Tad Wakefield Instructor, English Department Office: Emeritus 1654 Santa Rosa Campus Telephone: (707) 527-4602 twakefield@santarosa.edu Note to Students:  Please check course website (click on section # below) before emailing the instructor.  Also, if you cannot make it to the instructor's scheduled office hours please email instructor to schedule an appointment. Schedule Monday    8:00 - 9:00 Office Hours Emeritus 1654    9:00 - 11:00 English 1A (4773) Emeritus 1607    11:00 - 1:00pm English 1A (4776) Emeritus 1607 Tuesday    8:00 - 9:00 Office Hours Emeritus 1654    9:00 - 10:30 English 302 (4867) Emeritus 1610    10:30 - 12:00pm English 302 (4868) Emeritus 1610 Wednesday    8:00 - 9:00 Office Hours Emeritus 1654    9:00 - 11:00 English 1A (4773) Emeritus 1628    11:00 - 1:00pm English 1A (4776) Emeritus 1628    3:15pm - 5:00pm Academic Senate Bertolini 4638 Thursday    8:00 - 9:00 Office Hours Emeritus 1654    9:00 - 10:30 English 302 (4867) Emeritus 1610    10:30 - 12:00pm English 302 (4868) Emeritus 1610    3:15pm - 5:00pm English Dept. Meeting TBA Friday     Not on Campus Classes Section 4773 of ENGL 1A: Reading & Composition -- Spring 2012: 1/18/2012 - 5/16/2012 -- Santa Rosa Section 4776 of ENGL 1A: Reading & Composition -- Spring 2012: 1/18/2012 - 5/16/2012 -- Santa Rosa Section 4867 of ENGL 302: Improvement of College Reading and Writing -- Spring 2012: 1/17/2012 - 5/17/2012 -- Santa Rosa Section 4868 of ENGL 302: Improvement of College Reading and Writing -- Spring 2012: 1/17/2012 - 5/17/2012 -- Santa Rosa Biography Tad Wakefield is a Southern California native who appreciates Sonoma's natural beauty and distinctiveness. In his free time he likes hanging out in coffeehouses reading--however, recently his reading interests seem to focus on our dour economic times: the mortgage meltdown, credit crunch, and recessionary signals of the American economy. On a brighter note, Tad's interests within literature include American realism, postmodernism and the "new realism" of American drama.  His specialty is American drama, and Tad enjoys going to the theater when time permits. Tad has many side interests besides literature. These interests are quite varied and include general history, behavioral economics & psychology, technology, international affairs, and Wall Street. In his free time, he loves traveling, going to concerts and plays, and enjoying his newest hobby: hiking. Education B.A., English, UC Berkeley M.A., English, CSU Long Beach Ph.D., English, UC Riverside Links MLA Format (Title Page and Works Cited Page Format) OpenOffice.org (Free word processor, but save files as .RTF) EasyBib (easily create MLA formatted works cited page) Zamzar (Free online file conversion, like .wps files that the instructor can't accept!) SRJC Library (includes "Ask a Librarian - Online Chat") Google Scholar (Provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.) The Purdue University Writing Lab (great online resource for writers!) SRJC Online Writing Lab (very helpful, and works in conjunction with the English Dept.'s Writing Center) Dictionary.com (online dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia) Library Skills Program (Exercises to familiarize students with using the SRJC library's electronic resources.)