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Collection of poetry from Brazilian poets.

"In 1996, five Comparative Literature majors, with financial support from Comparative Literature, founded an annual undergraduate journal of poetry and visual art dedicated to the publishing of student writing in languages other than English, with facing page translation. The mOthertongue journal is now in its 13th cycle, and enjoys support from the Arts Council and the Alumni Association as well as Comparative Literature, and is still edited by Comparative Literature majors, who celebrate each publication in a public reading and reception attended by audiences of 50 or more"

Allows teachers to create interactive drag-and-drop activities to post on their own websites. (Think refrigerator magnet poetry, but applied to language learning.) Developed by a teacher for her own use and shared with others.

"Hosted by: Dr. Abigail Grant Scheg (Elizabeth State University) Date: November 29, 2012 Text messaging, in and out of the classroom, is often viewed as a negative communicative mode which results in poor grammar and poor idea representation, let alone student procrastination from more important projects. However, as Web 2.0 technologies increase in number and popularity, these tools are changing the face of education, business, and communication at large. This session will discuss the pedagogical possibilities using text messaging and ways to incorporate texting into the classroom or as part of a class in a way that will make the instructor feel comfortable. Starting with the idea that our students are experts in the technology of text messaging, this session will allow the instructor to utilize students' skills in a positive light rather than dismiss them as unimportant. In this presentation, author Dr. Abigail Grant Scheg will discuss her IGI Global chapter, Textperts: Utilizing Students' Skills in the Teaching of Writing. Her research explores both the theoretical and practical implementations of text messaging into the composition of the classroom with careful consideration of the positive and negative impacts."

Sample activity for literature analysis use concordance of a poem

Sample activity using concordance for literature analysis with a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

PicLits.com is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The object is to put the right words in the right place and the right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture.

Entries are posted online and users can vote for their favorite