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...twist on final exams, students in this semester’s English 156, “Crime and Horror in Victorian Literature and Culture” will find themselves conveying their academic insights not only through their word processors, but also face-to-face with teaching staff in an oral final exam...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gen Ed Course To Offer Oral Exam | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

...recently announced oral exam  will require students to choose one text from a list of supplementary readings to discuss aloud with a member of the teaching staff. According to English Professor Matthew B. Kaiser, who teaches the course, the oral format of the test is meant to exercise some “neglected intellectual muscles;” namely, students’ ability to engage in scholarly dialogue...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gen Ed Course To Offer Oral Exam | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

Though some concentrations, such as Social Studies and History and Literature, already include oral examinations as part of their degree requirements, Kaiser’s decision is likely part of a larger trend in the College aiming to expand students’ communication skills beyond the traditional focus on writing...

Author: By Melody Y. Hu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gen Ed Course To Offer Oral Exam | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

Professor Daniel G. Donoghue, Director of Undergraduate Studies in the English department, said that having theses due before spring break is needed to give faculty ample time to grade theses and conduct oral exams before final grades are due. Four weeks is usually required for a comfortable grading schedule, he added...

Author: By Julia R Jeffries, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Thesis Writers Utilize Break | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

...known as "Father H," was moved from the western city of Essen to Munich and was allowed to continue with his pastoral work. According to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Father H had been transferred from Essen after he allegedly forced an 11-year-old boy to engage in oral...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: German Priests' Sex Abuse Scandalizes Church | 3/15/2010 | See Source »

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