Marina AminyProfessor of English, Dept. Co-ChairEmail: maminy@saddleback.edu Phone: (949) 582-4743 Petitioners: Are you trying to add courses? My online ENG 1A courses for the Summer, 2013 semester fill up quickly. However, if you would like to petition to add the course, I have a limited number of APC codes. Please email me for more information and your request. To My Students: I am fortunate to do what I love: I enjoy teaching, counseling and helping students to navigate not only my courses, but the college system and beyond. My philosophy for teaching is to meet students where they are and support them in improving their writing, reading and thinking skills. I am most happy when students learn to be more independent thinkers and writers and they feel more empowered to succeed in their academic paths. Education:
About Me: I am a full time English professor at the college, where I enjoy teaching all levels of composition and literature courses, including ENG 1B, ENG 1A, ENG 200, ENG 300 and ENG 24, both in person and online. Before moving to Orange County, I was a full time faculty member at San Jose State University, as a teacher educator. During my time at SJSU I taught credential courses that focused on the integration of literacy into all content areas; I also advised and evaluated new teachers, directed a reading institute for content area teachers and advised Masters degree students. In 2004, I was awarded a Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship and later several other honors for my dissertation research on language socialization and literacy practices in local communities. Since then, I have published my research in various academic venues and presented and spoken at dozens of national conferences. My areas of expertise include administration and leadership, language development, curriculum and instruction, assessment, teacher and tutor training, academic literacy, reading, literacy theory, sociocultural theories and ethnography. As department co-chair, I work closely with my colleagues to evaluate and improve compostion curriculum, assess Student Learning Outcomes and develop basic skills curriculum. I also actively participate in a range of college-wide and division-wide committees and programs, including working as a faculty tutorial specialist in the Learning Resource Center. My last peer-refereed article in Issues in Teacher Education explores ways to support the academic literacy development of secondary teachers who are themselves second language learners. In January, 2013, I presented two sessions at the Student Success Summit at Irvine Valley College in the Spring detailing our college's improved tutor training practices and how our department uses SLO evidence for improving student success. I also presented similar findings to the Board of Trustees in February of this year. For Fun A fun fact about me is that I can read and write in four languages. Outside of work, I enjoy reading, spending time with family and friends, playing Scrabble and Fruit Ninja on my phone and practicing Taekwondo; I am currently a brown belt, working toward my first degree black belt! 
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