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  • LTWR 509: Classical Rhetoric

    3.00 Credits
    California State University-San Marcos

    A close study of Classical Rhetoric. Examines the relationships between discourse and knowledge, communication and its effects, language and experience. Explores the possibilities for understanding the nature of persuasive discourse: purpose, audience, composition, argumentation, organization, and style. Selected major works on rhetoric, from antiquity to the 19th Century. Relationship between the rhetorical tradition and modern approaches to the teaching of writing and literature. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for LTWR 609. Prerequisite for undergraduates: Completion of LTWR 300A and 300B. Additional enrollment requirement for undergraduates: Nine (9) additional units of LTWR courses at the 300 or 400 level.
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  • LTWR 511: Literature in Translation

    3.00 Credits
    California State University-San Marcos

    Study of select literary texts and literary criticism written in languages other than English. Students will study texts in the original language and compare them to their English translation(s) with a focus on idiom, style, grammar and argumentative detail. Includes a survey of translation theory. Requires good (i.e., equivalent of third-year instruction) reading knowledge of a foreign language. Completion with a grade of B or better satisfies the Language Other than English Requirement for graduate students in Literature and Writing Studies. May be repeated for a maximum of six (6) units. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for LTWR 611. Prerequisite for undergraduates: Completion of LTWR 300A and 300B. Additional enrollment requirement for undergraduates: Nine (9) additional units of LTWR courses at the 300 or 400 level.
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  • LTWR 512: Modern Rhetoric

    3.00 Credits
    California State University-San Marcos

    A close study of 20th Century rhetoric: composition, theory, reading theory, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, language philosophy, and literary theory. Relationship between rhetorical theory and modern approaches to the study and pedagogy of writing and literature. May not be taken for credit by students who have received credit for LTWR 610. Prerequisite for undergraduates: Completion of LTWR 300A and 300B. Additional enrollment requirement for undergraduates: Nine (9) additional units of LTWR courses at the 300 or 400 level.
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  • LTWR 513: Studies in Contemporary Literature

    3.00 Credits
    California State University-San Marcos

    Focuses on literature produced within the last 20-25 years, including fiction, poetry, drama, and mixed genre work. Explores narrative, poetic, and dramatic structures (both conventional and non-conventional) and the relationship between literary conventions and cultural context. Course assignments can be creative, analytical or some combination of both. Specific geographical focus varies, but in some semesters, the course will emphasize world or non-western literature. Students may also be required to attend several public literary readings. Together with LTWR 502A, may be repeated as issues/themes change for a total of six (6) units. Prerequisite for undergraduates: LTWR 308B and 309B.
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  • LTWR 525: Theory and Practice of College Writing Instruction

    3.00 Credits
    California State University-San Marcos

    Wide reading in current theory and practice of teaching writing at the university level. Exploration of the implications for writing instruction of current discourse theory and linguistics (sentence-level and text-level). Review research on writing and instruction and examination of models of classroom and individual conferencing. Students will also tutor in the University Writing Center. Prerequisite for undergraduates: Completion of LTWR 300A and 300B. Additional enrollment requirement for undergraduates: Nine (9) additional units of LTWR courses at the 300 or 400 level..
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  • LTWR 545: Advanced Creative Writing

    3.00 Credits
    California State University-San Marcos

    For students who wish to increase their skills in the writing of fiction and poetry. The content of each semester will be determined by the instructor and may include short stories, poetry, novel, play or screenwriting. May be repeated for a total of six (6) units of credit with new course content. Prerequisite for undergraduates: LTWR 325.
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  • LTWR 600: Research and Critical Methodology

    3.00 Credits
    California State University-San Marcos

    Introduction to research methods and the critical and theoretical approaches common to the graduate study of literature and expository writing, with attention to basic reference works, bibliographical techniques, analytical strategies, scholarly frames of reference, and pedagogy. Recommended for the first semester of graduate study.
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  • LTWR 601: Literary Study in a Multicultural World

    3.00 Credits
    California State University-San Marcos

    Relationship of literature to gender, race, class, and nationality. Changing conceptions of literary canons. Exploration, through literary texts, of values in literature and the constituents of literary value.
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  • LTWR 602: Composition Theories and Practices I

    3.00 Credits
    California State University-San Marcos

    An introduction to current debates and crucial issues in rhetoric and composition, with special attention to the relationships between theories and practices of writing, between rhetoric and culture, between ideology and pedagogy, and between composition studies and other disciplines. Prepares students to teach composition at the post-secondary level, such as the CSUSM GEW program. Enrollment Restriction: Open only to students accepted into the LTWR Master's program; serves as a prerequisite for applying for Teaching Assistanships in the GEW program.
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  • LTWR 605: Seminar in Thematic Studies

    3.00 Credits
    California State University-San Marcos

    Study of a thematic motif over time or across cultures, for example alienation and exile, cultural taboo, colonial discourse, or the representation of criminality. May also address studies such as the nature of the hero and aspects of love or death. May be repeated with new course content, but only six (6) units may be applied toward the Master's degree.
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