First Draft

New publications announced--and accepted in the English Department:

Prof. Bill Elgersma published an article in The English Record, a reflection on how reading and writing can be utilized with at-risk high school students as the hidden curriculum. “Sneaking in Reading and Writing” touches on several units from a class labeled "Lifeskills English," where a cross-disciplinary approach was utilized to develop reading and writing skills while the content of the class appeared to be completely unrelated to the students.

Prof. Leah Zuidema’s student, Theo Mobach, a senior biology, pre-med major from Edmonton, Alberta, created an “EMT Transition Guide” for emergency medical technicians, as an assignment in Zuidema’s Business and Technical Writing. The 31-page document trains new EMT volunteers and was presented to the local, Sioux Center squad. Mobach has been part of that organization for all of his years at Dordt. The project was so well received that it is presently being shown to EMT inspectors throughout the state as a model for local squads to imitate.

Adrianna Oudman, a junior from Wheatfield, OH, recently received word that an interview she did for Prof. James Schaap’s class has been accepted for publication in the Banner, the denominational magazine of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. In the interview, she talks with an unnamed subject about his experiences as an illegal immigrant to this country.

Dustin Biel, a senior from Lacombe, Alberta, also was contacted recently with the good news that an essay of his has been accepted for publication in the Christian Courier, an independent, cross‑Canada, Reformed‑in‑origin magazine. Dustin’s essay, a travel narrative highlighting his stay in Lebanon last year, was done as an assignment for Prof. Schaap’s writing class.