English and Reading
English courses immerse students in learning experiences that help them to grow as readers and communicators. Students taking our wide range of offerings learn to communicate persuasively in the workplace, compose college-level essays, develop rhetorical awareness, advance their reading comprehension, write creatively and learn to engage with literature from a variety of times and places.
The department offers courses that meet requirements in Madison College’s occupational programs as well at the four-year institutions where many of our students plan to transfer. Our courses are flexible as well, offering online and short-term courses beyond the more "traditional" semester-long experience.
- CoursesFaculty
Courses
English Courses
Check out the full Course Catalog or follow the individual links below.
Composition
- Intro to College Writing (3crd)
- English 1 (3crd)
- English 1/ALP (3crd)
- English 2 (3crd)
Creative Writing
- Creative Writing (3crd)
- Creative Writing/Drama (3crd)
- Creative Writing/Poetry (3crd)
- Creative Writing/Non-Fiction (3crd)
- Film Writing (3crd)
Literature
- Intro to Literature (3crd)
- World indigenous Literature (3crd)
- Gay & Lesbian Literature (3crd)
- Ethnic Literature (3crd)
- Native American Literature (3crd)
- African American Literature (3crd)
- British Literature 1 (3crd)
- British Literature 2 (3crd)
- American Literature 1 (3crd)
- American Literature 2 (3crd)
- Western World Lit: Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages (3crd)
- Western World Lit: Early Renaissance to Present (3crd)
- Literature and Pop Culture (3crd)
- U.S. Latino Literature (3crd)
- Intro to African Literature (3crd)
- Children's Literature (3crd)
- Contemporary Literature (3crd)
- Classical Mythology (3crd)
- 19th c. Russian/Soviet Literature in Translation (3crd)
- 20th c. Russian/Soviet Literature in Translation (3crd)
- Women in Literature (3crd)
Workplace Writing & Communication Courses
- Written Communication (3crd)
- Oral/Interpersonal Communication (3crd)
- Technical Reporting (3crd)
- Communications 1 (1crd)
Reading Courses
Qualified students who enroll in the Madison College Honors Program have the opportunity to work one-on-one with a faculty member to research and develop an Honors Project in a particular discipline. By completing an Honors Project, you will receive general elective credits that may count toward your degree or certificate.
Faculty
Full-Time Faculty
English
Paul Barribeau (Department Co-Chair)
Office: 159, Watertown
Phone: (920) 206-8040
Email: PBarribeau@madisoncollege.eduLaurie Benda
Office: B2250, Truax
Phone: (608) 246-6570
Email: LBenda@madisoncollege.eduRenee Cairns
Office: E3858, Truax
Phone: (608) 246-4038
Email: RMCairns@madisoncollege.eduRachel Carrales
Office: E3856
Phone: (608) 243-4338
Email: RCarrales@madisoncollege.eduCherif A. Correa (Department Co-Chair)
Office: E3868, Truax
Phone: 608-243-4173
Email: CCorrea@madisoncollege.eduJohn W. Drake
Office: C2429, Truax
Phone: (608) 246-6513
Email: JWDrake@madisoncollege.eduGwen Ebert
Office: D3619, Truax
Phone: (608) 828-7917
Email: GLEbert@madisoncollege.eduJohn G. Galligan
Office: E3872 B
Phone: (608) 246-6580
Email: JGalligan@madisoncollege.eduSuzanne C. Gittleman
Office: D2649, Truax
Phone: (608) 246-6522
Email: SGittleman@madisoncollege.eduMatthew Guenette
Office: B3237
Phone: (608) 246-6539
Email: MGuenette@madisoncollege.eduBernardo W. Hoes (Department Co-Chair)
Office: E3888, Truax
Phone: (608) 243-4220
Email: BHoes@madisoncollege.eduSarah Z. Johnson
Office: E3858, Truax
Phone: (608) 246-6595
Email: SZJohnson@madisoncollege.eduJames G. Magruder
Office: D2604, Truax
Phone: (608) 246-6694
Email: JMagruder@madisoncollege.eduJohn E. Opel
Office: C2429, Truax
Phone: (608) 246-6617
Email: JOpel@madisoncollege.eduKevin C. Piper
Office: B3223, Truax
Phone: (608) 616-3456
Email: KCPiper@madisoncollege.eduTara Ptasnik
Office: C3446, Truax
Phone: (608) 246-6507
Email: TPTasnik@madisoncollege.eduAnna V. Purnell
Office: E3888A, Truax
Phone: 608-333-2662
Email: APurnell@madisoncollege.eduMarty Richards
Office: B3223, Truax
Phone: (608) 246-6623
Email: MRichards@madisoncollege.eduMartha Schwer
Office: D3619, Truax
Phone: (608) 246-6172
Email: Schwer@madisoncollege.eduJoshua Stokdyk
Office: D2606
Phone: (608) 616-3503
Email: Stokdyk@madisoncollege.eduTim Twohill
Office: B3221, Truax
Phone: (608) 246-6293
Email: TTwohill@madisoncollege.eduReading
Julie Monroe
Office: B2250, Truax
Phone: (608) 246-4765
Email: JMonroe@madisoncollege.eduPart-Time Faculty
English
Brian Ashland
Email: Ashland@madisoncollege.eduJaqueline Baker
Email: JVBaker@madisoncollege.eduJohn Bergstrom
Email: JBergstrom@madisoncollege.eduNina Bricko
Email: NMBricko@madisoncollege.eduJimmy Cheffen Jr.
Email: JCheffenJr@madisoncollege.eduLeesa Collett
Email: LCollett@madisoncollege.eduCynthia D. Carlson
Email: CDCarlson@madisoncollege.eduRobert L. Curry, Jr.
Email: RCurryJr@madisoncollege.eduMorgan Harlow
Email: Mharlow@madisoncollege.eduKatie Hartman
Email: KJHartman@madisoncollege.eduElizabeth S. Horikawa
Email: EHorikawa@madisoncollege.eduMarilee A. Jessup
Email: MJessup@madisoncollege.eduNatasha Kassulke
Email: NKassulke@madisoncollege.eduKatherine Lydon
Email: KLydon@madisoncollege.eduJessica Marshall
Email: jwedemeyer@madisoncollege.eduMarie L. Martini
Email: MMartini@madisoncollege.eduAnne McIntyre
Email: AFMcIntyre@madisoncollege.eduJacob Mertins
Email: JMertins1@madisoncollege.eduVirgil Miller
Email: VRMiller@madisoncollege.eduMichelle Moore
Email: MLMoore@madisoncollege.eduTheresa Mouchayleh
Email: temouchayleh@madisoncollege.eduKristen K. Muir
Email: KKMuir@madisoncollege.eduKathleen M. Newport
Email: KNewport@madisoncollege.eduMicah Nierode
Email: MNierode@madisoncollege.eduNadine Norland
Email: NNorland@madisoncollege.eduTracy Poches
Email: TPoches@madisoncollege.eduJohn Pruitt
Email: JPruitt1@madisoncollege.eduStephanie Robey
Email: SRobey@madisoncollege.eduAaron Schneider
Email: Ajschneider1@madisoncollege.eduVirginia Schwarz
Email: vmschwarz@madisoncollege.eduJamie L. Steckelberg
Email: JSteckelberg@madisoncollege.eduMarihelen D. Stoltz
Email: MDStoltz@madisoncollege.eduCatherine Stover
Email: CStover1@madisoncollege.eduNicole Tilleson
Email: NJHines@madisoncollege.eduBeth L. Torrison
Email: BTorrison@madisoncollege.eduArthur Upham
Email: AUpham@madisoncollege.eduChristopher Welch
Email: CFWelch@madisoncollege.eduWilliam M. Yazbec
Email: WYazbec@madisoncollege.eduReading
Ruth A. Adams
Email: RAdams@madisoncollege.eduSusan Eldred-Kujawa
Email: SEldredkujawa@madisoncollege.eduJennifer Grandone
Email: JGrandone@madisoncollege.eduKay Guberud
Email: kguberud@madisoncollege.eduKathy L. Jochman
Email: KLJochman@madisoncollege.eduMichelle Monzo
Email: MMonzo@madisoncollege.eduDonna Thomas
Email: DDThomas@madisoncollege.eduBarbara Williams
Email: Bwilliams13@madisoncollege.edu
Need help determining which Writing or Literature class to take? Please complete this self-advising tool.
If you have additional questions, please email Bernie Hoes at bhoes@madisoncollege.edu or (608) 243-4220.