Janet Cobb

Spring Semester 2012

 

Comp I textbooks for Spring 2012:

  • Polnac, Lennis. Purpose, Pattern, and Process, 9th edition (PPP)

  • Buscemi, Santi V. and Charlotte Smith. 75 Readings: An Anthology, 11th edition (75R)

I will no longer be updating this site since all classes are now available in Blackboard. Use this site to look at examples of past courses, but log on to your class in Blackboard for specific information about your course. You can find the link to the Blackboard login, http://acconline.austincc.edu, in the right column of the ACC homepage. Students will be added to their classes on Blackboard around January 10, 2012. Orientation instructions will be posted on Blackboard by the first class day, Jan. 17, 2012.

 

Comp II textbooks for Summer 2009:

  • Lostracco, Joseph and George Wilkerson. Analyzing Short Stories, 7th edition (AS)

  • Bohner, Charles and Lyman Grant. Short Fiction: Classic and Contemporary, 6th edition (SF)

 

Classes

Composition I, ENGL 1301
  • Sample
Composition 1I, ENGL 1302
  • Sample

Office

I will begin keeping the office hours below on January 17, 2012.
RVS Annex 400, Monday, Noon – 5:30 PM
Other hours possible by appointment.
Online hours:
Sunday, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Tues., Wed., Thurs. 9:00 – 10:00 AM
 

Phones

  • 512-308-2381 Please do not call this number except during office hours.
  • Questions about English courses 223-5015.

E-mail

jcobb@austincc.edu
This is for messages or questions only. Do not send papers via E-mail.

Biography

I have a Bachelor's degree in English from Texas Tech University and a Master's degree from the University of Texas. I started teaching at ACC while still attending UT and taught here for about 6 years.

I quit teaching for awhile, working weekends at Motorola and getting an Associate's degree in Medical Technology. I worked as a medical technologist for about ten years, but started teaching again while still doing that.

I have now been teaching at ACC another 25 years. I also teach piano, voice, and choir at Jackie's Performing Arts School. And I teach private piano lessons and yoga classes.

Teaching Philosophy

No one can "make" anyone else learn anything. The teacher can

  1. present information,
  2. guide students to finding what they want to know,
  3. provide activities to foster active learning and
  4. motivate students to want to know the material.

In the end, however, learning is always an inside job. Only the student can determine how much or how well he/she will learn.