James Williams, PhDFaculty - Full-TimeProfessor of Rhetoric and Linguistics Phone: 949-480-4040 |
Education
- Ph.D., University of Southern California
- B.A., San Jose State University
Positions Held
- At SUA since 2000
- 1998 - 2000, Professor & Director of Faculty Development, Cal Poly Pomona
- 1995 - 1998, University Professor & Director of Writing Across the Curriculum, Governors State University
- 1987 - 1995, Associate Professor & Director of the University Writing Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- 1984 - 1987, Assistant Professor & Director of the Interdisciplinary Writing Program, University of Southern California
Research Interests
- History of rhetoric
- Cognitive grammar
- Psycolinguistics
Selected Papers, Publications & Lectures
- The Teacher's Grammar Book, 2nd Edition, Lawrence Erlbaum & Associates, 2005
- Preparing to Teach Writing: Research, Theory, and Practice, 3rd Edition, Lawrence Erlbaum & Associates, 2003
- Writing and Language Arts, Grades K-6 (with Jean Gillet and Charles Temple), SRA/McGraw-Hill, 2003
- Visions and Revisions: Continuity and Change in Rhetoric and Composition, Southern Illinois University Press, 2002
- The LEA Guide to Composition, Lawrence Erlbaum & Associates, 2001
- The Interdisciplinary Reader (with David Huntley and Christine Hanks), Harper Collins Publishers, 1992
- Literacy and Bilingualism (with Grace Snipper), Longman, 1990
- "Grammar and Usage," In Concepts in Composition: Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Writing, Ed. Irene Lurkis Clark, Lawrence Erlbaum & Associates, 2003
- "Identity and Reliability in Portfolio Assessment," In The Portfolio Standard, Eds. Bonnie Sunstein and Jonathan Lovell, Heinemann, 2000
- "Rule-governed Approaches to Language and Composition," Written Communication, 10, 542-568, 1993
Courses Taught at SUA
- Communication Skills
- Advanced Communication Skills
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Child Development and Education
Selected Honors & Awards
- Distinguished Service Award, Governors State University, 1998
- Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, 1990
- Finalist, Promising Young Researcher Award for Outstanding Dissertation, National Council of Teachers of English, 1984
