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Summary of positions held:
ENG 301 Introduction to the Study of English Language.
Sole instructor.
Syllabus: Fall 2018
ENG 302 History of English Language.
Sole instructor.
Syllabus: Fall 2019
ENG 312 Phonetics & Phonology.
Sole instructor.
Syllabus: Spring 2018
ENG 304 Syntax I.
Sole instructor.
Syllabus: Spring 2019
ENG 330 Language & Politics.
Sole instructor.
Syllabus: Spring 2019
ENG 410 Advanced English Grammar.
Sole instructor.
Syllabus: Fall 2017
ENG 441 Special Topics: Corpus Linguistics.
Sole instructor.
Syllabus: Spring 2018
FND-041/FND-051 Foundation of Writing and Reading 1.
Sole instructor.
Syllabus: Fall 2012
E104/L112 Language & Politics.
Associate Instructor with Professor Samuel Obeng.
Responibilities:
- Leading discussion sections (preparing materials, lesson plans);
- Grading exams and papers (in 2005-2006, grades were based on a balance of quizzes, writing assignments, and exams; in 2001 the course was more highly weighted towards writing assignments and could be applied towards writing skills requirement for undergraduate students enrolled in the course).
- Proctoring exams
- Management of student grades
- Training/orientation of new associate instructors
Syllabi:
Course descriptions:
http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/blfal06/coll/coll_e104_22782.html
http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/blfal06/ling/ling_e104_22782.html
Selected comments from student evaluations:
Fall 2006:
"He made discussion interesting."
"Yay Language and Politics class!!! O I love L&P-This was an amazing class! "
"I think that this class discussed our topics well. I enjoyed listening to others’ opinions."
"He is enthusiastic."
"Overall great discussion group! Tristan was great!"
Fall 2005:
"He made it interesting and fun."
"Tristan was very enthusiastic with our discussion groups. He was also very helpful in giving feedback on tests and essays. Tristan was very understanding and always willing to help."
"He was very easy to understand and used lots of examples."
"Seemed very knowledgeable. Interesting class activities."
Fall 2001:
"I liked the free spirit and ease of discussion in this class. Tristan Purvis was very open-minded and made me feel comfortable participating."
"I liked the topics we covered & how we watched videos & did activities that made everyone participate."
"The discussions were fun and made lecture material easier to digest."
"Tristan is fair in grading and explains anything that no one understands."
"I liked the classroom atmosphere & the instructor’s thorough preparation for easy section. He is open to questions and tries to make everyone feel that their opinion matters. The teacher is very knowledgeable and well prepared."
Spring 2001:
"The instructor is very nice - grades clearly and well. The course was interesting. I liked the interaction with the videos & class."
"I liked learning about different methods/techniques involved in public speaking. I liked that the course was taught with clarity and objectivity."
"I liked that our instructor spent a lot of time and devotion to see that we knew the required material."
"Subject was taught well. I was able to retain much information long after being introduced to it."
"The instructor was well prepared for each class and usually had great examples to teach with."
L303/(L503) Introduction to Linguistic Analysis.
Associate Instructor with Professor Steve Franks.
Responsibilities:
- Lecturing on course materials, leading discussion sections (course was designed have 1 lecture and 2 discussion sections per week, so the responsibilities for leading discussion sections were largely comparable to that of leading a course as primary instructor);
- Management of student postings to online forum and incorporation of student comments/questions into discussions
- Grading assignments and exams
- Helping to proctor exams
- Management of student grades
Syllabus:
Course description:
http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/blspr03/ling/ling_l303_3033.html
http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/blspr03/ling/ling_l503_9065.html
Selected comments from student evaluations:
Spring 2003:
"Good instructor, knowledgeable."
"Seemed to [be] enthusiastic, treated students well. Appreciated review sessions & sample test questions."
"Tristan did a good (and very helpful) job of attempting to relate very difficult concepts to his class. He ensured understanding & treated his students with respect. He was a central part of me keeping afloat in this class."
"Tristan is patient and predicts areas of difficulty or topics that need clarification. He answers questions in a way that relates to students. He makes extra attempts/efforts to make himself available for help and consultation. Without Tristan’s help, I would not understand the course subject as well as I do."
L303/(L503) Introduction to Linguistic Analysis.
Assistant Instructor with Professor Ken de Jong.
Responsibilities:
- Lecturing on course materials, leading discussion sections (course was designed have 1 lecture and 2 discussion sections per week, so the responsibilities for leading discussion sections were largely comparable to that of leading a course as primary instructor);
- Coordination of lab exercises for syntax topics (PSG (Phrase Structure Grammar) parsing program)
- Grading assignments and exams
- Helping to proctor exams
- Management of student grades
Syllabus:
Course description:
http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/blspr02/ling/ling_l303_2911.html
Selected comments from student evaluations:
Fall 2002:
"I liked how this AI was always willing and wanting to answer questions and give extra help."
"Tristan is easy to approach and ask questions of."
Spring 2002:
"Overall, Tristan was a good instructor."
"I really appreciated how willing and able Tristan was to help me out with all the homework. I appreciated how he was always available for me to ask questions."
"Tristan was nice & quite knowledgeable about the subject matter covered in the course."
L210 Animal Communication.
Grader for Professor Richard Janda.
Responsibilities:
- Grading exams and papers
- Proctoring exams
- Management of student grades
(Although this was formally intended as a grader position, I attended and helped conduct lectures on a regular basis, and I was asked to cover for the instructor on 2 occasions.)
Syllabus:
Course description:
http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/blspr07/ling/ling_l210_27634.html
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