Patrick Corbett’s Profile

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Patrick Corbett
Display Name
Patrick Corbett
Pronouns
he/him
Title
Assistant Professor
Department
English, Professional and Technical Writing
Office Location
Namm #520
Academic interests

21st century literacies, usability and ethnography, technical and professional communication

Bio

Patrick joined the City Tech English Department in 2013. He had worked previously in diverse fields including textile manufacturing, information technology, healthcare policy research, and motion picture development before becoming a teacher and scholar of writing. Patrick’s research focuses on the unseen activities and cultural dimensions found in the use of communications technologies.

Work Phone
718-260-5429
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/pub/patrick-corbett/6/955/a47/
X (formerly Twitter)
@plcorbett

My Courses

ENG 1133 | Specialized Communication For Technology Students | Spring 2016

ENG 1133 | Specialized Communication For Technology Students | Spring 2016

“Academic as well as occupational writing such as lab reports and bids, emphasis on the documented report, summarizing material and writing letters. Written presentations frequently utilize visual aids such as graphics, maps and charts.”

ENG1101_F20_O305

ENG1101_F20_O305

This is the Open Lab site for Professor Kieran Reichert’s ENG1101 course, section O305. Everything you will need for this semester will be found on this site, so take a moment to familiarize yourself with the organization – click around and make sure you have some idea of where to find materials, lectures, assignments, blog posts, etc.

ENG1161_D516_Corbett_Spring2020

ENG1161_D516_Corbett_Spring2020

A study of communication designed to increase understanding and control of language on both the individual and social levels. Class work includes reading and discussion of elements of semantics and psycholinguistics and guided practice in effective thinking.

ENG 2400-OL50 (Films from ”Literature”), Fall 2020

ENG 2400-OL50 (Films from ”Literature”), Fall 2020

This course will allow students to examine the relationship between film and their literary sources. Through classroom discussions and out-of-class assignments, students will analyze classic and contemporary literary texts and their cinematic versions. Students will examine the relationship between film and literature, with specific focus on the techniques used in fiction, drama and film and the influences of censorship and society. Students will focus on the similarities and differences of literary works adapted into films.

ENG1101_S21_Reichert_OL79

ENG1101_S21_Reichert_OL79

This is our course site for Professor Reichert’s ENG1101-OL79 (MW 4-5:40PM) section.

My Projects

Office of the Provost

Office of the Provost

City Tech’s Source for Academic Affairs Information

Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate Research

Realizing the value of the research experience at the undergraduate level, this project is committed to fostering research opportunities for City Tech students. Faculty and students can use this project as a place to share announcements about research opportunities, as well as a place to offer information about the experiences students and faculty have had in their research endeavors. A handbook on effective mentoring, developed by the Undergraduate Research Committee, is currently available for download.

L4: Living Lab Learning Library

L4: Living Lab Learning Library

Welcome to L4, a virtual resource exchange of innovative teaching practices. To see all that L4 has to offer, please click on the “Visit Project Site” link.

Professional and Technical Writing Committee

Professional and Technical Writing Committee

A project of the English Department at City Tech CC-licensed group avatar by nikpawlak

First Year Writing @ City Tech

First Year Writing @ City Tech

FYW@City Tech is a program and a digital forum for sharing curricular and pedagogical resources related to teaching and learning about writing at City Tech. The First Year Writing Program @ City Tech (FYW@City Tech) offers professional and curricular support for faculty teaching First Year Writing Courses (ENG1101 and ENG1121) at the college. As a repository of materials related to best practices in teaching writing, the FYW@City Tech Web site is a place where FYW instructors and faculty across the college can learn more about teaching writing and archive their unique disciplinary resources related to teaching writing at a college of technology.

My Clubs

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