Finishing the book 12/4

Hello, friends!

I would like to thank you all for hanging in with me this semester as we got the reading group off to a strong launch! This week we will finish our discussion of Writing in the Devil's Tongue (reading the final two chapters). I have a special request this week, and some exciting news to share with you. I think this week would be a very nice week for everyone to bring a question to the group related to the final chapters of the book or perhaps something beyond the reading you might like to explore. Please email your question or post it here on our blog site.

In other exciting news, Dr. Rice and TTU are hosting 5 more Chinese scholars from January to June! We are planning more activities and continued reading discussions. Would you like to recommend a reading? We had one request for a reading about curriculum design. If you would like to invite more people to the group, please feel free to do so!

11/6 next discussion

We will be meeting at TTU Barnes & Noble Starbuck's on 11/6 to discuss part 3. Join us online and/or on site!

10/16 meeting rescheduled to 10/23

Please note: This week's meeting has been rescheduled for next Friday, 10/23. We will be meeting in the TTU Barnes & Noble Starbuck's and asynchronously here on Devilstonguebookclub.blogspot.com to discuss Part 2.

Opening the Writing in the Devil's Tongue book club

Inspired by Dr. Rich Rice's writings and teachings, I am interested in learning how various Englishes and how various levels of those Englishes and their derivatives (e.g. technical communication) are taught throughout the world. Presented with the opportunity to engage in critical analysis of Xiaoye You's Writing in the Devil's Tongue: A History of English Composition in China with Chinese scholars at Texas Tech University, I invite my friends and colleagues to join in synchronous and asynchronous discussion of this book. Please post online and/or join us in person, or merely share your experiences of teaching abroad in English, the devil's tongue.

Purpose: You writes (xii), "This book has been written for both composition teachers in the United States and English teachers in the rest of the world. The purpose is to bring the parties together to generate productive conversations." Let's come together to generate productive conversations!

First Meeting: October 2, (location changed!) Starbuck's in TTU Barnes & Noble, 9 a.m. U.S. Central time. Off-site readers, please post your comments below before the meeting so that we might incorporate your comments into our discussion!

First week's readings: Please read from the front cover through page 45 for discussion on October 2. E-mail me for the first reading.