{"id":174,"date":"2019-01-15T09:10:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T14:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/groups.etown.edu\/english\/?p=174"},"modified":"2018-05-07T11:34:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T15:34:22","slug":"conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groups.etown.edu\/english\/2019\/01\/15\/conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Mentorship Leads to Student Conference Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

The opportunity to present passionate research falls right in line with Elizabethtown College\u2019s real world learning emphasis. Three students who slaved over Shakespeare\u2019s plays reaped the rewards of their labor by sharing their work at a professional conference in the spring of 2018.<\/p>\n

Professor of English Louis Martin taught a course focused on the plays of William Shakespeare during the 2017 fall semester. He invited three students to present their research papers at The Anxiety Order, a conference held by the Wilson College Humanities \"podium\"Department.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter presenting at the Wilson Conference last year I realized that it was an excellent venue for our students,\u201d Martin said. \u201cAnd when I was accepted to present again this year, I realized that it only made sense to take students along with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taking the stage<\/strong><\/p>\n

English education major<\/a> Megan Kane is one of three E-town students who attended the conference in 2018. Kane\u2019s presentation deals with the role of the apparition in Hamlet<\/em>, a figure that has intrigued her\u2014and scholars\u2014for centuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cHamlet<\/em> has always been my favorite Shakespeare play,\u201d Kane said. \u201cEvery t\"Dr.ime I read it, I pick up yet another facet about the apparition.\u201d<\/p>\n

The English education major also said there was no shortage of material from other scholars to sort through while developing her argument.<\/p>\n

\u201cHamlet<\/em> in general is such a multi-layered topic, and I have really enjoyed sifting through the writing (and explicating, of course) to discuss the implications the identity of the apparition has for Hamlet and the audience,\u201d Kane said.<\/p>\n

Playing the part<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kane said she has attended other conferences\u2014the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society Conference in Washington, D.C., and the National Collegiate Honors Conference in Atlanta, GA.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt both of those conferences I was just a spectator, but enjoyed the presentations focused around different opportunities each club could take advantage of at the national level,\u201d Kane said.<\/p>\n

This time around, she will be a presenter instead of a spectator. Kane said she is a bit stressed but nevertheless excited by the prospect.<\/p>\n

Before attending the conference, Kane expressed her excitement in the prospect. \u201cIt should be nerve-wracking, but fun,\u201d she said. \u201cI hope to gain experience presenting in front of a critical audience,\u201d Kane said. \u201cAdditionally, I hope to pick up insights from other presentations that I could use in my own career one day, especially as I plan to be an English teacher or professor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though this experience may cause sweaty palms or shaky legs, Martin says it is a wonderful way for English majors to build upon the department\u2019s Student Learning Outcomes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an opportunity to present their scholarship in a professional setting, with audience members from other schools,\u201d the professor said.\u00a0\u201cPreparing and presenting draw on and further develop many skills, including writing more concisely, practicing public speaking and conducting oneself professionally in an academic setting.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Author bio<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Rebecca Easton is a junior at Elizabethtown College, where she studies English professional writing, communications and business administration. Her primary interests in these fields include journalistic writing, copy editing and marketing. She works for the Elizabethtown College Center for Student Success as a writing tutor, the Office of Marketing and Communications and the Admissions Office. When she\u2019s not reading or writing for college, she\u2019s reading and writing for pleasure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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