Department
of English & Philosophy
Dr. Dale W. Simpson
Department
Head
Office: Hearnes 314
Phone: 417-625-9640
- Professor, English 1979
- Bachelor’s (B.A.), Harding University, 1970
- Doctorate (Ph.D), University of North Texas, 1983
- Appointed Head of the Department of English, 1998
- Areas of Concentration and/or Interests: Medieval
literature; Works of J.R.R. Tolkien; English education; Writing and
writing assessment; American dialects; Onomastics--the study of
names
- Professional Responsibilities Within the Department:
Department
Head;
Low-level functioning Web-Weaver
- Professional Memberships: Modern Language Association (MLA),
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE),
Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC),
Missouri Association of Teachers of English (MATE),
American Dialect Society (ADS).
- Hobbies: Racquetball, Internet,
Round
Dancing (Go
ahead:
ask me what it is!)
- Educational Philosophy: "gladly wolde he lerne and gladly
teche."
--Canterbury Tales
- Spring 2008 Class Schedule:
- English 400 History of the English
Language 8:00 -
8:50 MWF
(Web-Enhanced)
- English 315 Advanced Essay Writing 11:00 -
12:15 TR (Web-Enhanced)
- Education 332 Methods of Teaching English 1:00 - 1:50 MWF
(Web-Enhanced)
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