Language in Society investigates the various ways that language is used to accomplish social and cultural activities and structures, the ways that language reflects social and cultural organization and content, and the diversity of language across social and cultural groups. Term Paper Writing. Permission of instructor. May be repeated for a total of 2 credits. This course is designed for non-native graduate and undergraduate students who have sufficient language proficiency to be admitted to the University, but who could profit from instruction in writing term papers.
Class meetings are once a week for ninety minutes.
Students are introduced to the steps for developing a well organized and properly developed term paper. These include an introduction to library resources, choosing and limiting topics, reading, notetaking, paraphrasing, summarizing sources, etc. Grades are based on regular attendance, successful completion of specified assignments, and satisfactory completion of a final term paper. Text Processing and Academic Vocabulary Building. Permission of instructor.