Dr. Roberta E. Adams, Associate Professor of English

Miller Hall ~ 23A  978-665-3640  radams@fsc.edu

Education:

B.A. English, University of Michigan

M.A. English, Indiana University

M.A. ESL Studies, University of Massachusetts

Ph.D. English, Indiana University

Graduate Courses Taught:

Medieval Literature

Theories and Principles of Language Learning

Asian-American Literature

Areas of Interest:

Medieval literature, medieval studies, English language, comparative and multicultural approaches to world literatures, Asian and Asian-American literatures, TESOL theory and methods.

Professional Highlights:

Chair, Department of English, 2001-2004

Interim Dean of Undergraduate Studies, 1999-2001.

China Summer Field Study, The Silk Road,

East-West Center/University of Hawaii, Summer 1997.

NEH Seminar, Teaching the Chinese Classics in Translation,

St. Mary�s College of   Maryland, Summer 1996.

Fulbright Lecturer, English Philology, Faculty of Modern Languages and

            Literatures, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria, September 1992 - June 1993.

Visiting Faculty, English as a Second Language, Extension School,

Harvard University, June 1988-August 1991.

Lecturer (Foreign Expert), Foreign Language Department,

Hangzhou University, People�s Republic of China, February - July 1984.

Dissertation: �Chaucer�s Wife of Bath and Marriage in 14^th Century England.�

Roberta Adams has been teaching at FSC since 1988. In addition to British and world literature, she has taught writing courses for international students at FSC and ESL courses in the Harvard University ESL Program. She has recently been involved in developing courses to integrate Asian studies into the curriculum.