DR. BARBARA GAFFNEY

Retained Instructor,
ESL Coordinator
Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1978

Barbara Gaffney received her BA from UMass- Boston and an M.A. in English and PH.D. in medieval language and literature from Arizona State University.  She completed a second Masters in TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language). She has been teaching at UNO since 1985, mainly ESL courses at all levels, Composition, Linguistics, and Introduction to Fiction. She spent a semester teaching American Literature in Spain and a summer in the Innsbruck program.  Her publications include an ESL textbook co-authored with Kathryn Butcher, American Context: A Grammar with Readings as well as articles in ESL and popular culture.  In recent years, she has written materials for several ESL textbook series and online publications. She has served as ESL coordinator for many terms and one term as Undergraduate Coordinator in English. 
She is a diehard fan of the Red Sox and Cubs and enjoys spending time on the Gulf coast. She has been a board member and secretary of the William J. Fanning Foundation (Buzzy’s Boys& Girls) since its inception in 1991.  The foundation was recently honored by the FACES program at Children’s Hospital.

Selected Publications:

"CNN Video Activities" in Mary Ruetten, Developing Composition Skills, 2nd ed. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 2002.

American Contexts: A Grammar with Readings, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1995. (With Kathryn Butcher)

Phone Number:
(504) 280-6465

Email Dr. Gaffney@
bgaffney@uno.edu

Address: Liberal Arts Building 321

Office Hours:

MW 12:20-1:25pm
T 11:00am-2:00pm
F 11:00am-1:00pm

Courses for Fall 2009:

Engl 100-001:
Intensive English for International Students
MW 9:30am-12:15pm

Engl 2238-006: Introduction to Fiction
MW 1:30-2:45pm

Engl 2238-007: Introduction to Fiction
MW 3:00-4:15pm