Shulman, Myra 1941- (Myra Ann Shulman)

PERSONAL:

Born February 27, 1941, in Madison, WI; daughter of Herbert (a physician) and Deana Shulman; married Kaye Wendell Gooch (a consultant), August 16, 1981; children: Margot Mezvinsky, Vera Ovadia, Elsa Smithgall, Eve Mezvinsky. Education: Attended Smith College, 1959-61; University of California, Berkeley, B.A.; American University, M.A. and certificate in teaching English as a foreign language. Hobbies and other interests: Music, theater, collecting art, reading, writing, intercultural communication.

ADDRESSES:

Home—McLean, VA. Office—3605 O St. N.W., Washington, DC 20007. E-mail—[email protected]; [email protected].

CAREER:

American University, Washington, DC, language specialist, 1976-2003; Georgetown University, Washington, DC, adjunct professor, 2003—. English Communications, president, trainer, and consultant; U.S. Department of State, English language specialist in Beirut, Lebanon, 2005.

MEMBER:

Phi Beta Kappa.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Fulbright scholar, 2000, 2001.

WRITINGS:

(As Myra Shulman) Selected Readings in Business, University of Michigan Press (Ann Arbor, MI), 1991, millennial edition, 2003.

Journeys through Literature, University of Michigan Press (Ann Arbor, MI), 1995.

Cultures in Contrast, University of Michigan Press (Ann Arbor, MI), 1998.

Journeys through American Literature, University of Michigan Press (Ann Arbor, MI), 2000, split edition, 2003.

Thinking Critically: World Issues for Reading, Writing, and Research, University of Michigan Press (Ann Arbor, MI), 2004.

In Focus: Strategies for Academic Writers, University of Michigan Press (Ann Arbor, MI), 2005.

In Focus: Strategies for Business Writers, University of Michigan Press (Ann Arbor, MI), 2006.

SIDELIGHTS:

Myra Ann Shulman told CA: "I write textbooks that are content-based. I have been teaching English as a foreign language since 1974 and wanted to incorporate my methodology and strategies into textbooks. I began writing integrated skills, content-based textbooks for international students in 1990 and have written on a variety of topics: business, literature, culture, critical thinking, academic writing, and business writing. I develop an outline and then begin to write, trusting my ‘inner writer’ to guide me. I revise throughout the creative process until I am satisfied."