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English Graduate Handbook / 7TEACHING EVALUATIONStudents continuing in the PhD program after successful completion of the MA at UDwill have their teaching reviewed in the Fall of the third year of the PhD. Students whohave received their MA from another institution will be reviewed on the MA studentcycle in the Spring of the first year and the Fall of the second year and then again in theFall of the third year. The first two reviews will be conducted by the Director ofComposition.The third and most comprehensive review, which all PhD students will complete in theFall of the third year, will be conducted by the Director of Composition and the Directorof Graduate Studies and will include a portfolio review, class observation, and a surveyof teaching evaluations. Any student whose teaching is deemed unsatisfactory as a resultof this review will not be funded for the last two years of the Teaching Assistantship.The Teaching PortfolioEach student must submit a teaching portfolio as part of the PhD teaching review. Thisportfolio will include:1) A 250-500 word statement of teaching philosophy2) Sample syllabi and sample assignments3) A direct observation report4) A letter of support from at least one faculty member other than5) + the student’s dissertation directorSPECIALTY EXAMINATIONAll students are required to pass a Specialty Examination consisting of two parts: (1) a20-page bibliographical essay; and (2) a 90-minute oral field examination. The SpecialtyExamination must be taken prior to the start of the fourth semester of PhD work. Thestudent must submit the bibliographical essay for approval by the examiners no later thanDecember 1 st of the academic year in which the exam will be taken. Any student who isnot prepared to take the specialty exam within this time period must petition the GraduateDirector in writing for an extension. Any student who fails to take the specialty examwithin the extension period will be recommended for dismissal from the program. SeeAppendix F for a description of the exam format.THE DISSERTATION PROPOSALBefore being admitted to formal candidacy, the student must prepare a dissertationproposal for approval by the Graduate Committee in consultation with a director and asecond reader (both of whom must be tenure-track faculty members). The proposalshould be a thorough document, including a statement of the subject, its exigency andaudience, a survey of the significant primary and secondary materials, and a chapteroutline. The proposal should be approximately 10-12 (double-spaced) pages in length.
English Graduate Handbook / 8No student should work extensively on the dissertation until the proposal has beenapproved by the Graduate Committee.Once the dissertation director and the second reader have approved the student’sproposal, they should signify their approval by signing and dating the final draft. Thestudent will submit the signed draft to the Director of Graduate Studies, who will furnishcopies to the other members of the Graduate Committee for their review. The finaldeadline for submission of a dissertation proposal to the Graduate Committee is April 15.In the event the proposal does not receive Graduate Committee approval, the Director ofGraduate Studies will write a memorandum to the director, with copies to the student andthe second reader, explaining the reason for the negative decision. The Committee mayalso request modification of the proposal, in which case the Director of Graduate Studieswill notify the director, the student, and the second reader in the same manner, explainingthe specific nature of the modifications needed. If the student elects to change the topicor if the topic does not receive approval by the Graduate Committee, the student maysubmit either a new or a revised proposal following these same procedures.THE DISSERTATIONThe Director of Graduate Studies, in consultation with the dissertation director, willappoint third and fourth readers of the dissertation, the last of whom, as outside examiner,is not a member of the Department of English. All dissertations must conform to theUniversity of Delaware “Thesis and Dissertation Manual,” available online from theOffice of Graduate Studies.Upon completing the dissertation, and in accordance with the university requirements,students will conduct a defense. The dissertation defense will be a 90-120 minutediscussion with the student’s committee members of the major methodological,conceptual, literary historical, and formal questions addressed by the project. Thedefense will be open to the public.
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