台湾swag

Miriam Moore, Ph.D.

Miriam Moore

Associate Professor of English

Phone678-717-3423

Office locationNesbitt Academic Building, 4150,

Area(s) of Expertise: Applied linguistics, ESOL/multilingual pedagogy, grammar/syntax, composition, L2 writing

Overview

Miriam Moore has taught English language and linguistics at an intensive English program in South Carolina, community colleges in New Jersey and Virginia, as well as church and employer-based ESL programs. She is co-author of the Real Writing composition textbooks series, published by MacMillan. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, she has been at 台湾swag since 2018, where she teaches composition, grammar, ESOL pedagogy, and introductory linguistics. 

Education

  • BA, University Scholar, Baylor University, 1988
  • MA, Linguistics, University of South Carolina, 1991
  • Ph.D., Linguistics, University of South Carolina, 1993

Courses Taught

  • Support for English Composition I (ENGL 0999)
  • English Composition I (ENGL 1101)
  • Standard English Grammar (ENGL 2050)
  • Introduction to English Linguistics (ENGL 3020)
  • Advanced English Grammar (ENGL 3050)
  • Tutoring English Composition (ENGL 3910/15/25)
  • Sociolinguistics (ENGL 4030)
  • Applied Linguistics in ESOL (SELL 3002)
  • Materials and Methods in ESOL (SELL 3003)
  • Second Language Writing (Special Topics course)

Research/Special Interests

  • Composition/grammar pedagogy
  • Multilingual writing pedagogy
  • Metalinguistics awareness
  • Written feedback
  • Discourse analysis in online pedagogy.

Publications

Moore, M. (2024). What Counts as Legitimate College Writing? An Exploration of Knowledge Structures in Written Feedback. Journal of Response to Writing, 10(1), pp. 31–61.

Moore, M. (2023). “Cause now I wanna know”: Stance strategies and knowledge construction in undergraduate asynchronous discussions. In To, V., Amundrud, T., & Humphrey, S. (Eds.), Systemic functional linguistics theory and application in global contexts: Selected papers from the 1st international online systemic functional linguistics interest group conference (pp. 139–154). University of Tasmania.

Moore, M. (2023).  Pondering the quiddities: A lexical analysis of Covid-19 CCCC documentarian notes. In J. Lindquist, B. Halbritter, and B. Strayer-Gannon (Eds.), Recollections from an uncommon time: 4C20 documentarian tales (pp.103–115). National Council of Teachers of English.  

Moore, M. (2021a). Asynchronous discussions for first-year writers and beyond: Thinking outside the PPR (prompt, post, reply) box. In Thurston, T. N., Lundstrom, K., & González, C. (Eds.), Resilient pedagogy: Practical teaching strategies to overcome distance, disruption, and distraction (pp. 240–259). Utah State University.

Moore, M. (2021b). Grammatical concepts and metalinguistic awareness: A study of reading journals. Journal of College Reading and Learning, 51(3), 178–202.

Moore, M. (2021c). Lexical analysis of reflection texts in first-year composition. Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 49(1), 20–36.

Moore, M. (2021d). Using “Writing about Writing” pedagogy with multilingual and developmental readers and writers at the community college. In M. Segal and B. Gilliland (Eds.), First year composition at the community college: Empowering the teacher (pp.49–60). University of Michigan Press.

McLaughlin, F. & Moore, M. (2012).  Integrating Critical Thinking into the Assessment of College Writing. Teaching English in the Two-Year College 40(2), 145–162.

Textbooks

  • Anker, S. & Moore, M. (2018a). Real essays (6th edition). Bedford/St. Martin’s.
  • Anker, S. & Moore, M. (2018b). Real reading and writing (2nd edition). Bedford/St. Martin’s.
  • Anker, S. & Moore, M. (2015). Real skills (4th edition). Bedford/St. Martin’s.
  • Gallagher, E., Glustrom, M., & Moore, M. (2022). Instructor's resource manual for Real Writing with Readings. Bedford/St. Martin’s.
  • Moore, M. (1994). The Scribner ESL workbook for writers.  Allyn & Bacon.
  • Moore, M. & Anker, S. (2022). Real writing (9th edition). Bedford/St. Martin’s.
  • Moore, M. & Anker, S. (2018a). Real essays essentials.  Bedford/St. Martin’s.
  • Moore, M. & Anker, S. (2018b). Real writing essentials. Bedford/St. Martin’s.
  • Moore, M. & Anker, S. (2018c). Real skills essentials.  Bedford/St. Martin’s.

Curriculum Vitae