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3.00 Credits
Student writing of nonfiction fiction supervised through private seminars and class critiques. Study of the techniques of nonfiction writers (narrative, focus, voice, point of view) and guided practice in writing nonfiction. Prerequisite: ENGL 241; ENGL 225 is recommended.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the history, dialects, usage, and modern approaches to the grammar of American English. Since the course examines the language in depth, it is appropriate for students of all disciplines. Required of candidates for teaching certifi cation in English. Prerequisite: ENGL 241.
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1.00 Credits
An advanced workshop in the study of English grammar from both traditional and modern perspectives, focusing on the analysis of phrase, clause, and sentence structure. Students will develop skills for teaching grammar in the high schools. The workshop is taught in conjunction with English 326: The English Language and is required of candidates for teaching certification in English.
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3.00 Credits
Intended to cover a wide variety of writing topics, this course has a dual focus: special types of writing required in disciplines such as medicine, law, and science; and issues of relevance and importance to writers (e.g. ethics, gender, language, and politics).
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3.00 Credits
Study and practice in current theories of teaching of writing. Topics include collaborative learning, composition theory, writing across the curriculum, and the use of computers in the teaching of writing. Supervised experience in the classroom and the Writing Center; weekly writing assignments. Faculty nomination required. Prerequisite: ENGL 241.
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4.00 Credits
The course examines the roles editors play in the lives of writers, readers, and publications. Elements discussed include responsibility, sensitivity, ethics, fairness, and skill. At least onethird of class time is spent in a "lab" setting, during which students focus on sharpening proofreading and editing skills through hands-on workwithdocuments,some"real,"some manufactured. Prerequisite: ENGL 241 or ENGL 222.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of rhetorical theory, including contributors such as Aristotle, Cicero, St. Augustine, Erasmus, John Locke, I. A. Richards, Gertrude Buck, Kenneth Burke, Wayne C. Booth, and Andrea Lunsford. The course seeks to develop in students a lifelong interest in rhetoric and an understanding of how it contributes to the foundations of Western thought and higher education. Attention is also given to applications of rhetorical theory. We will discuss how rhetoric can help us to shape identities, interpret texts, and communicate effectively. Prerequisite: ENGL 241.
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3.00 Credits
This course emphasizes principles of visual rhetoric and explores how elements of layout and design contribute to, enhance, and enable a document's effectiveness. Students will analyze the design elements of print and digital documents. Desktop-publishing software, such as InDesign, will be used to help students work fi rst-hand with design manipulation including attention to color, typography, grouping, and visual hierarchies. Students will also learn to work with templating and style tools to manage the consistency and effi ciency of their design work. Prerequisite: ENGL 222 or ENGL 225.
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3.00 Credits
Business writing may be understood broadly as writing that persuades and enables decisions; technical writing may be understood broadly as writing that translates specialized knowledge for non-experts. Students in this course will learn to analyze rhetorical situations in business contexts, identify appropriate format models (letters, reports, etc.) for those situations, and adapt those models to the situation guided by study of rhetorical principles relating to audience analysis, visual communication, and ethics. Students will study internal communication contexts and models (memos, progress reports, internal proposals, evaluations, etc.) as well as external (white papers, press releases, instruction sets and manuals, etc.). Students will have opportunities to work in writing contexts specific to their majors and career aspirations. Prerequisite: ENGL 241 or ENGL 222.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the major writers in England between 1500 and 1660, especially More, Sidney, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne, Milton. Concentration on the history of ideas (e.g., Christian Humanism, movement from a geocentric to a heliocentric universe) as expressed in the prose, poetry, and drama of the period.
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