English Department Faculty Profile - Mr. Jinaki M. Abdullah
| Jinaki M. Abdullah |  |
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Instructor, Department of English Phone: (336) 750-8872 313 Hall-Patterson 601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27110 |
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| Background | |
| • B.A. in English with a concentration in Journalism from UNC-Pembroke, Pembroke, NC. • M.S. in English Education from N.C. Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC • M.A. in African American Literature from N.C. Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC • Teaching experience on secondary and post-secondary levels |
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| Position Responsibilities | |
| • Teach freshman composition to developmental and curriculum students • Teach critical reading • Work on committees that serve the university and outer communities • Provide office and conference hours for student-faculty advisement • Explore my interest in reading, writing and African studies through research and other scholarly endeavors |
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| Credentials | |
| Courses Taught: English 1300, Introduction to College Writing; English1301,Freshman Composition I; English 1302, Freshman Composition II; English 2301, World Literature I, and English 2302, World Literature II | |
| Research Interest |
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| • The importance of the skill of writing to modern society • The interrelationship between reading and writing • The ontology of African Americans and what it means to society and the world |
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| Philosophy |
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| "The ability to communicate is important to man as a social being, and the ability to write is uniquely a human endeavor, yet many students find it to be intimidating. My personal philosophy is that writing should be as natural as speaking, and as an English instructor, it is my responsibility to make the cognitive experiences of writing and reading anticipated behaviors so that students become articulate in both written and oral discourse." | |
