ENGL 4450 Seminar in Composition Studies

Instruction in the history of composition studies and the teaching of writing at the secondary and post-secondary levels.

Registration Name

Seminar in Composition Studies

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Prerequisite

2000-level ENGL course with a grade of "C" or better.

Offered

Demorest: Summer

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Examine methods of teaching composition.
2. Develop and evaluate writing prompts in their content areas.
3. Examine ways of evaluating student writing.
4. Participate in critical “conversations” three times a week to exchange ideas with their peers and to refine their own ideas.
5. Examine their personal views on the purposes of writing and writing pedagogy.
6. Develop an independent research project in the field of composition studies.