Michael R. Dressman

​ENG 3312: Studies in Fiction
ENG 3320: History of English Language
UHD 2304: University Seminar-Culture

​Summary of Qualifications:

Dr. Dressman is a tenured professor of English. His PhD dissertation is “Walt Whitman’s Study of the English Language” and includes two of his major teaching interests: American literature and the English language. The courses he teaches are in American culture, history and variety of forms of written and spoken English, and the analysis of language and identity. He has twice attended NEH Summer Seminars for College Teachers: 1977, University of Chicago, “American Dialects”; 1999, Western Michigan University, “Anglo-Saxon England.” His research and publications are mainly on literature of the United States before 1900, topics in the English dialectology, writing for special purposes, and curricular matters.

​Michael Dressman's special research interests are 19^th century American literature and the history of the English language. He is also interested in the application of language in the professions and in popular culture. He has participated in two Summer Seminars for University Faculty Members sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, one in American dialects and the other in Anglo-Saxon England. He also led a seminar for teachers as part of the Houston Teachers Institute.

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