Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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' ' ' U hihurwi-T-Wi , , . .. ,, , , e - ; tmmmumu:aumuyu-m-r-caranpsnnmm- voq- . I Edwin Carpenter, head, Division of Language and Literature iiEverything in the division really is con- cerned With human communica- tionAlanguag- e, theater, literature and speech. From our stand- point, thats what makes man uniquethis ability to corn- municate. We see ourselves as the keystone in the educa- tional process because the material Were teaching is the base of all other educa- tion. We see ourselves as the bottom of the pyramid. Most of our effort is trying to provide students With skills so that they can sue- ceed in other majors? ---h ?iy;i hAA-'47;hv-h -- t . : , t zMarsha Ki Three little ' A re Artz'clese A Noun is the; As School or 1'2ng Adjectives tel: ' 4.145 Great, Sn Brown. Instead Of A , stand-e VI Her bead, H2 ,band. t ., Verbs tell son To Read, COL 0r Run. How things , I? tell, A5 Slowly, Q1 Conjunction together, As men an weather. The Prepositz A Noun, as 17 The I nterject. As, ObX HowA The whole a Speech, Which readz teach. Learning writing is pa tion, wheth Clary school t To help writing ski Language an COMPUTER WRITING is an innovatior in helping students with their writins skills. Grammar exercises and visuz aids also help students improve theiI writing in the Skills Lab in the Ad ministration i Humanities Building. THAT PERSONAL TOUCH is achieved by individual tutoring, a valuable method of instruction. Gregory Hawkins, junior, is assisted by junior Sharon Mar- ;inl; student tutor, in the Writing Skills 21 . hZ 2 Writing skills lab

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BIS m the budgei 1e duties 3th ave all worket ', housekeepet erson. uraged to brin; home, such :1 t quail and Wilt s is on practica vild meats are 2 said. This ex to an aspect 0 ave never deal 5 is time con t seem to enjo: or, said, ttI feI edom, and Wt ING, Shari Barron :- in the ovcx1 tme managemen xing meals, Clea!l .uired householt .md 21 lot of fun too. You have to go into it with a positive attitude. I feel it helped me most in learning to manage my time? Debbie Cantrell, senior, said, ttI learned a lot about being a hostess and all that, but I do feel it could be worth more credit hours, consider- ing the amount Of time spent theref Some groups of residents also get involved in special projects such as refinishing furniture Which also adds to the emphasis on everyday living and budget management. Barron said, HTime spent there is a lot, but you feel you are accomplishing something, and I miss it sometimes. 't o ECHO , FONDUE FRIENDS, Debbie Cantrell, senior, Cyndy Bliem, instructor of home economics, and Suzi Hopper, senior, partake of the fare at the home manage- ment housets dinner for division facul- ty. SrtASTE TESTING, Carol Friesen, in- ruCtOr of home economics, tries the Ogdue Prepared in honor of herself and 0t er home economics faculty. The house 18 used regularly for division- 5P0n80red social events. 9n80H zugl HOUSE RESIDENT Teresa Ridgway, senior, brush in hand, stops in the kit- chen to talk to her housemates, who were preparing supper. Students move into the house lock, stock and barrel for 30 days. 9n30H BULL QHSOH BULL Beverly Hall, senior, B.S.E. in Child Development ttIt gives a broader scope Of what we can use home economics for. The facul- ty does a wonderful job Of teaching. Its a smaller division and more per- sonal. Itll remember the people more than anything else. Fm satisfied with myself. Being president of Kappa Omicron Pi has given me leadership. Itm glad that I came to NMSUW Home Economics 2 ll

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The Writing Skills Lab tutors give assistance Up Close and personal p-Marsha Keck T hree little words you often see AreArticles-A, An, and The. A Noun is the name ofanythz'ng, As School or Garden, Hoop or Swe m . Adgy'ectives tell the kind of Noun, As Great, Small, Pretty, White or Brown. Instead of Nouns the Pronouns stand-- Her head, His face, Your arm, My hand. Verbs tell something being donee To Read, Count, Laugh, Sing, jump i i or Run. innovation .eir writing and visu grove their in the Ad ilding. How things are done the adverbs tell, As Slowly, Quickly, III or Well. Conjunctions join the words together, As men and women, wind or weather. The Preposition stands before A Noun, as In or Through a door. The Interjection shows surprise, As, Oh! Howpretty! Ah! How wise! The whole are called m'ne Parts of Speech, Which reading, writing, speaking teach. eAnonymous Learning the fundamentals of writing is part of 21 students educa- tion, whether in primary or secon- dary school or in college. To help students improve their writing skills, the Division of Language and Literature established the Writing Skills Lab in 1976. It was staffed by volunteer graduate and undergraduate student tutors. Now the lab is staffed by 20 paid student tutors and is funded by a special services federal grant. The goal of a student tutor is peer tutoring, and a learner and master T learner relationship, writing specialist Ruth Bradshaw said. iiThe tutors learn as the students learn and it is valuable for the students to see the tutors are still learning? Also, it is a less pressure situation and the student feels com- fortable on a one-to-one basis. Senior Jeff Thompson, a student tutor, said. uWe have a lot of students who have difficulty with writing skills, and weire the only service on campus that can work with them individually? Each student has a program designed by his tutor to fit his needs. Then, the tutor and student will set goals to work towards. Thompson said there is no way a student can accomplish his goals without the help of a tutor. iiWe try to work on specific things and help the student find and evaluate his mistakes and work on them. Ti Jocelyn Daniel, freshman, said the tutor has a lot of confidence in his student. iiWhen someone has con- fidence in me, it makes me work harder to achieve my goals. i, Daniel said she first attended the lab when she was just writing. Now she can look back at her papers and see the mistakes she could not see before. hi1 know I have improvedfi Thompson said, iilt is pretty easy to see improvement in someones writing when you work with a specific problem. It is easy to com- pare the first essay with the last essayfi Larry Wagner, freshman, was receiving a D in his English Com- position 100 Class before he went to the Writing Skills Lab. He raised his grade to a B. He said the lab is beneficial for the student, but the student has to want to be helped. Bradshaw said students who use the Writing Skills Lab have an American College Testing Program score below 15, are instructor or block referrals, walk-ins and interna- tional students. iiAbout 40 percent of the students who use the lab are international students. T, Roberto Norton, senior, said in Mexico he learned basic English grammar. ihHere I have learned how to connect two sentences, make a paragraph meaningful and organize my writing. ii Senior Cheryl Henderson, a stu- dent tutor, said the tutors help students individually who would not get the attention in a Classroom situation or have not been taught the fundamentals of writing. To help the student with his writing fundamentals, tutors use ad- ditional sources such as grammar ex- ercises, Visual aids and a computer. Thompson believes the most impor- tant source available to a student is the tutor. o ECHO Epmw suua i Cheryl Hender- son, senior, B.S.E. in English TI think the most valuable thing that live gained from the language and literature division is writing skills. I feel thatis the most valuable thing because I can always show my writing skills. No matter what I do, Iim going to be writing, and I can use that skill. The faculty isnit limited to NMSU graduates, so there are dif- ferent ap- proaches to literature, to writing, to teaching. I think that we have a helpful faculty. PVC? found that any time Iive needed anything from a faculty member, the door is always open? Language 8: Literature2 5'