This course facilitates the writing of poetry and short fiction in a workshop atmosphere. This course is a study of the writings of Robert Cormier, the internationally acclaimed Leominster author, using materials in the Robert Cormier Manuscript Collection at Fitchburg State College. The Chocolate War, I Am the Cheese, After the First Death, Fade, We All Fall Down, Tenderness, and other works by Cormier are studied. This course provides teachers of multilingual students with a theoretical background for the teaching and learning of languages. It introduces research into second language acquisition from perspectives of the fields of linguistics, psychology, and education.
Discussions explore the relationship of theory to methodology and classroom practice.
This course is designed for students who are new to the English Graduate program. It exposes students to a range of subjects in the field. The course promotes the student's ability to do independent and creative scholarly research and to become more competent in critical approaches to literature, research techniques, new methodologies and technologies, as well as library and archival examination. This course examines the place of literature in today's middle and secondary school classrooms. The impact of new media and electronic technology on our thinking about literature, literature instruction, and the way people read is also explored.