Marlen Elliot Harrison, Ph.D.
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Marlen Elliot Harrison, Ph.D.
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    How Autoethnography Is Being Utilized to Support Learner Development

    Disrupting the MA English Thesis: Autoethnography in Advanced Literary Studies

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    Keynote Speaker: Professional Development Opportunities for Online Students, Tiffin University

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    “He Was the One Teacher That Pushed Me the Most During My Stay Here at SNHU”

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    Esxence 2016 – Roundtable – Judging & Criticism in Artistic Perfumery

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    MensJournal.com: 10 Best New Colognes for Men

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Internal vs. External Characteristics: Anna from The Book of Longings

When building characters, a great strategy I like to use (among others) is to consider both internal and external characteristics.
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Novel: The Perfumer of Ashur

When a heartbroken but headstrong temple assistant in the 13th century BC Mesopotamian land of Ashur is befriended by the...
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Book Chapter: Humanizing Pedagogy and the Personal Essay

"classroom observations showed us that there was a strong connection between not only the theory and practice of using personal essays, but also of the outcomes such practice will have on student writing, creating a more humanized classroom environment."
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Bridging Passion and Profession: Supporting Agency and Investment in Multilingual University Writers

"The authors sought to look back at the trajectory of their experiences in a second language communication and composition course in order to more deeply understand the roles of agency and investment in their own and fellow classmates' learning."
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Reflections on English language teaching: Developing keypal projects in the Japanese university classroom

Harrison, M. (2006). Developing keypal projects in the Japanese university classroom. National University of Singapore: Reflections on English Language Teaching, 5(1), 141-148. ABSTRACT With...
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“China, why not?”: serious leisure and transmigrant runners’ stories from Beijing

"Through interviews with five female and two male expatriates, we studied the ways in which Western runners brought meaning to the transition experience and negotiated meanings and bodily practices associated with running. Through narrative analysis, we identified three core narratives of migration (possibility, necessity and growing up) and two emergent narratives (community and running to feel like oneself) about shifting meaning in running."
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MensJournal.com: 10 Best New Colognes for Men

10 Best New Colognes for Men “It goes without saying that a man’s smell is a deeply personal thing. It’s...
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Blinded by Beleaf

Image by Grant Osborne Osaka, Japan – A trip to the Body Shop proved near fatal for one American man...
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Call-EJ: Keypal friendships and their influences on ESL learner development

"The purpose of the studies was to examine aspects of keypal email exchange projects currently in development in English language classes at two Japanese universities: One purpose of these studies was to look at pedagogical aspects of the project, including implementation, and perceived and long-term benefits of such projects."
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Playboy.com: 11 GREAT-SMELLING AND LONG-LASTING COLOGNE ALTERNATIVES

“Some deodorants offer the perfect amount of subtle, lasting fragrance without coating your neck or chest with chemicals that will...
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Technicolor Third Space: Developing the AutoEthnographer Literary & Arts Magazine

"In this brief, animated autoethnography, I utilize the concept of a sociocultural third space to consider why evocative autoethnography can benefit from its own literary and arts journal."
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New York Times: Good News for the Subway, Underarm Candy

The trend is partly inspired by the success of products like AXE, the male deodorant, shower gel and body spray...
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