Diné Bizaad and English Composition
Diné Bizaad and English Composition
Academic Year:
2013 - 2014 (June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014)
Funding Requested:
$1,512.00
Project Dates:
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Applicant(s):
Overview of the Project:
I applied for the Lecturers' Professional Development Fund to establish an ongoing dialogue between my students in the English Department Writing Program and the Navajo (Diné) students Diné College in Tuba City, Arizona. Through an in-person visit and online student connection, I endeavored to establish a collaborative discussion of composition and craft, worldview and identity, and applications of academic writing in life. The collaboration ultimately allowed me to visit and speak with four Diné College classes and allowed for two conference calls between UM students and Diné College students.