ENGL 202W - Introduction to Critical Reading

Institution:

Eastern University

Subject:

English

Description:

This course is an introduction to the practices of critical reading, chiefly of artistic literature, but with applications for all types of texts; academic, professional, and popular. Through an introduction to major genres of literatures, literary terminology, and foundational theories, students will develop critical skills in analysis, interpretation, and argument while considering their own reading habits in the context of a range of reading traditions. This course is Writing Intensive and includes an analytical research project on a text of the student's choosing (topic subject to approval).

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.eastern.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 341-5800

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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