Get connected.   An on-line forum for educators and students. Academic      Exchange May 2000 Issue Editor:  Jamie Grasser student at University of Northern Colorado   Who we are... News from the Profession Student Portfolios and Advisement The portfolio approach builds a relationship that allows the advisor to go beyond the typical advisement session... full text Editor's Note                 Reader's Comments Reality Check Student Voice Creative Writing &                Short Fiction Literary Criticism Is there a monkey in this class? In previous essays and reviews, I have raised questions about some of the paradoxes in the latest trends in literary analytical theory and reader-oriented criticism. Suggesting that we become involved in a "nouveau surréalisme," I have indicated that such an acupunctural approach to literary criticism would have at its foundation an orientation to the East which would necessitate the acquisition of a new bibliography... full text News from Finland Administrative Games: Who Pays? Recently I asked my translation MA students to write articles for AE Extra. Almost all chose the same theme: the current plan to eliminate the Department of Translation Studies at the University of Helsinki. I suppose it is because the subject weighs heavy on their minds. The Finnish language is spoken by only about 5 million people world-wide. With the emerging global community, the need for competent translators is ever increasing. full text You are invited to join AE Extra staff!    Send your ideas and/or writing sample to Editor-in-chief:  Athena Perrakis Instructional Coordinator & Assistant Lecturer The Writing Program, University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089