Wallis Leslie English Department Contact Information Phone 408-864-8999 ex. 5620 http://faculty.deanza.fhda.edu/lesliewallis Email: Wallis Leslie Office: LCW102 Thursday, 1:45 - 2:45 PM

Greetings oh questingintellects. You have come to De Anza College. You have cometothe right place. Here is a community of eager and energeticlearners who will help you to learn and who will learn from you.

Spring 2002 Course

EWRT2 Critical reading, writing,andthinking. {Spring 2002} This is a DistanceLearning course.requiring computer access and an emailaddress. Take a look atthe Critical ThinkingCasebook to practice these skills.

Summer 2002 Courses

EWRT1B Reading, Writing, and Research

EWRT1C Literature and Composition

Other Courses, Other Times

EWRT1A Reading and Composition(reading primarily non-fiction works and writing expository andargumentative essays to prepare students for further academicandprofessional advancement)

ELIT11 Introduction to Poetry

EWRT100BPreparatoryreading and composition

ELIT22 Mythology and Folklore, Spring2001:the survivor tells the story

Education
A.A. College of San Mateo, 1966
B.A. Stanford University, 1968 English, cum laude
M.A. Stanford University, 1974 Language Arts and Literature,CommunityCollege Teaching

I continue to take courses at local community colleges pursuing myinterest in Spanish, Drama, Computer Programming, and the Internet.

Biography
Wallis Leslie decided to become a community college English teacherwhile attending classes at College of San Mateo. The classes were sostimulating, the teachers so enlightening, and the students sosupportive that a lifetime interest in providing first-rate educationto community college students began. My years of teaching have ledmeto have high expectations of thetalentedand diverse students who come to my classes. Myessay grading criteria favor students whochallenge themselves with demanding topics and do hard and freshthinking about them. I have taught courses in Critical Thinking,Reading and Composition, Literature and Composition, BasicComposition, Creative Writing,English as a Second Language,Shakespeare, Mythology, and Poetry.

In my spare time I vacuum, do laundry, write, hike, and serve asLeader Trainer and lead discussion groups and plan poetry weekendsfor the Greak BooksCouncil of the San Francisco Bay Area, servingnorthern California.

Enough of Me, What about You
What are your expectations and hopes for your two years atDe Anza College? Do you know that students who do their firsttwoyears at community colleges and then transfer to a four yearschool do even better there than the students who started outthere?Email me, and Iwill post your answers on the studentresponsepage.