The Teaching of Writing
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Overview
Subject area
ENG
Catalog Number
686
Course Title
The Teaching of Writing
Department(s)
Description
4 hours; 4 credits. An introduction to the principal issues, both theoretical and practical, in the teaching of writing. Topics such as the following will be approached through readings in the literature and class scrutiny of the participants' own experiences as writers: relations between speech and writing, models of the writing process; standard English, bilingualism, and bidialectism; special problems of English usage and orthography; strategies for overcoming blocks and interferences; evaluation of growth in writing.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Graduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
4
Maximum Units
4
Academic Progress Units
4
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
4
Requisites
012503