewey May 4, 2018 Recommended Reading / Faculty Suggest Winter Books Nov 16, 2017 Puget Sound Writing Consortium Carries Forward Work of Puget Sound Writing Project Nov 15, 2017 In Memory and Celebration of Roger Sale / by Professor John Webster Nov 15, 2017 UW Praxis Conference 2017 / Crafting Meaning Through Making May 28, 2017 Puget Sound Writing Consortium Carries Forward Work of Puget Sound Writing Project May 28, 2017 Book Recommendations / English Faculty Suggest Winter Reading Nov 19, 2016 Emerging Directions and Continuing Traditions in the English Department May 6, 2015 Short Takes Nov 3, 2014 Share: Print PDF
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