Course work explores the structure of exposition and develops critical interpretations of texts.
All courses require a substantial amount of critical reading, writing, and rewriting.
Course content draws from the related fields of cultural studies, cognitive and social psychology, rhetoric, literature, and linguistics. English Writing classes present effective writing and close reading as complementary, enabling behaviors developed throughout the college years, and as the foundation of life-long learning. The class focuses on the development of writing abilities, including the associated skills needed for non-native speakers of English to succeed in higher education. Students will apply techniques of close reading and critical thinking in order to write essays in response to texts. The course will also examine patterns of American academic discourse and strategies of conversation useful in higher education, including processes essential for inter-cultural learning situations.