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Dr. Becky Cargile has degrees from Freed-Hardeman College, David Lipscomb College, the University of Mississippi, and the University of Memphis. After having taught in a number of different places, Dr. Cargile became a member of the Department of Communication/Literature at Freed-Hardeman University in 1993 (part-time until 1996). She typically teaches two sections of English Composition II, one section of English Literature, and one section of an upper-division English course (e.g., Advanced Traditional Grammar, The Structure of Modern English), as well as a January short course (e.g., Rhetorical Grammar, American Dialects).

Dr. Cargile is married to Dr. Ken Cargile, the campus physician. They are active members of the Estes congregation. Both of their daughters are grown; one lives in Nashville, the other in Cincinnati. The Cargiles also have two grandsons: Carson (aged 11) and Barrett (aged 8).

Because Dr. Cargile is an avid traveler, she has been to numerous places in the contiguous 48 states and to Alaska (twice) and Hawaii. She has also visited a number of foreign countries. During the summer of 2011, the Cargies took a Mediterranean cruise with stops in several countries in Western Europe. This past summer they went with several friends on a cruise among the British Isles. Dr. Cargile enjoys traveling and then incorporating material from her travels into her classes at FHU.

Curriculum Vita

Education

Teaching Experience

Other Experience

Publications and Presenations

Publications:

I revised a paper that I presented in April, 1999, at the Southeast Conference on Linguistics in Norfolk, Virginia, for publication. The paper, entitled “The Pronunciation of Aunt: Differences Between African Americans and Whites in North Mississippi and West Tennessee,” was published in The West Tennessee Historical Society Papers, Volume LIV, December 2000. 

I wrote an article entitled “Teaching the Research Paper” and submitted it to the Tennessee English Journal for consideration. It was accepted for publication and appeared in the October 2002 (Volume 13) issue.

Conferences Attended and Papers Presented:

I presented a paper entitled “Teaching the Autobiographical Narrative Essay in the Freshman English Classroom: An Examination of Selections from Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” at the 97th meeting of the Tennessee Philological Association at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on February 22, 2002.

I presented a paper entitled “Diversity in Dialects: A Fresh Look at Varieties of American English” at the 2002 Fall Conference of the Tennessee Council of Teachers of English in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 28, 2002.

I attended the 98th meeting of the Tennessee Philological Association at Trevecca Nazarene, Nashville, Tennessee, on February 21, 2003.

I presented a paper entitled “Teaching the Dreaded MLA Format: Making it ‘Endeering’ to Students” at the 2003 Fall Conference of the Tennessee Council of Teachers of English in Memphis, Tennessee, on October 4, 2003.

I presented an adapted version of the same paper for a Faculty Workshop at Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson, Tennessee, on November 11, 2003.

I gave a Great Books lecture on Simon Winchester’s The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary for the Honors class at Freed-Hardeman University on September 13, 2004.

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