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Kean University to Shift to Remote Operations on Sunday, October 12

Kean University will shift to remote operations on Sunday, October 12, due to the State of Emergency declared across New Jersey in response to the forecasted nor’easter storm. All classes scheduled for Sunday on New Jersey campuses will move to remote instruction, and all in-person activities are canceled. 

Only essential personnel should report to work as required. Employees with questions should contact their supervisors for guidance. Keanu’s Kitchen on the Union campus will remain open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday to serve residential students. 

Ruth Griffith, Ed.D.

Associate Professor
Office Location
CAS 321
Email
rgriffit@kean.edu
Phone
(908) 737-0387
Ruth Griffith

Education

  • Ed.D., Applied Linguistics, Rutgers University
  • M.A., Slavic languages and literature, Columbia University
  • Certificate, Russian Regional Studies at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University
  • Russian Language Certificate, Student Exchange, Leningrad University
  • BA, English and Russian language & literature, Rutgers University

Areas of Expertise

  • Linguistics
  • English as a Second Language
  • Origins and Structure of English
  • Language and Culture
  • Slavic Languages and Literature
  • Holodomor: Ukrainian Famine/Genocide (1932-1933)

Courses Taught

Graduate

  • ENG 5105 - General Linguistics
  • ENG 5120 - Second Language Acquisition
  • ENG 5125 - Sociolinguistics
  • ENG 5130 - Phonology and Structure of American English
  • ENG 5160 - Assessment of English as a Second Language
  • ENG 5170 - Communicative Grammar
  • ENG 5171 - Pragmatics
  • ENG 5180 - Research in Applied Linguistics
  • MAHG 5016 - The Ukrainian Famine-Genocide, 1932-1933

ESL 

ESL 0090, 0100, 0103, 0105, 0203, 0205, 0305, 0405, 0506, 0516

Undergraduate

  • ENG 2101 - Origins and Structure of English
  • ENG 2403 - World Literature
  • ENG 3090 - Business Writing
  • ENG 3101 - Introduction to Linguistics
  • ENG 3210 - Russian Literature
  • ENG 3220 - Russian Film
  • ENG 3222 - WWII Literature and Film
  • ENG 3517 - Biography