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Biography
Dr. Diomede' undergraduate degree(B.A. English) is from Fordham University where he received a track athletic scholarship. He has two masters degree from Fordham (M.S. Education/English) and Long Island University (M.A. English). His Ph.D. in English is from St. Louis University. His revised Ph.D. dissertation on an Italian-American was published by Bucknell University Press: Pietro DiDonato, The Master Builder. Two chapters from this book have recently been reprinted in Twentieth Century Literature Criticism(TCLC) and reproduced in Literature Resource Center(LRC). His poetry book manuscript was recommended by John Ashbery as an Award-Finalist in the Virginia Commonwealth University Contemporary Series. He has published over 100 poems, prose, and fiction and has received several writing awards. He is listed in A Directory of American Poets. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve for six years. He believes that the way to become a good writer is to read as much as you can.
Subjects Taught
English Language & Literature
Course Schedule
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| 0465 Spring Term 2013 |
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ENC 1101 COMPOSITION I
| 1148 | SPG | In Class | Jan 7 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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3 |
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Prerequisite: (ENC 0025) and (prerequisite or corequisite REA 0017) or EAP 1695 or appropriate scores on the Writing and Reading placement tests. This course is designed to develop composition skills. It emphasizes the development of the multi-paragraph essay and includes practice in information retrieval from electronic and other sources, as well as in the selection, restriction, organization, and development of topics. It also offers the student opportunities to improve proficiency with sentence structure, diction, and mechanics. Selected writing samples are examined as models of form and as sources of ideas for the student's own writing. Conferences provide individual instruction. Sections of computer-assisted and individualized instruction are offered. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. Credit is only given for one of the following: ENC 1101, ENC 1121H or IDS 1101H. 47 contact hours. |
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ENC 1102 COMPOSITION II
| 2159 | SPG | Blended | Feb 4 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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3 |
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Prerequisite: (ENC 1101 or ENC 1121H) and (REA 0017 or EAP 1695) or appropriate scores on the English and Reading placement test. This course builds upon the skills developed in Composition I. It provides further instruction in the planning, organization, and writing of essays. It stresses methods of library research including information retrieval from electronic sources, and emphasizes writing of the research paper and the paper of literary interpretation. The reading includes selections from at least two forms of literature. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. Credit is not given for both ENC 1102 and ENC 1122H. 47 contact hours. |
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ENC 1102 COMPOSITION II
| 368 | SPG | In Class | Jan 7 2013 | May 3 2013 |
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3 |
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Prerequisite: (ENC 1101 or ENC 1121H) and (REA 0017 or EAP 1695) or appropriate scores on the English and Reading placement test. This course builds upon the skills developed in Composition I. It provides further instruction in the planning, organization, and writing of essays. It stresses methods of library research including information retrieval from electronic sources, and emphasizes writing of the research paper and the paper of literary interpretation. The reading includes selections from at least two forms of literature. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. Credit is not given for both ENC 1102 and ENC 1122H. 47 contact hours. |
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