Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2019/Spring 2020) 
    
2019-2020 College of Liberal Arts (Admitted Fall 2019/Spring 2020) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ENGL 349 - Writing Across the Curriculum and Peer-to-Peer Mentoring: Theory and Practice

0-4 credits
This course introduces students to writing and tutoring theory and pedagogy, with a focus on writing in various disciplines and genres. Topics include the writing process, audience, and purpose; language acquisition and writing-based learning disabilities; writing in a non-native language; multimodal writing; collaborative writing; revision and editing; and discipline-specific discourse and practices, such as citation. Discussion focuses on the role of the course-embedded writing Fellow, including issues of authority, expertise, facilitated peer review, and working one-on-one. The course combines readings and discussion with a practicum that allows student to directly engage and interrogate the ideas and pedagogies they encounter. A significant portion of the course involves working directly with writers from a variety of disciplines. Offered in fall semester



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