Our objectives begin with your reading widely and enjoying the diversity of the creative writings of American authors. You will also have frequent opportunities to develop your skills in expressing your impressions, reactions, and interpretations both orally and in writing. This course will examine the ideas, issues, questions and experiences detailed in the powerful writings of Carol Bulosan, Gloria Naylor, James Welch, Jack Forbes, and Bharati Mukherjee. We will explore their individual struggles to survive in America, as well as American's response to those struggles. Several essay-tests are required.
Students can expect to sit a number of exams.
In this course designed for students intending to teach, we focus on teaching grammar in the context of writing.