ENGL8825 · English
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
This course is designed to (1) prepare graduate students to teach introductory, college-level writing courses; (2) introduce students to central issues, problems, and theories in composition studies; and (3) encourage students to examine the interanimating relationship between critical theory, practical writing experience, and the teaching of Composition/Rhetoric. Though the emphasis is on central, nuts-and-bolts tasks in the teaching of writing (e.g., designing assignments; responding to student essays; selecting texts for discussion; etc.), this is not a prescriptive "how to" course; students are asked to consider pedagogical issues and choices in composition studies from a variety of personal and theoretical perspectives.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
3.8 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.0 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.1 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.0 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5
hours per week
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Instructor options
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Across time
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Spring 2025
1 sectionSpring 2024
1 sectionSpring 2023
1 sectionSpring 2022
1 sectionSpring 2021
1 sectionSpring 2020
1 section