Conversation analysis, the analysis of written texts, and discourse across cultures. Focus will be on discourse in the classroom and pedagogical applications. Exploration of issues involved in teaching English to specific groups of students, especially those in scientific, technical, and vocational fields. Such work must be done with the approval and supervision of a faculty professor of record. Credit for course may be earned, in some field-based situations, by portfolio assessment.
Students produce a preliminary thesis statement, proposal, outline, and working bibliography.
An examination covering the major knowledge areas of the field. Normally taken in the final semester. Students choosing to write a thesis will not be required to take a comprehensive examination. Students choosing to write a thesis will not be required to take a comprehensive examination.